Sunday, October 12, 2008

Barack Obama for President

If I could vote; I would vote for Mr. Barack Obama to become president. I love to listen to him give speeches because he always mentions "making a change" and that is certainly what America needs. I chose this topic to blog about because I remember a time when I was in elementary school. My classmates and I were taking turns telling what we wanted to be when we grew up. When it was time for Brandon Wilcox to go, he stated, " I wanna be the president." I remember the whole class (including myself) laughing at him. Needless to say, Barack Obama has taught myself, as well as others, that if you work hard, you can be anything that you want to be.Barack Obama is one of the most courageous people I know of. There are so many times when he could have dropped out of the elections or just said "forget it," but he is still standing. That takes great courage.
I think that John Mccain is too much like Bush. I mean, the war is pointless! Plain and simple- send our troops home. I am not trying to be rude or anything, but John Mccain always seems to be lost or like he doesn't know what he is talking about when he is giving a speech. It is very hard for me to understand what Mccain wants because one minute he is saying one thing and the next, he is saying another.
In conclusion, we "need" Barack Obama for president because with the way things are going in the world today, we need a president who is a leader, courageous, committed, and devoted to doing his job. Barack Obama fits that description perfectly.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Too Blessed to be Stressed

A lot of people think that I am weird, but I see it as being different from others. I was born Candice Lewis on February 5, 1991 in Louisville, Ky. I was born the oldest and the only girl out of three boys. When I was nine years old, my family and I moved to Decatur, Ga. We lived there five years before we resided back in Louisville. In my spare time, I enjoy thinking, reading, meeting new people, learning, writing, dancing, and listening to music. I dream of majoring in journalism and becoming a talk show host, a radio personality, and someday, an actress. One day, I will pursue my dream because I know that I can do anything that I put my mind to. I believe in giving my all or nothing. In other words, I always strive to be the best person that I can.
I do not regret anything that has happened in my past because those things have made me who I am today. I am mostly motivated by people who doubt me or tell me that I am not capable of doing something. That pushes me to try even harder. I do not believe in mistakes because everything happens for a reason, right? At least that's what my great grandmother has always told me. I simply see them as being lessons. A mistake is only a mistake if you don't learn anything from it.
The most valuable lesson that I've learned is that "tomorrow is not promised, therefore, live everyday as if it is your last."