I belive that this inauguration has, in a way, changed politics. Now the world will remember this historic event and the legacy it will leave behind. It has attracted so much attention since Obama became the president.
"An estimated 1.8 million people attended the 2009 Inauguration, a record breaking number for any event in the nation’s capitol... With such a huge turnout, there were many security and transportation challenges. Overall, the event ran smoothly. However, some areas were so congested that people could not move. Thousands of people who had tickets to the swearing-in ceremony could not get there in time." (The full article can be found at http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/Inauguration.htm)
Would you not agree that this event was one of the biggest so far this year in terms of politics and possibly in history? Feel free to share your thoughts.
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I would agree that this event is one of the biggest so far this year. It is also a big point in history because he's the first African American president, but I would put events such as World War II a little higher on the list. I'm looking forward to seeing how Obama handles all the ecomomic problems and other challenges in these next four years.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your generous comment, kind sir.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that Obama is the first black President brings pride to a lot of Americans, but I feel that many voters voted for him just for his ancestral differences compared to other Presidents. This large step in history was probably as large and similar to Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence on society. But there is one large difference between Martin Luther King and Obama. Martin Luther King had lifted the restraints and limitations pressured on blacks in society. Obama, on the other hand, lifted the restraints and limitations pressured on every single underpriveleged, overlooked persons in society. He gave them hope, that one day, they can be as successful as they want to be.
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