State of the Union Address Response

It has been a tradition to give the State of the Union Address for many years, and this time it is no different. President Obama boldly stood up in front of America and discussed what has happened so far since he became president. Obama took on the title of “president” while America was in the midst of two wars, a recession, government in debt, and a broken financial system. He later goes on to discusses how the nation has dealt, and what the current status is by stating, “The worst of the storm has passed but the devastation remains”. Meaning that the action has been taken and the worst of it is done; now the nation is experiencing the consequences of the actions outcome. In my opinion, sometimes feeling the result or outcome of the event is worse than going through the actual experience because a change was created, and change is difficult for many people to handle, so I question, has the worst of the storm really passed? There were many of aspects in which Obama's state of the Union Adress touched upon, one being the nation as a whole. A large amount of what Obama discussed had to do with becoming a stronger nation. He says, “I do not accept second place for the United States of America”. This shows that Obama wants the country to work hard to collectively create a better nation. One of these ways Obama believes the nation should go about improving is by reaching out to more children and supporting them with more financial aid so that they can go beyond high school and have the chance to earn a better education. One aspect of the speech I really agreed with was when Obama said, “And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential”. Every child has potential. Our country needs to find a way to for children to earn a better education, one in which the child doesnt have to move to a better community in order to gain the education. Children should be given an equal oppurtunity to earn a good education- on in which it doesnt matter what their financial situation is or where they live. Deerfield children are very fortunate because they have blue ribbon schools in their backyards. However, there are many who are not as fortunate and are not given this chance to attend such a great school. By changing this it will open children to more opportunities.