Outsourcing is basically the idea of buying "things" from other countries for cheap so that we don't have to pay as much for them. I found out that if the United States banned outsourcing, then we would have to rely on strictly American made products. The problem with that is we don't have every resource available to us and it would cause certain things increase in price which means more money out of our pockets. On the other hand, Outsourcing works to our advantage. Because of outsourcing, we are able to get a hold of certain products and goods for cheap and sell them in the United States to the American people for cheaper. Most of today's products such as vans shoes and Nike's are available to us because of outsourcing.
However, their is a big difference between outsourcing and globalization. Outsourcing was once just an easier way to make profit for larger companies and businesses. Over the years as outsourcing has evolved into the "mecca" of get rich quick schemes, it has caused a lot of unwanted controversy with the middle class America. The Unites States has begun to not just outsource products, but now jobs that could have been filled by American citizens. In doing so, our government has upsetted the American people by giving middle class job opportunities to foreign countries citizens taking away from US civilians.
Globalization is the changing of local or regional things into international ones. For example; a company that is globalized, is one that is found all over the world such as Starbucks, McDonalds, etc. The Bush Administration claims to be against outsourcing yet has been funding it for the past several years. More so than ever before. Barack Obama is completely against outsourcing and taking away jobs and opportunities to allow the middle class the chance to obtain better a better quality of life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing
http://www.smithforpresident.com/platform/globalization-outsourcing
http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=1114&chid=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Exibition Reflection
Overall, exhibition night wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I actually wasn’t nervous at all and had no trouble engaging our audiences. I thought it was a great way to display our projects in an informative yet professional manner. It was a great learning experience and it helped me grow as a speaker. My partner and I’s biggest strength was actually knowing and understanding all of the aspects behind our projects for math as well as humanities. We were engaging and easy to follow. It definitely helped that we knew all the answers regarding the content as well. One thing that we needed to improve on was verbally grabbing the attention of passing audiences and pulling them into our project. If we had done that then we would have had a larger amount of people coming to see ours. The most challenging question that we received was regarding our pinhole camera. We were asked why the negatives were upside down and backwards and I as well as my partner had to explain the science behind why it actually happens and why the positive shows everything correctly. Next time we have exhibition, I would try to pull people into my project a little more so that we would get more their attention.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Character Studying
Well so far, my idea of what the characters are going to be hasn't really changed all that much. However, their are a couple of things that I want to add to their characteristics. For example, the activity that we did in class today inspired me to add that Mateo Phillipe Raphael Batista the third is actually very impressional and pretty much agrees with whatever he is told regardless of how out of the ordinary or rediculous it is. Currently, Mateo is a five year old Filipino who attends a public elementary school and though he is very young he swears that he knows everything. The grandpa (Mateo Batista senior) is your typical elderly war veteran. He is very opinionated and over time, he has passed down his biased opinions to his younger grandson.
I have been trying to find the best way to show the growth that mateo goes through as an individual as well as an independent. However, I have come to realize that it is in fact quite difficult because considering his age, people just don't change mature that rapidly. On the other hand, Yomi, the Japanese five year old is the exact opposite. He is shy but he thinks on his own two feet and doesn't agree with everything hears which allows him to gather bundles of imformation then later come up with his own opinion and ideas. We need to come up with some more events that will occur throughout the story though, because our story lacks some exciting events. We also need to some how incorporate and tie in some more emotion into the characters without changing their entire personality.
I have been trying to find the best way to show the growth that mateo goes through as an individual as well as an independent. However, I have come to realize that it is in fact quite difficult because considering his age, people just don't change mature that rapidly. On the other hand, Yomi, the Japanese five year old is the exact opposite. He is shy but he thinks on his own two feet and doesn't agree with everything hears which allows him to gather bundles of imformation then later come up with his own opinion and ideas. We need to come up with some more events that will occur throughout the story though, because our story lacks some exciting events. We also need to some how incorporate and tie in some more emotion into the characters without changing their entire personality.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Story Synopsis
Virgilio Ilagan
Dillan Hill
The story begins with the main character at school. His class is about to receive a new student. The new student is Japanese, and also becomes fast friends with the main character. The scene then changes to after school, as the main character returns home he is greeted by his grandfather. The conversation the main character has with his grandfather is ordinary, until the main character mentions his new friend. His grandfather becomes angered at the mere mention of Japan and angrily departs from the scene. This has the main character wondering what happened that made his grandfather so angry.
The next day at school, the main character starts to avoid his Japanese friend, wary of the episode his grandfather had yesterday. Confused, his Japanese friend confronts him and asks why he was being avoided. The main character tells him about what happened with his grandfather the other day. With his friend speechless, the main character assumes the worst, and doesn’t talk to his friend for the rest of the day. After school, he inquires to his grandfather what made him so angry about the mention of Japan. His grandfather tells the story of the Japanese Occupation during WWII, and his experiences in trying to free the country as a guerilla fighter. He also mentions of the killing of the main character’s great grandfather, great uncle, and great aunt done by the Japanese on the streets of Manila.
What his grandfather said makes the main character upset. And so, the main character develops a plan to give the Japanese retribution for what they did. After school on the next day, the main character approaches his friend. The main character calls him out to fight after class and declares that retribution will be made.
After school, his friend shows up for the fight. When they fight, his friend asks why they were fighting. The main character responds by explaining how bad it was when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. His friend retaliates by saying how bad it was to for the Japanese, how his family had suffered during the war. Shocked to hear what the other side was like, the main character flees the scene.
The next day, the main character approaches his friend and apologizes, saying he didn’t have a right to call him out to a fight. However, his friend also apologizes for what his home country did to the Philippines. The main character says that it’s not his friend’s fault for the occupation. He also declares that retribution is no longer needed, because he now understands that the many Japanese didn’t want the war at all. He thinks that since there are good people among Japanese, they are not bad people.
Dillan Hill
The story begins with the main character at school. His class is about to receive a new student. The new student is Japanese, and also becomes fast friends with the main character. The scene then changes to after school, as the main character returns home he is greeted by his grandfather. The conversation the main character has with his grandfather is ordinary, until the main character mentions his new friend. His grandfather becomes angered at the mere mention of Japan and angrily departs from the scene. This has the main character wondering what happened that made his grandfather so angry.
The next day at school, the main character starts to avoid his Japanese friend, wary of the episode his grandfather had yesterday. Confused, his Japanese friend confronts him and asks why he was being avoided. The main character tells him about what happened with his grandfather the other day. With his friend speechless, the main character assumes the worst, and doesn’t talk to his friend for the rest of the day. After school, he inquires to his grandfather what made him so angry about the mention of Japan. His grandfather tells the story of the Japanese Occupation during WWII, and his experiences in trying to free the country as a guerilla fighter. He also mentions of the killing of the main character’s great grandfather, great uncle, and great aunt done by the Japanese on the streets of Manila.
What his grandfather said makes the main character upset. And so, the main character develops a plan to give the Japanese retribution for what they did. After school on the next day, the main character approaches his friend. The main character calls him out to fight after class and declares that retribution will be made.
After school, his friend shows up for the fight. When they fight, his friend asks why they were fighting. The main character responds by explaining how bad it was when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. His friend retaliates by saying how bad it was to for the Japanese, how his family had suffered during the war. Shocked to hear what the other side was like, the main character flees the scene.
The next day, the main character approaches his friend and apologizes, saying he didn’t have a right to call him out to a fight. However, his friend also apologizes for what his home country did to the Philippines. The main character says that it’s not his friend’s fault for the occupation. He also declares that retribution is no longer needed, because he now understands that the many Japanese didn’t want the war at all. He thinks that since there are good people among Japanese, they are not bad people.
Character Bio's
Mateo Philippe Raphael Batista III
DOB: September 26, 1981
Has a naïve childish sense of humor.
Only Child
His dad is in the navy and outseas, and his mother was a nurse.His granddad influences the most because he is the only one home when Mateo gets home from school.
Blindly open-minded
He is easy to get along with
Has a strong karate kick
He is Catholic
Snobby know it all, but means well.
His granddad was a farmer/ guerilla fighter. He came to the Philippines at age 2.
Currently attends public elementary school
Right now, focuses too much on playing around on the playground to really have any ambitions. He is only 5
He goes to a Karate School. He is a green belt
He values his karate gi the most out of all of his possessions
He is seen a lot on the school playground
He is a loud speaker
He is shorter than most five year olds
However he is a fast runner.
He hasn’t yet thought of a goal but considers becoming a: astronaut, secret agent, race car driver, Bruce lee disciple, etc, or all
He either beats up the source or shrinks away from the scene when he is stressed.
