Ted Talks

After visiting the TED Talk site, the one speaker I chose to write about was First Lady Michelle Obama and her talk on a plea for Education at a London girls school. She makes a passionate, personal case for each student to take education seriously. It is this new, brilliant generation, she says, that will close the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be. I wanted to show that even thou her husband is the president of the United States, Michelle Obama has become a leader to many people of young and old. As she was growing up, Michelle Obama family never had much money but her parent always told her that education was very important and she further her education at Princeton and she went on to Harvard Law School. Her and her older brother was raised with Love, morals and a good education. Her mother was her role model and showed her compassion, love, and faith. After that she went back to Chicago to open a law firm where she met her husband Barack Obama. I was so inspired by Michelle Obama and listening to her talk got me thinking of my own childhood and education and the future of my nieces and nephews. Michelle Obama balances work and personal life and she still finds time to help out around the world and all the things she is passionate about such as working mothers. She talks about that the girls are our future leaders and they are the ones that will make a difference in our world and will close the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be.

Michelle Obama's plea for education http://www.ted.com/talks/michelle_obama.html April 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and administrator, is an advocate for working parents, military families and national service. Why you should listen to her: http://www.ted.com/speakers/michelle_obama.html
Michelle Obama's life as First Lady of the United States is informed by her early life, growing up as the daughter of a pump operator for the Chicago water department. Though money was tight, her parents emphasized education and possibility for their two brilliant children. Both kids went to Princeton (her older brother, Craig Robinson, was a bond trader, then become a much-respected basketball coach at Brown and now Oregon State University); Michelle went on to Harvard Law School, and returned to Chicago to do corporate law at the firm where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She left corporate law to become a civil servant, working in planning, social outreach and administration with the city of Chicago, AmeriCorps and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Today, Michelle Obama's personal focus is on raising her own two children, Malia and Sasha, in the glare of White House life. Her more outward focus, as First Lady, also revolves around issues of work-life balance; she's a passionate supporter of military families and of working mothers. She's helping to lead the drive for national service, encouraging Americans to volunteer in their own communities. (And of course, she's become an international fashion icon too.)
To learn more about Michelle Obama here are a few links about her:
http://www.barackobama.com/about/michelle_obama/#michelle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama