This is Obama's speech on race. Go to --> http://academic.udayton.edu/race/2008ElectionandRacism/RaceandRacism/race02.htm
After listening to the speech, (i didn't finish all of them though) I agree with Obama's "But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality." I strongly agree with this statement of Obama's speech because race is a very big issue in this presidential elections and we cannot ignore the fact that Obama is the first black presidential candidate.
But I don't really agree with what he said, "Segregated schools were, and are, inferior schools; we still haven't fixed them, fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, and the inferior education they provided, then and now, helps explain the pervasive achievement gap between today's black and white students." I disagree with this statements because many many presidents before had done a tremendous job on segregated schools. I don't think that he really has the power to fix this problem.
But what's for sure is Obama's effective ability of speaking and presenting his ideas. This was what amazed me the most but sometimes what's wrong can be turn into what's right.
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This topic seems similar to me, i think i did that before...but anyway, i agree with you opinion though. By the way, nice blog^.^v
i did this topic once in my English class....Ms. D'Amato made the class to response to the Obama's Speech in her forum.
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