Personal Narrative: My Internship At The Bexar County Democratic Party

Through the duration of this course some of my opinions on civic issues have changed and some have stayed the same. An opinion of mine that has changed is the number of flaws in our education system. This is an important civic issue because the education of young people is deciding the future of this world. This is politically significant because this generation will grow up to be a part of politics whether running for a role in the federal, provincial, or municipal parliamentary or simply voting in an election.

For decades, the state of Texas was Democratic and then suddenly in 1998 the state flipped to Republican. Currently, Texas is the boldest Republican state in the country. For so long it was Democrat and strongly so but it has been Republican now since the nineties. The big question surrounding this topic is what happened to make it flip suddenly? Well, research provided a very strong answer that I didn’t expect to find. In 1988 two people were voted in that changed everything for Republicans; Kent Hance and Judge Thomas Phillips were the first republicans voted in since the Reconstruction. This kick started a Republican makeover of the state that all through the nineties Texans saw Republicans overtaking Democrats in every area. To understand how this went down in the nineties there must be an examination of the past. The Democratic party was the face of Texas for a century until the Republicans came back stronger than ever.

In order to fully grasp how Texas’ Republican Party has progressed throughout the years, one must also have an understanding of the history of the state. The first thirteen colonies of the United States were under British control, a circumstance that Texas was not a part of. Even though many other countries tried to control Texas, they were not able to do so for long periods of time, due in part, to the independent nature of the people throughout the state. Because of the constant threats Texans faced, such as invading armies from foreign countries, the struggles of living out west, amongst many others, the people became incredibly independent, freedom loving, and extremely hard working. At the start of Texas’ history Texans did all of the

During the Start of the Democrat platform committee in Orlando Florida doubletree hotel, Dann Malloy started by by running the national convention platform meeting. The committee went through 150 amendments were some were in the process of being withdraw. However, many have either already been debated or passed. The committee still have 80 amendments to process. Some that were still left included the affordable education, climate change, and clean energy to benefit the economy. Dan Molly gave remainder that the committee was there to bring American together to combat barriers. He Stated how everyone had valuable insight in what should be in the plat form. And how everyone should listen as much as they talk and talk as much as the listen. The fist person to speak was Edwin Lee the mayor of san Francisco he spoke about how we need to prepare are children for a future that is strong not hopeless. He spoke about how education policies support teacher and student preparing student for the 20 fist century. He believes in having children succeeded no matter what their zip code is. The conversation the moved to amendment 75 which was withdrawn. Amendment 170 was then brought up by Randy White who proposed to add the following “Every student should be able to go to college debt-free and working families should not have to pay any tuition to go to public colleges in university” A Sponsor speaker then Provide a unity amendment that higher education should be view at a highest

Conservative (most Republicans) is a political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions.

As individuals, we turn towards political parties to identify with a group that has the most in common with our own values and principals. Each political party’s agenda focuses on the primary interests affiliated with that party and is motivated to enact its beliefs and interests through legislation by electing officials into government. Texas is a large state with four political parties: Republican, Democratic, Green Party, and Libertarian. Each political party has a basic fundamental ideology and platform on current issues. The two major political parties in Texas and in the nation are the Republican and Democratic parties.Texas is a conservative state where the Republican Party has known success as the leading political party in

I basely terminated my Pensacola Housing Voucher Program. The reason why, I left Pensacola, FL was to come back to my mother's house of resident in Tallahassee, FL to help her and myself for health issues. In addition, I did the terminated in Pensacola, FL before I came to Tallahassee. At my mother we did not see eye to eye, so I decide to move out. Therefore, I call Pensacola Housing, and they wise me that 10 days have passed by so that terminates me out of the Housing Voucher Program. However, I was wise; I have the rights to appropriate judicial proceedings. Furthermore an attorney is the only thing can get me back on the Housing Voucher Program if not I will have to get back on the two year waiting list again. By having an attorney sending

