Arts of Democracy; week 6 Quarter 2 blog.

I decided to read Barack Obama's speech. I believe his main messages were; standing united, bringing democrats and republicans together, as America should be, making health care affordable for all Americans, making college affordable and able to be attended by anyone, paying teachers etc what the deserve, putting an end to the war, and to tax breaks.
The messages he was sending were definitely positive ones. He talked of hope and change for the better in America, and he was not offensive towards any of the other candidates as much as others have been towards him. He was very respectful, and feels that we should unite America, not divide it even more.
The speech made me feel like there was hope for America. Lately I've basically felt that we don't have a lot of hope what with global warming, the health care and education systems and so forth. After reading Barack Obama's speech, I really felt like those things will be changed, and that it is definitely possible, and even though mistakes will be made, he will rise to the challenge and change these things for the greater good. I especially loved the line; “You see, the challenges we face will not be solved with one meeting in one night. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.”
Before I began reading his speech, I was a little bit closer to voting for Hillary Clinton, rather than Obama. But now, I realized that I really love what Obama has to say on a number of huge issues in America today, and I think I may just have to do some more research so that I can figure out who I will vote for. Right now, it's a pretty tough guess.
Barack Obama's speech that I read was about the same as what I thought it would be like. He has a lot of the same viewpoints on issues that are the same as my viewpoints, and like I said previously; I am now not sure whether to vote for him or Hillary Clinton in the upcoming elections, whereas initially, I was almost set on voting for Clinton.