The Presidency Of Barack Obama

In order to move forward with anything in life it requires leaving the past behind. This is essential to restoration and growth in all aspects of life. With growth and restoration doors can be opened. Not only can that result in the idea of change but actually show evidence of it. But this act cannot be done alone. It requires more than one to stand together to complete this challenge. With voices heard and actions done, Senator Barack Obama believes that this can be accomplished while giving his speech “A More Perfect Union”. Obama argues that the problems we have today are from the past. He states they still remain because we allow them to control us and the world we live. In doing this he reminds us that this can be

By the year 2015 of the decade, Barack Obama is creeping up on the end of his term in office after making history. Within his term, many significant events in history went down that will make a lasting impression on society, from innovations in technology, to natural disasters, to the

Sreedhar Potarazu points out in his article “Obama's legacy is at stake” the future of the president’s mark on history. He wonders how, if the ACA doesn’t endure, the president will be remembered. Of course the first black president will always remain his honor, but as far as presidential achievements go where will Obama stand in the halls of American greatness? Potarazu is quick to point out other great leaders from our nation’s past and their noteworthy achievements in order to set a baseline of comparison for President Obama. The author even makes sure to mention such famous phrases as “Iran Hostage Crisis,” “Tear down that wall,” and “Read my lips” only to dramatically drive home the importance of a presidential legacy.

The presidency of 44th US President Barak Obama has been marked with rather prominent and significant shifts in policy, reverberating throughout many areas of the country. One of the president’s most controversial proposals that has yet to be fully acted upon is providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. Supporters of the legislation point to a variety of moral and economic reasons to justify their position while opponents retaliate with their own concerns about the “fairness” of this policy action. For many against this pathway, citizenship is a delicate conceptual idea that already has a clearly defined pathway within the United States. Citizenship is often a rather subjective

“Make America Great Again.” This is the quote that has been polarizing pundits and the electorate alike throughout this current 2015-16 Presidential Election Season. The man behind the quote, Donald J. Trump, is equally as polarizing in almost everything else he says. From banning Muslims until we can “figure out what is going on” to building a wall along the U.S-Mexican Border, Trump’s rhetoric has garnered praise, condemnation, and everything in between (Trump “Temporary Ban on Muslims”). What is the purpose behind all these dramatic decisions “The Donald” has advocated? What is the meaning behind “Make America Great Again?” The answer is that Donald Trump, in fact, wishes to revitalize the American Dream. Trump states that we have been led astray from the American Dream due Democratic Party and Washington failures. Through his policies of building a border wall, attacking Islamic extremism, and making economic deals for the American populace, the real-estate mogul will build a dream that is “bigger and better and stronger than ever” (Trump “Presidential Announcement Speech”).

President Obama, like all Presidents before him, delivered a farewell address to the United States on January 20, 2017. As he stepped down as President he was eloquent and it was as clear as ever that he is a master of oration. Obama will go down in history as the first Black President as well as a strong orator who had the ability to captivate an audience through his use of ethos, pathos and logos amongst other rhetorical devices. His farewell address is a perfect example of Obama’s mastery of discourse as it is chock full of oratorical devices. Obama’s message to the American people and to the rest of the world is that it is essential that we maintain a sense of what it means to have a democracy and that in order to maintain peace and

The election of a black president was a happy, yet shocking time for many Black people in America. I never thought that I would live to see the election of a person who has the same skin color as me. I realize that even we had elected a Black president it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to do this. Many people in the past suffered so that we would be able to elect someone who represented millions of American based on skin color. However, there was a long road ahead for Black people and they eventually were able to get the right to vote. Black men were the for people who were allowed to vote then women. Even though laws were passed so that Black people could vote there were plenty of obstacles put in the way to hinder their effort to do so.

