OBAMA

For the first time Obama has dropped in support ratings for the first time. They are below 50 %. Since last month Obama's approval rating has dropped 7%. The Poll also indicates that the biggest drop in approval is from non- college educated white people. This may be an indication that the disapproval may be because of the lack of job opportunities and poor economy. It seems strange that they think a small drop in approval ratings can make such a big splash. The economy is in such bad condition, that things will get worse before they get better, and not everyone is willing to deal with this.

What has Sarah Palin set her sights on now?

In CNN's article, it speaks of what Sarah Palin has set her sights on. She has been in the political world since the age of 32 and after resigning as the governor of Alaska 4 months ago, the next step could be running for president. It also states that it would be a great time for her to try and take a leadership role in the Republican party, which has no clear leader or direction, and is strongly opposed to president Barack Obama. Many people think that she would like to run for president but a poll from CNN.com showed that 7 out of 10 Americans believe she is not qualified to be president. I cant say that I disagree but there seems to be a lot of doubt towards her capabilities and is blamed for McCain losing the election. It seems like she is getting a lot of hype for something that will most likely not happen.

What has Sarah Palin set her sights on now?

Landing Job like getting into Harvard!

Since the economic depression began in December 2007, the number of available jobs has greatly decreased, and the number of unemployed has doubled. This is very unfortunate, and although the government has made some moves to lessen this hard ache, they have only been small steps in the large depression. Though the government is trying to do their part in the recovery the citizens of the U.S. need to do their part and start spending money. For this depression to get better it must get worse. The problem is, to spend money they need jobs, and the 15 million unemployed are fighting for about 2.5 million jobs. This is depressing, but will soon get better, once we begin to be less frugal with our money.
Article from, CNN.com

MR. MOBSTER

Semion Mogilevich is one of the most powerful men in the world. He is a Russian mobster, who has been up for hire and involved in arms traffic, extortion, prostitution, and murder. He is a threat to many countries including the U.S., and has been apart of swindling 150 million dollars out of Canadian and American investors in a complex international financial scheme. He has so much power; he is able to change the global economy with merely one phone call. This guy is terrifying; he can be involved in so many important events and not even be there. It is hard to believe he has been dominating the world of mobsters, but was only recently put on the FBI’s top ten most wanted fugitives. But how does he stay so hidden? Even with lots of loyal assistants, how much longer can this guy reap havoc in the modern world?

This article is from CNN news.

Revolucion

Although initial thoughts of revolution were based on both intellectual and economic events, as time went on and revolution became reality, it was based more on political and intellectual reasoning. The colonists cared a great deal about representation and having a legislative government, and considered it more important when faced with the option of purchasing inexpensive tea from Britain, that would result in Britain making revenue. They understood the power of having their own legislative council, and economic power over leaders. American resistance was filled with different classes of people, who cared more about their say in government than their salary.

Slavery

There has been a great debate for many years on why slavery and Africans have been related. Was it due to racism or initially for economic purposes? Some feel that Europeans and other white people have always discriminated against black people due to there race. But in early America, blacks and whites worked together at equal levels. But as time went on, the growing agriculture demanded more labor, and enslaved Africans were an easy way to get labor and make the most profit. White indentured servants were an option, but they came not planning to stay more than a couple years and were dependent on the farmer they worked for. Where as Africans came in greater numbers, were able to be worked harder, and had no strings attached. They were simply the best way to make more of a profit, and as time went on, this led to racism. The farmers were given a work force, and a reason to say it was the Christian way and not inhumane.

Columbus in America

Columbus in America


It is extremely difficult to look at what happened to the Native Americans at Guanahani after the arrival of Christopher Columbus and believe that what occurred there was beneficial. But was it? Yes, it was the start of something new that would benefit the world as a whole, and things are achieved by conquering and keeping times up to date.
But how Christopher Columbus chose to achieve these goals was un- called for, and actually made his job more difficult. He could have worked with the Natives, and learned more about the land and what was necessary to benefiting from it in the best way possible. But instead he chose to over whelm the Natives, taking more than what was needed, making a first assumption that they were no where near equals, and taking out a large amount of their civilization with Plague.
How Columbus treated Native Americans in Guanahani was un- human like, and un- intelligent, but along the way he did lay a solid foundation that would benefit future colonizers, and is some what responsible for where we are today. Although his achievements don’t overcome his demerits, Columbus’s Arrival in the new world was a substantial advance in Civilization.