2008 Presidential/Vice President Debates

2008 Presidential/Vice President Debates

Throughout watching the 2008 Presidential/Vice President Debates I found it to be very helpful to America as to whom they want to vote for. Even though at the age of 16 not being able to vote, I was with Barack Obama throughout this whole election and there was nothing John McCain had said that made me even think twice. As far as the Vice President debate went, I thought that Sarah Palin had made a fool of herself and was constantly avoiding the questions. I knew I wasn’t the only one noticing the same things because since that debate there have been many negative discussions coming from the media as well as replica videos as a joke towards Palin and the little things she does.

            I think that a lot of people had taken John McCain and Sarah Palin’s speeches more towards a joke considering There is a lot more comedy towards Palin and her debates. This defiantly affects John McCain and his chance of winning because if people cannot take Palin seriously, they wont believe John is right for President. 

In class discussions on the 2008 elections

Election 2008: Black voters cautiously optimistic

Throughout the school year so far we have had many projects, readings, and discussions; and one discussion we have is after each Presidential and Vice President debate. I am always most entertained and really enjoy discussions on this years elections. Overall i have had many blogs about Obama, McCain, and Palin and thats because it's something i really enjoy. I haven't always had such an interest in politics but this years election has really opened my eyes to the bigger picture and the economy. 

In this article it talks about how a man named Gene Caldwell an Obama supporter, is worried that Obama's color will have a huge effect on this years election. He talks about how if only African Americans were to vote for Obama there is a sure chance of McCain becoming President. Since Americas population is more White than African American, he is afraid McCain will take the lead in this years election. In a small part of this article it mentions how the only way for Obama to win is to get millions of votes from whites in general. I think that this is very possible because as an Obama supporter myself, i feel that the Americans are truly listening to his policies and not just looking at the color of his skin. I could however be wrong but hopefully in the end thats not the case or i would feel almost like a disgrace to America is we judged by color. 

Newspaper Reflection

Newspaper Reflection

 

Overall I think that our newspaper came out to be pretty good. I think that we could have added a lot more pictures and change the main picture considering other groups had the same one, but I thought it was organized and not too in depth. Something I was proud of that I contributed to the newspaper was my article itself because I thought it was short and easy to comprehend but short enough where it’s still informational. I liked how in my article there is two different questions and how one is even pulled out of the paragraph and made into a more bold font so it stands out.  Even though our newspaper came out to be really good, I thought that our group could have talked and shared each other’s thoughts more. Every once and while we would check up on one another but there could have been a lot more communication between us. Another thing that I felt lacked a lot of was even though we had confirmed some things with one another, some of the group was not that happy with some changes that were made, or changes that we wanted to be made. It was almost like our input was not taken into consideration. I think that each person in the group did a good job at doing their part of the project, we could have just maybe gone over each others articles and critique them so there could have been room for improvement. I think that this project was a really good way to get a good understanding of the Lincoln Douglas Debates because it really goes into depth when having to create an actual article and newspaper. Not only does this project help us understand the debates, but also when it came to the different newspaper being hung up around the classroom, it really helps give the room a more professional feel and look. Something I wish I could have improved on in my part of the project was extending my article because compared to the others it was much shorter. As I mentioned before it was the right amount so the reader can still get a good understanding, but It didn’t look like much work was put into it. The main reason my article was short was because the “group leader” had given me the assignment to write a shorter article that you see in original newspapers that just draws the readers attention so they want to read more. So my main goal was to catch the reader’s eye, which I think I had accomplished very well with the help of the group leader. In the end I was very satisfied with our newspaper and I think this was one of the most creative projects throughout this year so far.

Lincoln vs Douglas & Obama vs. McCain

 The Lincoln Douglas debate was a time in 1858 when Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas had their different point of views on slavery and took it into a political debate.

Lincoln thought slavery was wrong and wanted to prove to Douglas as well as the people that blacks were so much more than slaves. Douglas on the other hand didn’t even consider blacks to be human. He thought they should be treated as though they were a dog or some kind of animal. So They had both taken it into a debate to try and convince one another their point of views. Lincoln however did not win the election, but the debate had soon after turned him into the direction of President of the United States.

 

            Overall I think that the 2008 debates is one of the best throughout my years of being interested in politics. This is the first year with different races and well as different sexes so I think that’s really what makes this election so amusing and interesting. As soon as I had heard barack obama talk for the first time I knew he would be an amazing president. I always thought having a woman as president would be a great impact on America, but when hearing Hillary Clinton for the first time, I was not pleased. As we all know Hillary lost it was now up to Obama and John McCaine. I still had held my opinions towards Obama and have a strong disliking for McCain and his policies. 

If so, how will these high numbers of race effect the economy and government in the future?

In the previous presidential elections America has never faced an African American or women canidate. 

To this day in 2008 we currently have Borack Obama our African American Presidant, and John McCain Our white president.

Not only does America have different races running, but we have a women for vice president, Sarah Palin.

America goes through the different debates, and each year the average American goes through deciding

who they want as our future president. 

But what they don't know which i find to be interesting is the population of of whites vs. african americans.

This is a huge relation to the elections considering its the first year having an african american president.

It is estimated to be 221,331,507 whites in the U.S. while the estimation of african americans is to be 37,051,483

this could mean anything. There is a good chance John McCain would win if people were to cote by race,

which people today still do. And then theres those who vote on their policies. So either way it's a win win situation.

The question is though what percent of America votes depended on skin color?

Racism in Education - Question Five

 Describe the relevance of an issue embedded in the Civil War to modern America

How can you relate the Civil War to modern day America?                                       

            Throughout all this time from the Civil War to modern day, racism is still a huge issue in America. Race was a much bigger issue back then compared to today where there isn’t as much hate for African Americans, Latinos, ect. During the Civil war time in 1896, the Plessy vs. Ferguson case had taken place. The United States Supreme Court had made the argument to separate blacks from whites. This included different facilities, different schools, and anything that was public was to be separated by the “colored” and the whites. Homor Plessy, the American Plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court for the Plessy vs. Ferguson, who happens to be 1/8 black, was arrested for convicted of a violation of Louisiana’s racial segregation laws.

            His story began on the East Louisiana Railroad, when he had sat on the “whites only” passenger car. He was soon asked to move to the “colored” side of the car because of his 1/8^th of being black. He had told them he was 7/8^th’s white and that he refused to move seats. He was then immediately arrested. “Separate but equal” was apart of the standard doctrine in U.S law until the later case of the Brown vs. Board of Education.

            In 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education had come into the picture. The Brown family was an ordinary black family who thought that their children should have the same right to go to school and to get their education just like any other child. Their daughter was to walk 4miles to school every weekday because transportation was not an option for blacks. These children had to deal with not only no transportation, but a run-down school with leaks, the smell of sewage, and other problems that were to not be fixed unless they were to repair them themselves. The Brown Family had finally gotten tired of these unfair advantages and came forth to the court about these issues. The Court's decision being 9 to 0, had soon after stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

Jonathan Kozal a non-fiction writer, educator and activist is a great example for America’s modern day racism in education. His main belief was that children of all races should be able to get the same education as the whites were getting at the time. The condition of schools in white areas as apposed to those in primarily black areas was striking to Kozal. William Lloyd Garrison School for blacks was nearly waiting to be torn down. There had been four classes, the basement smelt with an awful stench, and windows fell out regularly. Charlestown High for the whites was a completely different story. Jonathan Kozal himself had talked to a teacher and what she had to say stuck him. “Day after day she would return to it, explaining to me the difference in her mind between discriminating against Negroes, and favoring the Jews”.