Nick's Blog

The 2008 Presidential Election is centered on the American economy. The economy has been hit extremely hard this past year with the failure of many large corporations and the persistent increases in the prices of gasoline and other essential materials. The state of the American economy is beginning to resemble the harsh economic times the nation faced during the 1930’s. With the Stock Market Crash and other financial failures, the nation sought help and change and supported the democratic candidate who promised new, positive economic policies. Franklin Roosevelt compiled the “New Deal” plan that changed the role of government intervention in the economy and helped individuals and corporations regain economic stability. More than 70 years later, the economy is facing similar hardships, and one candidate still believes in the concepts of the “New Deal” to aid the struggling nation. Barack Obama should win the 2008 Presidential Election because his innovative economic policies will help improve the nation.

My paragraph starts with a general, short statement about the election. Through this statement, the readers understand that I believe the economy is the main issue of this election. I then build off the idea of the economy by giving severeal examples of it today and by comparing it to the 1930's. I linked the end of each previous sentence to the following sentence in an effort to connect more complex ideas and to make the main information stand out. For example, showing the connection between the "New Deal" and Obama's economic mentality. I chose to include the information on the "New Deal" and Roosevelt to try to persuade my readers. (Roosevelt's plan worked in the 1930's and Obama's more comlpex, innovative plan will produce similiar benefits in 2008 and beyond.)