Final Assignment

POP POP POP, the loud noise that woke me early one morning. As I came out of a deep extra cold winter sleep I soon realized that life as this family knew would change. Flying into the air as if there was a force from the bed that made us rise to realize that a fire was smoldering upstairs, just feet from our sleeping bodies. Days and even hours before this horrific experience I was a different person. I was a women that was just trying to make it through life, trying to suede the like from a mother. I was Michelle a women, a daughter, granddaughter, sister, a niece, and a student.

Coming from a deep winter slumber, as if I were a bear in hibernation, all I hear are popping noises and screams. When I raise out of bed, grab my classes and look out the door the entire house is filled with smoke. I immediately jump out of bed and grab my snow boots and purse, not knowing what events were coming my way that day, I run out the door to safety where I hear more screams and cries. I look up in horror, not entirely sure what is happening and why. Clenched drastically to a woman that I barely knew, better yet just met. Our men running into the flames and there it was, silence. Some say that silence always means OK but sure not in this situation. Scared shitless, being in an entirely different state, and without my family there was only one thing that I could do, pray.

As smoke fills the house people are sleeping away the frigid air, staying warm. Unfortunately not knowing what is happening above them. All of a sudden POP POP POP! Jumping out of bed as if someone had spilled ice cold water all over our bodies, we rise to see a tragedy. We stand screaming and looking around to try to find coats, hats and snow boots, the house burns. Trying to gather my bearings, my mind is blank, all I can figure is to get a coat and get outside. I stand outside in complete amazement, how can this be happening to me and why is this happening? Terrified that my vacation is going to end in a far worse tragedy but is there anything worse then watching a house burn? I stood in silence, not saying anything to anyone and not saying anything to myself. I am hopeless and I am lost.

During a time of personal loathing there were some very impersonal things going on around me. When standing in panic trying to catch my personal bearings there were two heroes trying to what they can. After finally reaching the freezing outdoors I saw them throwing themselves into the flames, risking their lives to help two others that are unable to free themselves. They were breaking out windows, not knowing that was only adding fuel to the fire, screaming and yelling for the other to make sure they were alright. Finally, coming down the hill was a woman who was trapped in the flames, relief. Next came the two heroes with disappointment in their eyes. All of a sudden panic comes over me,”Oh my God there is still someone in the house.” It turns out the person that was still trapped was “Grandpa.” He had passed out from all the smoke and burned head to toe from fire and high heated smoke. There was no way to get him out; he was over 350 pounds and “dead weight.” Unfortunately he was gone, what a tragic way to leave.

Although there was a tragic accident going on around me I could help but watch in amazement. There were six people (three men, three women) in the house as it began to burn, five made it out alive and that was sheer luck. Once woken by the sounds and smoke of fire two men went darting into the flaming home to see if the two trapped upstairs were alright. The two were breaking out windows trying to get the smoke out of the house and find where the fire was in proportion to the people. They were yelling for   each other and yelling for the two trapped. All of a sudden silence hit, not a sound but the crackling of the flaming wooden house. I suddenly see a woman and man running down the hill and cries coming from everywhere. One trapped person was now in safe arms, what a relief. Little did I know that trouble was just uphill and the sense of relief we felt downhill was far from the horror uphill. The last man trapped, 350 pounds, passed out and unable to move. There was no way two men alone could get him out, let alone get him out alive. The look if sheer terror and disappointment on their faces as they walked downhill, after a rescue crew took over, wiped out the sense of relief completely away. The last man trapped died due to smoke inhalation and burns. As tragic as that is I was still in amazement that five out of six survived and two of the men had entered back into the house to save two lives. This is an experience that will forever live in my heart and the hearts of the other survivors.

BA: 11

I learned a lot about  my writing this semester. One of the first things that I learned is, the importance of re-writing. When writing drafts I would just write and then check for grammatical errors and be done. I took a whole new look on drafting, yet I still wrote something and wanted to be done. I found myself coming up with new ideas and others reading my work came up with some ideas for me as well. Although the same ideas were still ringing in my ear and it was hard at some points to come up with new ones. The essay writing process for me completly changed and I think, for the better. Also I learned that when I let my mom revise/read my paper she always corrects my writing wanting me to put it in the passive voice, poor woman. One last important thing that I learned this semester is that the writing center online is very helpful. Going to school and working I do not have a lot of time for much of anything. It was so amazing that I can submit my paper and tell them what I have trouble with and they totally help you out. This was a great tool that I was happy to discover.