Yori Yamamoto
DOB: January 8, 1981.
Good, yet understanding sense of humor.
Youngest of 2
His legal guardian is his grandma and she no longer works.
He is adapting to his move to America.
His strengths are his ability to understand people.
His main flaw is that he is shy in the sense that he doesn’t express himself and voice his opinions.
Japanese
Reclusive yet humorous
His grandfather was in the Japanese army but left because of the inhuman treatment
His parents work overseas and his older sister studies abroad to a private academy.
He’s currently attends an elementary school.
In his free time he likes to draw sketches and comics.
He loves the food in America and he hates fish
Studies classic music and piano
His most prized possession is his sketching Kit
He loves any place where he can draw in peace
He speaks engrish
He’s a normal build for a five year old
Since he just moved into America, he wants to be able to make friend
When he gets angry or wants to speak his mind, his speech automatically converts to Japanese.
Mateo Philippe Bayanai Batista senior
DOB: September 12, 1928
Doesn’t really have a sense of humor, very serious
Has an older brother and younger sister, both deceased
Mother and Father, both deceased
When his sister, brother and father were killed on the streets of Manila during the Japanese occupation, he became a guerilla to take revenge, and developed a grudge against the Japanese
Emotionally and physically strong.
Very prone to anger, and can keep a grudge for a very long time
He is catholic, and conservative
He is a real estate agent, and does landscaping, resulting in a decent income.
He is very grumpy, and closed-minded
Wife died from cancer
Filipino
Community college degree for real estate license
Doesn’t have any ambitions except to make sure Mateo III grows up successfully
Eats Filipino food mostly, and sticks to tradition
Plays chess to pass the time and watches boxing.
He received many medal during the occupation
He limps
He has a bad leg
He exercises, which allows him to be able to walk.
He wants to teach his grandson the “horrors of the Japanese occupation”
He has a grudge against the Japanese
He had enemies in the Japanese Army during his experience as a guerilla
When he gets stressed, his post traumatic stress disorder comes in, and shows him the images of memories he had during the Japanese occupation.
DOB: September 26, 1981
Has a naïve childish sense of humor.
Only Child
His dad is in the navy and outseas, and his mother was a nurse.His granddad influences the most because he is the only one home when Mateo gets home from school.
Blindly open-minded
He is easy to get along with
Has a strong karate kick
He is Catholic
Snobby know it all, but means well.
His granddad was a farmer/ guerilla fighter. He came to the Philippines at age 2.
Currently attends public elementary school
Right now, focuses too much on playing around on the playground to really have any ambitions. He is only 5
He goes to a Karate School. He is a green belt
He values his karate gi the most out of all of his possessions
He is seen a lot on the school playground
He is a loud speaker
He is shorter than most five year olds
However he is a fast runner.
He hasn’t yet thought of a goal but considers becoming a: astronaut, secret agent, race car driver, Bruce lee disciple, etc, or all
He either beats up the source or shrinks away from the scene when he is stressed.
Yori Yamamoto
DOB: January 8, 1981.
Good, yet understanding sense of humor.
Youngest of 2
His legal guardian is his grandma and she no longer works.
He is adapting to his move to America.
His strengths are his ability to understand people.
His main flaw is that he is shy in the sense that he doesn’t express himself and voice his opinions.
Japanese
Reclusive yet humorous
His grandfather was in the Japanese army but left because of the inhuman treatment
His parents work overseas and his older sister studies abroad to a private academy.
He’s currently attends an elementary school.
In his free time he likes to draw sketches and comics.
He loves the food in America and he hates fish
Studies classic music and piano
His most prized possession is his sketching Kit
He loves any place where he can draw in peace
He speaks engrish
He’s a normal build for a five year old
Since he just moved into America, he wants to be able to make friend
When he gets angry or wants to speak his mind, his speech automatically converts to Japanese.
Mateo Philippe Bayanai Batista senior
DOB: September 12, 1928
Doesn’t really have a sense of humor, very serious
Has an older brother and younger sister, both deceased
Mother and Father, both deceased
When his sister, brother and father were killed on the streets of Manila during the Japanese occupation, he became a guerilla to take revenge, and developed a grudge against the Japanese
Emotionally and physically strong.
