My Hero’s Speech

Former President Barack Obama

Former President of the United States of America Barack Hussein Obama II, also known as Barack Obama, is my idol and role model. Obama was the 44th President of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017. (The White House). His presidency set a precedent since he became the first African-American president of the United States. Prior to his election to the presidency, he served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004, and in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008. (IMDb). Obama’s life has been interesting because of the many difficulties and obstacles he has faced with such results. His personal experience has made him through his actions as evidence that he desires to make the world a better place for all.

Inspiration from Barack Obama

I admire and hope to emulate Barack Obama’s efforts to make the world a better place and his determination and focus that allowed him to overcome lots of challenges to achieve great success. Barack Obama inspires many through his books and his excellent public speeches. His excellent public speeches which call for community service and togetherness in making our world better among many other things that one would expect from a god leader. He firmly believes that the world can be made a better place thus his continued passion for combating climate change. One of his popular books is Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance which propelled him to fame after it was published in 1995 (IMDb). Obama’s audio version of the book won a much-coveted Grammy award which is an indication of how much the book was not only influential but also great. Also, books by other authors about Barack Obama such as Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope are a great source of motivation and inspiration.

Obama’s Diplomacy and Leadership Skills

I also admire how Obama always determined to solve problems through negotiations rather than war with other countries. In October 2009, Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for the hope that he would work to improve the global community (IMDb). He became the fourth President in the history of United States to receive the award and the third President to receive the same award while in office. Part of his legacy in his two terms as the President of the U.S. has much to do with foreign policy, which America ranks high in due to actions such as U.S. pullout from Iraq minus any disaster and no serious wars or even any catastrophic blunders (Douthat). He always calls for negotiations with other nations to avoid war which is a demonstration of his excellent leadership skills.

Obama’s Contributions

Barack Obama in part of his efforts to make the world a better place worked hard to pass the first major law on ethics after he won the Illinois Senate seat in 1996. In addition to that he worked to cut taxes for better health care provision and access to everybody. He showed his passion for helping other people and making the world a better place when he left the opportunity to earn lots of money and instead chose to help in rebuilding communities. For instance, he worked with some churches in Chicago in rebuilding communities that had been ravaged following the closure of local steel plants (The White House). His leadership skills are undeniable and he is seen as a symbol of hope throughout the world. His campaign slogan “Yes we Can” became one of the popular messages of hope around the world.

Works Cited

Douthat, Ross. The Obama Legacy. 18 January 2017. Web. 7 June 2017. .

IMDb. Barack Obama Biography. 1990-2017. Web. 7 June 2017. .

The White House. Barack Obama. n.d. Web. 7 June 2017. .