On January 20, 2009, the United States of America named Barack Obama the first African-American president of the U.S. This was an extremely, important historical event for Americans everywhere. It signifies a new beginning for America as a whole. It opens up doors for minorities and shows them that they can achieve many great things even if they are at the bottom of the human chain when they are born and through their childhood. The Inaguration, also shows a sense of national unity that can be dangerous (as Andy said).
What the Inaguration shows us about the American Way of Life is that it can be altered to change with the coming generations of American citizens but, it cannot be changed entirely. For example, our president is African American now compared to the white presidents we have had in the past, due to the fact that our coming generations are more open minded to change then the past generations. This shows we can handle some change but as President Obama said we will not change it indefinitely. His Inaguration speech speaks much of America as this high power in the world. How we must lead into this and that. For example, he says "America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace." when he is speaking of all the war going on in different parts of the world. You can find the words to the speech at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm.
How can we possibly play a role in ushering other countries to peace when we are in a state of chaos as our economy collapses and our men and women die overseas? This shows that Americans are stubborn and want to remain on top of the world no matter what may be going on inside of our country. Politicians want to make us puppets for their little plays of how perfect and well put together America is. To show what I am talking about I chose this passage from his speech. "Know that America is a friend to every nation, and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future with peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more." Here we see him acting as if we have it all together when in truth we are falling apart. This also shows us that Americans are determined to not be dominated by a higher power.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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