AWOL - Inauguration Assignment

On Inauguration day, President elect Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. In front of millions of people, he made an oath, swearing that he will serve his country. In school, the juniors and seniors, along with a few teachers, got together in classrooms to watch him make his oath. Soon after he made a twenty minute speech on how he was going to make change, and unite as one in order to make that change.

In his speech he stated
" In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labour, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom."

Obama specifically talks about a persons struggle in society, and how one tries to maintain strength in order to work to succeed in America. We, as a country, have come a long way from slavery and imperialism, and Obama wants to make a change by working together to as one. From past generations that have worked their way up to provide for future generations, like ourselves, to survive and grow. According to Obama, (he basically) explains that for the past eight years we have abused our the oppurtunities and advantages given to us to make the United States a better place for all people of different races & mixed races.

The election this year played the common theme of serving others in the country and to try to repair the damages made due to the past years. In relation to Hegel and his philosophical ideas, he believed that history was a process for the world to turn in a point in time. Our American History turned our country into a power hungry government, trying to take control of other parts of the world while we are in debt. By trying to pay off the debt, the government taxes U.S. citizens, meanwhile, citizens struggle to maintain a living in the U.S. by paying off their own debt. Marx believed that "The philosophers have sought to understand the world. The point however, is to change it." Many have studied the causes and affects of America's actions towards a certain handful of situations. After January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama became president in order to make that change across the country. Now lets hope he keeps his promise.