USA's Obsession of Finding Faults of Our Leaders

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I want you to take a moment, close your eyes,  and think. Wait ! Don't close your eyes. Just think. Have you ever wondered what is wrong with our tough society? I mean it's true, Right? Someone will always adore you and you may feel as if everyone is like that towards you.......But let me quickly buss your bubble and inform you that there's always that somebody or multiple others who will dislike you and try to discover all of your flaws.

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In this crazy country I live in called the United States of America, we have a lot of leaders, strong at that, who carried us so far to be who we are. Hey that kind of rhymed.....but back to the subject. No matter how good or how strong or how great or how dedicated or how fantabulous they may have been, there was always some people thinking far beyond the positivity and focusing more on the negativity. When I say negativity, I am referring to the admiring figure's faults. Leaders, such as Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and our very own current president....President Barack Obama, have all been and still are great leaders and figures for our country. But most individuals don't condone that.

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My favorite, Martin Luther King Jr., was the leader of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S from the 1950s to his assassination in 1968. Yes that's right. He could have kept going. Why do I say this? Only because of the fact that he wasn't assassinated for something positive but he was assassinated for his FAULTS! People dreaded the fact that he was determined to fight for what he believed in, which was equality. They got scared so I mean what was a good way to kill the cause? Kill the person who formed the cause.

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Here's another leader as I mentioned above, President Barack Obama. Me personally feel like Obama is a pretty decent president but I mean at the same time he does have some flaws but I mean we all have some right? Some people just seriously HATE him as a whole, which I feel is pretty ridiculous. Things like "Obama being a president but still paying off student loans he had in college" "He started a gang when he was in college and he seemed to be one of the worst members in the gang" "He's not even from America so how would he know what America desires" "Taking our guns away is the stupidest thing ever" are all faults people who have entirely no life spend studying instead of admiring the good he does attempt as a leader for our country for almost 8 years. I tell you my country is just so complicated. We are what you call "a tough crowd"

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In conclusion, I'm going to take the time out to rant for a second about what people's views were on equality. I've always been curious about why was equality not something a lot of people wanted. What did people want, to be racist all of their lives? Geez!!! Look at us now! I mean were probably not completely labeled as equal but I mean we're doing a heck of a job being equal when we do. I guess that's it for right now. I can go on for days but I do still have a life at home. But until then............

Characteristics of 2 Anti-Heros

Hello World! Thank you for taking the time out to feast your eyes into my world. You could have engaged into any and everything else but you’ve decided to read what is written by little old me. Lucky for you, you are reading my first blog post ever. Why did I say that ? Only because this blog post is actually for my AP English Language Class. My thoughts and views are very interesting, so enjoy.

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So I was told, by my English teacher Mr. T, that I need to pick a modern day anti-hero and compare their characteristics that they share with Ichabod Crane. So in this little big head of mine I go to search and think of all the possible modern day actors/actresses/characters I know. I decided to choose a very fierce woman full with attitude. Drum roll please............I will be talking about the one.... the only..... Jennifer Hudson playing Effie White in the movie DreamGirls. With that being said let's go ahead and kick it off with characteristic number 1.

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In the movie DreamGirls, Effie White plays a woman who is very big in so many ways. For example, she's big in weight, heart and her incredible voice. But instead we're going to pay more attention to her appearance and weight. Her weight was her biggest flaw. It eliminated some of her opportunities and chances of becoming the star she had hoped to be. The guy she had hoped to be her lover and the one to get her spotlight was being discriminating to her about her weight. He end up picking Deena Jones played by Beyonce Knowles as his star because how beautiful and SKINNY she was. Ichabod Crane problem was being very thin. Well technically it wasn't really a problem for him since he end up being with Katrina Van Tassal and not Brom. But wait it was only for a short period of time because he ends being dead (or missing) at the end. Proceeding on to the next characteristic..................

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Both of the characters can be known as being very brave and strong. Effie shows her level of being strong when she cries out to her almost lover how dedicated she is to continue her career with no regrets. He denied that offer. By her now being a mom, a single mom at that, she used her talent to pull herself together and reclaim her career as a solo act. Crane also is very strong too, well not all the way. He keeps persevering to what he's aiming for through all the obstacles Brom has put him through. It is really shown at the gathering the Van Tassals hosted. He stuck with all of the complications thrown his way. But eventually he was broken down by the headless horseman scene before he died.

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And lastly, characteristic number 3. They are both described as Christians. It is very known especially in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Ichabod Crane is a school teacher in the story and believes in giving them strict morals. Within his strict morals he says "Spare the rod and spoil the child." This simply means that parents need to give discipline so children learn responsibility. It doesn't mean beat your child, but a spanking appropriate punishment is necessary when the child acts up. As for Effie she felt and believed that God didn't give her that amazing voice of hers just to be used for stupid reasons but to be exposed to the world. Also to be used for bigger and better opportunities thrown at her.

That's all the time I have but trust me I'll be back this week for another blog assignment. I know this one was a little rough but trust me it will only get better.