In this interview, Anne Tyler talks about how she came up with the idea for the book, what she wanted to convey with the title and what the 'immigration tango' is all about. You can read it here.
The elections are over, yet, the president hasn't been officially elected yet. As you all know, it is up to the Electoral College to formally elect the president. This election will take place on Dec. 15th. We've discussed the pros and cons of this institution at quite some length. Here is what the New York times editorial board has to say about it: I found this editorial interesting, as I didnÄt know how closely it is tied to a slave owner society.
will.i.am of the Black-Eyed Peas published another Obama song on you tube: It's a new day. There is also a Kenyan musician funny musician who is doing a funky kind of Obama song, I couldnÄt find a link. If anybody knows, go ahead and post it!
Barack Obama won the election with an overwhelming majority. This is of course his own big victory but I am sure it was
strongly anvantaged - advantage , but you can't use it as a verb. So ..it was definitely helped along - the failure of ...helped...by the failure of the Republican Bush administration. Now, Obama has to show that he is truly able to deal with the big troubles of the USA:
1. economic crisis, 2.Iraq/Afghanistan, 3. energy/environment
These are problems nobody, no Democrat and no Republican, can solve in the next few months or years. I am confinced - convinced
Obama will lead the US into the right direction, but I am not sure about whether - just whether is enough (the construction to be sure about exists, too: i'm not sure about Obama
the American people are patient enough to stand behind Obama e.g. is example given, I think you want especially here
after four years! Maybe it isn't possible to inspire the voters because all American troubles can not be solved in such a short period.
I am anxious to - about is the right preposition here. Do you maybe want to say "excited about"-
the term in office of Obama and to the following election!
B. Obama' s victory
by - in is the right prep herethe presedential presidential
election is a new sign for the world and especially for America that problems like the credit crisis, market crashes and the two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq can be solved from Obama. But the American people must be patient, because
the solving of these problems - solving these problems
will take a lot of time.
The people in America were so excited about the win - to win - victory of Obama
that they forgot that O. is only a human. For O. and the gouverment wait a lot of work and they need the support of the nation to get through. - wordorder _ there is a lot of work waiting for... spelling: government
But I'm sure it will become better as comparison: than
it was under the bush gouverment.
Here is an interesting statistic on who voted for Obama and McCain resp.
Have a close look at it!
Here is an e-mail from a friend in California who read your postings. If you want to write to her, let me know!
Your students "got it.' great command of the language as well.
America has been a world leader that in the past years has sunk low inprosperity, respect, self confidence.
Obama is the anti-Bush, the opposite of Bush. Obama is a learned man, a young man, raised in modest family with great hope.
Where Ms Koch used to live about 80% prefer him. He is well educated, he is worldy, he has traveled. On that way he is similar to many of the Coastal Californians. Is it not so important the color of his skin. In fact, like many of us who have one parent from one race or religion and the other parent different, he is a mix, "brown" not black.
Days before the election, hundreds of people were on their cell phones, in groups and at the campaign headquarters for Palo Alto near a donut shop. In the rain, people sat under trees and umbrellas calling stranger in other states to ask: "will you vote?, do you need help getting to the polling place?"
My writer friend in New York said people were screaming in the street at the victory. Let's stay in touch.
write back?
Good luck with your English and good work.
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