Here is an essay I wrote about why I want to attend the 2009 inauguration. I saw a contest about this on 11alive and it said the top 10 entries will be picked. Regardless, I thought it was a great way to address politics! Something I have learned a lot about from this election.


GENERATIONAL CHANGE

I am 25. I think our generation has seen change. We've witnessed large scaled terrorist attacks. A tsunami. The existence of a planet that we grew up with to not really be considered a planet. We witnessed change. And the change is continouous. As we embrace an economy that is reminiscient of the Great Depression, we wait. We hope and pray. The change we anticipated is about to be here. A new president. An African-American president. The change that will hopefully transform our view to the world. And yet again, this is another spectacle that my generation will get to witness. Some people look at change as a negative thing. I think it is perception. We like things the way they are. But can we allow a global power like the US to lose dollars, lose our large-scaled industries and only have some spare "change?" I am sure our president will instill not only hope in our economy but a promising era for the kids of today. The kids of today who will shape our world tomorrow. This inauguration is special to me because as an immigrant, I get to witness something that may never happen to me. One of my relatives said, the world is changing. If we have an African-American president, this is great because this opens the doors to other ethnic minorities who can also make an impact. An impact to inspire others. Women. Native Americans. Asian Americans. Hispanic Americans. All men are created equal - the notion on which this country was founded upon. But ironically the change has manifested itself. It can soon say with our new president, all people are created equal. I am not a naturalized citizen. I am a permanent resident. For me, I may not ever stand on the same platform that Obama will stand on in a few weeks. But, we will share his joys, his jubilations as he motivates the fortunate and the less fortunate. As he changes our everyday lives, it will be a window of hope. And for me, and for our generation, a change about how politics will shape our lives today and how these decisions will make or break us tomorrow. Thank you for bringing change to us. A change for our generation. So when I am 55, I can look back and reflect, this is what our generation lived through. The change that our 44th president brought. A change that shapes your lives today in the year 2038.