(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I am having trouble with an essay i have to do for my English class. I have to write an essay that describes the qualities of Barack Obama that have secured him the distinguished honor of serving as America's 44th president. As i do not know much about Barack Obama i am asking for every ones help. Please just state a fact about him that will aid me in finishing this essay. Thanks again -BBballfanatic13

wikipedia him.

He is a smooth, slow, rhythmic speaker that can persuade audiences using this talent.

- he stated that we will still fight terrorism in his inauguration speech
- went to Occidental College then went to Harvard
- very persuasive when he talks(he also gets the crowd going)

I don't know much either
If you want to learn more, just listen to some of his speeches on Youtube or something

thanks. I am not very good on writing essays but hopefully this will help me out

-He's black
-He's a democrat
-McCain isn't either of those
-He doesn't believe in war

All of the above.

Obama has had a diverse political and legal career. The Hawaiian-born son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, Obama graduated from Columbia University to organize a public housing project on Chicago's South Side.
Three years later, after graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, Obama returned to Chicago in 1992 to coordinate a massive voter registration campaign that registered more than one hundred thousand voters and helped secure the elections of former President Bill Clinton and Senator Carol Mosley Braun. Even though he was well qualified to work at large corporate firms, instead, he rejected them and fought against housing and employment discrimination at a local civil rights firm.
Soon after, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he was infamous for being a steadfast liberal, supporting and authoring legislation that provided benefits for the working poor and health insurance for residents who could not afford it. During his tenure in the State Senate, Obama additionally authored a death penalty reform decree that was hailed as one of the most progressive in the country and pushed for increased funding for AIDS prevention and care programs as well.
In 2004, Barack Obama's political career took an immense leap when he started his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat on the Democratic ticket, ultimately winning in a landslide victory over Republican candidate Alan Keyes. Obama is currently the only African American serving in Senate and the fifth African American to do so in history. That same year, he was selected to be the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention, an honor bestowed upon only two other African Americans in American history.

He says he's going to take the troops out of Iraq and Afghandistan.

thanks everyone i have finished my essay and thank every one for there help.