Extra Credit Blog: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize!

In class I promised that I would post one extra credit question, however, last Monday Obama had not yet won the Nobel Peace Prize! Due to my excitement over this new development, I would like to add another extra credit blog question. What do you think of President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize? You may answer both or neither of the extra credit questions. Happy Fall Break…

Blog Assignment due September 20, 2009

React to President Obama’s call for a health care system overhaul.  For example, are you surprised by the public reaction to Mr. Obama’s plan?  If you intend to have a career in the health care industry, will a new health care plan alter your career goals?  Should President Obama handle this issue differently?  What are your thoughts?

Blog Assignment due September 13, 2009

In chapter 2 of Dreams from My Father, a young Barack Obama realizes his perspective of the world is different from that of his mother.  When did you realize that you hold perspectives of the world that differ from those of your parents or whom ever raised you?