Waking up on November 6, 2012, I felt nervous and anxious. I knew the 2012 presidential election would be a determining factor for not only my livelihood, but the livelihood of others. Grand Avenue Middle School, located at 2430 W. Wisconsin Avenue was jammed packed on this day with voters.
First, I witnessed happiness, nervousness, confusion, negativity, positivity, etc. Although the lines were moving rather swiftly, the workers at the polls were a bit discombobulated. There number of unregistered votes outweighed that number of registered voters significantly. Oddly, the unregistered lines moved quicker than the registered lines. A couple people stood out as being extremely impatient.
Secondly, I noticed that there were numerous younger individuals eagerly waiting to cast their votes. I went to the polls at 5:30 p.m. and it was obvious that this was a rush period. Individuals had on work clothes, but observing their facial expressions it was clear that nothing was going to stop them from casting their vote.
Next, I noticed the majority of people entering and leaving had a smile on their faces as if the presidential candidate that they had chosen had been elected already. I inferred that individuals felt like they were attempting to make a difference that they wanted to see some to pass.
Lastly, their wasn't anybody in particular that stood out to me. Everyone at the poll at the Grand Ave Middle school were reserved but friendly. This observation was interesting to me, because my initial thought was that someone would misbehave at the polls.
By in large, this election meant a great deal to myself and I am certain others. I took it rather serious, because it will affect me tremendously. Witnessing others voting enabled me to see that they too took it serious as well.
First, I witnessed happiness, nervousness, confusion, negativity, positivity, etc. Although the lines were moving rather swiftly, the workers at the polls were a bit discombobulated. There number of unregistered votes outweighed that number of registered voters significantly. Oddly, the unregistered lines moved quicker than the registered lines. A couple people stood out as being extremely impatient.
Secondly, I noticed that there were numerous younger individuals eagerly waiting to cast their votes. I went to the polls at 5:30 p.m. and it was obvious that this was a rush period. Individuals had on work clothes, but observing their facial expressions it was clear that nothing was going to stop them from casting their vote.
Next, I noticed the majority of people entering and leaving had a smile on their faces as if the presidential candidate that they had chosen had been elected already. I inferred that individuals felt like they were attempting to make a difference that they wanted to see some to pass.
Lastly, their wasn't anybody in particular that stood out to me. Everyone at the poll at the Grand Ave Middle school were reserved but friendly. This observation was interesting to me, because my initial thought was that someone would misbehave at the polls.
By in large, this election meant a great deal to myself and I am certain others. I took it rather serious, because it will affect me tremendously. Witnessing others voting enabled me to see that they too took it serious as well.
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