Barack Obam President Obama - 1107 Words

The truly heroic, are people whose service transcends culture; with no regard to self preservation, and remains persistent despite adversity and persecution. As the world around us becomes more open, and accepting of different cultures and backgrounds-- it seems as a nation we ve begun to regress. We live in a time where a presidential candidate can be openly racist, and in turn is commended for not being politically correct. The need for a leader to push us forward as a people, and not to hinder our progress has seldomly been more dire. Even Though he lost both parents at a relatively young age, and experienced an unconventional upbringing; Barack Obama is one of the most intelligent, and capable leaders to ever grace this country, and proof that one man can change the world. President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961 to Stanley Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr. His parents separated soon after he was born, and Stanley and a young Barack moved to Washington to pursue her degree. The next ten years of Obama’s life consisted of a lot of movement, and when he was 10 he moved back to Hawaii to live with his maternal grandparents. In 1971 Obama attended Occidental College, before transferring to Columbia College where he earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1983. His life of service began soon after graduating. This time consisted of protesting for better quality subways in New York, and community organizing on Chicago’s South Side. Barack helped to