Dear president Barack Obama,
I am thrilled to have you as the new president of the United States and im absolutely sure that you will do everything in your power to change this nation for the better. Change is what this nation needs. However, there are a few things that i would like you to take special care to work with. I believe that these requests are within your reach and that you can and will accomplish them even without me asking for your help.
I would like our troops out of Iraq. This conflict is only hurting us and them and it would be better if we did our best to leave and let them figure out their problems for themselves. I think that as a country we should negotiate with Iraq and make sure that it can stand on its own and not just drop it without having it a secure place for it to land. I do not understand why people could WANT war. This is a very important issue for me. I don't want any more unnecessary death. All killing is unnecessary.
i would also like for you to focus a lot of your attention on the countries like Darfur, the Congo, and Uganda. These are countries that really need our help. There are serious problems that they are facing there and there should be no more death there as well. The AIDS epidemic is also major issue in these countries and is a huge problem across the world. If the United States can find a cure for aids then the United States can do anything. Not only would finding the cure be a huge improvement to our world but it would bring up the respect of the United States.
My third suggestion for you to work on is Gay rights. I hope that you will change your view to a more pro-gay mind set in the future. At the moment I am not pleased that you are not for gay marriage. I understand that advertising a liking for gay marriage may not have let you win the election, however I hope that you will change your view. I mean, why wouldn’t you let two people who are in love get married? I personally do not see the difference between a man and a woman getting married and a man and a man getting married. It should not even be our business if the can get married or not.
I hope that you will take this country seriously. We DO need change but we need change for the better. I think that you can do this and I trust you. I trust you to help people even if they are not from this country. I trust you to help other nations but keep our nation safe at the same time and I trust you to look at all the people in the country and see them equally. I know that these suggestions are possible. All this country needs to do is try and we can succeed.
Sincerely
Lane Rylander
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Obama letter---Draft 2
Dear president Barack Obama,
I am thrilled to have you as the new president of the United States and im absolutely sure that you will do everything in your power to change this nation for the better. Change is what this nation needs. However, there are a few things that i would like you to take special care to work with. I believe that these requests are within your reach and that you can and will accomplish them even without me asking for your help.
Firstly, i would like our troops out of Iraq. This conflict is only hurting us and them and it would be better if we did our best to leave and let them figure out their problems for themselves. I think that as a country we should negotiate with Iraq and make sure that it can stand on its own and not just drop it without having it a secure place for it to land.Peace it more healthy and relaxing anyway. I do not understand why people could WANT war. This is a very important issue for me. I don't want any more unnecessary death. All killing is unnecessary.
Secondly i would like for you to focus a lot of your attention on the countries like Darfur, the Congo, and Uganda. These are countries that really need our help. There are serious problems that they are facing there and there should be no more death there as well. The AIDS epidemic is also major issue in these countries and is a huge problem across the world. If the United States can find a cure for aids then the United States can do anything. Not only would finding the cure be a huge improvement to our world but it would bring up the respect of the United States.
My third suggestion for you to work on is Gay rights. I hope that you will change your view to a more pro-gay mind set in the future. At the moment I am not pleased that you are not for gay marriage. I understand that advertising a liking for gay marriage may not have let you win the election, however I hope that you will change your view. I mean, why wouldn’t you let two people who are in love get married? I personally do not see the difference between a man and a woman getting married and a man and a man getting married. It should not even be our business if the can get married or not.
I hope that you will take this country seriously. We DO need change but we need change for the better. I think that you can do this and I trust you. I trust you to help people even if they are not from this country. I trust you to help other nations but keep our nation safe at the same time and I trust you to look at all the people in the country and see them equally. I know that these suggestions are possible. All this country needs to do is try and we can succeed.
Sincerely
Lane Rylander
I am thrilled to have you as the new president of the United States and im absolutely sure that you will do everything in your power to change this nation for the better. Change is what this nation needs. However, there are a few things that i would like you to take special care to work with. I believe that these requests are within your reach and that you can and will accomplish them even without me asking for your help.
Firstly, i would like our troops out of Iraq. This conflict is only hurting us and them and it would be better if we did our best to leave and let them figure out their problems for themselves. I think that as a country we should negotiate with Iraq and make sure that it can stand on its own and not just drop it without having it a secure place for it to land.Peace it more healthy and relaxing anyway. I do not understand why people could WANT war. This is a very important issue for me. I don't want any more unnecessary death. All killing is unnecessary.
Secondly i would like for you to focus a lot of your attention on the countries like Darfur, the Congo, and Uganda. These are countries that really need our help. There are serious problems that they are facing there and there should be no more death there as well. The AIDS epidemic is also major issue in these countries and is a huge problem across the world. If the United States can find a cure for aids then the United States can do anything. Not only would finding the cure be a huge improvement to our world but it would bring up the respect of the United States.
