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everyone today I want to share an
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incredible story that will inspire you
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and help improve your English listening
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skills it's about Barack Obama a boy
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from Hawaii who grew up to become the
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44th President of the United
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States this is more than a story about
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one man it's a lesson for all of us
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it's about Hope hard work and believing
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yourself Barack Obama's Journey shows us
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that no matter where we start we can
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difference if you're ready to be
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inspired while learning new words stay
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end you will love this amazing
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story Barack Hussein Obama II was born
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Hawaii his father Barack Obama senior
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was from Kenya a country in East
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Africa his mother Stanley and Dunham was
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from Kansas a state in the United
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States they met while studying at the
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Hawaii when Obama was just 2 years old
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divorced his father returned to Kenya
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and Obama stayed with his mother and
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grandparents even though he did not see
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his father often his family in Hawaii
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support growing up in Hawaii was
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special the ocean mountains and colorful
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culture made it a beautiful place to
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live but it was also hard for
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Obama as a child of mixed race he often
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he sometimes wondered where he belonged
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and how he fit into the world around him
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even though he faced challenges young
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Barack found joy in reading books and
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basketball basketball became more than
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just a game for him it was a way to make
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friends and feel part of a
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team these experiences taught him the
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value of cooperation and
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resilience at school Barack was serous
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hardworking he asked questions and
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enjoyed learning about History
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science his teachers saw his potential
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and his grandparents encouraged him to
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life when Barack turned 18 he left
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Hawaii to study in California at
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College later he transferred to Colombia
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University in New York City
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this was a big change for him in New
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York Barack was surrounded by new ideas
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and people from all over the
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world he began to care deeply about
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social issues like poverty and
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fairness he often thought about how he
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could help people and make the world a
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place after college Barack moved to
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Chicago he became a community organizer
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a job that involved helping
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neighborhoods with big
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problems in Chicago many people had no
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jobs schools were underfunded and houses
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condition Barack worked closely with
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churches and local leaders to find
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Solutions the work was not
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easy at times people felt
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hopeless they wondered if their lives
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but Barack believed in them and in the
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community he listened to their concerns
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and encouraged them to come together to
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change slowly small victories turned
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into larger successes and Barack saw how
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determination and teamwork could
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lives even though Barack loved his work
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he realized he needed more knowledge to
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make an even bigger impact
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1988 he applied to Harvard Law School
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accepted at Harvard Barack worked hard
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and impressed his classmates and
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professors in his second year he
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achieved something historic he became
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the first africanamerican president of
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review this was a big honor and it
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brought him national attention as a
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talented thinker and leader
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after graduating from Harvard Barack
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Chicago he worked as a civil rights
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lawyer helping people who face
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discrimination or unfair
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treatment he also taught constitutional
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law at the University of
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Chicago but Barack felt he could do more
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to help people by working in
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1996 Barack ran for the Illinois state
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this was a brave decision because he was
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relatively unknown in
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politics many people doubted he could
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win but Barack believed in himself and
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in his message of fairness and
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hope he knocked on doors talked to
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voters and shared his vision for a
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future Barack won the election and began
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working on important issues like
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Education Health Care and
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Justice his ability to listen and bring
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people together made him a respected
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senate in 2004 Barack ran for the US
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Senate during his campaign he gave a
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powerful speech at the Democratic
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Convention his words inspired millions
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country there is not a liberal America
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and a conservative America
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said there is the United States of
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America these words reminded people of
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unity Barack won the senate race and
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figure his story and ideas gave people
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future in 2008 Barack Obama announced he
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was running for president of the United
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States it was a bold decision
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many people said he could not win
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because he was young and had less
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experience than other
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candidates but Barack believed in the
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change his campaign focused on bringing
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people together to solve the country's
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problems Barack promised to rebuild the
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economy improve health care and bring
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world his speeches inspired people to
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believe in their ability to create a
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future in November 2008 Barack made
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history he was elected the 44th
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President of the United States becoming
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the first African-American to hold the
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office his victory was celebrated around
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the world as a symbol of progress and
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possibility barack's presidency began
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during a difficult time
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the economy was in crisis and many
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people had lost their jobs and
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homes Barack acted quickly passing a law
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businesses his efforts helped the
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country recover and move
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forward one of barack's biggest
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achievements was the Affordable Care Act
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Obamacare this law gave millions of
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Americans access to health insurance for
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time it was not easy to pass and some
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people criticized it but Barack believed
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it was the right thing to
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do Barack also worked for
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equality he supported laws that allowed
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same-sex couples to marry and spoke out
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Injustice under his leadership the US
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military conducted a mission that
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brought Justice to the victims of the
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2017 after serving two terms Barack left
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House but his work was far from
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over along with his wife Michelle Obama
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he started the Obama Foundation an
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organization focused on helping young
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leaders improving education and
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communities Barack continues to inspire
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people with his book books and
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speeches he encourages everyone to
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believe in themselves and take action to
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make the world a better
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place he often says change happens when
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ordinary people get involved get engaged
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and come together to demand it Barack
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Obama's life is a story of Hope hard
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work and believing in
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yourself from a young boy in Hawaii to
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the president of the United States his
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journey proves that anything is
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possible Obama's story teaches us that
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if we dream big stay determined and work
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together we can create a better
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world thank you for listening to Barack
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Obama's amazing life
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story remember your dreams matter and
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you have the power to achieve them until
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next time keep learning stay curious and
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never stop dreaming big
