YES YOU CAN... YES YOU DID IT!!

Obama’s victory is a very interesting topic. He’s just won a historic election because he is democrat, black and young. I think it is a real progress for the US because it means the Americans have chosen him for his ideas and they have not taken the color of his skin like an obstacle, Obama is the first American black president! And moreover they have chosen democrat ideas. He doesn’t want to be only associated to the color of his skin, but he has played on, he said about himself he was the child of a black Kenyan and a white from Kansas, he is like an allegory of the mix, of the union. In France we are very happy about it, and a lot of French people were sure of his crushing victory on John McCain. I’m really glad about his victory because now at school the future generations will learn the Americans have finally a social security,a healthcare system, and they can have acces to abortion and the war in Iraq will be finished in 2009 or 2010. I find his program is really better than anything we could imagine for the US but I find some things with which I disagree like the capital punishment maintain. Also, he spoke about a civil union for the homosexuals but not about wedding. However, I wonder where he will find the money for all the changes planned. If we compare the Democrat party in the USA and the “left” in France, I think they are very far from each other because about many objectives, Obama could be like the french “centre”.
I listened his victory speech and I really liked it. I was impressed because I’m not American, I didn’t cast my vote and however I was moved, really touched by his words. He talked about the Black cause, the women history, the present, the future, and he uses the image of an old woman, Ann Nixon, which I liked because we can really imagine the big change someone who was born in the early XXs has lived. I just don’t agree with the fact he congratulates his family ect... because I think he is the future president and his family doesn’t have any politic role, but I know it is very present and important, particularly in America, to be a symbol of virtue, even in the private life, so I wasn’t surprised.
I’m profoundly full of hope for the USA and the USA are the most powerfull nation in the world, and a huge change like Obama’s presidency could be the beginning of a new era.

Thomas & Manon

Obama's victory

Tuesday November the 4th,
A big change is going to happen in the united states:
it is the day of the announcement of the presidentials election's results .
In the vicinity of 5.30 pm the results are given to all the world
and the the 44th U.S.A president is known...





.......






BARACK OBAMA!!!

All the voters are proud of their new president and his first action was to
congratulate all the people who helped him in his presidential campaign.

This day was very intense for everybody because it's the end of an aera: the discrimination one.
Many personality were present (like o.Winfrey and j.Jackson), they were all moved, happy, proud of their country.
Barack wants to show that blacks and white have the same capacity and can do the same works and have the same rights. However, we have to insist on the fact that he has been chosen because of his programm and not because of his skin's color.

His slogan is "change? yes we can, yes we did". He wants to show that everybody can make it to the top. he is realizing Martin Luther King's dream.


Melissa and Ines

Yes you can...make the right choice

Hi everyone!
First af all, I would like to start this article with a message from my dad. Wednesday the 5th when we got to know about the election and that Obama won. While I was too busy to answer the phone because I was doing my activities of the day my father didn't stop calling me on my cell phone. At the end of the day I finnaly heard his message which was actualy for you. He said he was proud of all Americans for their vote (he usually doesn't really like the US so just imagine what it actually means). He asked me to tell to all of my American friends and all American people I know that you made a great choice. Because of the year I spent in the US my father kinda considers me as an American now and he said: "Your country is a great country now with a wonderful president."
He finaly said that after 8 years of Bush you made the greatest choice of the entire American History. I think I never saw him being so excited. He called me multiple times on my phone, left messages and called again and again to make sure that I knew his opinion.

As for myself, during the night of the election I was so excited I simply couldn't stop moving and walking around the house. My mom was just freaking out because I wouldn't stop talking about the election with a lot of enthousiasm. I wanted to go out to an American pub and live the victory or defeat with other true American citizens. The only thing that was on TV was Obama and MacCain so it was hard not to think about it. Unfortunalty for me all of my friends were busy that night and I didn't get to go anywhere. I kind of regret now, I should have tried to find some place where I could have either get happy drunk or mean drunk depending on who was going to win.
I finally spent the night watching Forest Gump and then went to bed. Sad, I know!