BA 10: FIRE

People centuries ago relied heavily on fire to cook raw food, heat their freezing children, to add light among a dark village. These people from ancient times considered themselves lucky to have fire. It may not have been an everyday event for some, due to wet conditions, but always a blessing. One very important thing that villagers have learned from fire is that they can scare away predators. This enabled many people to survive and not have to give into other villagers or man-eating animals. Fire for people in the ancient days was a blessing, almost noble. They were not getting sick from raw meat and were able to keep warm when the wind blew. Nobles are only so lucky.

So many helpful and useful needs for such a devastating “element.” Yet we use fire everyday and we cannot seem to find a way to live without it. We know of people in ancient times using fire as a necessity for survival, yet to many of us today we view fires as a tradgity. Having “hot” fires that burn to destroy is all we hear about in the news. This man died, this house is ruined and there is no chance of recovery. Yet, there are “cool” fires used to help the land by burning toxic fuels beneath it that trigger these “hot” fires and allow them to burn with such intensity. Also many different things we use today require fire. To accomplish a weld, you need the heat from the fire to melt the metal. In guns, do you not see the flame that comes out? Then man kind finds it fun to create fire and you are not a “real” man unless you know how to rub two sticks together and create a spark. Does this logic make sense to anyone that knows how devastating fire can actually be?

Yet we the people of planet Earth have discovered through science good ways to detain these “hot” fires. We learned that there are four elements to a diagram called the “fire tetrahedron.” They are heat, oxygen, fuel and chain reaction. Without any one of these four things there will never be a fire, so logically the only way to detain a fire is to get rid of one of the elements. For example, fire fighters detaining a house fire use water from the fire hydrents to get rid of heat from the blaizing fire. Another is, in detaing a forest fire fire fighters will actualy creat smaller fires ahead of the main fire. This deprives the main blaze of fuel. Light it and then fight it seems to be a common action in many fires we see today.

For our future how can we get away from depending on fire? How can we make fire less scary? How can we gain better knowledge about how to use it in appropriate and safe ways? Personally, there may not be a better way, what we know may be it. Maybe, just maybe some day we will advance to something else discovered and we may not have any more use for fire except for the occasional campfire to toast the marshmallows, if they even exist?

BA9: Wind

Wind, is quite simply the flow of air and/or other gases through the atmosphere. Wind “comes” from charged particles in the air and gases in the atmosphere. When these particles are charged they move very quickly and spontaniously. There are many different types of winds, they get their names from the level of intensity or how fast and how hard the wind is blowing. These types are breeze, hurricane, cyclone, typhoon and storm. Most of these are well known, can you guess which type of wind is the most intense? The last amazing fact about wind is that they can actually form land formations due to the amount of heat the land surface provides.

Today we know so much about wind that we can actually use this annoying piece of mother nature to our advantage. Going “green” these days has a lot to do with saving, recylcling or limiting electrical power sources. Many farmers and some average joe homeowners use giant windmills, known as wind turbines to generate electricity. There are even some generators that rely heavily on wind power just in case the commonly use electricity goes out. In addition to saving money on the electricity bill wind is also used to have some good times. We use wind in things that are fun like, sailing, windsurfing and kiteflying. As we can see in today’s era we use wind for many things and it is not just an annoying gift from mother nature.

We hear, or shall I say read about wind from ancient times. Most of the talk of wind was about wind gods creating it. For example, the Greek wind gods, Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus. All the Greek wind gods had a ruler or keeper named Aeolus. Aeolus was also known as Astraeus, the god of dusk and along with the goddess of dawn, Eos, he fathered the four winds. The Greeks in this time also noticed that the wind seemed to change according to the season that they we re currently in. The next example comes from Japan. It is Fujin, japanese wind god, the oldest of the Shinto gods. The legend says that Fujin was present at the creation of the Earth and let the winds out of a bag. He did this to clear the world of mist. Lastly, the Bible talks about the wind. It mostly states about the powers the wind may have on the land and people.

