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Michelle Obama

And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me.

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Michelle Obama is describing her background by highlighting her family and where she grew up, emphasizing her roots in a working-class neighborhood. She points out the roles of her parents to show the ordinary, everyday life that shaped her childhood.

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