On this day in history.

Every once in a great while there comes a day that will forever be etched in the memory of every American and even the memories of people across the globe. These days are far with much in-between but every once in a great while they do occur. Sometimes these days are immortalized because they are unfortunate, such as the day Kennedy was assonated, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the unfortunate occurrence of September 11th. This past Tuesday became one of these days, however not because of a tragedy. As of Tuesday, January 20th 2009, Barack Obama was officially sworn into office as our newest president of the United States. This day will forever be remembered in history.
Unfortunately for me, I do not have any extraordinary stories to tell about this historic day. For me, Tuesday remained to be ordinary and seemingly uneventful, despite the meaning of the day for our country. It all began when I woke up for class, showered and then left twenty minutes before my class began. At the time of the inauguration, I was sitting in my first class of the day at 11am which happened to be my philosophy class, ‘the ideals of democracy’. We went about class as normal and I listened to my professor lead a discussion on the beliefs of liberalism, or some related topic. Political philosophy wasn’t really my forte. When class was over, I walk to the library and studied for some time before I decided to get some lunch before my next class. So, after I was through eating, I walked to my last class of the day, which was mass communication. I listened to my professor lecture on the critiques of mass communication and the power money has in the field. After class was finished, I went back to my dorm and finished my homework for the next day. As I said before, the historic day was uneventful to me. I’m sure that I will always be able to tell of where I was when Obama was inaugurated and recall some details; however, my story just won’t be very interesting to tell to others.
As for the inauguration that I didn’t get to watch, I didn’t really hear too much about it. There was the anticipated buzz among people about their favorite parts, but nothing seemed to stand out to me since I wasn’t able to watch it myself. While talking to my roommate, who was able to watch it, later that evening, she mentioned that she was not overly impressed about the speech Obama made. She simply thought that the speech could have been better. I think that this could have had to do with the all the publicity running up to the inauguration. From all the commercials, advertisements, and press for the event her expectations were set extremely high, almost guaranteeing the disappointment if something were to go wrong. The last thing I will mention is the cost of the inauguration. This year’s ceremony has made history in more than just one way. The government has never before spent so much money on an inauguration. Yes, I will say that I do believe that there is a call to celebrate this historic event, but at the same time, I cannot help but to think of what else we could be putting that money towards. With our country already in debt and our economy already said to be bad, I just wonder how much good such an elaborate inauguration is really worth when the money could be out towards something much more helpful for all.