HW 30b: Citizenship symposium 2

The speech that I went to see was spoken by Tom Lantos. His speech was about World War II and the Holocaust. In my opinion this was a very good speech, and it was very interesting as well. The topic of the Holocaust in general is a very sensitive and emotional topic for many, and in this case it was sad as well. The Holocaust is something that generally everyone knows something about, and in this case I am the most familiar with this war, more than any of the others. Tom Lantos was introduced by his daughter, Katrina Sweat, who presented her father, who happens to be the only Holocaust survivor to be elected to serve in the United States Congress. She spoke about how her father came to America right after World War II when he was 19 years old. He decided to run for congress in 1980. In 2006 he became a the head chair member of the foreign committee. Tom spoke a lot about American History and how freedom came to be today. In the conclusion of Tom's speech he spoke mainly about how the new president has a great deal of responsibility to uphold. Throughout this whole speech it is clear how much Tom appreciates his country and has a lot of respect for every aspect of America.