My third suggestion for you to work on is Gay rights. I hope that you will change your view to a more pro-gay mind set in the future. At the moment I am not pleased that you are not for gay marriage. I understand that advertising a liking for gay marriage may not have let you win the election, however I hope that you will change your view. I mean, why wouldn’t you let two people who are in love get married? I personally do not see the difference between a man and a woman getting married and a man and a man getting married. It should not even be our business if the can get married or not.
I hope that you will take this country seriously. We DO need change but we need change for the better. I think that you can do this and I trust you. I trust you to help people even if they are not from this country. I trust you to help other nations but keep our nation safe at the same time and I trust you to look at all the people in the country and see them equally. I know that these suggestions are possible. All this country needs to do is try and we can succeed.
Sincerely
Lane Rylander
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
obama letter
Dear president Barack Obama,
I am thrilled to have you as the new president of the United States. I am absolutely sure that you will do everything in your power to change this nation for the better. Change is what this nation needs. There are just a few things that i would like to make sure that you do your best to complete however. I believe that these requests are within your reach and that you can and will accomplish them even without me telling you my say. Firstly, i would like our troops out of Iraq. This conflict is only hurting us and them and it would be better if we did our best to leave and let them figure it out for themselves. I think that as a country we should negotiate with Iraq and make sure that it can stand on its own and not just drop it without having it a secure place for it to land. This is a very important issue for me. I do not want any more unnecessary death. All killing is unnecessary. Secondly i would like for you to focus a lot of your attention on the countries like Darfur, the Congo, and Uganda. These are countries that really need our help. There are serious problems that they are facing here and there should be no more death there as well. The AIDS epidemic is also major issue in these countries and is a huge problem across the world. If the United States can find a cure for aids then the United States can do anything. Not only would finding the cure be a huge improvement to our world but it would bring up the respect of the United States. Thirdly, Gay rights. I hope that you will change your view to a more pro-gay mind set in the future. At the moment I am not pleased that you are not for gay marriage. I understand that advertizing a liking for gay marriage may not have let you win the election however I hope that you will change your view. I mean, why wouldn’t you let two people who are in love get married? I personally do not see the difference between a man and a woman getting married and a man and a man getting married. It should not even be our business if the can get married or not.
I hope that you will take this country and treat it well. We do need change but we need change for the better. I think that you can do this and I trust you. I trust you to help people even if they are not from this country. I trust you to help other nations but keep our nation safe at the same time and I trust you to look at all the people in the country and see them equally. I know that these suggestions are possible. All this country needs to do is try and we can succeed.
Sincerely
Lane Rylander
I am thrilled to have you as the new president of the United States. I am absolutely sure that you will do everything in your power to change this nation for the better. Change is what this nation needs. There are just a few things that i would like to make sure that you do your best to complete however. I believe that these requests are within your reach and that you can and will accomplish them even without me telling you my say. Firstly, i would like our troops out of Iraq. This conflict is only hurting us and them and it would be better if we did our best to leave and let them figure it out for themselves. I think that as a country we should negotiate with Iraq and make sure that it can stand on its own and not just drop it without having it a secure place for it to land. This is a very important issue for me. I do not want any more unnecessary death. All killing is unnecessary. Secondly i would like for you to focus a lot of your attention on the countries like Darfur, the Congo, and Uganda. These are countries that really need our help. There are serious problems that they are facing here and there should be no more death there as well. The AIDS epidemic is also major issue in these countries and is a huge problem across the world. If the United States can find a cure for aids then the United States can do anything. Not only would finding the cure be a huge improvement to our world but it would bring up the respect of the United States. Thirdly, Gay rights. I hope that you will change your view to a more pro-gay mind set in the future. At the moment I am not pleased that you are not for gay marriage. I understand that advertizing a liking for gay marriage may not have let you win the election however I hope that you will change your view. I mean, why wouldn’t you let two people who are in love get married? I personally do not see the difference between a man and a woman getting married and a man and a man getting married. It should not even be our business if the can get married or not.
I hope that you will take this country and treat it well. We do need change but we need change for the better. I think that you can do this and I trust you. I trust you to help people even if they are not from this country. I trust you to help other nations but keep our nation safe at the same time and I trust you to look at all the people in the country and see them equally. I know that these suggestions are possible. All this country needs to do is try and we can succeed.
Sincerely
Lane Rylander
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
what about peace FINAL DRAFT
golden crisps of leaves drift down to settle on my head
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down around
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
i can wander where i choose
i believe that nothing could make me turn back home
i thought nothing could bring me down
from this mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
i stop
feeling unnecessarily foolish
who could imagine what it is like to never
to never just take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down around
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
i can wander where i choose
i believe that nothing could make me turn back home
i thought nothing could bring me down
from this mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
i stop
feeling unnecessarily foolish
who could imagine what it is like to never
to never just take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
Friday, November 28, 2008
what about peace 2nd draft
The golden crisps of leaves drift down to settle on the top of my head
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
i can wander where i choose
nothing could make me turn back home
nothing can bring me down
from this beautiful mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
who could imagine what it is like to never
take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
i can wander where i choose
nothing could make me turn back home
nothing can bring me down
from this beautiful mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
who could imagine what it is like to never
take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
Saturday, November 22, 2008
A Walk--------what about peace?
