Michelle Obama Research Paper

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“Here in America, we don’t give in to our fears. We don’t build up walls to keep people out.” (Obama). These words of Michelle Obama, recent first lady of the United States, interprets that we do not let things come between us. That we do not build just block pathways for people to be kept out. Michelle Obama mainly focuses her attention on social works and poverty, which had led her into the path of becoming a lawyer. She has accomplished so many, such as being relied on for children in around the world, to have better education and as well as to live freely. In other words, current issues that have occurred in today’s society is education-wise, equality rights, and relying on oneself. Her stance on foreign policy is to be capable of holding …show more content…
Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Other countries, as well as US citizens have great concern over how America will face some of the more pressing foreign policy issues today. In his inaugural speech, Trump focused mainly on restoring America to greatness by not allowing foreign countries to take away jobs. Of all the problems that our country is facing, President Donald Trump emphasized that the most imminent problem outside the United States is ISIS. He briefly outlined his plan to deal with external threats by stating, “We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and untie the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism.” (Trump). Trumps plan will protect Americans because he concludes that forming alliances would create more strength into protecting America and by forming an alliance, we will rediscover our loyalty. Michelle Obama observation on foreign policy is the humiliation between ISIS. Michelle Obama has expressed that she believes that, “We see their hopes, their dreams..” (Obama). She has plans to protect Americans by she constructing a plan dealing with getting females from America that was taken back by creating a social media outburst, with a tweet from twitter about bringing back our girls. Therefore, including the social media outburst, “Michelle Obama told Americans.. schoolgirls abducted..” (Mckelvey). Illustrating that Michelle Obama has high hopes of getting our girls back. As well …show more content…
Through the statements of President Donald Trump and First Lady Michelle Obama, both had considered the reasoning of hope and the expectations of how it comes by, with a surprise. Donald Trump backs his perspective of what Michelle Obama said, considering that the hope in this country has possibilities. President Donald Trump highlights the most supporting advice that the prospective of Americans have the strength to be strong and have hope. Considering President Donald Trump’s deliverance Saturday night of hope, he states, “We have tremendous hope, and we have tremendous promise and tremendous potential” (Trump). From President Donald Trump, his decision making to protect Americans is that he concludes with hope that the people who holds the hope would be worth having, which will cause the contrary to embrace the hope we have. While, First Lady, Michelle Obama, concludes that the hope we have has been changed due to the different possibilities. Michelle Obama reveals her perspective of hope during an interview with Oprah Winfrey stating, “Because we feel the difference now.. we're feeling what not having hope feels like." (Obama). Michelle Obama has considered the outlook on Americans standpoint, considering that President Donald Trump would be a poor, or terrible president, but she keeps in mind about how good

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