Category: Homework

BARACK OBAMA

Barack Obama originated from Kenya, were his dad stayed until he got a scholarship and was able to come here to study in the America, where he met Obama’s mum, Ann. She was an American anthropologist who specialized in economic anthropology and rural development. Obama junior was born in August 4, 1961 and was the first born. He married Michelle had two daughters, called “Malia” and “Sasha”.

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Barack Obama is one of the world’s greatest leaders, because he not only cares for his country, but he also doesn’t take advantage and make promises he can’t keep. He wanted to study law, so he went to . He studied in Colombia University and also studied law in Harvard law school.

Barack Obama’s qualities are a lot : He is fair, he cares for the country, people like him and he only makes promises he can keep. These are the qualities of a good leader. Barack Obama received national attention during his campaign in 2004 and won it. He also started his campaign in 2007 and was rewarded later with the 2009 Nobel peace prize laureate.

During his first years in office, Obama signed into law economic stimulus legislation in response to the Great Recession in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Other major domestic initiatives in his first term included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obama care”; the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and they Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010.

It is his 8th year in power now and there is an election coming up.

Wide Reading Project

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During the year you will be asked to read a wide range of texts. Using texts studied in class as well as texts you have selected you will also complete a log of the reading process. Overall you will read eight texts including at least six written texts and two visual texts. You will complete log entries on each text and present a report on your findings.

Attached is the outline of your required personal reading project – inside is the guidance you need to make sure your own-choice reading is going to meet the wide reading criteria.

You can always ask your teacher for advice about which texts would be best to concentrate on – and once you’ve read each text, you’ll then be asked to write a journal entry on your blog explaining how it helped develop your understanding of The Individual and Society.

This year everyone in the school will be required to have a ‘book at hand’ – and for English students, it makes a good idea to make that book one that helps you towards this reading project.

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