Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
What I learned from Political Science
1- What are some "take-aways" from the class? What did you learn about political science?
I learned a lot of different things about the government that i hadn't known before, such as the jobs of the president and how different systems in the government work. It was interesting to see how congress passed bills and things like that.
2-What are some "portable skills" you have learned this semester and how might they be helpful in the future?
I learned how to make videos...like our presidential propaganda. I also learned how to better use a mac and other technology.
~I thought that your class was great because it was a good way to communicate and it wasn't in a boring class setting. It helped me, because i am shy, to feel safe and to have fun. I already miss this class after having one day of economics. I feel like we did things that mattered and were not just "busy work" which made it interesting and had me looking forward to what we would do next.
Thanks Mr. Shoemaker =)
I learned a lot of different things about the government that i hadn't known before, such as the jobs of the president and how different systems in the government work. It was interesting to see how congress passed bills and things like that.
2-What are some "portable skills" you have learned this semester and how might they be helpful in the future?
I learned how to make videos...like our presidential propaganda. I also learned how to better use a mac and other technology.
~I thought that your class was great because it was a good way to communicate and it wasn't in a boring class setting. It helped me, because i am shy, to feel safe and to have fun. I already miss this class after having one day of economics. I feel like we did things that mattered and were not just "busy work" which made it interesting and had me looking forward to what we would do next.
Thanks Mr. Shoemaker =)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
The 2008 Election
The youth had a major impact on the 2008 election. Because of technology youth were able to get more involved in politics. Younger people were a lot more interested in voicing their opinion in this election. Saturday Night Live also had a great impact on voters. 59% of people who watched SNL said that it convinced them to vote for Obama (onthehillblog). Because of technology there was a lot of ways that people could hear about the election. Things such as blogs, videos, newsletters, and a thing called Quattro wireless, which Obama used to encourage people to get out to vote early, are all examples of new things that made the public more aware of what was going on. Most of the youth voted for Obama. There could be a lot of reasons for this. One might be because of his education plan. Another could be because he is young. It alos seemed that Obama was the one who was telling everyone to get out and vote, regardless of who they were voting for. It seemed like he wanted the results of the election to make the majority of Americans happy, instead of just wanting to win. I alos think that this election had a major impact on America's global perspective. A lot of people are glad because the US voted for an African American president. African nations are very proud about this. They are also excited because Obama is more willing to open up with other countries. He wants to help Iraq get the troops out, open up trade with Cuba, and do other things to help the global community. Other countries are excited to see how things are going to go with Obama and are happy that Bush will no longer be president (FT).
The blog that I have been following is the concstitutional party blog. Those supporting this party were not surprised that they could not win the presidency. They are proud that they were able to get on the ticket and of all of the support that they had during this election. Apparently it was a higher turnout of voters, for them, this election. Hopefully Obama will have the credentials to be a good president, even though they did not think that he would.
African Americans are extremely excited and overjoyed that American voted for their first African American president. The election made history because of this. People fighting for Civil Rights had a major victory this November. One video I read said that African American slaves built most of the White House and now an African American family is living in it! It is amazing to know that our country is changing and going in the right direction for equality between races.
http://www.ft.com/indepth/us-elections/global-reactions
http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/search/label/SNL
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19315156
The blog that I have been following is the concstitutional party blog. Those supporting this party were not surprised that they could not win the presidency. They are proud that they were able to get on the ticket and of all of the support that they had during this election. Apparently it was a higher turnout of voters, for them, this election. Hopefully Obama will have the credentials to be a good president, even though they did not think that he would.
African Americans are extremely excited and overjoyed that American voted for their first African American president. The election made history because of this. People fighting for Civil Rights had a major victory this November. One video I read said that African American slaves built most of the White House and now an African American family is living in it! It is amazing to know that our country is changing and going in the right direction for equality between races.
http://www.ft.com/indepth/us-elections/global-reactions
http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/search/label/SNL
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19315156
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Blog Post #4
Chuck baldwin is running for the constitutional party.www.wvwnews.net/.../baldwin2008%5B1%5D.jpg
Ok, so there is only one post since last week when I posted so I might get a new blog to follow, but I’ll try this.
* (I’m doing the post from October 1st and before). This is presented from the position that neither McCain nor Obama would be able to make a good president, so why are people voting for them. Instead vote for Chuck Baldwin because the things that he stands for are better. I guess I understand why people would rather vote for the person that they morally agree with the most, but because they still know that that person really doesn’t have a chance to become president I still don’t really see the point.
