In-Class Freewrite

If I could change one thing in the world I would like to change the ignorance found all over the world, it also makes me very angry. Ignorance is the state in which a person lacks knowledge, sophistication, and/or intelligence about a certain topic. Most of the time that person will try to prove that he/she actually does know what he/she is talking about, but listening to their arguments and points on the topic will prove that they do not. A lot of ignorant people are set in their ways, no form of persuasion or argument can deter them or their opinion. Ignorance can lead to dislike, dislike can lead to hatred, and hatred can lead to violence through war or murder. That is a drastic measure, because most ignorant people will not go out a kill someone because he/she has a different opinion than him/her, but there are people who might take things too far.

I recently went to the Inauguration of Barack Obama. On the way to the National Mall, my friends and I heard men yelling but could not understand them. When we got closer we realized that there were actually a bunch of men with megaphones who were yelling into them. They were saying that Obama was going to lead the United States into blackness and evil, and the only way to save ourselves was to repent and join their group. Not to judge the men by how they looked, but the men all had long beards, clothes that were worn down and dirty all over. These men do have a right to protest, the first amendment, but why when President Bush lead our country to war and into one of the biggest debts in our history. The only reason that these men did not like Obama was because he and his family were African American, not white. They were being judgmental themselves. Almost everyone at the Inauguration walked right by and paid no attention to them and their ignorant ideas.

I truly believe that Barack Obama will be a great President for the United States of America.

*This is not the topic I will be using for my letter.