Obama's influence

Now that the excitement of president-elect Obama has died down some it's intersting to see what kind of impact his election has on the international community. As a Kenyan native I've seen the excitement and pride the Kenyan people have with the election of Obama. I was reading the Daily Nation (Kenyan newspaper) and was looking to see what kind of impact Obama's ties have with Kenya. Kenya usually brings in a lot of tourism (with the exception of the end of last year and beginning of this year due to the roits that occurred after the elections) but there have been talks of creating a route that would take tourists from Nirobi to Kogelo Village where Obama's father was born. Its interesting to see what kind of impact the Obama administration is having on the international community although it is still in the transitioning phase. I think that Obama will take a multilateral approach in dealing with the international community which will lead to more diplomacy and less military action. I think that approach is expected and welcomed by the international community.

A new age in America

When the framers of the constitution wrote the constitution they had in mind a government that was for the people and by the people. On Tuesday night such a government was revived with the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president. With Obama's win several factors arise that reveal what America is about the good and the bad. Obama's win is the ultimate example of the American dream that if you work hard enough and remain focused anything is possible. Who would have ever guessed that an individual from a single household with a mixed race could become an American president. About 2 years ago no one really knew about Barack Obama and now the whole world knows about him. I think that our national image has shifted into a more favorable one in the international community. The prestige that America once had seems to be coming back. Along with all the positive impact that the election of Obama has had on the American people some negative aspects arise. It saddens me to realize how closeminded people are. I would have imagined that several gaint steps have been taken to harmonize the American people to look beyond what's on the outside and consider what's on the inside. A disagreement with an individual's policy and stance on multiple topics is valid as long as that disagreement is based on the topic matter and not the individual's skin color. I think that a majority of our current generation is open (although not in agreement) to others that are different but there is still a percentage who base their ideas on an individual's outward characteristics. In Obama's acceptance speech he mentioned the events that have taken place over the last century and the change that has occurred in this country. The challenge to see what kind of changes can be made over the next century will not only impact America but also the international community. Entities are being linked closer and closer together internationally. The election of Obama was one that was witnessed not only by the American society but also by the international society.