*http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20081010.html -Chuck Baldwin’s definition of a wasted vote and why voting for him is not a wasted vote if he stands for the things that you stand for.
*http://www.baldwin08.com/ is about Baldwin and his campaign.
*The three blogs before that are about if Baldwin or another will be on the constitutional party ticket and such. I was looking through websites to see who the third party candidates were and was surprised about how many third party’s there were. That’s a lot of votes that are not going to the two candidates that have a chance of being president
* (I’m doing the post from October 1st and before). This is presented from the position that neither McCain nor Obama would be able to make a good president, so why are people voting for them. Instead vote for Chuck Baldwin because the things that he stands for are better. I guess I understand why people would rather vote for the person that they morally agree with the most, but because they still know that that person really doesn’t have a chance to become president I still don’t really see the point.
*http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20081010.html -Chuck Baldwin’s definition of a wasted vote and why voting for him is not a wasted vote if he stands for the things that you stand for.
*http://www.baldwin08.com/ is about Baldwin and his campaign.
*The three blogs before that are about if Baldwin or another will be on the constitutional party ticket and such. I was looking through websites to see who the third party candidates were and was surprised about how many third party’s there were. That’s a lot of votes that are not going to the two candidates that have a chance of being president
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Political Blog
http://cppartynews.blogspot.com/2008/10/wasted-vote-by-chuck-baldwin.html
1. This blog is from the constitutional party. It gives people's oppinion on different ideas and also has different things about the third party canidates.
2. This professional blog is different from other blogs because different people post on it. It also seems that they give more facts and is a little less bias, but there is still some bias. The people who post in it know what they are talking about when they post things.
3. The latest post presented the issue of if voting for a non major party canidate is a wasted vote or not. The man brought up good points about how if they are the only person that stands for your beliefs and principles that it is not a wasted vote because you are standing up for what you believe in. "A wasted vote is for someone you know will not lead the country in the way it should go." These points make sence because the point of voting is to voice your oppinion. Personally I still think that it is sort of a waste of a vote just because you know they won't win...so you might as well pick the person out of the two who do have a chance because other wise you don't get to pick the one that you would rather have lead the country.
1. This blog is from the constitutional party. It gives people's oppinion on different ideas and also has different things about the third party canidates.
2. This professional blog is different from other blogs because different people post on it. It also seems that they give more facts and is a little less bias, but there is still some bias. The people who post in it know what they are talking about when they post things.
3. The latest post presented the issue of if voting for a non major party canidate is a wasted vote or not. The man brought up good points about how if they are the only person that stands for your beliefs and principles that it is not a wasted vote because you are standing up for what you believe in. "A wasted vote is for someone you know will not lead the country in the way it should go." These points make sence because the point of voting is to voice your oppinion. Personally I still think that it is sort of a waste of a vote just because you know they won't win...so you might as well pick the person out of the two who do have a chance because other wise you don't get to pick the one that you would rather have lead the country.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Constitutional Party Blog
http://cppartynews.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
This blog has posts with information about both candidates. It does not seem biased against one of the two main parties (democrat/ republican), but takes a side against both of the candidates. It talks about different political things that are happening. One of the things that it brings up is the Wall Street bail out. Baldwin(the writer) says that the U.S. needs to start living in reality. We can’t keep spending and borrowing and not eventually run out of money. The U.S. dollar is worth a lot less. Money doesn’t come from now where and this crisis is destroying our financial system. It is a fraud in U.S. history.
From the latest two posts it seems that this blog seems to show the things that are wrong with the U.S. political system.
Is the constitution party like independent or something (reform party??), b/c I think that they want their person, Baldwin to be voted for president and are biased against the two major parties. Another person says vote for Paul so there are different people who are putting their opinions about different political issues.
to be cont.
This blog has posts with information about both candidates. It does not seem biased against one of the two main parties (democrat/ republican), but takes a side against both of the candidates. It talks about different political things that are happening. One of the things that it brings up is the Wall Street bail out. Baldwin(the writer) says that the U.S. needs to start living in reality. We can’t keep spending and borrowing and not eventually run out of money. The U.S. dollar is worth a lot less. Money doesn’t come from now where and this crisis is destroying our financial system. It is a fraud in U.S. history.
From the latest two posts it seems that this blog seems to show the things that are wrong with the U.S. political system.
Is the constitution party like independent or something (reform party??), b/c I think that they want their person, Baldwin to be voted for president and are biased against the two major parties. Another person says vote for Paul so there are different people who are putting their opinions about different political issues.
to be cont.
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