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blog post #5

Global perception has been altered greatly by this election. Shoe talked about Kenya holding a national holiday the day after the election, but the impact goes far beyond that. It goes as far as to defeat one of the greatest hypocrocies our nation has held to since its birth. Until now, America had falsely declared itself a place of equality, a state whose government is a direct representation of its people. Instead, we had only allowed one race and gender to hold power. It is widely understood that these United States are made of immigrants from every corner of the world, before this election no president elect had ever evidenced this. America has only begun to live up to the true meaning of its creed. A fundamental step has finally been taken with a true reflection of this nation's population.

I vehemently believe that this historic election is a prime example of the significant power the youth vote holds, and the immense influence it has when exercised. The American youth has always looked to change its course and secure its own future. It is human nature that the next generation should question and challenge the established goals, mindset, and actions of the previous generation. My peers have elected Barak Obama because they are progressives at heart, and they yearn to see this great nation live up to the promise it has failed to in the past. Regarding the causes of his nomination, our President testifies, "it[his campaign] drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy." With this rejection, a great shift of power has come to America. It is not solely the exchange of the party holding office, but it is a transfer of power from one generation to another. This election was the first act of the next generation. My generation.

personal interest 2

I read a blog entitled "Review of Thor 10(4 stars)" which I found on wordpress.com. It is a thurough review of the most recent issue that includes speculations and theories for upcoming issues. There were specific details mentioned by the author that I had noticed when I read Thor #10, but he offered insight into what they might mean or symbolize on a deeper level. An example of this would be the bird in the beginning of the issue possiby being Mephisto in an alternate form, since that was the case in the "One More Day" series. I pray, along with the author, that this is not the case because i do not care for Mephisto as a character either.This is the second "filler" issue in a row, but this does not worry me greatly because I have great faith in the collaborative efforts of Olivier Coipel and Michael Straczynski. While it is frustrating to stray from the main protagonist for the second issue in a row, I trust that this story is going somewhere interesting and that these filler issues will soon be balanced out with more Thor-driven plots.

personal interest

The most recent blog regarding the Eagles on Espn.go.com was posted after their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It focuses on Donovan McNabb, and how well he is playing coming off an injury and without his two best recievers. During the game on Sunday, Donovan's greatest weapon, running back Brian Westbrook, left the game early due to an ankle injury. Despite losing his favorite target, McNabb continued to play well throughout the game. In the end, the article warned that other teams in the leauge should be ware of the Eagles offense. Their only loss came to the best team in the leauge, and they are scoring prolifically without some of their best offensive players.

Ron Paul expresses his opinion on the proposed bailout, and he sounds much more like a concerned citizen than an indifferent politician. He makes clear his fears that this bailout will put an and to our Republic and socialize our banking industry. Paul goes on to say that we need to bite the bullet during the hard economic times to come instead of printing new money and delaying our inevitable depression.I predicted that this blog would be much more formal than any of the other blogs I had read prior to it. I was wrong. Aside from a few big words, it was no different than other blog I've read. I think that this is largely due to the fact that Ron Paul is a Libertarian, and he doesn't talk, think, or write as most government officials do.What stood out to me was a fact that Ron Paul exposes. While the country was up in arms about the proposed bailout for our banks, the American automotive industry recieved a 25 billion dollar bailout without controversy. It angers me that the government would do that while American citizens are preoccupied with something else.

blog post #4

In the article titled "Capitalism Wothout Capital?" Ron Paul is saying that what we are experinceing now is the result of years of our capitalistic economy running on debt instead of capitol. He also goes on to say that the nation's "negative savings rate" is a reflection of its citizens bad habbits and that not only is the nation heading towards bankrupcy, but so are its people and small businesses.


here's a link to a related article..."A Spent Force"
actually this whole website is full of economy info, so here it is... economist.com
and of course, here's a comic...

Premature Judgement

I must ask how my generation can already be judged in the first place, we have not even escaped high school yet. Are we not entitled to an opprotunity to define ourselves, or is that a right that only our fathers reserve? It is my firm belief that nothing can be judged until it is completed. This is true in art, literature, music, and the greatest example of all, human life. Continents of humans believe with unflinching conviction that they will be judged by their maker once their life has ENDED. Past and current generations have no right to judge us, only future generations may determine our rank, and they may only do so once the last one of us has sucked our last breath of air. However, if current and endangedered generations choose to commit this offense of premature judgement upon us, I believe that we should take a look back at what horrors they had accomplished at our age.
I must further inquire, who is judging my generation? I will assume that these false judgements and ridiculous titles are being made by our fathers along with the cooperation of the fine writers of our time. These critics refuse to look back and analyze themselves truthfully. I say this because at eighteen their generation was either: lynching Negroes in the southern nineteen hundred fifties, dropping LSD and moving to San Francisco or killing babies in Vietnam in the ninteen hundred sixties, contracting AIDS in the ninetenn hundred seventies, or involved in the crack chrisis and nuclear arms race of the nineteen hundred eighties, or shooting up public schools in the nineteen hundred nineties. Unforunately, the last problem has bled over from "Generation X" and has terrorized us as well.
Realizing the sins of our fathers, how can we aknowledge and respect their dated opinions? The answer is simple, we can not. We can only be judged justly by our sons, years after we have faded away. Only our decisions, contributions, and errors will dictate how we are remembered.