Respect For Obama

For this weeks case study we had to research a Presidential canidate’s website and point out the key messages and target audiences. While looking through the website I noticed one thing about Obama that most people would not notice, the price of Obama’s campaign t-shirts. The “Students for Obama” t-shirts are only $10.00 and all the other shirts are priced at $20.08. It is the small gestures like that, that let’s a person know that the canidate cares about the people. Obama has a lot of supporters who are students and instead of milking students for the little money they have, he cuts then a break. I am ordering my Obama t-shirt today, you should too!!  

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

This week has been slow in general so I am going to take it easy and share with you my favorite poem. This poem motivates me and reminds me of the legacy the women in my family have left behind. Furthermore, if I could ever meet a famous person it would be Maya Angelou. She is creative, smart, successful, and she possesses a great ammount of will power.

PHENOMENAL WOMAN
by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I’m not cute or built to suit a model’s fashion size
But when I start to tell them
They think I’m telling lies.
I say
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please
And to a man
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees
Then they swarm around me
A hive of honey bees.
I say
It’s the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can’t see.
I say
It’s in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say
It’s in the click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care.
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That’s me.

Scott Lecture

            During the David Scott lecture I was all ears. He had a lot to say and most of it made sense. To my surprise his ego did not get in the way of his lecture. When Scott commented on my classmate’s blogs he came off as very sarcastic and like he knew everything, but in person he is not like that at all.

The only thing that threw me for a loop was when David said to include your blog URL on your resume. That may be a good idea in the future when everyone is more familiar with blogging. However, I think putting that on your resume today would show that you do not know the format of a resume and as if you like to give unnecessary, useless information. Even if the blog had to do with public relations I think one’s knowledge in the field could be showcased in portfolio just as good, if not better, besides portfolios are more traditional.