November 4, 2008- Get Out and VOTE!

When I was younger I kind of followed the elections. I know who was running and I knew who I wanted to win, even if it was for a certain reason that had nothing to do with their political stand point. But now I am 18 and I finally get to vote. This is a right that should be taken very seriously. I guess I have always agreed with my parents on certain issues, like if I am conservative or liberal in my views. Now I don't have to follow what my parents do I have my own voice and my own vote. I believe before you can make any decision on who you want to vote for you need to learn about each candidate. Get on their websites and see how they stand on the issues that are important to you. Then make your decision based on that information, not on race or gender which are very important parts of the 2008 Election. History will be set after this election no matter who wins. Barack Obama would be the first African American President of the United States, even though he is not fully African American because his mother is white. While if John McCain was to be elected President he would be the oldest at the time of the election to be the United States President and Sarah Palin would be the first female Vice President. So this election is going to be a historic one. So get out and vote on November 4 and exercise your right as an American citizen. And if you do not vote you have no right to complain about who wins! If you can't go out and vote you can vote absentee, like I did!

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Halfway to being Halfway through Freshman Year

It is midterm time, the halfway point in fall semester. This is my first taste of what college exams are going to be like. My IDC midterm is my first one and it is approaching very rapidly. Our professor told the class about the format of the midterm. All of the questions are from review questions that we have answered for homework. So we have seen all this questions and have discussed them in class. For me I am going to make flashcards of all the questions with the answers on the back. So I can make sure I know all of the correct answers. I am also going to study with some other people in my class. During this semester I have learned so much. At the beginning of the semester I was having trouble in my Western Art class and I decided that I needed to change the way I take my notes. So after we talked about note taking in Converse 101 I started to write about all the different artwork on its on flashcard. With the flashcards I can have them done in class so I can study them after all of my classes are over. I also learned how to manage my time. Now I can get my homework and papers done in advance.

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