This item was written Thomas L. Friedman. He was born July 20, 1953. He has won the Pulitzer Prize three awards during his brilliant career. His main focus is foreign affairs, but does many other topics as well.This article appeared in The New York Times on January 20th, 2009, in the Opinion sections of the newspaper.
The article was written to inform America on what is at stake. It told of the history that was made with a black president, and how more then ever it is time for a radical type of change. There is so many things that need to be done. It is simply amazing on how much potential Barack Obama has, but we as a nation can only hope for the best and pray he and our government make the best decisions. The audience it was more directed toward was the younger generations. We have the ability to make changes in the world today. We just need to inform ourselves and help on the ideas and changes that need to be made.
The basic argument of the author was that it is time for an enormous change. The president has the ability to do great things. This type of chance only comes so often in history. Only the greatest of presidents can do it, and the author is hopeful that Barack Obama can accomplish it. We as a nation will soon find out.