Now we talk about the future of wind. All that is said are not facts but opinions and predictions about the future. Today we know that some people are using wind to gain power for their homes. I believe that in the future we will all use wind turbines to give power to our houses, and after a long while that may be all we use. I think that American people especially will benefit from this due to the current economy. It is a money saving trend that people will attacth to so fast in order to use the money for many other needs and wants. Although wind is not always guaranteed people will rely heavily on the money they save and the power they recieve from the wind and sun as well. The Earth will go green but will is happen before we collide with the sun?

Paper 2 rough draft

Men are from Mars, we know this. But women are not from Venus that would be too simple. Women, we all know, are not simple. Complexities of women are too hard for one man to explore; we as men can only assume and then complain. The complaints are not just what we don’t like, but what we do not understand. Following are just a few of my most recent complaints about women, and most of them have to do with my relationship with my girlfriend.
Personally, my first complaint is how women are so damn emotional. Why do women always cry about everything? I remember, one day, my girlfriend crying. When I asked her what she was crying about she said slobbery, “I am just so happy that I can not stand it.” I am thinking what the hell does this mean? Is she being literal, can she not stand to be happy? Why is she so happy? Who the hell cries when they are happy? Aren’t you supposed to cry when you are sad? I guess the complaint here is, women should cry when they are sad, smile and laugh when they are happy, and have a frown when they are mad. These are simple expressions of feelings that men can understand.
Also, simply stating, in clear words, what you feel would be nice. It seems that women “beat around the bush” when explaining how they feel. Doing that does not make any sense at all; simply state what you want, think, and feel. It is extremely annoying when women say something like “It sure would be nice to receive flowers at least once a week, like Amelia next door does.” GRRR. Just say “Hey doofus, bring me flowers once a week and I will be the happiest woman on Earth.” This seems so much easier then “dropping hints.” Nothing is more demeaning then being compared to another man and his relationship with another woman. Not only will I be happier hearing you say what you want clearly but you will be happier getting exactly what you want and need on a daily basis.
Yet another complaint about my beautiful girlfriend; why is it that she always has to be right? It seems that no matter the “fight” or no matter the non-agreement she always has to be right, have the last say, and will not stop until I tell her that she is right. Now, many will argue that men do this as well, but that has not been my experience. Just the other day we were watching a movie, having a great time and she asked me who an actor was. When I told her she immedietly said that I was wrong that there was no way that this actor would be in this movie. In her mind that could never be and she was right. So after arguing for a few minutes, it seemed like forever, we finally looked on the internet and she was afterall right. She never backed down and she was determined to be right. I often joke with her in instances like this, even if she would have been wrong she still would have been right because the internet can say anything, especially the movie websites. I have learned to let her be right and most of the time it is not worth the effort to prove her right or sometimes wrong, because she will ALWAYS be right.
My BIGGEST, number one complaint is the shopping. Most of the time when we run to Wal Mart or something we go for good deals on food. Well we all know women, they cannot just run into Wal Mart to pick up a couple of things or just do the grocery shopping. Women have to go up and down every isle and look at every little department. My girlfriend always is going into the baby section, we don’t have a baby. Yes, we do have a baby niece and yes, we do love her. We do not have to buy her something or some things every time we are there. Another huge expense that seems to be in abundance for us is home appliances, utensils and whatever else she can find. We live with her parents right now until we can purchase our own home and we do not even use the stuff she buys. This “junk,” as I call it, sits in storage untouched and unused, we just did not need it at that time. Her excuse or her reasoning for this is, “It was such a great deal and you can’t pass it up because who knows if that deal will be there tomorrow.” All I hear is “I love to spend your money on pointless shit and this is so much fun and I don’t have to worry about having money in my bank account for our bills because I just spend your money like it grows on trees.” I just don’t understand, why not wait to buy something when it becomes necessary instead of spending the money now when we could be saving it or using it to pay off more bills. Poor women, they just do not understand.
The complaints above are things that I hate my girlfriend doing and quite frankly I do not understand why she does these things. I sometimes feel like she is purposely doing this to get me heated. I have learned to deal with these things by keeping my mouth shut and the every other item put away when she is not looking. I still do not understand why she does these things but at least now I have complained, and learned how to deal. How do you deal with you significant other?

BA7: Complaint

Men are from Mars, we know this. But women are not from Venus that would be too simple. Women, we all know, are not simple. Complexities of women are too hard for one man to explore; we as men can only assume and then complain. The complaints are not just what we don’t like, but what we do not understand.

