Impact of the global perception of the U.S.
This election is groundbreaking, race barriers seem to be broken down. It is a very Dr. Martin Luther King moment, as white and black people alike are coming together to judge a man not based on the color of his skin but rather his integrity. As Obama said in his speach, "It was a long time coming." This election will never be forgotten and has changed the way world will view us. It will also set the example for what other countries can aspire to. I read an article where a French man said, "Maybe this will happen to us to." It is not based on race, but rather acceptance of different cultures. As a country, the majority of the people have accepted Obama for the man he is, not the color of his skin. McCain, the defeated party, focused on working together with Obama. This is showing the world that America is united! He was a gracious loser, and when the crowd booed at Obama's name he tried to calm them down and concentrate on the importance of being one country united!
Impact on the Civil Rights movement
Obama focused his speech around a 106 year old woman from Georgia who was there from when Rosa Parks wouldnt give up her seat on the bus, hoses were used to keep riots in check, and MLK was spreading his word. She lived to see it come full circle and actually be able to vote to see a black man become possible. This is coming from a woman who lived in a time when parents told their children no such thing was possible. McCain admitted that this is a historic day, what happened in this election will go down in history. By recognizing the significance of this accomplishment he is showing a readiness for republican's to move forward. He is setting the example he wants people to follow...be accepting of the change that is inevitable.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Blog Post #4
Throughout the course of the past week, my blog has changed dramatically. It updates many times a day so it is hard to keep up with everything going on. Now that I have a feel for what this blog is sharing it has become more interesting to me. Basically this blog presents issues with commercials, articles, and opinions. This blog shares both the Democratic and Republicans parties feelings on various issues.
(These updates posted a video from youtube and since I can not not link it directly to Ben Smiths blog, I have the link to youtube)
Appearing in Virginia with Barack Obama, Sen. Jim Webb was characteristically blunt, taking a few shots today at Sarah Palin and defending Barack Obama against attempts to cast him as an outsider, saying voters in more conservative southwest Virginia could trust him, Carrie Budoff Brown reports."Do you really think Sarah Palin is the most qualified person in the Republican Party?" Webb asked as he introduced Obama in Roanoke.The crowd yelled "no" at the mention of her name and booed."I don't know how many people here like country music," Webb continued. "I like country music. There was a song about two years ago, 'I know what I was doing, but what was I was thinking?' John McCain is probably singing that song right now."Webb moved onto the vice presidential debate. "Gov. Palin turned around and said, 'Nice to meet you, can I call you Joe?' I was thinking, Joe, what you really outta do is say, 'Yeah, you can call me whatever you want. In two months, you're gonna be calling me Mr. Vice President.'"In making the case for Obama, Webb said the Illinois senator has ties to the region — a fact that one Obama aide had not known about."There's a lot of comments that have been made about certain ethnic issues in this campaign," Webb said. "I would like to say we know Barack Obama's father was born in Kenya. Barack Obama's mother was born in Kansas by way of Kentucky. We are going to see on Election Day the election of the fourteenth president of the United States whose ancestry, family line goes back to mountains of this area."Barack Obama understands you. The first place he visited after he was officially nominated — he came here to southwest Virginia. This will be his seventh trip to southwest Virginia. And you can trust him — I trust him."
(These updates posted a video from youtube and since I can not not link it directly to Ben Smiths blog, I have the link to youtube)
I found this update to be very interesting. It takes place in Johnstown, PA. People are protesting against Obama by calling him Obama Bin Laden. They are also calling him a baby killer based off his ideas on abortion. This really stuck out to me because of the behaviors of the "Obama Haters".
This video is mocking John McCain. It not only humiliates McCain but it states that McCain stupidly brought Sarah Palin into the election by indirectly calling her dumb. It "tells the truth" about who Joe the plumber really is. This is interesting to me because I find the whole Joe the plumber issue to be very thoughtout and I am having trouble understanding it.
ARTICLE THATS ON BLOG: October 17, 2008
Webb knocks Palin
Appearing in Virginia with Barack Obama, Sen. Jim Webb was characteristically blunt, taking a few shots today at Sarah Palin and defending Barack Obama against attempts to cast him as an outsider, saying voters in more conservative southwest Virginia could trust him, Carrie Budoff Brown reports."Do you really think Sarah Palin is the most qualified person in the Republican Party?" Webb asked as he introduced Obama in Roanoke.The crowd yelled "no" at the mention of her name and booed."I don't know how many people here like country music," Webb continued. "I like country music. There was a song about two years ago, 'I know what I was doing, but what was I was thinking?' John McCain is probably singing that song right now."Webb moved onto the vice presidential debate. "Gov. Palin turned around and said, 'Nice to meet you, can I call you Joe?' I was thinking, Joe, what you really outta do is say, 'Yeah, you can call me whatever you want. In two months, you're gonna be calling me Mr. Vice President.'"In making the case for Obama, Webb said the Illinois senator has ties to the region — a fact that one Obama aide had not known about."There's a lot of comments that have been made about certain ethnic issues in this campaign," Webb said. "I would like to say we know Barack Obama's father was born in Kenya. Barack Obama's mother was born in Kansas by way of Kentucky. We are going to see on Election Day the election of the fourteenth president of the United States whose ancestry, family line goes back to mountains of this area."Barack Obama understands you. The first place he visited after he was officially nominated — he came here to southwest Virginia. This will be his seventh trip to southwest Virginia. And you can trust him — I trust him."
This update makes a very strong point. I like where Webb quotes the country lyrics 'I know what I was doing, but what was I was thinking?' because he has great information to his idea up.
