Hi Everyone !

I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving ! We are looking forward to seeing you !
Mrs Parrinello

Salut mes amis!!
J'espère que vous êtes bien. Nous avons beaucoup de travail ici, parce que c'est la dernière année à l'école secondaire et tout le monde est en train d'appliquer aux universités. C'est difficile. Je ne sais pas si tous les autres étudiants dans ma classe sont fini, mais j'ai beaucoup de travail encore. :( Mon équipe de foot à Wilson a gagné les championnats de ville le samedi dernier! C'était très passionnant!! L'équipe de foot des garçons a gagné aussi. Wilson est le meilleur. :) Maintenant, je suis au Nantucket (au Masschusetts) pour Thanksgiving avec ma famille. Ma tante et mon oncle et tous mes cousins vont venir ce soir pour jeudi. Ça va être très amusant. J'espère que tout le monde est bien et l'école n'est pas trop difficile pour vous. Je ne peux pas attendre pour vous voir au printemps!! À bientôt!
Michelle Lefrançois

Salut!

Bonjour ! Il excitait si voir certains de vous tout sur la vidéo lundi. Nell, Evan, et j'ai apprécié vraiment la conversation de l'échange et c'est des avantages. Je vous espère tout font bien et je ne peux pas attendre de vous voir au printemps !

-Amanda

Obama's Victory

The November 4, at 5.00 am in France, we heard about the Obama's Victory as President of the US, a good new waited for so long. We've seen people crying, jumping, sreaming, becoming crazy. At this moment, we felt a great joy and shared their hope because of all the changements that he wants to bring. We would love to be with them in live and not behind TV. It was a moment full of emotions who made us dream. People seemed so touched and excited, it was like if he will change the world in a wonderfull place. But we think that people could be less excited, because even if his program seems good and will probably change the life of a lot of american, he didn't do it yet. We like the fact that his program is based on social reforms like change the social system in order to be more performing and protective, to make easier to the poors to go to college, to put the minimum wage up, and fight against the poverty. He embody hope for the middle class & the lower class, and the american dream because of his origins.
We loved his investiture speech, he is very charismatic and all the thanks that he gave were beautiful and heartfelt. Everybody was attracted by what he said and by his famous "YES WE CAN!" He seems to realize that peaople are expecting a lot of him and we hope that he will do everything that he promised. Because people are very exciting by his victory but now he has to make his projects a reality. The fact that he is a african american shows that the mentalities change and is a good hope for the egality of races. He is a new symbol as was Posa Park or Martin Luther King and we hope that he will impress America just like they did.

Emine & Cora.

(We miss you guys SO much)

PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD

First we think that it is a very good event because Obama is a "new" character on the stage of the politic without much experience. The people chose him , put their trust in him.
Secondly his program is different compared to the adminitration of the former president Bush.
Through Obama's program we find the ideas of Martin Luther King like helping minorities.... Besides his election reflects a not racist America which concentrates more on its politics than its color. So it could influence others countries to concentrate on the politics of the candidate and not for the aparence.
Moreover this victory confirms the slogan among others of America the "American Dream".
The day of its election we were very happy for him but also for America because the wonderfull projects he has will be concretized but it could also change the fact of removing the American army in Irak. But also with regard to the economy.
Knowing that this election crosses by far the frontieres of America because many countries of the world were concerned and had placed an enorme hope on this candidate there is a real reassurance.
To conclude we have were very delighted with the choice of the american and we believe in the famous slogan of Obama "yes we can" "yes we did"


Alimatou et Loubna

BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT OF THE USA

Since Barack Obama ran for president we wer very hopeful . In spite of his lack of experience in the politics, he embodies the work, the ambition and courage. Throughout his election he was supported by several celebrities among which: Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria Parker, Georges Clooney... When he won several presidents called up him to congratulate him.
He gives envy to the black people to succed. We think that he realized one of the biggest dream of Martin Luther King. He is the forty-fourth president of the USA and the first black president. Which shows that nothing is impossible.

We think that he will be a good president and that he will make something against this economic crisis. In his speech of nomination, he expressed some projects that he will execute in the next years. He is going to stop the war in Iraq because it is a war without interest. He looks for only the peace. He wants to help the poor men, and to prevent the eviction of the persons without financial resources. He is going to set up a health insurance which will be free for the children. Projects which shall put of time but which shall realize. As he says: "YES WE CAN".
During his mandate, he will see to it that the United States is a suitable state where all the world on its place Barack Obama is not that the president of the blacks: he is the president of a nation.

Thanks to him a page turned.

FATOU and NADEGE

Obama Luther King

Helloooo Americaaaa!!!!!

First of all,I'de like to congratulate you for your wonderful new president,if you wanna exchange with ours,no problem,even though ours is less good looking and has the IQ of a dying fly.
I think that this election are going to be a very important moment for future history,because out of the three candidates to presidency,one was a woman and the other was black. I wonder if you'll have a latino,jewish and handicapped candidate in four years,but I guess from now on everything is possible.
It is amazing that Obama won this election,not only because he is black,but because he has modern ideas that differ a lot from the traditional conservative patriotic program that McCain proposed.
Personnally,I adore Obama because of his ideas about abortion,gay rights,war and about every thing he says,actually...I support him since the beginning,and it was rather frustrating not to be able to help him in any way,being french and underage.
To tell the truth,I was frightened for him when he ended up facing McCain,because the image we had from America was that there was a majority of conservative and patriotic people ; McCain had good arguments ,I admit,even though I'de rather eat broken glass than have dinner with him.So everything about this election could have been in disfavour for Obama,but ironically enough,Bush kinda helped him; in fact,if W hadn't left such a huge mess at the White House,in Iraq,and God knows where else,McCain could have won; but McCain sounded a lot like what the american people had already endured,and Obama and his new ideas were welcomed like an ice cream on a hot summer day. He also obviously got the support of coulored people,who are a huge part of the USA 's population,and coloured and even white people around the world supported him too.
I think Obama is a mix between Martin Luther King and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and God forbid him to finish the same way.
Now the bad things that could happen to him as a president are unfortunately real,since as a black president he could get killed by racists, since there has already been an attempt,and I hope he'll manage keeping his promises ,because they sound so great you cant't help but believe in them.
Long live the president,and long live Obama's America!!