It is important to us to know who the president of the Unites Sates is going to be because, as most American people don't know or realize, your culture, politics, economy have a lot of influence in France (and I believe in whole Europe). Since our president loves the US it's important to know that your president is a smart and great man such as Obama because Sarkozy might follow him everywhere. Obama is actually the favorite of whole France. TV said that 80% of the people in France would have voted for him. I think we all agree with the fact that your president is the right one and we are sure he'll do some good for your country and the whole world.
Hope you like what your people voted if not, tell us about it. Tell us what you think about him, his program and his ancient challeger.
Can't wait to read your answer.

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Just a quick post to say hello to our recent visitors. We hope you had a safe trip home! Here are a few pictures from the visit. I'll send more to your teachers soon. --Anna Foxen

Halloween souvenir from the potluck dinner.

Finally, the red cups!



Homecoming '08 Pep Rally

Il commence à faire froid!

Bon appétit, les filles...

At the boys' soccer match

The American elections.

Hi!
The seniors of TES1 want to share with you this event and tell you a few words:

"We are three students of 17 or 18 from France studying in Jean Jaurès in the city named Montreuil. We are French but we have different origins (Senegalese, Morrocan and Tunisian). We support Barack Obama because he wants to make good reforms which will help people in need. He gives a hope for poor men. He would like to create a health insurance which is a bit like ours. Moreover he comes from the middle class which means that he had to fight to be where he is now. we admire his rise. We can also say that he wants to unify people by trying to find another solution than the former president or the candidate McCain."
from Olfa, Molo and Myriam.

"Hi to everybody!
I'm Allyson, a young Parisian High School girl who is French with let us say remote Spanish origins.
Here the American presidential elections in the United States are present in most of the news on al the networks. With regards to these elections, a large majority of French people show an incredible passion. Some acts in the campaign and suport seem excessive. The French presidential elections are less of a show.Such as the voting intention of the stars which carefully remain private. In short, I think it would be a good hope if an Afro-American could become president in a country such as the United States."
from Allyson.

"Hi!
I'm Vanessa. I come from France, more precisely Paris?. Futhermore I'm from the West Indis and I woul like Barack Obama to become the next president of the United States because he's more open-minded than McCain and more ambitious with his program. Maybe we will see a new America,a stronger one with less poverty and more solidarity. For me Barack Obama is the ideal candidate!"
From Vanessa.

"In France we think that the United States dominate international politics because in the fields of politics, economics and military they play a big role.
There are two candidates Mc Cain and Obama. We are two students who support the left wing parties in France , so we support Obama. We support him because he would favour intervionist policies and he would want more equality. he is less conservative than McCain. As a symbol if Obama becomes president, this will show an evolution in mentalities."
from Alexis and Simon.

"We think the American elections are very important because America goes through a major economic crisis. We think Barack Obama is the best to change and save America. Barack Obama represent a new hope and the new generation. He can understand the problems and the real america. he is young and new, he is the best candidate. We do support him as French students."
from Benjamin and Divin.

"For us Barack Obama is our favourite candidate because his program could change many things in the United States and in the rest of the world. Natably, racial discrimination which still exists. He wishes to create a plan to stop the war in Iraq. He also wants to help the poorest families. And finally he wants to increase the minimum wage of the Americans. That's why we support him and would like him to become the President of the Unted States.
Being native from the African continent, our choice goes more to the Democrats who for us wouls solve several problems in our society."
from Tihinan and Himmène.

"We are two students from France and we are interested in American politics. In our point of view, The French are more interested in Obama's political answers to the different issues.We think the social policies Obama would favor will bring more equality because he wants to help poor people and people in need.
his political position about Iraq and against this war is good.He has a better position on immigration. He wants to regulate it and speak with Mexico to curb it."
from Angèle and Marion.

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Hi to everybody!
We wish you a great time and thanks again to the charming host families.
Love.
Isabelle.

By Eve

I returned to school this September of 2008, without excess of entousiasme, as every years, maybe even worse this time, because on September 1st, a friend left for ever. The good point this year, it is that all my teachers looks like pleasant, and I have no class on Saturdays. I did not like too much my class of the last year, but I think that this year, the new persons are very nice. It is a motivation to come to school, not as the last year. The philosophy is an new interesting subject this year. I think that for September the weather is too cold and it's hard in the morning to go to school, but that is not important, I say that simply because I have to say nothing more and because I have to write approximtely 200 words. This year is very serious, because it is the BAC at the end of this year, as you when you have your squared things on the head at the end of the high school. So I have to work hard this year, I don't laugh. But for me, that is going to be complicated.