Barack Obama's Legacy

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Barrack Obama is the current president of United States and has also made a legacy by being the first African-American president of the United States. He won two consecutive terms in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. Being raised in the absence of his father and at the mercy of his grandparents, his ambition to excel in academics did not fade as he struggled to make things normal for himself. Obama is known for his work on change and equal rights for others.
He got elected as the senator of Illinois State Senate in 1996 during which he successfully worked with both Democrats and Republicans to significantly create legislation on ethics as well as expanding health care services and promoting early childhood education programs for the poor. According to the theory of Erikson and Piaget which states that development is a series of age-related changes which is achieved over the course of a person 's life span. Obama
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His exceptional leadership skills and wisdom made him get reelected for the second term in the office as the president of the United States. Throughout his tenure, he believed in dialogue both with opposition party making his government receive minimal resistance in the implementation of his policy and manifestos (Indyk, Lieberthal, & O 'hanlon, 2013). He has been championing for the equal treatment of beings without discrimination based on religion, race and ethnicity.
In conclusion, the developmental achievements of President Barrack Obama are enormous across his lifespan. He started his road map right from when he was the senator of Illinois states and the Chairperson of the Health Care services in State. His stand for equal treatment before the law made him received recognition throughout his tenure as the senator and the president of the United

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