Michelle Obama was born and raised in Chicago Illinois. Her maiden name is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson. While in school Michelle did very well, she was able to skip second grade and graduated top of her class. She attended Princeton University and then Harvard Law School. During summers she worked at Sidly Austin Law Firm, upon graduation she was offered a full time position. There she met Barack Obama. On October 3rd 1992, Michelle and Barack married. They had two kids, Malia and Natasha. After marriage Barack started his political career, winning the Illinois Senate State seat. While Barack was away in Springfield, Michelle took a job at the University of Chicago. During this time she found ways for college students to become more involved
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” This quote relates to Shirley Chisholm because even though she was a women and African American, it did not stop her from becoming a congresswoman. Also becoming the first African American Women to run for presidency (biography.com). Shirley Chisholm’s life was influenced by her early life. Their major accomplishments to American society including becoming the first African American congresswoman helped them earn their place in history as an important African American.
Michelle Obama was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Michelle Obama was in a gifted program which is where she learned French (Michelle Obama Biography). When Michelle Obama was in high school, she was the student government treasurer. When Michelle Obama graduated high school, she was the salutatorian. Michelle Obama then went to Princeton University and earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology in 1985.
Beyonce a singer, dancer, and has an amazing voice . She is a star to the world so why not let them know. Beyonce is an african american R&B singer who is loved by all. Beyonce even has 19 grammys. As glamourous Beyonce is and can be her life hasn’t always been easy; she had to work to be in her position and look at her now.
President Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Honolulu Hawaii, August 4, 1961. Obama lived with his mother and father for a short period of time until his father left when he was around the age of two.Obama didn 't really have a relationship with his father . When Obama was little growing up without his father was a struggle for him.When Obama was 10 he moved back to Hawaii to live with his Grandparents,While living with his grandparents, He enrolled in the esteemed Punahou Academy. Obama excelled in basketball and graduated with academic honors in 1979.After high school, Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York City, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science. After working in the business sector for two years, Obama moved to Chicago in 1985. There, he worked on the impoverished South Side as a community organizer for low-income residents in the Roseland and the Altgeld Gardens communities.
As a eighteen year old woman, I am very excited to get the chance to vote this year. This year is also the first time a woman has been nominated in a major party. Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, allowing her to become the first American First Lady to win a seat in the public office. Soon after she became the 67th U.S secretary of state in 2009 till 2013. Hillary Clinton is a very hard working woman which you can tell from her past accomplishments.
One hundred fifty two years later, on August 4, 1961, Barack Obama was born. His parents are Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Dunham. Obama made his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans then moved to Chicago to help rebuild
“There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.” Many people have inspired or influenced America but Michelle Obama has influenced America ever since she was younger. Michelle LaVaughn Obama was born on January 17,1964, in Chicago, IL, to Fraser C. Robinson III and Marian Shields Robinson. As a child, Michelle grew up in a household where her father was always at work, and her mother stayed home to do household duties. Attending Chicago’s public schools, Michelle Robinson studied sociology and African- American studies at Princeton University. After graduating college, Harvard Law School, Michelle joined the Chicago Law firm, Sidley & Austin in 1988. There Michelle met Barack Obama , the young African American that would become the love of her
Barack Hussein Obama Jr, the first African American President of the United States, was born on August the 4th 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama’s birth is considered as an important turning point for African American’s in history, he was the first African American to serve as a United States president. Barack Obama is currently the 44th president of the United States. He was raised in a middle class family with education being the core of their lives and had very noble values. Obama was a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, he was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. Obama met Michelle Robinson in 1989 in Chicago’s law firm of Sidley Austin as a summer associate and not too long after that they began to date. Obama was a civil rights attorney, community organizer in Chicago where he helped rebuild communities that was devastated by the closure of the local street plants and a teacher at University of Chicago Law School before pursuing a political career. The time Obama spent helping rebuild the communities he that this time of his life “the best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School” (1). For Obama, he explains that from that experience is what contributed to finding his identity and forming the path that he has taken whilst in the white house. Barack Obama won the election in November 4th 2008 and then took office on January the 20th 2009, these two dates were significant days for America.
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was born in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Obama Sr. Was brought up to raise goats in Africa and, earned a scholarship that let him leave Kenya and live out his dream of going to school in Hawaii. While he was a student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Obama Sr. met the women that would become Barack Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham, and they got married on February 2, 1961. Barack was born a few short months after. His mother, Ann Dunham, was born on an Army base in Kansas,during World War II. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Dunham's father, Stanley, enlisted in the Army. Her mother, Madelyn, began to work on an assembly line that manufactured
After graduating from high school she attended Princeton University, graduating cum laude in 1985, and went on to earn a degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. After her graduation from Harvard, she then started working at a Chicago law firm. This is where she met her husband and future U.S. president, Barack Obama. Michelle and Barack married on October 3, 1992. As first lady, Michelle focused her attention on current social issues, such as poverty, healthy living and education.
Obama had begun his schooling at the Noelani Elementary School in 1966 and finished kindergarten there in 1967. He then attended St. Francis Assisi for his 1st through 3rd grade years which were 1968-1970. After third grade he moved to State Elementary School Menteng 01 for his fourth grade year from 1970-1971. Then for his fifth grade his mother grew concerned for his education and sent him back to hawaii to live with her parents and attend the prestigious Punahou School for his fifth to twelfth grade year which took from 1971-1979. After he graduated he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles for his freshman and sophomore years with no degree and then transferred to Columbia University in New York City. Once there Obama graduated with a major in Political Science in 1983. He did however spend an extra year in New York as a researcher for Business International Group, which was a global consulting firm, obama had accepted an offer for work as a community organizer in Chicago's poor and black south side. He then attended Harvard Law School in 1988 where he excelled as a student and graduated magna cum laude which means with high honors and even winning the election for president of the Harvard Law Review for the academic year of 1990-1991. Hillary Clinton attended Eugene Field Elementary School in Park Ridge, illinois from
From a very early age, Michelle Obama was shaped to be a hardworking, honest, and a powerful black woman by things like her family and her birthplace. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 17, 1964. Her parents were Fraser Robinson and Marian Robinson. Growing up, she always had an amazing role model, her own father. Her father was a hardworking man who continued to work hard to put food on the table for his family all while battling multiple sclerosis. She was an exceptional student,
Michelle Kwan once said, “When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.” Kwan has been a champion since the beginning. She started figure skating when she was five years old (Kwan 7). She was born on July 7, 1980 in Southern California and has lived there her whole life (Ramback 16). Kwan has won many national, international, and world competitions.
Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Honolulu in Hawaii. He was born in August 4, year 1961. When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced and his father moved back to Kenya 1964. He came back to Hawaii only one time to visit Barack, in 1971. Year 1982, Barack’s father died in a car accident. Barack’s mother and his sister lived
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. He went to Harvard Law School. After his graduation, continued his legal work as a civil rights lawyer and a professor teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. He served there for three terms (1996-2004). Later on, he started his campaign in 2007 for the presidential election in 2008. He won the presidential election against John McCain, his Republican opponent and started serving in the office in January 20, 2009. He became the 44th President of The United States of America. He is more well-known for being the first African-American who ever served in The White House.