The golden crisps of leaves drift down to settle on the top of my head
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
feeling the freedom of where to go and what to do
nothing could make me turn back hope
nothing can bring me down
from this self-loving mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
and only in the good way
who could imagine what it is like to never
take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
i smile and shake my hair around my face
walking forward with no real direction in mind
the sun sends its yellow rays down
putting sparkle in the eyes of anyone outdoors
feeling the freedom of where to go and what to do
nothing could make me turn back hope
nothing can bring me down
from this self-loving mind set that i have placed myself inside
nobody knows where i am going
nobody i will know will see me
and this doesnt need to matter
i shake my head and laugh loudly to myself again
twirl around in a circle with my arms outstretched
and i feel the world turn
see it pass by me in a blur of greens and oranges
feeling alive
and only in the good way
who could imagine what it is like to never
take a walk like i have
to wonder if death will strike you down at any moment
alive the first dead the next
sunlight cascades around my figure making me a silouette in the falling light
look at what i have
i think
why cant everyone have this world?
why cant everyone have peace?
Saturday, October 25, 2008
WA-2 FINAL DRAFT
A hand grasped the pencil that Tally had thrust forward next to Mrs. Wilbert’s nose. “bathroom.” She said. The small boned fingers of Mrs. Wilbert clenched the yellow Ticonderoga pencil in her bony hand as she reached forward slowly to accept the request.
“there you go, be back in 5 minutes,"she said as she finished signing the pass. "we have a quiz you know…” she cut herself of and let Tally go.
The bathroom wall was white minus the sharpie. Just plain dismal dull…Tally leaned over the garbage can and held back her red brown over-dyed hair with one hand as she spit out her cinnamon-now-rubber flavored gum. She looked around as she stuffed another long pink piece in her mouth, she didn’t actually have to go to the bathroom, she just wanted to get out of that class for a few minutes. History, she absolutely COULD NOT stand it. Well, she felt like she should care, being an American and all she thought she should probably figure out some stuff about her own country but she couldn’t bring herself to care. No matter who the president turned out to be---McCain or Obama (of course she wanted Obama to win) but she couldn’t see how not knowing about them would even matter considering she wasn’t voting age.
Tally sighed and sank onto the floor. A girl who Tally had seen in the halls a little walked in. her hair was brought up into a loose ponytail on the top of her head and she wore yellow tights under her purple flowered dress AND she had a green cardigan piled on top. She was a giant Mardi gras bead. Tally giggled.
“Excuse me? Is there a problem?!” The girl gave Tally a death stare.
“No-nope-nothing…really”
“Whatever….”,she plopped down on the wall opposite Tally. “Are you skipping?”
“No, just resting, history is hell. I have Mrs. Wilbert.”
“I had her last year, I liked her though.”
“Well then you must like history a lot” Tally guessed.
“Kind of”
One of those awkward silences ensued like a scratchy matted quilt that your grandmother gives you on every holiday except …nope every holiday; Uncomfortable.
Two senior girls ran into the bathroom, the brunette leaned over and whispered something in the other almost identically dressed one’s ear. She let out a wail of laughter. Tally rolled her eyes and sighed again, leaning her head against the cold white wall. She missed her best friend Ava soooo much. Ava had moved to California that summer. She seemed to have settled in quite nicely with her giant house on the beach and her new friends and her new school. They had called each other at least five times a day at first but then something had changed, there weren’t that many calls coming from her at all lately, Tally missed her A LOT.
“So, are you skipping?” Tally accused.
“Uhhh no, resting too I guess….Calc. besides, there is only like 5 minutes left in class. How long have you been here?
“Since 11:32”Tally checked her agenda book and then dropped it back down. “I’m just going to stay here till lunch I think. Wilbert said we have a quiz anyway, and I haven’t studied”
“Yeah better stay here, her quizzes are pretty tough! Hey do you have any gum? My breath stinks…I had to rush out of the house this morning and my mom works a morning shift so I can’t miss my bus.”
“Yup, you’re lucky, it’s my last piece” Tally threw her the box and slid farther down the wall sliding her legs out into the middle of the bathroom floor.
“Thanks, whoa who drew all over your shoes?”
The girl was pointing to tally’s chucks, one green and the other, well it was kind of hard to tell since it was covered with sharpie of all different colors; peace signs, messages, drawings. Ava and tally had exchanged one shoe each when she left and they had drawn all over them. Tally wore them every day.
