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Barack Obama. Student Name: Nashay Washington Date: November 12, 2010. Who is Barack Obama?. Barack Obama is the 44 th President of the United States. He is the first Black President. He won the election in 2008 defeating Senator John McCain.
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Barack Obama Student Name: Nashay Washington Date: November 12, 2010
Who is Barack Obama? • Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. • He is the first Black President. • He won the election in 2008 defeating Senator John McCain.
Who are the people in Obama’s immediate family? • His Wife Michelle. • His two Daughters; Malia and Sasha. • His parents Stanley Ann Dunham. Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. • His 8 siblings; Maya, Abongo, Auma, Mark, David, Abo, Bernard, and George.
What colleges did Obama attend? • Barack Obama obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii • Obama enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles. • In 1981, Obama transferred to Columbia University in New York City. Obama received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the university in 1983. • Obama entered Harvard Law School in 1988 and graduated magna cum laude (with great honor) in 1991.
What is Obama’s favorite sport? • Obama’s Favorite Sport is Basketball. • President Obama pulled together an informal dream team of current and former basketball superstars on August 8, 2009. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and other NBA all-stars joined Obama in Washington to entertain wounded troops.
What do I like the most about Obama? • What I like most about Obama is that he is very inspirational to the younger generation of minorities. Even though people make attempts to bring him down, he still rise above all the drama, and do what he can to help. With Obama as President I strongly believe we can do anything