"America is not just a place on a map, but a light to the world"

On January 25th, 2011 President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union speech. It was not only articulate and powerful, it was motivational. Obama took the time to recognize and respect the recent shooting of one of his government workers, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. He then moved on to speak about his main themes. Obama touched on the topics of education, the economy, and the need to advance more in technology. The fact that he listed specific steps in how he has, or how he is planning to achieve these goals, made me appreciate this speech. He set goals like 80% of America will come from clean energy by 2035, and that we will have a million electric vehicles on our streets by 2015. These goals are big, and Obama's optimism only makes me believe them more. I like that he planned to eliminate the billion of dollars currently being given to oil companies to help bio medical research and investigate clean energy technology instead. The way he spoke of a specific example of the success of Race to the Top touched my, and I'm sure citizens all over our country, heart greatly. He is well aware of this, Obama said things that would grab the average citizens attention-that would matter to their everyday behavior, such as the progress of economics. He restored hope by reminding America that we still have the largest and most prosperous economy in the world. After the State of the Union address in 2011,I was proud to call Barack Obama my President.

"What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight," he continued, "but whether we can work together tomorrow."