Personally, my first complaint is how women are so damn emotional. Why do women always cry about everything. I remember, one day, my girlfriend crying. When I asked her what she was crying about she said slobbery, “I am just so happy that I can not stand it.” I am thinking what the hell does this mean? Is she being literal, can she not stand to be happy? Why is she so happy? Who the hell cries when they are happy, aren’t you supposed to cry when you are sad? I guess the complaint here is, women should cry when they are sad, smile and laugh when they are happy, and have a frown when they are mad. These are simple expressions of feelings and men can understand them.

Also, simply stating, in clear words, what you feel would be nice for women to do. It seems that women “beat around the bush” when explaining how they feel. Doing that does not make any sense at all; simply state what you want, think, and feel. It is extremely annoying when women say something like “It sure would be nice to receive flowers at least once a week, like Amelia next door does.” GRRR. Just say “Hey doofus, bring me flowers once a week and I will be the happiest woman on Earth.” This seems so much easier then “dropping hints.” I can be happy, but you can be happy as well.

MORE TO COME IN MY ESSAY!!

BA6

My Sister

Hey Jo! So I was asked the question, Why is it important to understand one’s changing language situation? I thought that since you were majoring in ESL that it would be perfect for me to explain my view to you. I think that it is important to understand different student and colleagues language situations for many reasons. The first, is understanding one another. Many times one person may say something with a specific meaning and the other person may not understand or have a different meaning to the same statement or word. Another is , understanding that different cultures have different signs for respect. So if you are talking to someone that won’t look you in the eye you can rethink and maybe come to the conclusion that that is the respectful thing to do. The last is translation. Sometimes when translating word(s) from one language to the next signals are crossed and the meanings do not match up. So it would be a good idea to keep an eye out for that. Anywho I thought this was interesting and wanted to pass it on to you along with some of my ideas. Talk to you later.

A Boss

 Why is it important to understand one’s changing language situation? This is a posing question for us here at The House of Insurance. I would like to share with you three aspects that I personally think are important. To begin, we need to understand out clients at all times and they need to understand us as well. With language barriers it is always a good idea to make sure both the client and the agent mean the same thing when a statement is made. The second, is more culture related but important as well. Showing signs of respect differ from one culture to the other and sometimes client or agent may feel that one is being rude when really they are showing the highest respect for that person. The last has to do with translation of word(s) and statements. Sometimes things do not translate well or soemone does not quite understand the other. Making sure that all agents have these three points in their mind and along with a little research according to our clientel would benefit this company tremedously. This could potentially eliminate confusion between the parties invloved. Thank you for your time.

BA5

POP POP POP. That loud noise that woke me early one morning. As I came out of a deep extra cold winter sleep I soon realized that life as this family knew would change. Flying into the air as if there was a force from the bed that made us rise to realize that a fire was smoldering upstairs, just feet from our sleeping bodies.  Days and even hours before this horrific experience I was a different person. I was a women that was just trying to make it through life, trying to suede the like from a mother. I was Michelle a women, a daughter, granddaughter, sister, a niece, and a student.

When the realization hit that the house was on fire I knew that my role as just Michelle was quickly changing. Watching flames eat away at a home and soon to be family members I quickly and unexpectedly changed into a new women. As two men both loved by one and one loved immensely by me ran into the flames reality set in. I had to become someone that I never thought that I would be and that was a consular to people that faced such a tragedy. My role was to remain calm and keep my future mother in law calm as there were four loved ones trapped in the house. I did not know what I was doing and did not know if I was doing the job right. All I knew is that without God by my side at that point I could not have done anything at all.  

As the fire trucks and paramedics arrived I was quickly relieved that something more could be done. We watched as the flames were put out and listening for any sign of life. Soon one loved one trapped was escorted down the hill, relief, there is hope. As the two men that at first ran into the flames came down the hill emotions hit. Three out of four trapped were safe, and as far as we could tell, sound. As for the fourth, firemen finally pulled him out of the crispy house and rushed him to the hospital where he later died. The three that survived and not in critical condition were soon taken to the hospital and treated for their minor injuries.

Sarah, the mother, and I were left to sit in an idling car to wait for escorts into the house to gather any belongings that we needed. Sitting and waiting, that is all we could do. Not knowing the status of the people we loved most. We sat in silence with panting sounds of dogs. At times we would look at each other not sure what to say. Sarah then said to me, thank the lord you were here to help, I could not have done it without you.

