Social Studies Current Blog

As we all know, Obama was sworn into his new office on January 20th, 2009! There's a lot to know about the Inauguration of Barrack Obama, but these pointers are most helpful. A "Presidential Inauguration" is "an event that's about as close to a royal coronation as American government gets". In other words, it's so important to some, and hopefully all, that nothing can ruin the day. It's a day full of ceremony, guards, salutes, parades, speeches, a "ball"(party), and symbolism: of new beginnings, rites of passage, and of course change. Now, there is usually something at an Inauguration that sparks a light in people, what makes someone say, "Hey, you're right!" In this case, Obama's somewhat of a speech, "We need change!" is also close to JFK's most famous speech, "Ask not what not what your country can do for you... ask what you can do for your country"
-It's quite amazing that we are living through this one-in-a-life-time moment where Barrack H. Obama is the 44th, First Black President of the United States! But did you know there were hours of practice to make sure that everything was flawless? There was so much practice! Like there were actually other people dressed up to resemble Obama, George W. Bush, Obama's wife, Joe Biden and others expected on the stage, just all because of possible terrorist threats. Did you even notice the glass in front of the select people sitting up front on the Capitol steps? This is all precocious steps that are actually necessary. It's important that we don't get carried away on days like these. But luckily everything went well, except for Obama when he stuttered when reciting the oath! After a long day of practicing and dressing up... "As the sky over the Capitol grew light, cannons boomed, military bands played marching music", Obama finished the last words of the oath, finally it was all done! History was made on January 20th, 2009. Imagine how you would feel if you were a black in the '50's, not even, let's say the 60's. you would get beaten up, and some even died, some walked juxtaposition from Martin Luther King; And you could look only 50 years into the future and see the first Black man to be elected President. I truly do believe Obama is right when he said, "We need Change" and he's definitely brought it to us!