Presidents

There have been 43 Presidents and we just got a new One Barrack Obama, he would be the 44th president of the United States.Before they become president they have to make an inaugural address, also when their office term is over they give farewell addresses. These things either show what they have planned to do for their time in office, or to reflect on the time that they were in office. For example Franklin D. Roosevelt, had to give an inaugural address, in a time of struggle. That is the kind of predicament that our new president Obama has to face. There are many things that happen several times in history, like the saying "History repeats itself". This is what we see that is happening now. FDR had became president in the time of the great depression, just like now Obama has become president in another time of crisis. These were times of the Great Depression, economic struggle, and loss of jobs.

In the time Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, it was the time of the Great depression they were facing a lot of different things and he had to become the leader of the nation, just like Obama has to do now. They both knew that they were going into a situation that were not going to be easy to overcome. People say that we are headed into another great depression, and hopefully that will not happen. Now that Obama is president he has to make very good decision in order for our nation to strive and not fall into something bad. He has to take the mistakes made by others and change them for the better. He should learn from the past and make sure he does not do the same, but he has to do better than people before him to ensure the best for our nation. Paul Krugman says,"But that will be precisely because we understood that the current crisis is, indeed, like the Great Depression in important ways. Only those who learn from history can hope to avoid repeating it." He is connecting the two scenarios that are a part of history,and we all see what is going on is similar to other things that have happened.

The economic crisis that happened when FDR, is quite similar to the one going on now many people struggling to make ends meet, losing their homes, jobs, and not having very much money to support their families. Many people in our nation are suffering, and it is something that can be seen all over. This is not a good thing people should be able to do everything they need to in order to live a good life but by them losing their homes, and jobs they cannot do so. David A. Patterson says "When I travel across the state, I see communities suffering". He sees all of the people who are going through hard times, and he knows that they cannot even afford to get sick with the rising cost of health care. When something like that happens it means that things are bad, and they need to change. It is good that we have a new leader and hopefully he can lead us through this struggle.

Something that comes with the economic crisis is the loss of jobs all over the world, people are being laid off with no warning because of this. they are left having to fend for themselves. It is hard for them to find jobs because of all of the people who are loosing them, companies are not going to hire more people when they have just let many of them go, it is something hard that a lot of people have to deal with. The job loss is something that even happened in the time when FDR was president and it is happening now the NY Times says, "New York City’s unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 percent last month from 6.2 percent in November as some employers cut back on hiring for the holiday season and others continued laying off workers,..." Things are not getting better the percentage of unemployment went up got way higher in a matter of months. Many people are getting laid off, and others are not being hiring. The job world is deteriorating from previous years when our "lowest unemployment record was 4.3%".
The Ny times says, "The city ended the year with 3.21 million jobs, almost 50,000 fewer than it had at the end of 2007." there are less jobs and more unemployed people having to fend for themselves when they cannot even get a job, I wonder what they all have to do to make money. Things have repeated themselves and not for the good, but hopefully our new leader can help the situation at hand, with the help of others.

Both of these presidents went into office knowing that they were going to have to deal with all of the struggles the nation was going through, but they decided to take the challenge. Making their own plans on how they were going to change what was going on. They were both ready to take the challenge even though it is a big one. FDR said, " I am prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken nation in the midst of a stricken world may require. These measures, or such other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wisdom, I shall seek, within my constitutional authority, to bring to speedy adoption." He was ready to take on what was coming to him through drastic measures, and he would even use the wisdom of congress as help and support for what he had to do. He probably knew that he was not able to do it all on his own so he got help from others that were there to help him. Obama has to now face the things that are so similar, to the struggles FDR faced. he came into presidency to help our nation, and he needs the support of all of us, he said these words in his inauguration address. "Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)." This quote is kind like saying that the country as a whole is going to come together and face these struggles. It is truth because we as a country are suffering and when we flourish we will all flourish. He is basically saying that he is taking the challenge, and facing what is to come,he will not turn back and run but he will face it even though it is a great obstacle in his path. Both of these leaders were not afraid to do something they faced their fears and just took it all in, that shows they are good men that that will be in history for a long time, for the good or the bad.

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