Very prone to anger, and can keep a grudge for a very long time
He is catholic, and conservative
He is a real estate agent, and does landscaping, resulting in a decent income.
He is very grumpy, and closed-minded
Wife died from cancer
Filipino
Community college degree for real estate license
Doesn’t have any ambitions except to make sure Mateo III grows up successfully
Eats Filipino food mostly, and sticks to tradition
Plays chess to pass the time and watches boxing.
He received many medal during the occupation
He limps
He has a bad leg
He exercises, which allows him to be able to walk.
He wants to teach his grandson the “horrors of the Japanese occupation”
He has a grudge against the Japanese
He had enemies in the Japanese Army during his experience as a guerilla
When he gets stressed, his post traumatic stress disorder comes in, and shows him the images of memories he had during the Japanese occupation.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Persepolis Response
In the story of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi teaches you her childhood memories as well as the history of Iran. Throughout the story, Marji endures various life changing experiences. Little did she know, many of which would change the way she lived. Marji grew up as an independent but very open minded girl in Iran. This story is based upon the history of the revolution of Iran as well as the Iran-Iraq war. This book shows the true amount of civilian hardship and struggle that Marji and her people endured. Throughout the story Marji learns all about her family history and how much of a role that they played in the development of the Iranian government.
The first events that happen in the story are in 1921 Reza Khan participated in staging a successful coupe to bring Iran together once again. In doing so, it lead him to become prime minister. This of course relieved him of his prior military responsibilities. In 1925, the National Assembly dethroned Ahmad Shah Qajar and replaced him with Khan as the new Shah. He then later changed his name to Reza Shah Pahlavi and ended the Qajar Dynasty and thus began the Pahlavi Dynasty. However, among the people of Iran, there were also some who had begun to dislike the Shah. The most popular reason was because of his plans and attempts to modernize the country. He also didn’t have the respect that he had hoped for from his fellow Iranians because of his disloyal behavior when it came to the British. Although, his modernization of Iran also at times was a good thing. For example, in his attempts to “westernize” Iran, he was able to produce rail roads, highways, and even the University of Tehran. In 1935, the Shah changes Persia’s (the once called Iran) name back to Iran. From 1939 to 1945, World War II had taken place which later lead to the discovery of oil in Iran. The war had left Iran poor and on the verge of corruption. In 1951, the oil that had been discovered was nationalized. This meant that the oil was no longer owned by the people who owned land, but by the Iranian government. Now that Iran’s reservoirs of oil had been discovered, other countries began to show their bitter interest in them. Next, in 1953, Mossadeq who was the new prime minister of Iran was overthrown by the United States’ own CIA. Followed by that, the Reza Shah was removed from power due to a coup that was also formed by the CIA. In his place, the Reza Shah’s son was put back into power as the new Shah. In 1963 The White Revolution had taken place. This was a time when Iran embarked on its largest modernization period ever. The British began westernizing everything and had the support of the new Shah in doing so. It wasn’t until 1974 when the Marji had actually come into the picture. Also at this time was when an embargo was proposed as well as other things in an attempt to stop Iran’s weapon supply and funding for the Kurds. Throughout this time period, their had been a constant border dispute between Iran and Iraq and it wasn’t until 1975 that it was finally settled.
Later in 1979, Saddam Hussein who was a secular military leader decided to invade Iran in hopes of gaining control of their oil rich land, resources, and banning the Islamic lifestyle. However before that in 1978, Iran had already been put under Marshall Law which meant Iranians were forced to respect their old traditions and once again live the life of a moderate Muslim. Many people such as women and Marji were clandestine in their attempts to disregard the veil even under their new extreme laws. Also in 1979, the Islamic Revolution had begun. This was when many martyrs as well as innocent civilians died at protests against the new government. Most of which were actually killed by the government themselves. Many of these tragic events took place on Black Friday which was a day in which the military could do whatever they wanted to the civilians that were protesting. In most cases it resulted in beatings and even killings. Growing up Marji felt that because her family wasn’t proletariats that they were decadent because of the things and opportunities that they had. In 1979, the Shah was exiled and fled to Egypt where he met up with Anwar Sadat the president of Egypt. Over the course of the next couple of years, the United States decided to dock some of their war ships in the Persian Gulf. In 1990, Iraq decided to no longer proceed in the attempt to force change upon Iran. Thus ended the Iran-Iraq war. Even though the war was over, the two countries were yet at total peace. Their was still contracts and agreements that hadn’t yet been dealt with. The prisoners had yet to be released and the contracts had yet to be signed. It wasn’t until 1996 that the war had officially ended.
