Natalee Holloway

The Natalee Holloway movie was a very emotional movie. The movie is based on a true story and it all happened in May 2005 when a class of graduated seniors went off to Aruba for a class trip. While in Aruba for a few days, Natalee went missing the last night that the students were out there. Natalee and her friends were at a club, dancing, and drinking. Natalee had met a guy at the club and ended up leaving with him.
It is a very sad story. You wouldn't believe how people would do such things to people they barely even know. The whole time they were investigating on her disappearance, the guy she was with was never charged with anything and to this day he is still a free man. Which is wrong, because he did confess a few years later to what really happened that night. Its just sad how someone could be so heartless and commit such a crime. Natalee was just an innocent girl that was having fun with her friends. Natalee didn't deserve what happened to her.
People should just be more careful if they do decide to travel international, there are people out there who don't care and could hurt people like they did to Natalee. Teenagers should be careful and always be close to the people they know. Never trust anyone so easily.
Natalee Holloway was just an innocent girl who had a bright future ahead of her. She will always be remembered by those closest to her.

Big Brands Vs. Other Brands

Another interesting topic that I found was how we pick the big brands, such as Adidas, Jordan, K-Swiss, Gucci, etc, over the other brands, such as Wal-Mart store brands, K-Mart, etc.. These are some interesting things that we as a whole society do now. We pick the more expensive brands instead of the cheaper brands which would actually save us money.
The main reason why we pick the big expensive brands is probably due to media. Media portrays these brands as great, and if you don't have the latest trends then your not cool. These are the types of messages that are given by media advertisers for the big brands. For instance new running shoes at the mall will be advertised showing how fast you can run and how great they feel, unlike the running shoes at Wal-Mart. With teenagers, even adults seeing media like that we get swept away with it, and that's why we buy expensive shoes, clothes, and accessories.
Media tries anyway to do their job by making the viewer's want what they see on TV, because it gives the companies the money to produce more and show more. As for the other brands, they don't get enough attention as the big brands, because these days people want more and expensive so they can look and be cool.

My culture and the Media

First off, I am well into my traditions and I participate with the traditional ceremonies going on at home. Sometimes I may not be home to be apart of the ceremonies or all the dances but I still am very well aware of all my traditional ways. My cultures and traditions back at home are still going strong and my people still speak the native language which is Towa. Also, I am bilingual and proud to say that I speak my language. There is a lot still to learn about my traditional ways. No matter how old you are, there is still a lot to learn.
Another thing is that media also now shows the ways of the Native Americans and displays it publicly. But, not all Natives do what the media shows, all Natives are different in their own ways. For some Natives, they are slowly losing their native ways and some don't even speak the language anymore. That can also be a huge problem now and in the future. Children today speak a lot of English and at home, we are told to speak the language that we have, but most children don't listen. Some families of the children also don't care to tell their children the importance of speaking the language. The native ways are important to me, because it is who I am and what I will always be.

Journal

Media has been a topic that I never really bothered to learn about or even ask about until I took this class. I have learned quite a lot from this class and understanding the importance of Media Literacy. We talked about topics that were very interesting and gave me an idea of how people and even young children can be affected by the media. Children these days are affected more because of all the things they have on the TV or the Internet. Children like to watch different characters and they get attached to them right away. For some children it has a negative affect on them but for others it can have a positive affect. Some children even go to school and imitate what they saw or see on the TV or what other children are talking about. There is also positive media out there to help children educationally, such as educational games. Overall, not all media is negative. It is important also, to teach children media literacy to help them understand the business behind the TV and the Internet, so they won't be so lured into them. We want children to learn about the real world so they won't have to fall for anything in the future.

I chose to do my deconstruction on America's Next Top Model, because models today are very skinny, and they do anything they can to be thin. Being skinny is the main thing to being a model. If your not skinny than you really have no chance of winning. That was just the reason why I chose it and I thought that it was funny. Tried my best on it.

Green

The film that we watched in class on Wednesday was very good. I liked how the movie was made. It is something new, because there was no talking during the movie but yet it still sent our a powerful message. The music selected also made it more touching. I liked it because of how it made me think about animals and their habitats that they need to live and survivor. Animals need their homes to live too just like we need our homes to live and survive the life we live. Sometimes we don't realize how we are destroying the habitats of animals just to meet our needs. When you think about it, most of the things made in this world are not a necessity. We can basically live our life without any of the stuff that are made.
Some of the plants that are built to make some unneeded resources can harm and pollute the environments of the animals, maybe that is why animals such as Green was harmed and was very ill. Animals should be seen as human beings, because they have feelings and can hurt emotionally, and suffer just life Green did. Some don't see animals like that and that is why they don't hesitate to harm them or their habitats.

