Mary Lou: In her summary of Obamas speech, I like how Mary Lou touches on the point that peace between our nations will not happen over night. We need to listen, learn, and respect each other as a nation. The same kind of principals that we as individuals would expect from any friendships or relationships of our own. We as individuals, and as a country can't easily move forward without patience, compassion, and with ignorance in our hearts.
Kimmie: Kimmie makes a good point in her summary of Oprah's speech, that we all as people posses the power within to promote change in others and in ourselves by "Giving back," and "Taking charge" in our lives and communities.
Hilary: In Hilary's summary of Obamas speech, I like how she highlights that Americans and Muslim's share mutual interests, but we cannot form ties, join forces, and heal the broken bonds and mistrust unless we come together. Responsibility cannot be taken by just one side alone.
Nikki: I particularly liked how organized Nikki's posting's are. They are very structured, clear, and well summarized. Nikki points out in her summary of Obamas speech that both the Israeli's and Palestinians each will have to give in to make the peace with each other that is needed to claim their own states. This is true in all types of relationships that are at odds. Progress can't be made unless one side or both is willing to give in and offer forgiveness.
Nicole: In her post on Oprah's speech, Nicole makes the observation of how tremendous of an impact Oprah has on American culture. When Oprah endorses products, albums, books, and the such, they become popular; they become big sellers. This concept is interesting, and I'd have to say very true. A while back when Oprah made a big deal about Dr. Oz, suddenly he began to appear everywhere in magazines and on the net. Ask Dr. Oz... Dr. Oz says...Very funny!
Kelsey: When Kelsey thinks of the U.S.A, she thinks "We are a free country." What a nice thought and feeling that is indeed!
Danelle: In her summary of Obamas speech, Danelle commented that she didn't know that 46 nations were involved in the war in the Middle East. I wasn't aware of this statistic either, but it seems inconceivable that so many nations can be at war with the Middle East. It makes us realize how big the world is!
Jason: Jason points to an important part of Obamas speech, that in order to improve the dialogue between the American and Muslim nations, educational scholarships and programs need to be in place to encourage and enrich learning. The more educated the Muslim nation becomes of America and other nations, the less hateful, and the more tolerant of a nation they would possibly become.
Aloma: It was refreshing to learn that Aloma is taking this course, not necessarily to complete a requirement, but because she was so inspired and so loved her previous class in a related study, that she wants to further her learning.
Katherine: Katherine stated that she feels Oprah's world view is "Self-focused." I appreciate that Katherine challenges what Oprah said to the graduating students of Duke university, that "You should trust your own gut and ignore the opinions of others." I believe that it's important to follow your gut at times, but like Katherine, I also think that you can learn a lot from the advice and opinions of others.
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