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Barack Obama, One of the World’s Greatest Politicians
Thesis: Barack Obama, the first African-American president, was deeply affected by the loss of his dad, his tangled multicultural heritage, and his early adulthood which all has had a profound impact on both his character and his political work through his lifetime.
I. Birth and early childhood
A. Dad left
B. Moved to Indonesia
C. Lived with maternal grandparents
II. Young adulthood
A. Punahou Academy
B. Father’s death
C. Drugs and alcohol
III. Finding the right path
A. Quitting drugs
B. Occidental College
C. Columbia University
D. Business International Corporation
E. Community organizer
IV. Harvard Law School
A. Enrollment
B. First African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review
C. Magna cum laude
D. Civil rights lawyer
E. Taught law
F. Voter registration drive
V. Political work
A. Illinois state Senate
B. Bills helped pass
C. Unsuccessful run to United States Senate
VI. Running for senate
A. Won Democratic primary
B. Keynote speech
C. Opponent drops out of the race
D. New candidate
E. Winning election
VI. Life in Senate
A. Third African-American elected
B. Bills passed
VII. Presidential candidacy
A. Announcing candidacy
B. Democratic primary
C. Victory
Marshall Moore
Coach Black
Accelerated English – B1
13 April 2009
Barack Obama, One of the World’s Greatest Politicians
Most people do not realize the strugles he went through to become a well-known politician. In addition to this, Barack’s generosity has touched millions of people’s lives. Furthermore, people are astounded by the way President Obama speaks with a vocabulary of eloquence. As stated in “Barack Obama”, on January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. was sworn in as the United States’ forty-fourth president. Barack Obama, the first African-American president, was deeply affected by the loss of his dad, his tangled multicultural heritage, and his early...