The Celluloid Closet

The film was interesting, and I didn’t expect it to be what it was, and really I didn’t know how to react to it. I really didn’t know or ever wonder how important it was about being gay or lesbian back in that time period. They really made a big deal out of it is what I guess I would say. People had to watch every move they made, especially the men. If a man made some sort of gay impression than right away they were thought of as gay, when really they weren’t. I think back in that time period there were more movies that involved gay and lesbian than there is now. Also, the scenes were much more detailed than they are now, and I guess people enjoyed watching those movies because it made people laugh and feel more comfortable about their sexuality. In today’s world, gay and lesbian is starting to be ok and they are also getting attention as well. The same sex marriage was made a big deal and today there are some same sex marriages out there. From my own opinion It really doesn’t bother me about people being gay, because it’s their choice and their life. People will live their own lives the way they want to. Love is love, no matter who it is with. People shouldn’t be judging and saying it’s wrong because we’re all only human. There are people out there who do feel wrong about the whole idea, but there is nothing they can really do about it to change the people.

NCAA March Madness

Its that time of the year again, the NCAA March Madness. The tournament is a big time thing and a lot of media around us advertising and making us aware of it. There are a lot of people that follow the tournament and some may even attend the games. There are many college teams that are part of the NCAA tournament but than again there are a lot that aren't part of the tournament. The teams that are part of the tournament are the bigger colleges and universities most of the time. Maybe a few small colleges that you wouldn't think would make the cut. Basically, its not all about the record the team may have because anything is possible and anything can happen.
There are many people that do bracket contests. Where you pre-fill your bracket and determine how the tournament will go and who plays who. I think it is fun and interesting because people pick teams that you don't think would make it too far in the tournament. But I should stick to my own word, anything is possible. In high school, one of my teachers even made the bracket part of the class. We were told to fill it out and whoever has the right team as the champion received extra credit in that class. It was fun and I enjoyed it. I still follow the tournament but I don't pre-fill the brackets out anymore, which I should because it makes it more exciting. There are many media around us advertising for the March Madness and it helps people get into the mood of the basketball tournament. I guess it would sort of be like the Superbowl.

Film Festival

The first film I watched was a short film, but I forgot what it is called. It's a film about a guy who is too nervous to talk in front of a camera, and is just to shy. The setting was in a building, in a room where there are windows that looks out to the street. The characters are the guy who is being interviewed, the interviewer, the lady who takes the guy back to fix him up cause he is sweating, and all the women in the end. In the end it came all together of how or why they were interviewing him. He was being interviewed because of a singles I guess you would call it dating game. The interviewer told him what to say and in the end they edited the video and showed it to the single ladies and they all wanted him because of what he dcoes and who he is. The lighting was limited, and you could only see one side of their faces and not the other. Only if they moved the camera to the front of the person. It's interesting how a simple movie can entertain you.
For the second film, it was Courting Condi. This film was very interesting and funny. It takes place at many different places. The places that Condoleezza Rice once lived or had a history. The guy, the main character, was really obsessed with Rice that he actually loved her. What he was trying to do was get to Condoleezza and do what he can for her to like him. What I also noticed were the songs in the film, the songs were very catchy and that was something that made you look and be interested in the film. The characters in the film were, the guy that was in love with Rice, his friend who was helping him out by filming him and making videos, another friend. His parents showed some parts of it, and of course Condoleezza Rice. Their was many lighting and different effects, especially in the films that he was sending to Condoleezza. Their was only the camera that was filming him while he was traveling. It showed different points of views, such as first person, or second person and not just one camera position. Their was quite a big attendance and throughout the film, everyone was laughing. It was a funny film and I enjoyed watching both of the films.
Its also interesting how some film directors and producers start off small like that and than later on they turn out to be big and popular producers, making movies that are good and exciting to watch.

