https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2017-11-16 15:37:59 UTC 2025-02-22 22:05:51 UTC hello@padlet.com bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207726588 2017-11-16 15:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207726588 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207727376 He was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207727376 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207729079 He had a very diverse childhood, after his mother married into a foreign family. He was raised as an Indonesian child, a Hawaiian child, as a black child and even as a white child. He moved in with his stepfather in Indonesia, but his mother sent him back to Hawaii, to live with her parents from his 5th grade year through high school graduation. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207729079 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207733889 He is currently married to Michelle Obama, who he has 2 children, Sasha and Malia Obama.]]> 2017-11-16 15:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207733889 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207734821 Obama went to Occidental University, Colombia College, and Harvard Law School. In school he majored in Political Science and Law. ]]> 2017-11-16 15:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207734821 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207738071 Before he became president, Obama accepted positions as an attorney with the civil rights law firm of Miner, Barnhill and Galland and as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. From there is when he began his political career.]]> 2017-11-16 15:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207738071 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207743541 Obama was elected in 2008 to be the 44th President of the U.S. He served two terms. ]]> 2017-11-16 16:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/207743541 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208139314 Some campaign promises he made were:
1.) To end the use of torture
2.)reform mandatory minimum sentences
3.) Create new financial regulations
4.) Cut taxes 95%
5.) restrict warrantless wiretaps
6.) Secure the boards
7.) Sign a universal healthcare plan
8.) create 5 million green jobs
9.) Centralize Ethics
10.) Train and equip the Afghan army
etc]]> 2017-11-17 15:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208139314 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208142760 " Change. We need change." - Barack Obama's campaign slogan used in 2008, during the general election. ]]> 2017-11-17 15:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208142760 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208145772 Obama was the President of the United States from January 20th, 2009 until January 20th, 2017.]]> 2017-11-17 15:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208145772 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208146583 Joe Biden was Obama's Vice President, throughout both of terms. They both served the same amount of time in office. ]]> 2017-11-17 15:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208146583 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208147173 Obama represented the Democratic Party.]]> 2017-11-17 15:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208147173 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208148258 A key event that occurred during Obama's presidency was the assassination of Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011. He released to the press after it happened that he was the one who sent the orders to find him and kill him. ]]> 2017-11-17 15:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208148258 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208150193 Two fun facts about Obama
1.) HIs first name Barack means "one who is blessed."
2.)  When he was a state senator, he sponsored and led the passage of Illinois’ first racial-profiling law, which allows the police to videotape homicide interrogations.]]> 2017-11-17 15:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/208150193 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210500912 2017-11-27 16:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210500912 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210501641 2017-11-27 16:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210501641 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210502497 2017-11-27 16:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210502497 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210504258 2017-11-27 16:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210504258 bporco5012 https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210505663 2017-11-27 16:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bporco5012/iohe5kabivgg/wish/210505663