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Barack Obama Persuasive Speech

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Alyssa Kloiber
Curtis
US History
10 April 2018
Barack Obama

"When I take an unemployment rate of 10 percent down to 5.5 percent, when I drive the uninsured rate to the lowest it's ever been, when I restore people's 401(k)s, when I make sure that we're doubling clean energy, and we are reducing our carbon footprint, and high school graduations are the highest they've ever been, and college attendance is the highest it's ever been, and LGBT rights have been recognized and solidified in ways that we couldn't even imagine ten years ago – when I look at those things, I can say that in terms of not just managing the government, but moving the country forward, we've had a lot more hits than misses. We've made a difference in people's lives. And that is ultimately what you're looking for."- Barack Obama
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. Obama’s …show more content…

It's about Change" "Stand for Change” are some of the sayings he had throughout his terms. During his campaign there was still horrible conditions in the economy, and issues with Iraq. During his time in office, Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, with help from a Congress that was mostly democrats it passed. No votes came from the Republican side. Polls showed people against the health care plan, which changed the medical insurance worldwide. However there were some down sides some people who were unable to afford health insurance were grateful at first, but some people found large increases in costs, as well as not having their, choice on what doctors or hospitals they could go to. Some were without a health insurance plan after Obama promised they would not lose their doctor or their health care plan. Some other accomplishments: he ended the 2008 recession, and he passed the International Climate Change

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