He is saying that John McCains VP (Sarah Palin) is not the brightest for the job. Then this article goes into Barack Obamas family, and explains why you should trust him.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Political Blog
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/
This blog is basically about the 2008 election. From just glancing at it you can tell that this blog supports Obama. There are various videos/commericals and usually a few sentences underneath to back up what the clip is trying to say.
This "professional" blog very much differs from the other blogs I have looked at because not only is it about politics, but there are tons of videos on it. The blogs main attraction is the commericals posted that support Obama. Directly below is a sentence or two summary sharing the point of the commerical.
An issue in this blog is gun control. There is a commerical of a hunter/NRA life member who supports Barak Obama and appreciates his choice to support gun rights. This issue is presented through a character who seems to be just a regular everyday American. I think that it is important to advertise that way because then the viewers will have an easier time relating or understanding. The commerical then touches onto different branches from such a small clip. I think that this is a great way to support Obama because it is definatly a commerical that has grabed my attention and made me respect Obama in this decsion.
Take a specific issue presented in the blog, describe how that issue is presented, and provide your own response.
This blog is basically about the 2008 election. From just glancing at it you can tell that this blog supports Obama. There are various videos/commericals and usually a few sentences underneath to back up what the clip is trying to say.
This "professional" blog very much differs from the other blogs I have looked at because not only is it about politics, but there are tons of videos on it. The blogs main attraction is the commericals posted that support Obama. Directly below is a sentence or two summary sharing the point of the commerical.
An issue in this blog is gun control. There is a commerical of a hunter/NRA life member who supports Barak Obama and appreciates his choice to support gun rights. This issue is presented through a character who seems to be just a regular everyday American. I think that it is important to advertise that way because then the viewers will have an easier time relating or understanding. The commerical then touches onto different branches from such a small clip. I think that this is a great way to support Obama because it is definatly a commerical that has grabed my attention and made me respect Obama in this decsion.
Take a specific issue presented in the blog, describe how that issue is presented, and provide your own response.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Spielberg donates money to same-sex marriages
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228277,00.html
I chose this article because I am a fan of Steven Spielberg. I think that it is very kind and selfless for him to donate $100,000 dollars towards same sex marriages. I wonder what motivated him donnate all that money towards that cause. This article also touches on Brad Pitt donating a large some of money to Californians Against Eliminating Basic Rights. I really love seeing stars doing such nice things with their money. I feel like some people under estimate them and think of them as greedy, but I would beg to differ.
I chose this article because I am a fan of Steven Spielberg. I think that it is very kind and selfless for him to donate $100,000 dollars towards same sex marriages. I wonder what motivated him donnate all that money towards that cause. This article also touches on Brad Pitt donating a large some of money to Californians Against Eliminating Basic Rights. I really love seeing stars doing such nice things with their money. I feel like some people under estimate them and think of them as greedy, but I would beg to differ.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Kanye West Airport Rage
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2008-09/14/content_7026067.htm
I am somewhat disappointed in Kanye West's actions. I understand his frusteration with the obnoxious paperazi, but slamming their camera seems a bit uncalled for. Grabbing a $10,000 over a few pictures, and smashing it into the ground is just absurd. This story intrests me because not only do I listen to Kanye West, but I have also always been facsinated by how far a paperazi would go to take a picture. I am very interested in the hate relationship between a star and paperazzi. Kanye was obiouvsly very upset but I don't think he had a appropriate reason to handle the situation the way that he did.
I am somewhat disappointed in Kanye West's actions. I understand his frusteration with the obnoxious paperazi, but slamming their camera seems a bit uncalled for. Grabbing a $10,000 over a few pictures, and smashing it into the ground is just absurd. This story intrests me because not only do I listen to Kanye West, but I have also always been facsinated by how far a paperazi would go to take a picture. I am very interested in the hate relationship between a star and paperazzi. Kanye was obiouvsly very upset but I don't think he had a appropriate reason to handle the situation the way that he did.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Are We The Dumbest Generation?
After glancing at the title "8 Reasons Why This Is The Dumbest Generation", I immeditatly felt utterly offended and a bit under estimated. By Mark Bauerlein's 2nd reason he already had me convinced. The bold statement of my generation being the dumbest is undeniable. Few will admit the shameful truth.
The spins on technology throughout the past decade has definatly impacted this remark. For example, in Bauerleins 7th reason he states, "Kids are drowning in teen stuff delievered 24/7 by the tools, and adult realities can't penetrate." Even a decade ago computers/internet/cellphones were not as prevalent as they are today. The tempting oppertunity to use technology is overwhelming and distracts a teenagers everyday life. Although the technological advances are great when it comes to researching for a project, writing a paper, etc. the aol.com pop-ups or temptation to log onto facebook for "just five minutes" can lead to serious procrastination.
Bauerlein has strong points when it comes to blaming the technological abundence within the past decade. I think the influnence technology has had on my generation is the only reason we would be noted as the "dumbest generation". For example, us not knowing enough about World War 1 and World War 2 is not because we chose to ignore it, but because since we did not live through the expirence it does not have such a strong effect.
The spins on technology throughout the past decade has definatly impacted this remark. For example, in Bauerleins 7th reason he states, "Kids are drowning in teen stuff delievered 24/7 by the tools, and adult realities can't penetrate." Even a decade ago computers/internet/cellphones were not as prevalent as they are today. The tempting oppertunity to use technology is overwhelming and distracts a teenagers everyday life. Although the technological advances are great when it comes to researching for a project, writing a paper, etc. the aol.com pop-ups or temptation to log onto facebook for "just five minutes" can lead to serious procrastination.
Bauerlein has strong points when it comes to blaming the technological abundence within the past decade. I think the influnence technology has had on my generation is the only reason we would be noted as the "dumbest generation". For example, us not knowing enough about World War 1 and World War 2 is not because we chose to ignore it, but because since we did not live through the expirence it does not have such a strong effect.
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