A New Outlook in America

November 5, 2008 orchidslover

History once again has been made and the United States now has an African American President. Barack Obama won the electoral vote by a landslide last night on November 4th. He promises to make a change in our country and elsewhere in the world. This new change is a huge shock to some people in and it scares me. There are still groups out there that are very racist and, if I am not mistaken, I believe one of those groups would include The Skin-Heads. Last night there were mixed emotions everywhere across the United States and supporting cries from citizens of other countries.

Obama has a vision; this is a very important trait for any president to become successful. They also need charisma, which he has it, and he should be a moving public speaker. One vision that I really like is the one in regards to college students. He wants to give every student four thousand dollars in college financial aid and in return, each student would have to complete one hundred hours of community service. That is not that much. Plus it gets students more involved in their community and allows them to see new ways of life.

Obama was a Senator, prior to becoming our next President, and therefore he has some experience domestically. He also was a social worker, giving him another view on how some of America’s cities really are. When he was Senator, he traveled overseas to try and help with the problems in Darfur. Obama attended meetings, talked with some of the people and tried help put an end to the genocide torturing Darfur’s citizens. He will be a good change for our country and his courage will lead him to accomplish great things.