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Hi!
It is January 20, 2009, one of the most important days in
histo ry, which began at 4:30 am when I woke up and walked to
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the tra in station to be here! I am now standing in front of
the f ir s t jumbotron in Washington DC w itnessing the inaugura­
tion about 600 meters from the actual ceremony because of a ll
I N S I D E l | the people. I t is freezing cold, i t fe e ls lik e ten degrees with
T H I S I _ wind! I t is now ju st a fte r noon and Biden has ju st been sworn
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1 S U E : \ The rc in , a fte r a performance by c e llis t Yo Yo Ma and the procession
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of "important people." Barack Obama is now at the front of the
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John m c cain 2 11 stage with one hand on the bible and the other hand raised. I
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can barely see him, he almost looks lik e a spec on the horizon
to go,
Sarah Palin 2 1
i elect] given the 2.5 m illio n people here stretching from the capi-
H oui to l to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, leaking
REPUBLICAN PARTY 2 1
through the stre e ts, and even s p illin g into Maryland and V ir­
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g in ia . There are many important people on the stage also w it­
Barrack O bama 3 1
nessing th is moment lik e senators, and representatives but, the
most important people here today are out here, surrounding me.
jo e bidden 3 The people, the Americans, the Hispanics, the Ir is h , the Arabs,
the Asians, the A frican Americans, young and old, healthy and
I DEMOCRATIC PARTY 3 disabled, who traveled miles walking, on planes, on tra in s, on
buses, and some who even crossed the seas to be here to witness
I Election process 4
1 1 2 th is moment! Barack Obama has ju st stepped to the podium to
give the inaugural address, "fellow citize n s" he says with such
1 TwnFF main issues 4 composure and reassurance that many amongst the crowds people
W H are already roaring, crying, sm iling, and even grasping th e ir
mouths out of emotion and awe. People are even holding the
hands of strangers, and i t is at th is moment I fe e l so proud
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to be an American, and a "c itize n of the world." M illions of
President you have tj
thoughts run through my mind lik e the sto ries of my ancestors
these rules: and others whose e ffo rts brought th is day, the bridges that
have been crossed with th is moment, the stepping stone th is
represents fo r us a ll brings me to such b lis s . And most impor­
ta n tly the hope fo r tomorrow that Obama has promised brings an
emotion beyond expression. I ' l l have to t e ll you more sto rie s,
and I saved your pin!

See you soon!

Chloe’ B.
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