President elect, Barack Obama has been named as this years Time ‘Person of the year’. Mr. Obama was awarded the title after having the confidence to carve a future for a gloomy American public this year in the Presidential elections. The magazine displayed that he showed the American public that he could change the country for the better.
Recent winners have included Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the average American soldier and the online public. Barack Obama has captured the imagination, dedication and belief of so many Americans which is what makes him such a unique person. People from all over the country were watching the American Presidential elections with a close eye and I think I speak for everyone when I say that people were relieved when the republicans were not voted back into office. He hit America with a storm. He has quashed social pecking order and racial in-equality and shattered decades of conventional wisdom.He offered people the choice to take back the responsibility once more when voting for their President.
Mr. Barack Obama has featured in 15 Time covers in total in the past two years which the most for any one individual. His story is truly unique and has captured people’s attention from all over the globe. In 2006 the Time magazine donated the award to everyone who had created online content that year for the internet which was the first time the magazine had awarded the coveted title not a person yet an achievement instead.
The runners up for this year were newly elected French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, Republican vice-president candidate and Alaskan governor Sarah Palin and Zhang Yimou, creative Director of Augusts’ Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing this year. Each of these worthy candidates are more than capable of clinching the title of ‘Person of the year’ yet when you compare their achievements to Barack Obama it really doesn’t seem to be the same. I’m glad Barack Obama won the elections!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
President Elect, Barack Obama given 'Person of the Year' by TIme Magazine
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