Violence

The topic we talked about in class was very interesting and many of the students all had something to say about it. We all had something to say about it because it all struck us every time somebody said something else about it either we were or weren't for violence on TV or video games.
What I personally think is that violence is always going to be on the TV or part of the video games and we can't really do anything about it. Like some said, we can't just X out violence and not have it on TV because it has always been a part of life I guess. If the people are worried about violence and their children, than its all up to the parents to set some standards for their children.
Many children today are exposed to violence, even cartoons have some violence and for some children it won't effect them but for some it will. That's where the parent's come into play. To help their children understand that violence is wrong and they should never copy the TV or the video games they play. Also, let them know or understand that the TV and the video games are just fake and not real.
Violence also has both a positive and a negative affect. It can affect positively because what if some were to be in a situation of violence and because of watching the violence on TV they know how to approach it. It has a negative affect because some may imitate the violence they see and act it out at school. They may put another student in danger. All in all, violence is both good and bad.

Media Literacy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqz2R8TXSfc

The video I watched was about Media Literacy. They talked about how media is always everywhere you go and it is always part of your everyday life. You may even wear media everyday as well. Media can have the good and can also have the negative affects. Media is on the windows of a gas station, on the bulletin boards, the backpack you may have, and even on the big semi-trucks.
Another message that the video had for the audience was to be media literate. In other words to be aware of what media is really trying to do, so you won't fall into the spell of getting lured into what ever they are advertising. Most families watch an average of 3 hours of TV a day, and about 1000 plus hours for the whole year. Also an American family may have at least 2 television sets per household.
With all this media, it seems like our world is getting worse. We are getting a decline in Civic Engagement, and not many people are involved to make our world a better place.

"Merchants of Cool"

In the film Merchants of Cool, it was interesting how different merchants approached the way they did things, or the apparel they made, or how to run a show so they can satisfy teenagers. Also in the film the main thing was “cool.” Cool was being discussed in the beginning of the film and merchants wanted to know what cool was or what was cool for teenagers now.
What really caught my eye was how many ads a day teens see or are exposed too. In a day teens are exposed to 3000 ads in a day and by the time they are 18 years old, they have seen about 10 million ads. It is also interesting as well how the teenagers are affected right away from the ads that they see on television. When a teenager sees let’s say a new iPod, then the teenagers is going to want a new iPod even if they already have one. What was also said was how teens control the economy; they buy whatever they want and whatever they must have. Teenagers spend a lot of money so they can look good and be a part of the world. If teenagers don’t have the recent trends, or they are not in style than they won’t feel like they are cool. If a new electronic device comes out, than teenagers are going to want to have it right away and some beg their parents to buy it for them. If something new comes out, then it is a must have. Teenagers also today have to look like the celebrities that walk on the red carpet. They have to have what they have and they want the lifestyle that the celebrities have because it’s cool.
As the generations go cool keeps changing and gets better and better every time. Merchants are desperate to make money and another way they do it is by having correspondents. A correspondent is a person who finds the cool in the teenagers. From what the film says, being a correspondent is hard work and it is hard to find teens like that. Also they found that teenagers like what understands who they are and what they like. Once a merchant finds the cool, it becomes uncool. Teenagers also try to imitate musicians and they try and start their own bands just so they can be cool and look cool. As the years pass, I think the teenagers are getting more and more spoiled. Even younger children already have cell phones. Some children are getting cell phones at the age of 8 or 9. As you grow older that tends to die down and you don’t want as much things as you did when you were younger. Maybe because you’re kind of on your own and you pay some of your own bills that you have acquired. Either our world of teenagers will get worse or if we do something about it, the ways of teen thinking can change.

Media and Youth

When it comes to media and the youth, its not a very good combination. The reason why I say this is because of how much or easily the youth is affected right away from the media that they are exposed too. I have seen how much the youth is affected by the media everyday and it seems like it is getting worst every time.
For instance, I have a niece who is 11 years old and other cousins. and what I have noticed about them is that they get affected by media right away. They may get affected in a positive or a negative way but it still gets to them. An example is probably Hannah Montana, and High School Musical. When they first came out, they were already popular. They became popular so fast that my niece and other cousins wanted to be like Hannah Montana. They were dressing like her, asking for all her clothes she had, all the accessories that was out, and they even had wigs to have hair like Hannah Montana. It affected some children when Hannah Montana and Vanessa Hudgens were both caught, and some of the young girls were doing what they were doing because they thought it was cool or ok.
Boys are also affected in the same way, except they are more violent because they watch other things like Power Rangers, Wrestling, and the newest thing is UFC Fighting. These are some of the media that boys watch and try to imitate either at home or at school because they think its cool.
Media has either a positive or a negative affect, but most of the time it is negative. Children get to attached.

