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The Life And Times Of The Life And Times Of Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBy Miriam SheenBy Miriam Sheen

Here He Comes• A tall thin man stands up

before hundreds of U.S. citizens.

• Today , January 20, 2009 . almost four millions of

American citizen will be present in the Capitolio in Washington to see the Presidential transmission ceremony. After this he will become the 44th president of USA.

Obama’s BirthObama’s Birth• Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August

4, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. He grew up mostly 4, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. He grew up mostly on the Honolulu coast. He grew up eating the on the Honolulu coast. He grew up eating the food of a little island in the sea.food of a little island in the sea.

Obama’s Childhood • Obama was born in Honolulu to a African

father and a mother from Kansas.

•He lived most of his early life in the U.S. •From ages six to ten, he lived in, Indonesia with his mother, sister and Indonesian stepfather.

Obama’s stepfather Lolo Soetoro; biological mother Ann Dunham; and half-sister Maya Soetoro

Obama’s inspiration

• Barack Obama inspired many people but Barack had an inspiration too.

• His inspiration was his father. His father was seen once by Obama after his parents divorced then his father died.

Obama’s Education• Obama got his degree with the help of his

scholarships in international relations at Occidental college and after working as a community organizer he went to Harvard law school.

Obama's degrees

• When Barack Obama went to college at Occidental college in Los Angeles he studied political science.

• In 1988 he started going to Harvard University and there he earned a law degree.

One of Obama's Honorary degrees

• On June 2, 2007 the University of Massachusetts Boston awarded Obama an honorary degree for advancing and protecting the interests of the less fortunate.

Obama’s Hand In America

• Barack Obama was running for president. • He was the first African- American to have a good chance to

win the democratic nomination and to be the president of the U.S.A!

• Barack is also the state U.S. senator for Illinois.

People Obama Works With

• Barack Obama worked with a lot of candidates running for president. Some of the main candidates running for president were Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Mike Huckabee .One of Obama's biggest supporters was Oprah Winfrey.

Obama’s Family • Obama has a wife and two daughters. Obama

says that the biggest blessing of his life is his family.

Obama’s Family• His wife is named Michelle and his daughters

are Sasha and Malia Ann.

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ecame the first african american president.

merica trust in you.epresentative of the so-called “American Dream”

frican americans feel proud of him.

rowds of people admire him.

enya citizens also celebrate the triumph.

vercome difficulties during the presidental elections.

arack was born to an americam mother.and his father was a black Biologist from Kenya.

ichelle his wife is a lawyer too.

nd now he is the 44th president of the USA.

Obama Facts I Bet You Didn’t know

• Barack means one blessed by god in Swahili.

• Obama’s parents divorced at the age of 2.

• Obama’s mom remarried and the family moved to Indonesia where he lived for 4 years.

• Many celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Macy Gray, and Halle Berry support Barack.