Barack Obama

Because there are those who were not allowed to, and sometimes still cannot, acquire much wealth because of their race, gender, age, etc.

Some have much less motivation to do anything about the situation they are in or are heading to, while others try hard to come out from under, but because of much discrimination set from birth, it can become near impossible.

If you'll pardon the pun, you've already taken the first step by being accepted by your step-father as his child. With that record on file at your area courthouse, go to the courthouse and locate the section where you can change your name legally. And congrats. Adoption, the biological father has to sign a paper of name change and rights.(sometimes all rights sometimes whatever you want)

From my perspective: Sociology is the study of society. If you understand you society, what is accepted within the society and what is not accepted you find ways to be yourself in a manner that others find acceptable. By being accepted within your space, you are more content and relaxed. Less stress leads to better mental and physical health.

Answer By one estimate I found in 2002, 106,456,367,669 people had been born though this number has some debate around it. The estimate is from the Population Reference Bureau.

cw: Someone estimated that the number of people alive today equals the sum of all people who ever existed, up to now.

He doesn't mention anything about schooling.

In his book, The Audacity of Hope on page 344, Obama writes: "none of these policies need discourage families from deciding to keep a parent at home…For some families, that may mean doing without certain material comforts. For others it may mean home schooling….Whatever the case may be, such decisions should be honored." On his website he also says this, "Prepare Teachers: Obama and Biden will require all schools of education to be accredited. Obama and Biden will also create a voluntary national performance assessment so we can be sure that every new educator is trained and ready to walk into the classroom and start teaching effectively." He also supports the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN tribunal authorized to interpret and enforce the Children's Convention, sets forth an exhaustive index of children's rights, many at odds with the rights of parents. It has held, for instance, that Britain violated children's rights in Wales by allowing parents to withdraw their children from public school programs without first considering the children's wishes. In other words, the United Nations has determined that the government will decide what is best for our children.

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A Rhodes Scholar is an international scholarship program established at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It allows exceptional students from around the world to study at Oxford University. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievement, leadership qualities, and commitment to making a positive impact in the world.

Not really. The president (any US president, not just Barack Obama) can be a very powerful person, but he is rarely powerful enough to take over an entire country. An oligarchy refers to a government run by a small group of powerful elites (whether individuals or organizations). Some countries that have such a government are very similar to dictatorships, since the people have little say and less impact on what happens and all decisions are made by the powerful few.

Certain critics of money in American politics (and especially the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court) have expressed the belief that the US does not really have a democracy these days-- a handful of wealthy billionaire businessmen have excessive influence in our politics. But whether that is true or not, the fact remains that Barack Obama isn't one of them-- he isn't a billionaire and he isn't part of any small group that controls the country's politics. And while many of us are concerned by the trend towards more and more power going to the top 1%, the United States is not quite at the oligarchy level just yet, even if at times it seems that's where we are heading.

The only people who say this are some of the president's Republican political opponents, and they say it to make him look bad, so they can defeat him. There have been many corrupt administrations in American history-- Warren G. Harding and Richard Nixon come to mind. But whether you like President Obama or not, it is completely false to say he is "the most corrupt president in history," since the facts do not support such an assertion.

The supporters of each man would say there are big differences. President Bush was much more of a religious conservative, for example, and he supported very conservative policies on social issues; he also surrounded himself with advisers who had strong religious beliefs, and that informed some of those policies. President Obama, while generally a moderate, is certainly more liberal than President Bush was on matters of stem cell research, gay marriage, and access to contraception.

On foreign policy, both men seemed to agree on the necessity of being at war in Afghanistan, but President Obama was opposed to the War in Iraq and pledged to bring the troops home from there. And President Bush had strong ties to the oil industry and to the King of Saudi Arabia, which Obama did not have. Critics of President Bush also have observed that he was not very intellectually curious and did not want to hear any views that challenged what he already believed. President Obama, on the other hand, was a former lawyer and more accustomed to considering a number of potential choices before making his decision. And finally, both men were raised very differently. Mr. Bush came from an upper-class family that was very well-connected politically-- his father was a war hero and a former diplomat. Mr. Obama was a biracial child at a time when interracial marriages were not common; he was raised in a lower middle-class home, by a single mom (and a father who left when young Barack was only two) and later by his maternal grandparents.

But answering this question is difficult, because most of the differences are political: Bush is a conservative Republican, while Obama is a moderate (not a liberal, based on his voting and governing record) Democrat. Those who disliked Bush tended to be moderate or liberal Democrats; those who dislike Obama tend to be Republican and conservative.

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It is difficult to predict your height based solely on your father's height. Genetics play a role, but environmental factors, nutrition, and other genes from your family also influence your ultimate height.

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Any race can have albino children. It is a condition that is more prevalent among those of African descent, but it can happen to anyone.

First, the subtext of this question seems to be a belief that President Obama is a Marxist. He is not, nor is the healthcare law Marxist. That said, Karl Marx did not express many opinions about healthcare laws, given that such things were not common in his era. Since he believed the workers deserved fair treatment and that the bosses often exploited the workers, he undoubtedly would have supported any effort that gave protection and greater rights to workers. Please note there are some fake Karl Marx quotes online, in which he allegedly warns about socialized medicine. Marx said no such thing.

She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for 2010 (the awards ceremony took place in early 2011). The Medal of Freedom is America's highest civilian honor, and it is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to world peace, to culture (music, literature, etc), or to some other endeavor that improved the society in some way.

Toni Morrison was a supporter of Barack Obama and publicly endorsed him during his presidential campaign. She praised his character and leadership abilities, and her endorsement was seen as a significant influence in mobilizing support for him, particularly among African American voters.

I am not sure there are common ideas in the two speeches. The one was offered after the 2008 election, in what was for many people a very hopeful time in American history, when America had just elected its first black president; Mr. Obama's speech was about how America had changed and how citizens and government could work together to overcome the challenges the nation still faced. The other was offered by Henry David Thoreau in 1849, and its title was originally "Resistance to Civil Government." In it, he discussed the need to resist unjust laws, such as slavery, and he advocated for a government that was small and did not impose too many burdens on the citizen.

The one common theme might be the duty of the citizen to be responsible and to take action when he (back in Thoreau's day, it referred only to men, since only they could vote) sees injustice. But both men advocate for very different visions of the role of government and the role of the citizen. I enclose links to both speeches, so that you can judge for yourself whether they have common themes.

The Obama's and JK Rowling have met on a few occasions. She was invited to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll in 2010 and Michelle and their two daughters visited her at the Harry Potter film set in 2009.

Barack Obama wrote his first book in Dec.21,1997.

Mother Ann Lee was the missionary of the Shaker religion and moved to New York in 1774 to avoid religious persecution. There she worked as a servant to raise money to build a church for the followers of the Shaker religion.

No, he is a Capitalist Democrat.

People need to quit lying about the President's political positions.

For more information to debunk smears like this on the President, visit the website via the link in the related links section below and also see the related question below for more detail about his political position.

Voltaire, he was the philosopher who also believed in freedom of belief.