Progress: Breaking a Cycle

See:

-43 consecutive white presidents
- 44th president is of color



Think:

-Cycle repeated for hundreds of years
-44th president shows the cycle being broke
-US finally looking past race, accepting the individual on his merits, progress



Wonder:

-Will the US regress and return to its prior cycles
-Will the US progress and “change” the future



Themes (relating to class):

1. Relationship between whites and blacks (Huckleberry Finn)
2. Smith calls for change relating to racism and a persons “identity” (Fires In The Mirror)
3. Exploring into new frontiers—exploring westward (Manifest Destiny)
4. Obama's "green light" = successful presidency solving our countries problems (Gatsby)