This January, Barack Obama became the President of the United States. It was truly a remarkably moment in our history, for a wide variety of reasons. Obama’s inauguration marked a dramatic reversal in our national politics, likely ending a generation of conservative Republican domination in Washington. But more than anything, Barack Obama’s inaugural was remarkable—amazing, astounding, almost unbelievable, considering the long arc of American history—because a black man just became the President

Professor Elizabeth Alexander had the challenging task of writing a poem for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Alexander chose to write her poem in the form of a “praise song.” A praise song is a traditional form of African poetry, one that usually celebrates an individual, a god, a village, or an aspect of nature. This choice of form seems particularly apt in light of President Obama’s African heritage. When looking at this poem, a good place to start is by asking who is being praised

Obama gave a powerful speech, promising the American people that they could and would unite to overcome the economic and military difficulties facing the nation. “Our challenges may be new,” the president said. “The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends—honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism—these things are old. He spoke about a few presidents’ inaugurals which have created history.

Barrack Obama is all about change. American History in Obama’s inauguration speech. Where in he invokes the experiences of a wide variety of Americans, from all walks of life, in triumphing over adversity and refers to American victories in World War II (over fascism) and the Cold War (over communism).

During the last 5500 years glass has come a long way and we just take it for granted now. Now glass can change color or bighten or darken with only the touch of a button. Smart glass is the new thing in offices to save on cooling cost during summer months.