The inauguration means a new beginning, in this case our first African- American president of the United States. The inauguration this year was a ceremony to officially make Barack Obama president and Joe Biden vice president. Not only is this a big day for Obama but a big step in making a change to our country. The day began with a parade, followed by Biden and Obama taking the oath, and later on Obama and Biden giving a speech. http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGxHZR(take a look at Obama's speech). The inauguration is significant because it is the start of a new era, a change in the way our country runs.
The first article talks about the parade from US Capitol Building to the White House. There were re-enactors from the black Civil War regiment; World War II's surviving Tuskegee Airmen; Freedom Riders from the civil rights movement, they all marched. There were 13,000 participates in the parade from all 50 states. A few minutes into the parade, Obama and Biden's family got out of the car and walked part of the way.
The second article, "Obama tackles recession, war and ethics on day one," was about the stands and changes Obama is performing and changes he will make. Obama gets straight to work, dealing with war and recession and ordered new ethics rules for "a clean break from business as usual,"Obama contacts Mideast leaders as well. Obama also plans on closing Guantanamo Bay within a year. "The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable," Obama says. For filling promises he made during the election, he said the action was necessary",to help restore that faith in government without which we cannot deliver the changes we were sent here to make."
Looking at the impressive hard work Obama is doing on his first day and his inspiring speech, I feel he will show to be the man we all voted for. A man who can turn our economy around and makes this a better, more safer, place to live.
article one: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/20/obama-exits-limo-greet-parade-watchers/
article two: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_day_one
The first article talks about the parade from US Capitol Building to the White House. There were re-enactors from the black Civil War regiment; World War II's surviving Tuskegee Airmen; Freedom Riders from the civil rights movement, they all marched. There were 13,000 participates in the parade from all 50 states. A few minutes into the parade, Obama and Biden's family got out of the car and walked part of the way.
The second article, "Obama tackles recession, war and ethics on day one," was about the stands and changes Obama is performing and changes he will make. Obama gets straight to work, dealing with war and recession and ordered new ethics rules for "a clean break from business as usual,"Obama contacts Mideast leaders as well. Obama also plans on closing Guantanamo Bay within a year. "The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable," Obama says. For filling promises he made during the election, he said the action was necessary",to help restore that faith in government without which we cannot deliver the changes we were sent here to make."
Looking at the impressive hard work Obama is doing on his first day and his inspiring speech, I feel he will show to be the man we all voted for. A man who can turn our economy around and makes this a better, more safer, place to live.
article one: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/20/obama-exits-limo-greet-parade-watchers/
article two: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_day_one
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