Weekly Analysis 4

This weeks lesson is about heroes. Heroes can mean different things to different people. Children usually view heroes in the sense of a Superhero like Spiderman, Superman or the Hulk (I have a little boy so those are the ones I am more familiar with). As we grown into adults we view heroes in a different way. We realize that real people are heroes, even members of our family are our hero. My personal hero is my cousin Deanna, she had her first child at 16 and although society views this as a bad thing, my cousin stepped up and has been on her own since then. She is now 27 with 3 children and single. She finished her education, plans on attending college, owns her home and has been the sole provider for all 3 of her children for the last 10 years. She is my hero because as a single mother myself I look at the hard times she has been through and it gives me hope and strength to know that if she can do it with 3 children then I can do it with 1.

As the days go by and our country continues to struggle we are looking to our Hero; President Barack Obama, to help save us. Of course we must continue to soldier on but he gives us hope and let's us have faith in our leader and our country when just a few short months ago it seemed like all hope was lost. I got this next quote from Yahoo News, "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's first 100 days on the job exploded with activity on many fronts: the $787 billion economic stimulus, the order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, a withdrawal plan for Iraq , an expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan , and outreach to several hostile nations.Still, America's economic crisis largely shaped these 100 days. It also empowered Obama, even as it overshadowed some of what he'd hoped to do.Obama has benefitted from "a double lift-off," Baker said, "not only the normal honeymoon but, in addition, the fact that the American people and Congress are looking to him to get them out of a crisis" (Talev, April 26, 2009).

The problem with putting all of hopes in our President is that unfortunetly one man cannot fix our country. It is up to us, the American people, to help make the necessary changes to bring our country back from a state of fear. I had posted in an earlier blog about our country going GREEN, this is still a good idea and one that seems like more and more people are working on.

Another interesting thing I have begun to notice is that many car companies are now offering a Protection Plan, where most are offering new buyer the plan that if you lose your job after buying a new car, they will make your payments for up to 12 months...some only 9 months. Now as a marketing major..this is a great marketing incentive to customers however, the banks are still not letting go of their money to finance vehicles.

I say that we make eachother our heroes are start helping our President, keep putting faith in him and our country.

One more word...My Fiance is a Marine...so despite whether or not you agree with what our troops are doing, stand behind them because they are doing the work of REAL HEROES. Risking your life for a country and it's people, are you brave enough?? I'll admit that I'm not but I support them.

Talev, M. 2009. Obama's first 100 days in office haven't been quiet. McClatchy Newspapers Margaret Talev, Mcclatchy Newspapers – Sun Apr 26, 6:00 am ET. Retrieved April 26, 2009 from Yahoo News.