Rainy Mountain (question #1)

As we all should already know that any introduction in any writing should reveal the topic and introduce it to the reader. When reading the first paragraph of "The Way to Rainy Mountain," he makes it very clear as to what the reading is about. Regardless of what else he might specifically talk about in his writing, it all points back and relates to Rainy Mountain.

The introduction was very good and gave a great description of Rainy Mountain. When reading it I almost felt as if I was in a car riding through rainy mountain noticing every little detail about the place as the seasons changed right before me. It was a very descriptive introduction. I thought a great example of this descriptive writing was "there is no confusion of objects in the eye, but one hill or one tree or one man." Through out the whole first paragraph there was an image of Rainy Mountain in my head. He used a method of describing to introduce the reader to Rainy Mountain and personally think he did a great job of it.

Over Populated Over Historical Sites

If I would have moved away from my hometown(Concord, NC) when I was young and went back there today I probably wouldn't even recognize the place. I'd say over the past 10-15 years there have been a countless amount of houses and neighborhoods that have been built in the city of Concord. Where I'm from I don't think that people see any importance in historical sites. They'd rather build some neighborhood with cheap houses and let the trash of North Carolina move in. I don't me to be so blunt and rude about it but I have been through these neighborhoods and seen the type of people that live there. I'm not saying they are all like this but for the most part. People are too money hungry today and have such tunnel vision that they don't give two shits about any sites that might historical.

I'm not saying at all that Concord is the father of historical sites but it still has some historical sites. One good one is Stonewall Jackson Training School(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson_Training_School .....somone is going to have to show me how to do that shit again lol). The training school is still there today but I'm afraid if these builders keep going at the rate they are and the government keeps allowing it that it will be gone too. I know that I am just speaking about my home town but from what I've seen there it leads me to believe that it is similar across the nation. There is no doubt in my mind that the American system of values plays a part in all of this. I am not saying that they encourage it but I believe that they really don't care.

If you can't gather it yet, the big point I'm trying to make is that(at least where im from) people don't care about historical sites. They are just worried about making their next dollar and building these rinky dink neighborhoods. Slowly Concord is becoming more and more over populated and it sucks. As we become more and more populated they just keep taking up more and more land which some of them are historical sites.

Obama's Inaguration Speech

So if today wasn't cool enough with the snow I thought watching the Obama's speech just made my day that much cooler. I've never really been interested in politics too much. I mean of course I care who is going to run the country and things like that but before the previous election I never really took time out of my day to watch any speeches or any shows dealing with politics. I think that Obama being half African American makes it alot more interesting. It's like I said earlier today that watching this was basically watching a very important part of America's history. Generations after us will be studying this in their history classes. It is comparable to Martin Luther King Jr. and how we studied him in history. I just think it is something neat and interesting to watch(as some people my age probably don't).

As far as the evaluation of his speech, I think it was well said. Obama is an excellent speaker and I thoroughly enjoy listening/watching any speeches given by him. Not only does he speak well but I also agree with most of his political views and what he plans to change about America. A lot of people say "well he has too much stuff on his list of things to do and are waiting to see what he will be able to accomplish." As he stated today this is going to be a long process. We aren't going to wake up one morning and the economy be back to normal all of a sudden. This is a new era and we are just making a start on a new beginning.

I like Obama as my president and I am anxious to see the new and brighter future that he is going to get us started on. I am still kind of bothered by some people and how they view Obama as our president. Don't get me wrong, I am happy for all African Americans and this event which hopefully makes the nonbelievers believe that all humans are created equal no matter what race, gender, or religion they might be. I just feel that some African Americans are making it a race thing. After the speech I happened to check my facebook and noticed that one person had as their status "MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK." To me it is not about what color the president is, it's just a matter of whether he is going to be a great leader or not.

With all that said, I am looking forward to the future with Barrack Obama as my president and leader of this great country that I live in.

My Grandmother Would Make a Better QB Than Jake Delhomme

So I will just go ahead and inform everyone if they didn't already know that Jake Delhomme might possibly be one of the worst QB's in the NFL. Sometimes he plays halfway good but more than likely Steve Smith just makes him look better than what he really is with his spectacular catches(and yes Steve Smith is the nastiest reciever in the NFL). Think about it though; every offense on any good team revolves around the quarterback. I look at the panthers and usually think if they had Brett Favre at QB they'd be one hell of a team.

The Panthers came into the playoffs being ranked the 2nd best team in the NFC behind the giants. Everyone was expecting a lot out of them in the playoffs with the dynamic duo in the backfield and also Steve Smith and Musin Muhammad at recievers. Nooooo Jake Delhomme blows everything that they have going for them. I know that everyone has their good days and bad days, but when you throw 5 interceptions and fumble once in the first round of the playoffs, a bad day might be an understatement. I think the Panthers just need to go ahead and let go of Delhomme and draft a new quarterback.

"it's time for a damn change, so yall let the man shine"

For me it was hard to find two blogs that actually interest me. This is my first time really dealing with blogs(reading them or creating them). So when we had to look up two, I wanted to find one that dealt with President-Elect Barrack Obama. This blog was one created after he won the election in 2008. For the most part it was informative stating all the satistics of the votes and whatever else. All of the comments were just a bunch of personal rant.

It tickles me to look at some of the comments that people left on this. Some of the people that are republicans left comments on here that were hilarious to me. They feel since Indiana and North Carolina went blue this year that they had been betrayed. As I read most of these comments I started to think about our country and how we are the "United" States of America. People have such a hard time accepting the fact that a man who is half-black was elected president. I am not saying that I voted for him but being a part of the UNITED States of America I am willing to accpet the fact that he is my president! Last time I checked we are not the divided states of America. People just need to wake up and realize that just because you don't like who was elected, doesn't mean he isn't your president. For all of you smartasses that say "he isn't my president," then pack up and move to another country. We have to take the hand that we are delt and make the best of what we have. Like Young Jeezy said in a recent song, "It's time for a damn change so yall let the man shine."