In 2008-2009 candidate and eventual president, Barack Obama underwent this scrutiny. ... Essayist and Journalist, Erin Aubry Kaplan, discusses both topics in her essay, Barack Obama: Miles Traveled, Miles to Go. ... Kaplan begins her essay on a personal note discussing her happiness at his election win and the idea of, "how Barack was close to me he could have been in third grade with me. " Kaplan is explain the President Obama grew up and experience what other typical black children experience. ... Do I hold that against Obama? ... Regardless, President Barack Obama is a great man. ...
Barack Obama's speech "A more perfect union" shows how the African American community has been prevented from achieving their American dream due to all the laws that have been passed. ... Barack Obama argues that even though some black people succeed not all blacks get a taste of the American dream. ... (Obama) This is an interesting way of looking at the way race affects our American dream because many blacks were not able to own their own land due to the power that whites were given. ... Today Barack Obama has achieved his goal of becoming president and maybe his American dre...