Since I am not a citizen of United States, I have never voted before, I am not registered to vote, I did not vote in the primaries in March. I do not plan to vote in the general election this November because I do not have the right to vote in U.S.; however, some of my friends plan to vote in the general election. People around me are somehow divided between the Democrat Hillary Clinton and the Republican Donald Trump. If I could vote I would vote for the Democrat Hillary Clinton because she supports gun control, she wants to fight against systemic racism in education & employment, she inspires American women to fight for their rights, and because she is really qualified, she has served as secretary of state, senator

For the record, I don't think either party should be doing this. However, it is very hypocritical of the Democrats to say that the Republicans are obstructionists when the Democrats advocated the same thing against an outgoing Republican President. The lack of maturity on both sides is mind-boggling. Good grief people! If you advocated one position and flipped on it later, then don't lie about it. Tell what your original position was and state why you were wrong at that time or why you changed your position. It is this type of behavior that makes people not trust politicians.

For that reason, I invested so much time and effort in order to produce the best work. I made sure to complete and submit everything before its deadline. This included the group discussion, 12 questions, and PowerPoint. I even reminded my group members of upcoming deadlines so that we can all be on the same page and everything can be done at the same time. Our group attempted to meet in order to practice presenting but unfortunately did not work out. However, I was willing to take the time and effort to meet with my group. Since our group was unable to convene, I spent a substantial amount of time focusing on perfecting the PowerPoint and practicing efficient communication skills for the presentation. I reviewed the PowerPoint in order to ensure that all the questions were answered without any mistakes. I went beyond what was asked for in my share of slides by providing visual screenshots of the video in order to provide a better understanding for the audience. In addition, I practiced efficient communication skills during the presentation. I spoke in a loud and clear voice, I provided eye contact with the audience, and I elaborated on points. Although I am busy with other responsibilities such as my job, extracurricular activities, and meetings, it is clear that I devoted a considerable amount of time and effort into this assignment thus I believe I deserve an

The main function of Political parties is to assist voters in making their decisions and to support particular candidates in regards to winning elections. In support, It is quoted that “perhaps the most important function of parties in Texas is that they provide a label under which candidates can run and with which voters can identify” (pg.107) The two major political parties in Texas that voters can identify are primarily the Republican or Democratic party, voters essentially tie their party affiliation with a candidate whom to vote for. Voters usually identify with a particular party through the ideology of political socialization which is basically the “introduction of individuals to political culture; learning underlying beliefs and values on which the

When I think about what I could contribute to Florida A&M University based on the knowledge that I do have with your institution is that i’m a extremely committed student who has beliefs that you can do anything that you set your mind to. There may be some times when I may feel discouraged but why must if I feel like that if things aren’t easily handed to you. You must chase your dreams, and when you do that things will slowly fall into place (not exactly how you planned for it to be at times). I learned that through the many obstacles I had to experience to make me the well informed women I am today. The best activity, interest, experience, and achievement in my life was being a Big member of “Big brother, big sister”. Becoming a mentor for

There are two major parties (Democrat and republican) that organized at the national, county and precinct levels. In order to ensure that the states and local party organizations have the opportunity to decide their positions on party issues each majority party is loosely organized. Furthermore Texas Election Code mandates that the two major parties are very similar in make up.

My problem is related to the CU Denver advising office. I am focusing on the problems with the advising staff. I chose this topic because I have faced several issues with the advising staff. When I was deciding to switch schools last year, I contacted several different schools advising offices, including CU Denver. I wanted to know what classes would transfer, if I would continue to stay on track, and what my classes would look like once I got to the school I decided upon. During this process, I sent CU Denver my transcripts and all the necessary information they needed to move forward. The advisor that I was in contact with at CU Denver took a while to get back to me and did not give me much information. They told me which classes would most

Growing up in a very conservative household within an increasingly liberal society, I've had difficulty identifying my own political beliefs. I’ve been taught to pick a side: the left or right. That mindset has always left me torn and confused, but I have discovered that I don’t want to choose. I am a moderate. For me, politics is about my own values and my own ideologies, not whether my values are specifically conservative or liberal. I have a more liberal view on issues such as same-sex marriage, the death penalty, and abortion. And I have more conservative views on taxes, the free market system, and welfare. What I believe should not be swayed by trying to affiliate myself with a particular political party. I don’t fit perfectly into the