"The Corporation"

First off, a corporation is one form of business ownership. Basically to the employees of corporations, they see a corporation as a person. Therefore, the corporation is treated like a person. To me that seem to be the excuse or the reason why they are so selfish, is because they see it as a person and treat it like one. Another thing is the corporation is harm to workers, because of layoff. The corporations are known as the externalization team. What was discussed in the video also was how the big corporations such as Nike, Liz Claiborne, and Kathie Lee all have expensive clothes and shoes. Yet, they only pay the workers who make and do all the work about 10 cents an hour or similar to that. If that is what they pay the workers, than they shouldn't sell their clothing or shoes for so much. The workers that are hired to work are the ones who are desperate and will do anything to make money. Such as people in other countries who are barely getting by. Once they have paid enough money, they then move to a different place and pay them the same. The cycle keeps going and they move around to different places because they know that people will work for them.
I wasn’t so shocked at what “The Corporation” was. I had seen a movie similar to that and at that I was very surprised and shocked at what corporations do just to have money in their hands. They don’t think about the world or how negatively it will be affected. Yet, we as the customers still go out and spend our money on them, just so they can have more money to come up with something else to make our world worse than it already is. It’s interesting how people worked for them and after they do find out what the corporations are all about they quit. There are also many constraints on corporate form, yet people still work for them because they are just there for the money even if they already know that it is wrong. The corporations are looked at as a metaphor, maybe like an eagle or Frankenstein in the movie.
Locally owned stores are not being supported because of the bigger stores that the corporations put up. One of the biggest stores that is all over or everywhere you go is wal-mart. Wal-mart is one of the most popular stores that we always go to whenever we are in need of anything. We never go to the locally owned stores to but whatever we need. Maybe one of the reasons is because most of the time the locally owned stores don’t have the stuff we need. In conclusion, many corporations or all corporations do anything and harm people or animals in other places so they can get money. But some corporations had environmental violations, and paid so much money for the violations. Corporations should at least have some sympathy and not be so selfish to get what they want.

Consumption Log

February 14, 2009

-Tv-Commercials

• McDonald's- it affected me by making me think about food and how hungry I was because I hadn't eaten any breakfast yet.


• Chevy- This commercial affected me by looking at my future because it has always been a goal or dream to have a chevy truck someday.


• Ford- Didn't have much of an affect on me because I really don't care about ford. I'm more of a chevy fan.


• NBA All-Star- That affected me by wanting to watch the All-Star game.

-Stores

-Radio- All the songs that played on the radio has had some sort of affect on me, because I listen to the lyrics and it just makes me think about life or maybe something close to what the song is about. All the advertisements on the radio are or seem fake so sometimes I don't bother to listen to them, but on the tv I tend to listen.

-Hotels

-Billboard signs

• San Juan college- The billboard didn't have much affect on me, probably because I'm already going to school.
• DWI billboards- Those types of billboards can affect people in different ways, depending on the situation or how they feel about drinking. It affected me in a positive way because I don't want any DWI's anything with alcohol.

-Wal-Mart- Wal-Mart really has an affect but not so much because I know there is a lot of items and clothing that are name brand, but those don't have an affect on me.

-Denny's

-Wedding: Different brands of clothing, shoes, and the decorations.

-Reception: Brisk Tea, Hershey Kisses, and Aquafina.

Reaction on Jean Baudrillard

The following reading was pretty difficult to understand and a few of the terms were hard to understand as well. Although it was a very interesting article about simulacra and simulations. He tries to help us understand what simulations are and what they mean. He does that by telling us a Borges’ story and uses a map and replicates the original territory. One thing that he talked about was the real is no longer real, I don’t understand what he means by that exactly.
In today’s world, we have simulacra, which means the generation by models of a real without origin or reality: a hyper real. So what I’m guessing that Baudrillard is saying is that there is too much real, and sometimes the real substitutes for itself? He also argues that there are four phases of the image: one that reflects a basic reality, one that masks or perverts a basic reality, one that masks the absence of a basic reality, and one that bears no relation to any reality.
So with that, what she is trying to say also is that “illusion is not possible.” The only place that illusions are possible is Disneyland or Disneyworld. It is a place of illusions and phantasms. Then again it is said that the real is no longer real. We all want to live a world where we want to believe that nothing is real because our world is changing and is not working in the way people want it too. Another thing is that when you visit those sites such as Disneyland, is that reality does not exist outside those borders but inside they do exist.
Another thing is that children don’t understand all this yet, because the children still have an imagination. They like to go to places like that because they are imagining and want to make their imaginations true. Older students are now aware of all this and they can determine whether it is real or unreal.

