Dear Esteemed Reader,
Hello, and welcome to my brand new blog. As this is my first post, I will begin by telling you a little about myself. I am a senior at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois. At Glenbrook North, I am a member of the Glenbrook Academy of international studies (widely referred to as Academy), which is a program focusing primarily on language and history. Fittingly, this blog will deal mostly with history, with a little bit of language sprinkled in.
Each entry of my blog will address an issue that is relevant in today's news, and hopefully make some elucidating historical comparisons or parallels. History is a subject I'm interested in, and I also think it's important to stay up-to-date on the important events going on in our world today. Whether you share these interests or just happened to stumble upon this blog while navigating through cyberspace, I hope that my posts will at least be thought provoking and informative, and I'll try to be entertaining whenever possible.
Just to give a little preview of what's to come, topics that I've been thinking about lately include the following: Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the "Ground Zero Mosque", health care reform, the economic recession, and many others.
Finally, since this blog will be about the many issues that we face, it is only appropriate that I should conclude with this song. Just like my blog, it strives to "talk about issues, but still keep it funky". Also, it's really funny.
Until next time,
Brandon Isaac