This is only the brief history of Iran and if you want to learn more than I suggest that you read Persepolis for yourself. Marjane Satrapi’s way of writing shows you really veritable the conflicts and constant battles between the inner governments of Iran among others really are. Explore your mind and understand the true events that occur in other countries such as this one by reading Persepolis. You won’t be disappointed.
Throughout this story, Marji endures many different life changing things. Some of the things that she encounters are brutal murders and various immoral killings. Some of which are of those close to her family and/or friends. She experiences many different types of people such as government officials, military, poor, rich, you name it. However, all of this has helped her be able establish the goods from the bads and make her mind up by herself. These events have helped shape her into her own individual. She eventually learns about the tactics in which her government operates and how they run things. She then on her own was able to comprehend these things and determine for herself whether or not she agreed or disagreed with them. After watching her family and friends protest against some of the things that they themselves didn’t agree with, she was able to pick up on that and she developed an understanding of where her family comes from.
I am unsure as to what the expectations are for the third part of this response I will talk to you when I am better.
The first events that happen in the story are in 1921 Reza Khan participated in staging a successful coupe to bring Iran together once again. In doing so, it lead him to become prime minister. This of course relieved him of his prior military responsibilities. In 1925, the National Assembly dethroned Ahmad Shah Qajar and replaced him with Khan as the new Shah. He then later changed his name to Reza Shah Pahlavi and ended the Qajar Dynasty and thus began the Pahlavi Dynasty. However, among the people of Iran, there were also some who had begun to dislike the Shah. The most popular reason was because of his plans and attempts to modernize the country. He also didn’t have the respect that he had hoped for from his fellow Iranians because of his disloyal behavior when it came to the British. Although, his modernization of Iran also at times was a good thing. For example, in his attempts to “westernize” Iran, he was able to produce rail roads, highways, and even the University of Tehran. In 1935, the Shah changes Persia’s (the once called Iran) name back to Iran. From 1939 to 1945, World War II had taken place which later lead to the discovery of oil in Iran. The war had left Iran poor and on the verge of corruption. In 1951, the oil that had been discovered was nationalized. This meant that the oil was no longer owned by the people who owned land, but by the Iranian government. Now that Iran’s reservoirs of oil had been discovered, other countries began to show their bitter interest in them. Next, in 1953, Mossadeq who was the new prime minister of Iran was overthrown by the United States’ own CIA. Followed by that, the Reza Shah was removed from power due to a coup that was also formed by the CIA. In his place, the Reza Shah’s son was put back into power as the new Shah. In 1963 The White Revolution had taken place. This was a time when Iran embarked on its largest modernization period ever. The British began westernizing everything and had the support of the new Shah in doing so. It wasn’t until 1974 when the Marji had actually come into the picture. Also at this time was when an embargo was proposed as well as other things in an attempt to stop Iran’s weapon supply and funding for the Kurds. Throughout this time period, their had been a constant border dispute between Iran and Iraq and it wasn’t until 1975 that it was finally settled.
Later in 1979, Saddam Hussein who was a secular military leader decided to invade Iran in hopes of gaining control of their oil rich land, resources, and banning the Islamic lifestyle. However before that in 1978, Iran had already been put under Marshall Law which meant Iranians were forced to respect their old traditions and once again live the life of a moderate Muslim. Many people such as women and Marji were clandestine in their attempts to disregard the veil even under their new extreme laws. Also in 1979, the Islamic Revolution had begun. This was when many martyrs as well as innocent civilians died at protests against the new government. Most of which were actually killed by the government themselves. Many of these tragic events took place on Black Friday which was a day in which the military could do whatever they wanted to the civilians that were protesting. In most cases it resulted in beatings and even killings. Growing up Marji felt that because her family wasn’t proletariats that they were decadent because of the things and opportunities that they had. In 1979, the Shah was exiled and fled to Egypt where he met up with Anwar Sadat the president of Egypt. Over the course of the next couple of years, the United States decided to dock some of their war ships in the Persian Gulf. In 1990, Iraq decided to no longer proceed in the attempt to force change upon Iran. Thus ended the Iran-Iraq war. Even though the war was over, the two countries were yet at total peace. Their was still contracts and agreements that hadn’t yet been dealt with. The prisoners had yet to be released and the contracts had yet to be signed. It wasn’t until 1996 that the war had officially ended.
