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"What cause are you most passionate about? How important is this issue in your choice to support a particular presidential candidate?"

I refuse to choose a presidential candidate due to my feelings about one particular issue. My choice for president will be someone who will work for the betterment of our country and the world. No, I don't think our country has the responsibility to get involved in the affairs of everyone else but I feel we are required to help out those in need, wherever they are. This means not neglecting our own needs as a country in this process. There are battles that need to be fought here in the U.S.A that can't be ignored. Our country is plagued with disease and apathy that have run rampant.


Children need better access to quality educations where they can freely work at their full potential. I was an education major because I wanted to be a voice of change in children's lives. I wanted to give them knowledge. Knowledge would give them power so that they could be more informed and more prepared for life than the generations before them. However, I've recently learned about new ways I can be a voice of change. I have found new causes that I am passionate for. That doesn't mean that I still don't care about education, thats a issue that will always be close to my heart.

I think that we need a focus on reducing poverty and forming a complete healthcare system that works for the people. Poverty is all around us. Thousands upon thousands of people are homeless in the United States and there is little out there that is working for them, to help get them and their families off the streets and into jobs. Millions of people are not getting the medical attention they need because they can't afford it. Our country needs more than a temporary band-aid fix when we're looking at problems that need stitches.

Our economy is a wreck and agree with the war or not, it is also a pressing issue. Our new president will have a lot on their plate. These issues need to be addressed and not scooted under a rug. Our country needs a change, it needs a shift. We need to take pride in our country once more and who we are and what we stand for. Our president needs to represent that change. I'll be voting Obama in November because I think he can set that change in motion.