Think back to elementary school, maybe third grade, to remember what you were taught Thanksgiving was all about. The Native Americans and Pilgrims getting together and sharing a meal, celebrating their union over turkey, potatoes, corn, everything we eat now.
That time of the year is rolling around again. The very surreal time that marks the presence of turkey, parades, and later a hefty white guy in an unforgiving red suit. While this time of the year has been marked with joy by with the quintessential 20-year-old films, and mooching off of our overwhelmed parents has become a bit bittersweet for me.
President Obama has made great strides in an effort to follow through on his campaign promises. Obama took the office of president in January of 2009 facing multiple issues left by the previous administration, including women's rights, Guantanamo Bay, same-sex rights and tensions in the Middle East.
The honeymoon is officially over. After all the amazing speeches and talk of hope the still new presidency of Barack Obama is virtually stagnant and frankly, except for an arguably undeserved Nobel Peace Prize, actually quite boring. The energy created by Obama, his campaign and the many Americans who supported and voted for him, is dwindling rather quickly.
"I'm kind of in the middle I think he's done both good and bad things for our country since he was elected." -Katie Nageo, 18 Education "I'd say I'm both for and against, some things I agree with and some I question. But I do have hope for him." -Gary Kleinschmidt, 25 Undecided "I don't like the direction we're going, we should stay away from systems that have failed in other countries.