James Barber presents an intriguing method into uncovering and analyzing the presidency. As Barber explains, “To understand what actual presidents do and what potential presidents might do, the first need is to see the man whole—not as some abstract embodiment of civic virtue, some scorecard of issue stands, or some reflection of a faction, but as a human being like the rest of us, a person trying to cope with a difficult environment.” The President’s personality amplifies in world affairs. Ultimately, James Barber’s breakdown of the presidential character is semi-credible/reliable, offering a unique perspective into Barack Obama’s presidential character that can be described as generally active-positive and passive-positive,

“Make America Great Again” has been the slogan that President-elected Donald Trump has used throughout his campaign. The “Make America Great Again” is a campaign slogan used in American politics that originated with Ronald Reagan campaign in the 1980s. The slogan was created in 1979, when the United States was suffering from a failing economy. The slogan was also used by former President Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, although he later claimed the statement was a racist dog whistle during the 2016 election. He believes that when this slogan is mention, people come sliding in for support. In many cases, they don’t really know why they support a certain individual. This paper will look at how Donald Trump can become the “Make America Great Again” President. The paper will begin by looking at environmental policy. The paper will focus on Congressional relations. The third paragraph will look at how Donald Trump can “Make America Great Again” through the use of education. Finally, the paper will highlight on how all these strategies depend upon political will.

In the article “Obama’s ‘Where’s Waldo’ Presidency,” Ruth Marcus touches up on her opinion of President Obama. She begins her editorial discussing how Barrack Obama talked about “change we can believe in” during his campaign, but then describes how the president has “been missing in action” (Marcus, paragraph 1). Marcus brushes up on most big topics that have happened while Obama was in presidency, and goes over how she believes he handled the situations. It is easy to see Marcus’s opinions, and she ends her editorial explaining that she believes Obama is difficult to find in many situations, and that he does not explicitly say what he agrees or disagrees with (Marcus, paragraph 12).

There is an innumerable amount of ways someone can measure Obama’s first two years in office to try to define whether his presidency has been a success or failure. Issues relating the economy, domestic policy, and national security and foreign policy are the major topics in which many of those controversial issues lie. The easiest ways to determine whether or not Obama has been successful, is to look at his accomplishments as President, look at the principle promises he made regarding those issues prior to and during his time in office, and lastly the public’s overall rating of his presidency. After looking at all of those factors, I have determined that Obama has failed as President after the first two years being in office.

In 2008, Barack Obama entered the presidential race with campaign slogans such as “change we can believe in” and “yes we can,” which resonated strongly within the hearts of the general population. Facing deep economic recession, increasing unemployment, and our country’s liberties writhing away, the vast majority of American citizens were yearning for a leader to head us in a better direction. The amount of optimism the American people embraced with Obama’s presidential victory was immense. The promises throughout his campaign lifted the hopes of every citizen throughout the country. Change! It’s what everyone was needing. He symbolized as sign of hope with promises of creating equality, prioritizing diplomacy over war, challenging corporate greed, generating jobs for rising unemployed, and reforming healthcare to provide coverage for all citizens.

The main focus of the intellectual biography, Reading Obama: Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition by James T. Kloppenberg, is on President Obama 's ideas, how he thinks, but also his views on American politics. Kloppenberg describes in detail the events throughout Obama 's life that have influenced his thinking and molded him into the type of politician, and man, he is today. He explains that Obama 's main philosophy throughout his scholarship has been pragmatism. In the introduction of the book, Kloppenberg says “Barack is a product of three distinct developments:

"Shellacked", "thumpin", "ass-whuppin"; use whatever term you want but following Tuesday 's epic win by the Republicans in the midterms one thing is clear: politics in America has changed.

Former President’s Barrack Obama’s farewell address was an address to be watched. After an unforgettable eight years, and an exhilarating presidential campaign, Obama gave his remarks on it all. Obama is careful with his word selection, and even simply the way in which he delivers his speeches. This is well known by his audience, making most if, not all his speeches easily identifiable. His farewell address was nothing different. Obama had a main goal in which he intended to achieve, he set out to accomplish this goal and indeed attained it. Obama was proud of the achievements his administration could accomplish during his eight years, and that is clear throughout his address. However, Obama had a broader goal in which he tried to persuade