Media Consumption

Media is a part of everyone’s life. What people don’t see or notice is that Media is a part of their life. Media is everywhere. Media can be found beside the road or the shirt you are wearing. Sometimes media can have both a positive and negative effect on people and also on the younger generation.
I have recorded all the media that I was exposed to on one day. There was a lot of media that I ran into and throughout the day I had to think about media and determine whether or not it was considered media, and how it affected me and the people around. It was an interesting experience because I never had to really think about media and the ways it affected me. I did my consumption on Saturday, and I was exposed to media more on that particular day because I was in Farmington for a wedding and then traveled to Fruitland.
My day started off and the media I was exposed to first thing in the morning was the television. I started to watch the television and many different commercials were coming on such as H&R Block, MC Donald’s, Chevy, Ford, and many other different commercials. The way that affected me was the McDonald’s commercial made me think about food but specifically breakfast. The Chevy commercial affected me by wanting a truck someday in the future, and as for the Ford it didn’t affect me much because I don’t care for Ford. Those were the different ways that the commercials affected me. I also stayed at a hotel in Farmington, Marriott-Courtyard. I also went to Wal-mart and was exposed to many media there, from clothes, shoes, shampoos, and valentine gifts that they had. But there was quite a lot of media in Wal-mart. The clothing I also wore that day was from Vanity clothing and also the many different brands that everyone was wearing at the wedding. As we drove to the wedding reception, there were many stores and bill boards that we saw along the way. The way the clothing had an effect on me was by the expense of the clothing and how nice we have to dress for special occasions such as weddings. All the gifts at the wedding, because it was different brands of certain purchased items from the stores. As the day progressed, I stayed at the wedding, than at the reception I drank a Brisk Ice tea, and ate some hershey kisses. After the reception we headed back to Farmington and there I was exposed to more stores and all the signs that I passed along the way. When we got back to the hotel, we watched more TV and saw more commercials. With the commercials showing I had to think about them and ask myself if what they present is really true. For instance when they advertise a product I had to distinguish between it being real or fake. I am starting to see things that weren’t there before, so when I see commercials I just don’t care to watch them anymore. There was also alcohol that I was exposed to; it affected me by thinking and wondering why people drink or party when we know it’s not a good thing to do. I also saw the NBA All-Star commercial and with that, I wanted to watch the NBA All-star game and that was how it affected me.
My day consisted of many different media and either had an affect or it didn’t have an effect on me. It was really interesting for me to watch out and be more alert and keep track of everything that I did the whole day. There is no doubt that no one is every exposed to media, because everyone is exposed to media every day.

Radio Lab- War of the Worlds

Our assignment the other day was to listen to the War of the Worlds radio broadcasting. My reaction is that it is very surprising how they were able to accomplish all that going on and make it a believable situation. I can say that it was easy to do something like this in that time. As we talked in class about doing something similar to that, we came up with ideas but than again, I don't think it would be possible to achieve something like this in our day today, due to all the advance technology we have now. It's just interesting how people reacted to this back than and it was a serious deal for some people because it was so realistic. It was an interesting radio broadcasting and I enjoyed listening to it.

One Tree Hill

This week's One Tree Hill was about Jamie Scott, the child of Nathan and Haley Scott. Lucas and his fiance were getting married and during the ceremony, Jamie was kidnapped by his former Nanny. After the Ceremony, everyone was looking for him and they even told the cops because he was no where in site. As the day went on they were looking but had no luck. The nanny had taken him to a Motel room and the nanny wanted to keep Jamie as her own son. Jamie's grandpa, Dan Scott, found where Jamie was at and he took him to his parents. Jamie didn't return home til later that night and everyone was happy in tears of joy.