Winning love from her, in spite of the tragedy that she just lived, was so appreciated and uplifting that I was not just Michelle anymore. I was part of a new family by what seemed a snap of a finger. I was to Sarah a saving grace that could not be replaced, I was appreciated for my presence by so many people that I was no longer just Michelle. I am not Michelle Ray the daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, and student. I was the newest member of the Triplett/Ruf family. The prized possession of a man and the saving grace for at least one women.

Final Paper 1

Racism! The people of America know the bad, and ugly of the injustices of racism. This issue is not one to be teased or laughed about, but one that should be talked about seriously. There has been a huge change in the way Americans react to racism and there are many lessons this nation has learned about the effects of racism. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama share four main views on this issue; wanting more for children, race as an issue in America, racial divide due to some “thing,” and racial divides having a negative effect on this nation.

            To begin, the first topic that both MLK and Obama share is wanting better for the children. Society knows that children are the nation’s future. President Obama states that people should not refer to the black American children as those children but our children. Another great example is, Obama wants better schools for children of all races. Also, all issues surrounding segregated schools will be fully deteriorated. Fifty years after Brown vs. the Board of Education Obama still sees imperfect schools that seem to segregate children. President Obama sees that there are many sick children in the country that are without health care, mostly due to poverty. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, states that he has a dream that his children will be judged by their character and not the color of their skin. Having this said, if the “race card” is out and the personality and content of character is put in, the nation can begin to grow into a more perfect United States of America. Stripping the children, of different races, of their selfhood and robbing their self dignity is a great example of what did and still does happen when we the people subject them to racism. The nation as a whole is learning that all children Black, White, Latino, and Asian can make this country a better place.

            Race being an issue that cannot be ignored is the next topic in the hot seat. Race cannot and should not be an issue but, face it, it is. For example, Dr. King says, “One hundred years later, the Negro still is not free:…..The Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land” (King, I Have a Dream). King states in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, that “black Americans have too often faced injustices in the court systems and that the courts seem to not care that there has been too many bombings of the Negro homes and churches.” The constitution states that all men are created equal yet, white people decided that the black Americans are not allowed to vote. On the contrary, President Obama’s points are made during the aftermath of racial injustices and gives examples of how race is still an issue. He states that there is still a gap between the reality of time and the promises that have been made. During Obama’s campaign many made race a HUGE issue and some people of this “new” America were commenting, he is not “black enough” or is “too black.” American people today use language that widens the racial gap and offends both the black and white communities. It is obvious that although the nation has overcome segregation and has learned that race should not be an issue, the reality is that the issue remains.

            Next, looking at racial divide, the nation has learned that this is an injustice to the people. President Obama sees racial divide today due to anger and resentment from both black-Americans and white-Americans. In the view of the black American there is anger put upon a person due to the harshness of the reality that once was and the reality of now. Black-Americans are angry for the racial injustices that were put upon them and now want and deserve justice. White Americans are resentful for what they feel they are giving up. Whites are resentful of the fact that they are now laid off or simply not offered a job because a black American wants it. Due to anger and resentment from black and whites alike Obama says, “This is where we are right now. It’s a racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years” (Obama). An example from the days where segregation was visible, Martin Luther King Jr., sites the Declaration of Independence. He states, “This note was the promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (King).  This shows a strong and non-argumentative divide between people due to the color of their skin. There was gigantic racial divide due to just and unjust laws of the time. Dr. King describes an unjust law as a law that collides with moral and Godly laws. An unjust law is just the opposite; it does not collide with moral law. He then goes about explaining segregation and what makes it unjust. Segregation is unjust because it is morally wrong and sinful. Black Americans were living in the unjust society that was considered a “perfect” America where men were considered equal.    