“Oh just my friend, she moved this summer.”
The two girls who had walked in ran out again amidst wails of "NO WAY!!!REALLY??" and "WHOA HOW? Tell me later, see you at lunch!I'll save your seat!"
“Oh, yeah my best friend is away at boarding school now. I miss her a lot.” She smiled.
Tally could hear the rain beating down hard on the school’s roof all the way above their heads. Tip-tap tip-tap t-ip-ip-ip- tap. She liked it.
“so whadaya say we try to get back to class before our teachers kill us?”
Tally grinned “yeah probably, but I personally think that it’d be better then having to take this class over the summer!”
“haha yeah right, come on. ill walk you there”
They walked out into the brighter lights of the hallway and stopped at the water fountain.
“so what’s your name?”
“Tally, yours?”
“Sarah.”
“Sarah, cool, I think I can remember that.”
“there you go, be back in 5 minutes,"she said as she finished signing the pass. "we have a quiz you know…” she cut herself of and let Tally go.
The bathroom wall was white minus the sharpie. Just plain dismal dull…Tally leaned over the garbage can and held back her red brown over-dyed hair with one hand as she spit out her cinnamon-now-rubber flavored gum. She looked around as she stuffed another long pink piece in her mouth, she didn’t actually have to go to the bathroom, she just wanted to get out of that class for a few minutes. History, she absolutely COULD NOT stand it. Well, she felt like she should care, being an American and all she thought she should probably figure out some stuff about her own country but she couldn’t bring herself to care. No matter who the president turned out to be---McCain or Obama (of course she wanted Obama to win) but she couldn’t see how not knowing about them would even matter considering she wasn’t voting age.
Tally sighed and sank onto the floor. A girl who Tally had seen in the halls a little walked in. her hair was brought up into a loose ponytail on the top of her head and she wore yellow tights under her purple flowered dress AND she had a green cardigan piled on top. She was a giant Mardi gras bead. Tally giggled.
“Excuse me? Is there a problem?!” The girl gave Tally a death stare.
“No-nope-nothing…really”
“Whatever….”,she plopped down on the wall opposite Tally. “Are you skipping?”
“No, just resting, history is hell. I have Mrs. Wilbert.”
“I had her last year, I liked her though.”
“Well then you must like history a lot” Tally guessed.
“Kind of”
One of those awkward silences ensued like a scratchy matted quilt that your grandmother gives you on every holiday except …nope every holiday; Uncomfortable.
Two senior girls ran into the bathroom, the brunette leaned over and whispered something in the other almost identically dressed one’s ear. She let out a wail of laughter. Tally rolled her eyes and sighed again, leaning her head against the cold white wall. She missed her best friend Ava soooo much. Ava had moved to California that summer. She seemed to have settled in quite nicely with her giant house on the beach and her new friends and her new school. They had called each other at least five times a day at first but then something had changed, there weren’t that many calls coming from her at all lately, Tally missed her A LOT.
“So, are you skipping?” Tally accused.
“Uhhh no, resting too I guess….Calc. besides, there is only like 5 minutes left in class. How long have you been here?
“Since 11:32”Tally checked her agenda book and then dropped it back down. “I’m just going to stay here till lunch I think. Wilbert said we have a quiz anyway, and I haven’t studied”
“Yeah better stay here, her quizzes are pretty tough! Hey do you have any gum? My breath stinks…I had to rush out of the house this morning and my mom works a morning shift so I can’t miss my bus.”
“Yup, you’re lucky, it’s my last piece” Tally threw her the box and slid farther down the wall sliding her legs out into the middle of the bathroom floor.
“Thanks, whoa who drew all over your shoes?”
The girl was pointing to tally’s chucks, one green and the other, well it was kind of hard to tell since it was covered with sharpie of all different colors; peace signs, messages, drawings. Ava and tally had exchanged one shoe each when she left and they had drawn all over them. Tally wore them every day.
“Oh just my friend, she moved this summer.”
The two girls who had walked in ran out again amidst wails of "NO WAY!!!REALLY??" and "WHOA HOW? Tell me later, see you at lunch!I'll save your seat!"
“Oh, yeah my best friend is away at boarding school now. I miss her a lot.” She smiled.
Tally could hear the rain beating down hard on the school’s roof all the way above their heads. Tip-tap tip-tap t-ip-ip-ip- tap. She liked it.
“so whadaya say we try to get back to class before our teachers kill us?”
Tally grinned “yeah probably, but I personally think that it’d be better then having to take this class over the summer!”
“haha yeah right, come on. ill walk you there”
They walked out into the brighter lights of the hallway and stopped at the water fountain.
“so what’s your name?”
“Tally, yours?”
“Sarah.”
“Sarah, cool, I think I can remember that.”
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