Barack Obama Is The Best President

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Over our many years as the USA we have had many presidents. We have had such amazing presidents like Abraham Lincoln and George W. Bush. But in my eyes none of them are as amazing as the president we know as Barack Obama. In this essay I will tell you why I happen to believe that Barack Obama is the best president.

Here is some backstory on Obama. Barack Obama was born in 1961 to his parents Ann Obama an Barack Obama Sr. After his schooling Obama moved to Chicago and helped out the community by doing various deeds, such as helping out churches and planting trees around the neighborhood. Because of his experiences in Chicago, Obama knew that even normal citizens of a community could bring big change by putting in the work as stated by one of his quotes “True democracy is a project that’s much bigger than any one of us. It’s bigger than any one person, any one president, and any one government. It’s a job for all of us.” So Obama returned to Illinois to teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and to start his career in public service. This decision, consequently, resultend in him wanting to run for president.
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He also happened to be the first ever African American president. Obama happened to step into office at one of the worst times in America's history. Under Obama's rule America's economy was, in turn, saved, the auto industry was revitalized, and he gave health care to over 20 million Americans. Because of Obama's beliefs, he helped de-escalated wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, defeat al Qaeda, along with many more. Because of Obama's leadership he helped make America become more united then it has ever

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