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Barack Obama
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Society & PoliticsWho is Barack Obama in the Agency editorial?
Barack Obama is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States, from 2009 to 2017. The Agency editorial names him once, in the Portuguese edition Edição.0, as the producer of the 2023 film Leave the World Behind, which the edition uses to talk about understanding patterns.
In short
Barack Obama, former president of the United States, appears in the Agency editorial in a single sentence of Edição.0, the Portuguese edition, and only as a film credit. Writing about observation and intuition, the edition introduces the 2023 film Leave the World Behind as produced by Barack Obama and directed by Sam Esmail, and says that the character G. H. Scott gives a clue of what it means to understand patterns in society, economy and culture. The edition says nothing about Obama's politics or presidency.
Key facts
- Where does the Agency editorial name Barack Obama?
- Only in Edição.0, the Portuguese edition, in the sentence that introduces the film Leave the World Behind.
- How is Barack Obama used in Edição.0?
- As a film credit: the edition says the film was produced by him and directed by Sam Esmail. The point of the passage is a line spoken by the character G. H. Scott.
- Does the edition discuss his presidency?
- No. Edição.0 mentions him only as the producer of the film and makes no statement about his political career.
Who is Barack Obama?
Barack Obama is an American politician, born in 1961, who was the 44th president of the United States, from 2009 to 2017, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. These facts come from outside the edition, which names him only in a film credit.
How does Barack Obama appear in Edição.0?
Edição.0 has a passage on observation and intuition. To illustrate it, the edition cites the 2023 film Leave the World Behind, which it presents as produced by Barack Obama and directed by Sam Esmail, and says that the character G. H. Scott gives a clue of what it means to understand patterns in society, economy and culture. A line by that character follows. Obama is not mentioned again.
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