“A faith
in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles; that we can tuck in our
children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm;
that we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden
knock on the door; that we can have an idea and start our own business without
paying a bribe; that we can participate in the political process without fear
of retribution; and that our votes will be counted -- or at least, most of the
time.”
What Barack Obama mean by this passage is that we live in a nation that
keeps us protected and where leaders think about our rights as citizens. A
nation where we have our freedom and are supported from our government. A placed
where anyone can write what they think and say what they are thinking with out
any problems no matter who you are.
I picked Barack Obama because I was one of the people that voted for him
to become president. I also picked this passage because I find it interesting
how he see’s the faith in the American Dream. He talks about tucking our
children in bed at night knowing that they are fed and well protected but when
I think about it, I wonder who are these people. Looking into the societies
around me, I see families that live in apartments with no space because they
cannot afford a bigger apartment due to the rent being so high. I see workers
getting paid minimum wages in a city where everything is expensive. Every thing
from gas to groceries, to clothing prices are going up every month except the
paid. I see children going missing everyday because they live in a country
where they rather spend more money on unnecessary new stadiums, than paying the
people that supposed to keep us protected they money they deserve. He also
mentions that our votes are counted but then he states “most of the time” I
believe our votes do not count or matter because who ever they want to be in
office would get there either by hook or by crook. For example, the Bush era.
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