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1、Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWPart TwoPart TwoENTERBTLEWUnit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWI.BarackObamaII.RedStatesandbluestatesIII. JohnMcCainIV.JoeBidenV.MainStreetVI.AnnNixonCooperVII. NewDealBackground InformationBackground InformationUnit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWBarackH.ObamaWithafatherfromKenyaan
2、damotherfromKansas,PresidentObamawasborninHawaiionAugust4,1961. He was raised with help from hisgrandfather and his grandmother, who workedher way up from the secretarial pool to middlemanagementatabank.Afterworkinghiswaythroughcollegewiththehelpofscholarshipsandstudentloans,PresidentObamamovedtoChi
3、cago,whereheworkedwithagroupofchurchestohelprebuildcommunitiesdevastatedbytheclosureoflocalsteelplants.I. I.AuthorAuthorTo be continued on the next page.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWBarackH.ObamaHewentontoattendlawschool,wherehebecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentoftheHarvard Law Review.Upongrad
4、uation,hereturnedtoChicagotohelpleadavoterregistrationdrive,teachconstitutionallawat the University of Chicago, and remain active in hiscommunity.PresidentObamasyearsofpublicservicearebasedaround his unwavering belief in the ability to unitepeoplearoundapoliticsofpurpose.IntheIllinoisStateSenate, he
5、 passed the first major ethics reform in 25years, cut taxes for working families, and expandedhealthcareforchildrenandtheirparents.AsaUnitedStates Senator, he reached across the aisle to passgroundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the worldsmost dangerous weapons, and bring transparency togovernment
6、byputtingfederalspendingonline.I. I.AuthorAuthorTo be continued on the next page.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWBarackH.ObamaHe was elected the 44th President of the UnitedStates on November 4, 2008, and sworn in onJanuary20,2009.Heandhiswife,Michelle,arethe proud parents of two daughters, Malia andS
7、asha.His story is the American story values from theheartland,amiddle-class upbringing inastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgetting ahead, and the conviction that a life soblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers.I. I.AuthorAuthorThe End of AuthorUnit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWRedRedStatesSta
8、tesandandBlueBlueStatesStatesrefertothosestatesoftheUnited Stateswhose residents predominantly votefortheRepublicanParty(red)orDemocraticParty(blue)presidentialcandidates.This terminology came into use in theUnited Statespresidential election of 2000on an episode oftheToday show on October 30, 2000.
9、 The termswere coined byjournalistTim Russert, during histelevisedcoverageofthe2000presidentialelection.That was not the first election during whichthenews mediaused colored maps to graphicallydepictvoterpreferencesinthevariousstates,butitwas the first time a standard color scheme tookhold.II. Red S
10、tates and Blue StatesII. Red States and Blue StatesThe End of Red and Blue States.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWIII. John McCainIII. John McCainThe End of John McCain.JohnMcCainwasbornattheCocoSoloNavalStationinPanamaonAugust29,1936.Theson of an Admiral, McCain enrolled in theNaval Academy and was d
11、ispatched toVietnam,wherehewastorturedasaprisonerof war between 1967 and 1973. After hisrelease, McCain served as a Republicancongressman and senator from the state ofArizona. McCain lost the 2008 presidentialelectiontoBarackObama.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWIV. Joe BidenIV. Joe BidenThe End of Jo
12、e Biden.BorninPennsylvaniaonNovember20,1942,JoeBidenbrieflyworkedasanattorneybeforeturning to politics. He became the fifth-youngest U.S. senator in history as well asDelawares longest-serving senator. His 2008presidentialcampaignnevergainedmomentum, but Democratic nominee BarackObamalaterselectedhi
13、mashisrunningmate.When Obama was elected in 2008, Bidenbecamethe47thvicepresidentoftheUnitedStates. Biden earned a second term as vicepresident when President Obama was re-electedtothepresidencyin2012.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEWV. Main Street V. Main Street Wall Street and Main Street are metapho
14、rs now incommon use to distinguish between two sharplycontrasting economic models with sharply contrastingpriorities,values,institutions,andinterests.Main Street refers to local economies comprised ofentrepreneurial local businesses and working peopleengagedinproducingrealgoodsandservicestoprovideal
15、ivelihoodforthemselves,theirfamilies,andcommunities. Main Street enterprises vary in theirprioritiesandvalues.Theirlegalformsrangefromsoleproprietorships and family businesses to cooperatives,worker and community owned corporations, andnonprofits.The End of Main Street.Unit15ObamasVictorySpeechBTLEW
16、VI. Ann Nixon CooperVI. Ann Nixon CooperThe end of Cooper. AnnAnn NixonNixon Cooper,Cooper, 106106 yearsyears old,old, hashas seenseenpresidentspresidentscomecomeandandgogoininherherlifetimelifetimeandandhashasoutlivedoutlived mostmost ofof them.them. OnOn aa sunnysunny fallfallmorning,morning,shesheleftleftherherweatheredweatheredbutbutwell-keptwell-keptTudorTudorhomehomeininAtlanta,Atlanta,Georgia,Georgia,totovotevoteearlyearly- -thistimeforBarackObama.-thistimeforBarackObama.TheThe African-Am
