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
Introduction
Who is Obama?
Growth History
Why is Obama
considered as the idol?
The Embodiment
of American Dream
Why can Obama win?
Reasons for his success
What can we
learn from Obama?
The Characteristics
learn from Obama
Growth History of Obama
 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
 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
 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.
Growth History of Obama
 In 1985, Obama moved to Chicago, where he
became a community organizer with a churchbased group seeking to improve living conditions
in poor neighborhoods.
Growth History of Obama
 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
 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
 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.
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.
Victory Speech
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.
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 .
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.
Dream in the past
 Now almost unbelievably , less than 50 years later, that
dream has become a reality in the shape of America's
first African-American leader.
Promise in the future
 The American Dream seems broken.
 Obama represents the perfect conglomeration (聚合
物)of (imperfect) fragmented pieces
Barack Hussein Obama
Promise in the future
 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.
Barack Obama
Reasons for
Barack Obama’s success
1. Grassroots Support
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.
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.
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 .
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.
Barack Obama
The
Characteristics
learn from
Obama
1. Focused
 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.
2.Extremely Disciplined
"extremely disciplined."
Discipline drives
execution of strategy,
which is critical for
success.
3.Confident
 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!
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!
Reference
 www. barackobama. com
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
 The American Dream on the Couch and the Obama
Effect
 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Great-Keys-of-ObamasSuccess-and-How-You-Can-Use-Them-ForYourself&id=1700896
 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTE1NDI3MDg=.html
 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vi-FHSY6g