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Barack Obama

By Alex Henderson. Barack Obama. About Him. Born August 4, 1961 Born in Honolulu, Hawaii Elected president on November 4, 2008 Sworn into office on January 20, 2009. Importance to Society. He is the Forty-fourth President of the United States

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Barack Obama

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  1. By Alex Henderson Barack Obama

  2. About Him • Born August 4, 1961 • Born in Honolulu, Hawaii • Elected president on November 4, 2008 • Sworn into office on January 20, 2009

  3. Importance to Society • He is the Forty-fourth President of the United States • What he does reflects on our country so he can’t mess up • His job is to run our country

  4. Importance to Society • He is a role model • He is first black president which opened up racial boundaries in the office • He pulled out troops in Iraq after a long time fighting there

  5. Bibliography "Barack Obama." Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. I found this information by going on the biography source in Libguides. The reason I choose this source is because my person is living now so using the bibliography would give me the best information about him. It is a good article because I got good info on my person. Three things I learned in this resource about why this person is important to society are that Barack Obama is the fourty-fourth president of the United States, he represents our country so whatever he does it reflects on the whole country not just him, and his job is to help ans serve the citizens. "Barack Obama." Newsmakers. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 7 Nov. 2011 I found this information by looking for biography. The reason I chose this source is because I need information on Obama's work in office. It is a good article because the information is accurate with dates and statistics. Three things I learned in this resource about why this person is important to society are that he is a role model and that everyone looks up to him, and he promised hope in his speech to be president for all people, and he is first black president which opened up racial boundaries in the office. Mieczkowski, Yanek. "Obama, Barack." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 7 Nov. 2011. I found this information by going on World book. The reason I chose this source is because the source is good for important figures world wide. It is a good article becasue I found good information on Barack Obama. Three things I learned in this resource about why this person is important to society are that he pulled all troops from Irac, he made obama care to improve medicare, and he speaks some other languages to help him become a better communicator.

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