Obama Speech

Last week Senator Obama gave a powerful speech about race in America.  His speech was not given as a black man, or as a white man, but rather as an american who sees both sides of the country's race divide. In his speech he remembers growing up a child who did not have this divide in his home, but rather a integrated family that lived as one that was not separated by color. He like many others still hold on to that dream of becoming a unified nation, in which everything and everyone, no matter what race, occupation, or religion one is. This is a change that no-one will be able to accomplish in four years, but rather in steps over time.  This change has been occurring since the nation was founded and will continue to do so for as long as people see the color of  a man, instead of what his character is. One day this dream will come true and when it does, our futures will be brighter, and our people will be better.

The following movie is composed of areas of Clemson that I think many students pass over. This is an attempt to let students see what they normally may pass over on their way to class.

The opening picture was taken from www.clemson.edu, on March 6, 2008

Recently Sports have migrated from the field of fresh cut grass where honor stood as the code, to one with a different look. One with men in suits and ties, instead of cleats, and the sweat that comes with the title of being a sports star. Two sports standout the most in your mind when I say oversight hearing committee, and congress. What has happened in these sports has not been right. Steroids have changed the face of baseball from Americas pastime to one that is no longer recognizable to the greats that sweated in wool uniforms, such as Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig . Baseball has always been a sport of honor , one that every American boy knows how to play. This sport was able to teach character and good sportsmanship, it did this by those role models who won the awards year after year, and who hit a homerun every year. In the past these Heroes were honest people, but now these heroes are cheaters those who wanted the extra boost. Rodger, and Barry will never be as good as The Great Bambino, or Lou Gehrig. Those who put in an honest days work for what they got.

I thought this was a very interesting look back on the steps taken by Hitler to be come one of the most powerful men the world has ever seen. It takes you from the time he first entered politics, to the eventual control of most of eastern europe.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1707887_1525737,00.html

When is it proper to use who/whom?

When the pronoun is meant to be the subject use WHO

When the pronoun is meant to be the object use WHOM

This falls under the pronoun case area of grammar.

The following is a link to a pronoun case help page

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_proncase.html