1. Obama — The Idol of American Dream 硕士 11 班： 邱卓炜 吴琴 王鹏 张毓平 任课老师： 张红霞

2. Introduction Who is Obama? Why is Obama considered as the idol? Why can Obama win? What can we learn from Obama? Growth History The Embodiment of American Dream Reasons for his success The Characteristics learn from Obama

3. Born on August 4, 1961 in Hawaii His mother : Ann Dunham, a white American from Kansas His father : Barack Obama, Sr., a black man in Kenya. Raised by a single mother and grandparents from rural Kansas. Growth History of Obama

4. Grew up with an “international upbringing”, four years spent living in Indonesia after his mother remarried. He used to tell his mom that he wanted to be president of the United States someday. Growth History of Obama

5. Later, He returned to Honolulu( 檀香山 ) and graduated from high school in 1979. He then transferred to New York City, where he graduated from Columbia University in 1983.

6. In 1985, Obama moved to Chicago, where he became a community organizer with a church- based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. Growth History of Obama

7. In 1991, he went on to earn his law degree from Harvard, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Soon after, he turned down lucrative job returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law. Growth History of Obama

8. In1996 ， Obama started his political career, he run for the Illinois State Senate, then gained bipartisan ( 两党的 ) support to help working families get ahead. In 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address and became the Democratic Party's brightest new star. Growth History of Obama

9. On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States. On June 7,2008, after the tough contest with Senator Hillary Clinton, Obama passed the threshold to become the Democratic nominee.

10. Growth History of Obama On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election and became the first African American President of the United States.

11. Victory Speech

12. The Embodiment of American Dream In a short period of 12 years(1996-2008), Obama has changed from a “Nobody” to a “President”. USA is a country where"all things are possible" with hard work, sacrifice and perseverance, and where anyone can grow up to be president.

13. The Embodiment of American Dream Obama is a leader, educated, erudite( 博学的 ), charismatic （有魅力的）. His life story, while far from typical, represents the realization of the American dream.

14. Dream in the past It is no doubt that Obama's win is a milestone in the US' racial and cultural evolution. It is 45 years since Martin Luther King, in the greatest speeches. looked forward to the day when his children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

15. Now almost unbelievably, less than 50 years later, that dream has become a reality in the shape of America's first African-American leader. Dream in the past

16. Promise in the future The American Dream seems broken. Obama represents the perfect conglomeration ( 聚合 物 )of (imperfect) fragmented pieces Barack Hussein Obama

17. By choosing Obama the US is electing to look into the mirror that is the reflection of the present Obama is pointing towards a new pattern of the American dream. Promise in the future

18. Barack Obama Reasons for Barack Obama’s success

19. The ordinary woman in the street who donated him $5can actually say proudly, " I helped him get there. " The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up( 水 能载舟，亦能覆舟 ). Grassroots is the root for his success. 1. Grassroots Support

20. 2. New Style Barack and his team did things very differently. Barack took advantage of Web. His website helped him collect a fund raising record of $605 million.

21. 3. Time For a Big Change America is disenchanted with the current administration, unhappy about the war, and struggling due to the subprime crisis. It is necessary for a big change. Barack Obama took use of this chance to run for the president.

22. 4. Have a Clear and Consistent Message Barack Obama's message has consistently been about "Change" and "Hope". These two words have been consistently used through out his campaign.

23. Barack Obama The Characteristics learn from Obama

24. Obama continuously demonstrated an amazing focus - a clarity of vision and purpose that guided his mission, his message. Everything he did was designed to keep that vision in sharp focus. 1. Focused

25. "extremely disciplined." Discipline drives execution of strategy, which is critical for success. 2.Extremely Disciplined

26. Considering the massive crisis that he's walking into, he seems remarkably confident of his ability to step in and take charge. Barack Obama is a man who uses his words to inspire us: Yes, We Can! Yes, We Can! 3.Confident

27. Summing up He went thought an unusual growth history. He is deemed as the excellent embodiment of American Dream. His creativity and consistency made him gain the far-ranging supports. He used his own experiences to show the encouraging creed, Yes we can !

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