Would my vote have counted anyway? I've always asked myself that when thinking about the 2008 Presidental elections. Unfortunately I was 16 years old so I couldn't vote. The school I was going to at the time of course had a silly little vote in class, so we could see the outcome of the school's favored president.
OF COURSE... It was Barack Obama.
I was not surprised at all, I was probably the only one who voted otherwise.
I was super irritated when they put posters on the wall of Barack Obama with little catchy phrases like "Barack & Roll!"
Not that I have anything against Obama, I just favored a different President like people favor a kind of food over the other.
Thinking about the elections right now, I know that my vote would've counted... Maybe not in a huge way to the result of the poll, but to myself, voting would make me feel important because I would be standing up for what I believe in and that is the most rewarding feeling.
When it comes to Barack Obama's beliefs, some of them I think are really cool, I like some of the things he wants to do for our country, but his other beliefs I cannot and will not stand for. The bad about him as a president overrides the good part of him. That is just my opinion. :/
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Character!
Image is important in our society...
What about in politics?
Well I believe that image is important to an extent. The most "important " person in the country known as Mr. President should at least take care of his personal hygiene. If our president didn't appear to have showered and then gave a nation wide famous speech, he would appear to be ugly. People watching him would think he looks lazy and slobbish. If he can't take a shower, he can't rule our country. Simple things like that are important. I don't think there should be any extreme rules or expectations regarding the way our president appears. We would not want to take away the character of that person by making him dress very proper all the time.
What would people think if Obama wore a pair of dirty jeans? Is that super terrible? We have all worn a pair of dirty jeans at some point in our life, if you haven't you are probably not a true American. I think that would make Obama that much cooler. To some older people who have to vote they would see that and think it is inappropriate. In my opinion, I would not want to put the president on a pedestal. That would make his ego grow and he could lose the respect and empathy towards his people and become a bad president.
There is a lot more to this blog that has to be said, maybe at a later time I will add to it.
Character PT. 2?
What about in politics?
Well I believe that image is important to an extent. The most "important " person in the country known as Mr. President should at least take care of his personal hygiene. If our president didn't appear to have showered and then gave a nation wide famous speech, he would appear to be ugly. People watching him would think he looks lazy and slobbish. If he can't take a shower, he can't rule our country. Simple things like that are important. I don't think there should be any extreme rules or expectations regarding the way our president appears. We would not want to take away the character of that person by making him dress very proper all the time.
What would people think if Obama wore a pair of dirty jeans? Is that super terrible? We have all worn a pair of dirty jeans at some point in our life, if you haven't you are probably not a true American. I think that would make Obama that much cooler. To some older people who have to vote they would see that and think it is inappropriate. In my opinion, I would not want to put the president on a pedestal. That would make his ego grow and he could lose the respect and empathy towards his people and become a bad president.
There is a lot more to this blog that has to be said, maybe at a later time I will add to it.
Character PT. 2?
Music Downloading
To be honest, the topic of downloading music illegally makes me nervous. I have countless CD's that I made to give a friend and I never knew it was illegal. Reading the consequences and stories about people who have been fined thousands of dollars really makes me contemplate whether or not I should call up old friends from a few years back to take back the CD I made to burn it, but that would just be inconvenient. I think the charges made against Jammie Thomas was a bit extreme, nearly 10,000 dollars a song? No song is worth that. Now that I am aware of these stories and the law regarding music downloads I can notify other people that do not know. People just need to know and it won't be a huge problem anymore.
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