This is only the brief history of Iran and if you want to learn more than I suggest that you read Persepolis for yourself. Marjane Satrapi’s way of writing shows you really veritable the conflicts and constant battles between the inner governments of Iran among others really are. Explore your mind and understand the true events that occur in other countries such as this one by reading Persepolis. You won’t be disappointed.
Throughout this story, Marji endures many different life changing things. Some of the things that she encounters are brutal murders and various immoral killings. Some of which are of those close to her family and/or friends. She experiences many different types of people such as government officials, military, poor, rich, you name it. However, all of this has helped her be able establish the goods from the bads and make her mind up by herself. These events have helped shape her into her own individual. She eventually learns about the tactics in which her government operates and how they run things. She then on her own was able to comprehend these things and determine for herself whether or not she agreed or disagreed with them. After watching her family and friends protest against some of the things that they themselves didn’t agree with, she was able to pick up on that and she developed an understanding of where her family comes from.
I am unsure as to what the expectations are for the third part of this response I will talk to you when I am better.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Seminar Reflection
In today's seminar, I contributed as much as I could. I gave my input to the best of my ability. To prepare for the seminar I read the article at least three times. I could have done a better job preparing by printing out the article and annotating it. Some of the things that I brought up were some reasons on why lowering or raising the voting age would be a good or bad thing. Then I mentioned how changing it or not would benefit our country.
I agreed with Mike's opinion because he thought that we would go through all of this uneccessary debating over changing the voting age to sixteen when the outcome would just be a dissapointment. Only about five percent would actually go through the trouble to vote and the other roughly 95 percent would even vote. I don't remember any certain individual wanting to change the voting to thirteen but those that did I disagree with because it's uneccessary and won't have that much of a subsantial difference as hoped.
I think that the most interesting point made today was one that was made by Wilson. He said that he believes that if sixteen and seventeen year olds really want to be active voters, then they should only be allowed to vote in the primary's. That way, they still have somewhat of a say and their voice is heard. I think that's brilliant.
I agreed with Mike's opinion because he thought that we would go through all of this uneccessary debating over changing the voting age to sixteen when the outcome would just be a dissapointment. Only about five percent would actually go through the trouble to vote and the other roughly 95 percent would even vote. I don't remember any certain individual wanting to change the voting to thirteen but those that did I disagree with because it's uneccessary and won't have that much of a subsantial difference as hoped.
I think that the most interesting point made today was one that was made by Wilson. He said that he believes that if sixteen and seventeen year olds really want to be active voters, then they should only be allowed to vote in the primary's. That way, they still have somewhat of a say and their voice is heard. I think that's brilliant.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Vocab Response to youth voting.
I think that this is going to be the year of the youth vote. According to recent articles, more young people have been getting involved in this nations government and politics. Television networks such as MTV has come up with things such as rock the vote with hopes to form coalitions with our country's youth. In doing so, they seemed to have succeeded. In recent statistics, Senator Barack Obama's votes have in fact come from both the conservatives and the liberals. Barack seems to have yet another advantage on his side. It's his secret weapon; our Nation's youth. Much of today's youth already sees Senator Obama as America's next incumbent Democratic leader. Barack's speaks to the youth rather than at them. This is just another reason why as more Americans gain their suffrage, they will continue to vote for him. He has already mad many attempts at creating change in issues such as Stem-Cell Research but any bill that has come up has seemed to be vetoed. Barack seems to be the only real cadidate who has really been progressive in all areas. He will stop at nothing to ensure the American people as well as it's youth that if elected president we will see change. Unlike other candidates, he isn't evangelical and doesn't make decisions based on religion. Barack Obama for president 2008!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Election process reflection
This past week or so preparing for the primary debate has been frustrating. The research portion wasn't so much but the notes and preparation for the actural speech and debate were. I learned a lot about the other politicians views on certain topics such as the situation in Iraq as well as the Economy. I have an even lesser respect for the republican candidates. However I have found some good things about Senator John McCain. He supports Stem Cell Research and isn't closed minded like his opponents. This malk debate was a good practice and demonstration of how these types of things happen. It was a great experience.
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