One Tree Hill

This week's show was very interesting. There is always drama involved in the show but I love to watch it. The characters in the show make it seem real and it gets you into the show. They are very good actors. In this last show Jaime who is 5 years old had a person to look up too until the day he died, and from that day on Jaime was getting bullied and laughed at for wearing a superhero cape to school. Jaime told his parents Haley and Nathan about it and asked what Jaime should do in these kinds of situations. Jaime learned that no matter what he should always walk away and tell an adult about it.

Ad Deconstruction

The Message of the Ad:
1. Background- The ad appears in 2005 and the ad isn't that big in size. The ad is trying to sell or advertise PlayStation's.
2. Target Audience- The advertisement is intended for teenagers who like to play video games, but it is also intended for Christians, and any other religious groups. The details that suggest its for this particular audience is the Thorn crown, because it is the impersonation of Jesus.
3. Hook and Story- The ad gets my attention by how it is set up or presented. The ad is relating to the movie, The Passion of the Christ, and problems that could create is how the religious groups could get offended by that. The advertisement is also sending out a message that the PlayStation is like Jesus.
4. The ad is presented in a boring way. You really can't tell that it is advertising a PlayStation. its main focus is that a PlayStation is a good thing such as Jesus. The advertisement lacks a lot of useful information.
5. The ad is trying to make us believe that the PlayStation is a good like Jesus, but really it is not. It can get in the way of things, but depending on what type of video games you do play but most video games are all violence. Playing video games can affect you in school, work, or in life. It is easy to get hooked on video games.
6. Advertising claims- The ad has original text from Italy, and the weaknesses it has is that its not too eye catching like most ads are.
Composition:
1. Characters- A male character about the age of 18 or 19. The age at which video games can be addicting.
2. Setting- The setting shows the male and half of his body but mainly from the chest up. He is wearing a thorn crown on his head with a little smile on his face.
3. Copy- Some catchy phrases are Ten Years of Passion, and the name of the product only appears once. The caption is placed at the bottom center but is somewhat catchy, but with that text it throws off the ad and what its really advertising.
4. No sound is in the advertisement.
5. Visual- I don't see why they added the text Ten years of Passion, because it doesn't attract or have much to do with the PlayStation. The facial expression is happy, but how the ad was set up wasn't too exciting.
6. Color & Lighting- The color is boring because there is no color to it and its black and white.
7. Point of View- The camera angle is to the front of the face with a close-up.
8. Details- The character is wearing a black shirt and he is wearing a thorn crown on his head to impersonate the character as Jesus.
Summary Observations:
1. Intended and Unintended Effects- The audiences could also construct that or for instance there are some people who don't believe in the religious ways or don't go to church because its not what or who they are, so with that, people might think that the PlayStation isn't something that will interest them like it does for other people.
2. The information held from the audience is the picture of the actual product they are advertising, and the price of the PlayStation. Another thing left out is what the PlayStation consist of or what it has to offer.
3. Personal Reaction- From my own perspective, I don't like the ad, it is too boring and I don't like how they impersonate Jesus, or say that the PlayStation is like Jesus. The ad does not work or I would say they failed to advertise. This ad may offend other people that really believe in Jesus and his true meanings. As most people know, video games aren't good and can affect a person mentally or physically.

One Tree Hill

Well first off, I love the show One Tree Hill. I always watch it on a weekly basis. It always shows on Monday's and I try to watch every show. One Tree Hill is about a few friends that are close to each other since they were in high school. It is consisted of a lot of drama, love, and friendships. The characters in the show are good people and they show each other how much they care for each other as a friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, and brothers. No matter how much they may fight or argue with each other, they still tend to find a way to keep each others friendships strong because only have each others to turn to. This show isn't just a show, it shows me the real meaning of friendship, and just living life and doing what you love to do. The characters made sacrifices to achieve their own goals. One Tree Hill is a good show for me to watch, but other people may think that it's a crazy show but I see things in the show that others don't seem to see.

Inauguration

The Inauguration was a very interesting event or history in the making, some have called it. I enjoyed watching the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. I really enjoyed it because this is our first African American President and I am really looking forward to what he has to accomplish and change in our country. President Obama had a very inspiring speech that he did on Tuesday. It was very touching and it gave hope to the American people to see change in our nation, with the war going on and all the problems from small to big. It is just a time for change and with President Obama taking office I sure think it is possible for change.