Campus Conservatism

I have not had much interest in politics until recently. Before last year, I did not care for anything related to politics; I thought that it was all boring and had little to no affect on me on a personal level. I am more interested in politics nowadays. I know better now that it does affect me and I should care about it. I had learned about the concepts of political socialization, party identification, political tolerance, political trust, political efficacy in government class and how they affect my political beliefs. My personal political belief has been shaped into what it is today and is still being shaped because of those six concepts.

Unfortunately, notwithstanding poet Louisa Fletcher's desire to start over, colleges and universities in the United States will not at any time soon access the Land of Beginning Again. Those institutions must enact meaningful change transitions from where they exist today, and there is much change that is needed. To wit, innovator and strategic management consultant Fred Buining asserts that higher education is in the "eye of the hurricane," which means that leaders, scholars, and educators are not doing enough to meet the challenges they face. Buining suggests that there is "no critical mass" in terms of the changes that are needed in higher education. Moreover, he believes that while today's student in colleges and universities are getting younger the professors and instructors are getting older, issues like cultural diversity and commercialization threaten institutions of higher learning. This paper reviews and critiques scholarly sources that address issues of diversity and commercialization on college and university campuses. Thesis: colleges and universities are in many respects becoming very much like corporations, and this is truly the wrong direction for higher education

Politicians should be engaging youth in upcoming elections through face-to-face interaction and the use of technology. Young voters don’t have enough awareness and knowledge about politics. By conducting outreach programs or visiting high schools and college/university campuses, would help young voters understand political platforms and will give the political leaders an opportunity to hear the concerns of young voters. For example, as post secondary students it would be encouraging to have the chance to engage with political leaders, and have a better understanding of what they represent and who we feel best represents us as Canadian citizens.

Then my junior year of high school is when my beliefs and opinions started to take shape. I became extremely fascinated with politics and landed my first internship with republican State Senator Guy Reschenthaler. I have realized that younger generations follow in the footsteps of their parents in political views but I was different, my parents are both democrats and I am a republican.

Just as parents influence their children to learn a second language, I was raised to learn the language of politics. I soon became intrigued about our democracy and learned about our political system on the media, in school, and from my parents. After learning both sides of politics and obviously being influenced by my parents, I choose to be associated with the political right’s beliefs. To this day, I have strong opinions on immigration policies, the second amendment, healthcare, foreign policy, and many other issues. On the other hand, there is one issue that makes

I fell in love with politics at the age of 10, the year was 2004, and I liked John Kerry because he shared my name. I also supported him because my father, at the time, was supporting George W. Bush and I was a rather antagonistic child. Over time I’ve certainly become more nuanced in the candidates I support, but that year began a lifetime journey into a field that is ever changing, ever competitive, and that impacts so many lives.

Growing up, I was surrounded by a constant stream of information and discussion about current events. My father is a lawyer and is actively involved in the political community. The constant talk of government and community activism in my home had a major contribution on how I started to plan my future endeavors. The desire

My personal development in the realm of politics is a constantly evolving part of me. I have been fortunate to be surrounded by individuals holding a multiplicity of personal views from all ends of the ideological spectrum. I am thankful,

The political socialization in developing my thoughts by watching television and social media and talking to my peers played a significant role when putting together what I believed about politics in some way It push me to believe what the media were talking about the candidate

Anywhere in America today, a newspaper headline or magazine article touts an alleged injustice against an individual based on their race, handicap, religion, or sexuality. Yet the supposed victims of discrimination are sometimes the very people shouting the loudest if they receive the equal treatment they are demanding. If taken on a case-by-case basis, there is certainly bountiful evidence authenticating the practice of impartiality does occur. However, the danger of attempting to placate all by offending none, can destroy every American’s right to free speech. We have become a nation so focused on policing our own thoughts and expressions we bowdlerize their very intent and meaning. Consequently, this

" I have come to understand some of these viewpoints through public figures and my peers.

The most critical time in a person’s life is their teenage years. It’s the time where you truly find yourself and become the person you envision yourself to be. Being a teen is some of the best times of your life, but also the hardest. You are caught in this awkward in between stage where you are stumbling towards adulthood and all you want to do is be taken seriously, but you are also terrified. You are confused, just trying to figure everything out, and society expects you to make decisions that will affect the rest of your life.

The culmination of my high school career has positively resulted in me becoming immensely educated in government and politics than I would have ever imagined. I have been a part of a club known as Youth In Government, dedicated to civic literacy and social responsibility. Being involved in this, I created a piece of legislation that exempted a sales tax (one that Rick Scott actually passed himself earlier this year), learned the importance of educating oneself, and engaged in open dialogue and logical debate with people who had both different and similar beliefs than I. As an advocate for learning, I have grown to see the importance of compromise and discussion, especially between both sides. At this time and age, we are succumbed to the polarization

I found the video about how college students view Conservatism very strange. Throughout the whole video, I kept cringing because of how these college students thought of Conservatism as a bad thing, when in reality, it is not a bad; it is just a different mindset. These college students could just view conservatism as bad or not progressive because they were taught that if you are not a forward thinker, you are uptight. I was honestly surprised that no one mentioned religion in the video because Christians are typically thought of to be conservative and are commonly made fun of for being conservative.

When teaching her students about activism, Cowhey helped her students host a vote registration drive to encourage individuals from the community to register to vote. Cowhey explains the importance of encouraging students to be active in their community. Cowhey shares that activism “helps children develop a sense of social justice, a sense of fairness and equity that begins with personal and community experiences and extends globally and historically” (103). After the students finished their vote registration drive, they took a bus to the registrar’s office at City Hall to deliver the vote registration cards.