In His "A More Perfect Union" Speech, Then-Senator Obama Talked

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Essay

In his "A More Perfect Union" speech, then-Senator Obama talked about the "gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of our time." What are examples of this gap currently? Why do these gaps still remain? What is required to close those gaps, and what are the challenges in doing so?

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Dendrites

Branched extensions of neurons that receive electrical signals from other neurons.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Cell Body

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and most of the cell's organelles, serving as the neuron's metabolic center.