A documentary has been made about a man from the Bronx who is a very successful Obama impersonator. The man was unemployed and struggling to make a living, when he realized he looked a lot like Obama, and so he made it his job. The documentary examines the idea of "the American dream", and is historical synthesis because it relates to Obama, our current president. The election of Obama was very historic, because he is the first black president.
I think this is very interesting, the Obama impersonator himself looks just like Obama. Like I already touched on, the film focuses on the idea of 'the american dream' something that has effected american national identity ever since the revolutionary war, and influenced things like manifest destiny and the California gold rush.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000004331784/bronx-obama.html
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