he is also the first African American to hold the office. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He also worked as civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was later elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996‚ serving from 1997 to 2004. He was elected to the U.S. presidency in 2008. President Obama continues to enact policy changes in response to the issues of health care and economic crisis. Early Life Obama was born on August
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moral and racial freedom‚ it seems strange on the surface as to why they did not simply cross the river to the free state of Illinois as opposed to following the Mississippi River to the Ohio River originally but ending up travelling to Arkansas. However‚ Jim and Huck could not just cross the river due to the Compromise of 1850‚ and the fact that the incumbent senator of Illinois was Stephen Douglas. This ultimately forced them to travel South‚ and brought into view the possible realization that the
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Ella Wheeler Illinois It’s late at night and I’m running through the cotton fields of the slave plantation in Kentucky. Day after day I had been forced to endure working at this horrible place. Not anymore because I am going to finally escape. My friends all say that someday things will get better‚ but to me things won’t get better when nobody is willing to try. I am going to be that person who will change the thoughts of other people. Suddenly‚ I hear a shout behind me that brings me to the
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Chris. I was born in in the state of California in the USA‚ but I grew up near Chicago in the state of Illinois. I moved to Illinois because of my father’s job. My father was an airline pilot for United Airlines‚ and when he first started working for United Airlines that company sent him to Ohare Airport‚ near Chicago to work out of their main place of operations. When my father moved to Illinois he took me and the rest of our family to live with him there. As I grew up I lived together with my mother
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In 2008 history was made in the United States when Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American President. He has stated that he was raised in Chicago Illinois by a single mother who struggled‚ but still found a way to instill their family morals and principals in him. I think that the aggression from the psychoanalytical view was a necessary component that ultimately helped him win the presidency as well as the humanistic view because he used his experience as a senator as a platform for
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Barack Obama‚ Reason being‚ off top he’s runs the country; and not only that‚ he’s for the people and he likes a lot of activities that I’m involved with on a regular. Mr Obama is also the first African American in office‚ he was even the senator for Illinois’ I believe Barak Obama is a great role model and he has a numerous amount of respect in the U.S.A. Meeting with Mr Obama is mostly important to me because he have authority over the U.S.A‚that’s very important to me since I reside in America
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opinion that Barack Obama is a role model communicator. President Obama has found a way to communicate his thoughts and ideas in a way that many people find acceptable. Prior to being a presidential nominee‚ Barack Obama was a senator for the state of Illinois. As senator he was known to be charismatic and an influential speaker. Politics aside‚ I think his style of communication to be ethical‚ effective‚ and honest. President Obama was able to become a modern day celebrity through his motivating
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Ray Kroc story Process essay Ray Kroc story Pedro Sousa Level 7 UPP Marika Cooper April 16th‚ 2014 “If I had a brick for every time I’ve repeated the phrase Quality‚ Service‚ Cleanliness and Value‚ I think I’d probably be able to bridge the Atlantic Ocean with them” (Kroc‚ n.d.). It was with a lot of ambition‚ business experience and will to succeed that 52 year-old Raymond Albert Kroc turned a local restaurant from San Bernardino
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Introduction Illinois‚ located in North America in the East North Central Region of the country. This region referred to as the Midwestern region and America’s Corn Belt. Illinois bordering states are Indiana‚ Missouri‚ Iowa‚ Wisconsin and Kentucky. Chicago is the third largest city in the Unites States of America with approximately 2‚695‚598 residents. General Overview Chicago is the metropolis of Illinois‚ located in the North East corridor at a latitude of 41.85 and longitude of -87.65‚ 237
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Scott v. Illinois 440 U.S. 367 (1979) I. Aubrey Scott was convicted of shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $150. The maximum penalty for such an offense is a $500 fine or one year in jail‚ or both. Scott objected that the state was required to provide council for him. The trial court affirmed. The appellate court affirmed. The state supreme court granted certiorari. II. Does the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require that the state provide the defendant counsel whenever imprisonment
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