Barack Obama╱美国总统奥巴马（英文）.pptVIP

* -------By Barack Obama My father, a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. My grandfather, a cook, domestic servant to the British My grandfather, through hard work and perseverance, my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place----- America. beacon While studying here, my father met my mother~~ My mother, born in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression After Pearl Harbor, my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton’s army, marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they bought a house through F.H.A~~ They gave me an African name, Barack, or “blessed”~~~ They believe that in a tolerant America, your name is No barrier to success! They imagined me going to the best school, even though they weren’t rich, because in a generous America you don’t have to be rich to achieve your potential~ They look down on me with great pride~~ Their dreams live on in my two daughters My story is part of the larger American story In no other country on earth, is my story even possible The greatness of America Or the size of our economy Not because of the height of our skyscrapers Or the power of our military We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our pride is based on a simple premise: *