            As the last important point shared by President Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., racial divides not being a help to the nation and its growth. Dr King states “It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-…”(King). He is saying that the injustices of segregation are not doing anything valuable for the nation. From King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, he tells us that black Americans were frustrated about the injustices they were facing and that in turn were loosing faith in America. King also states that until the Negro is given his/her rights as an American there will never be rest. On the other hand President Obama speaks about the “race card” of today’s reality and how people are throwing it out. He states that if the card is still being thrown how the nation can never change and never grow to become one united and perfect nation. The simple fact that race played a factor in Obama’s campaign has negative effects on America. Here he is the 44^th President and American people have yet to think about how many other Black, Hispanic or Asian men and women could have been great leaders for our country. People have made such a deal about race that it is very possible that we have missed out on leaders that could have made this country one that no longer looked at race. President Obama says that comments and issues that came to a head during campaign time have really shown that racial issues have never been completely worked through. Clearly, America needs to learn that for the nation to grow and continue facing problems and issues, all the people, Black, White, Latino, and Asian have to be a team of one nation under God.

            Again, President Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. share similar outlooks on race and how it affects the nation. Racial injustice was alive and in action just forty years ago and today in 2009 the nation seems to be just beginning the healing process. Now I leave you with the end of President Obama’s “A More Perfect Union.” “I am here because of Ashley. By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. But it is where we start. It is where our union grows stronger. And as so many generations have come to realize over the course of the two-hundred and twenty one years since a band of patriots signed that document in Philadelphia, that is where the perfection begins.” Where will you start? How will you help the nation grow?

                 

Rough Rough Draft Paper 1

Racism! The people of America know the good, bad, and ugly of the injustices and slander of racism. This issue is not one to be teased about or laughed about but one that should be talked about seriously. There has been a huge change in the way Americans view racism and there are many ways in which this nation has learned about the effects of racism. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barrack Obama share four main topics of interest on this issue of racism: wanting more for children, race as an issue in America, racial divide due to some “thing,” and racial divides not helping this nation.

            As a beginner, the first topic that both MLK and Obama share is, wanting a better nation for the children. Society knows that children secure the nation’s future; the nation has learned this. President Obama states that the nation should not refer to the black American children as those children but our children. As with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, he states that he has a dream that his children will be judged by their character and not the color of their skin. Having this said, if the “race card” is out and the personality and content of character is put in, the nation can begin to grow into a more perfect United States of America. The nation as a whole has learned from racism that all children Black, White, Latino, and Asian can make this nation a better place.

            Race being an issue that cannot be ignored is the next topic in the hot seat. Race cannot and should not be an issue but, face it, it is. For example, in the days of segregation MLK has thousands of different examples or ideas of how race is an issue. For example, Dr. King says, “One hundred years later, the Negro still is not free:…..The Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and find himself in exile in his own land” (King, I Have a Dream). On the contrary, President Obama’s points are made during the aftermath of racial injustices and gives examples of how race is an issue. He states that segregated schools are not fixed fully, that there is still a gap between the reality of time and the promises that have been made. It is obvious that, yes, the nation has overcome segregation and has learned that race should not be an issue but the reality is that in some cases it still may be.

            Next, looking at racial divide, the nation has learned that this is an injustice to the people. President Obama sees racial divide today due to anger and resentment from both black-Americans and white-Americans. In the view of the black American there is anger put upon a person due to the harshness of the reality that once was and the reality of now. Black-Americans are angry for the racial injustices that were put upon them and now want and deserve justice. White Americans are resentful for what they feel they are giving up. Whites are resentful in the fact that they are now laid off or simply not offered a job because a black American wants it. An example from the days where segregation was visible, from Martin Luther King Jr., is signing the Declaration of Independence. He states, “This note was the promise that all men, yes, all men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (King).  This shows a strong and non-argumentative divide between people due to the color of their skin. America as a whole learned that through dividing of races is not the best answer to problems but clearly makes them harder to overcome.

            As a last look on important points shared by President Barrack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., racial divides not being a help to the nation and its growth. Dr King states “It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-…”(King). He is saying that the injustices of segregation are not doing anything valuable for the nation. On the other hand President Obama speaks about the “race card” of today’s reality and how people are throwing it out. He states that if the card is still being thrown how the nation can never change and never grow to become one united and perfect nation.  Clearly the nation has learned that for the nation to grow and continue facing problems and issues, all the people, Black, White, Latino, and Asian have to be a team of one nation under God.

            Again, President Barrack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. share similar outlooks on race and how it affects the nation. Racial injustice was alive and in action just forty years ago and today in 2009 the nation seems to just beginning the healing process. Here are some questions to ponder; where would our country be if there was never segregation between black and white? How can the nation grow as a whole to overcome the hostility and resentment of racism? What can President Barrack Obama do for our nation to help the healing process and improve the United States?