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There is much I have learned this week through the readings, and it was a bit overwhelming. In the past, about the only thing I have done political is vote and hat was years ago. Unfortunately politic have held no known interest for me. I do not talk about politics, nor do read about them. Most of the time I just believe it is a corrupt and someone is always out to gain something. I will admit I am very naive.

I was up raised in a tight-knit Jewish community, in a suburban county in Florida. Having briefly visited New York City as a child, I become fascinated with the great city. I was simply amazed with the cultural vitality of New York, relative to the modest diversity in my neighborhood.

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.

In this great city of New Orleans, we have so many extravagant elements that distinguishes us from other cities. From Mardi Gras to the French Quarters to Canal St., they all play an important part in this city 's history. The different historical statues we have scattered about the city also cause major attractions and either people love or hate them. Lately, four specific statues have been getting a lot of attention around town from not only the citizens, but from our very own mayor, Mitch Landrieu. Two of the four statues are the Robert E. Lee Monument in the center of Lee Circle and the P.G.T Beauregard Statue on City Park Ave. The mayor feels the statues should be removed not only because of their confederate backgrounds, but because they don’t have anything to do with the history of New Orleans. So, let’s explore the background of these two, controversial statues, beginning with the Robert E. Lee Monument, and then going to the P.G.T Beauregard Statue, but before we discuss the statue let 's start with the man in the statue.

US interventionism in Latin America started a long time ago with the Monroe Doctrine, in 1823. A policy which stated that any intervention by external power for example from Europe is the Americas is a hostile act against the US. In simpler words, America is for the Americas. From the 1900’s till the beginning of the Cold War, the United States started the military intervention mostly in the Caribbean and Central American regions. This has started a long history of the United States intervening on Latin America issues.

Today I will be addressing some of the issues that are happening in today’s society and set a plan as to how we as Americans have to come together for the better and make a change. This country has grown tremendously in many areas since we’ve experienced our last financial crisis. During our time of crisis there were many doubters who said that we could not make America great again and stating that we Americans were misguided. I believe that we have proved them wrong with the growth of the economy and deficits being cut by two-thirds. This economy has touched so many lives through the rise of wages and growing job opportunities. The goal here now is to aim at working on common concerns such as the criminal justice reform, finding a cure and having more studies for those battling incurable illnesses, and protecting our rights as American citizens.

In the recent election, one of the tactics that have been used is this idea of fear and the presidential candidates have been using fear when discussing the policies and trying to convince the voters as to why they should be voting for them. They use the idea of fear and how they, as presidents, will be able to help solve the issues and fears in question. This idea of “politics of fear” (Salahuddin) also tied to the lecture and how the legal system works. The system is run on the fear and racial prejudice that leads to decisions being made that are unequal and unjust. One of the biggest issues that in order to look at changes that need to be done and be able to make changes, we must not run on fear and anger. Another topic discussed in both the lecture and the talk was the idea of racial prejudice. People of color and African-Americans are victims of many different hatred and prejudice and based on presumptions. (Salahuddin) Black and browns, in America, are presumed dangerous leading to them being “burdened”. (Stevenson) It ties to what we talked about in class and the different examples of how blacks face so many different burdens and are faced with difficulties in doing tasks that white people do on a normal

With all the media and politics in today’s world it's hard to grasp the true meaning of an American? No person is the same therefore no person's definition of being a true American can be the same however, there is a fine line of the defining qualities of a true American. An American in my eyes is united by fellow Americans through freedom and liberty. A true American should  stand tall in remembrance and respect for the ones who have fallen, served our country and continue to protect us. Also as American citizens everyone should be equal no matter what race, what religion or what nationality.  Giving that it's one of America's defining qualities.

Far to the north, in the vast wilderness that is Alaska was a sprawling nation. At the center of it all was the Capitol. The Capitol controlled everything and ruled with an iron fist. Surrounding the Capitol were 13 districts. These districts provided everything the nation needed. In return for their support, the Capitol protected its districts. This year, everything seemed to be perfect. Unemployment was low, income was up, crime was at an all time low, and the Capitol and the districts seemed to be entering a golden age of peace and prosperity. Not everyone was so easy to trust the Capitol though. Some believed that the Capitol was filled with tyrants who only saw the people of the districts as cattle to be worked. Some were craving for

In Washington, DC I had the opportunity to be a part of "Fiesta DC". It's referred to fiesta because it takes place in the North West part of DC, also known as the most diverse part of DC. It's where all cultures and religions collide, also where most of the Hispanic and Latino people reside at. The festival is a full day event where the entire town of Mt Pleasant is closed and just reserved for the festival. The entire Washington, DC comes out to this festival to enjoy of different Latin American cultures. There are many events that take place such as the Día de los Muertos dance, local Latino artists perform, raffles and mini soccer fields. There's a large Latino presence at this festival each year, but there's people from all sorts of race

Cities consist of a mass of residents, businesses, and culture all concentrated into one specific area. With that being said, we can all agree that these things are important in order to make a city livable and preserve its diversity, residents, sidewalks, parks, and the sizes of its blocks. Everyone has their own opinion of what make a city livable. For instance, city planners also known as decentrist believe that the standard way of building a city was the right way of doing things. Their idea was to the centralize the city by endowing small towns. In the book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, She introduces new principles in city planning and reconstruction. She believes that city planning isn't the conflict

This encouraged me to study Politics to better understand the world around me. I read “Defending Politics: Why Politics Matters in the 21st Century” by Matthew Flinders looking at how young people can be better engaged in Politics. This aided my appreciation of the compromise for the public good involved in Politics, whilst “Why Politics Matters: Making Democracy

Located on the country’s East Coast, Washington, D.C. is a fabulous capital city. Home of the United States’ President, as well as various government agencies, national monuments, and old colonial sites, D.C. is a great place that everyone should visit. For some ideas on what to see in the capital, check out this list off 11 great sights!

I never necessarily enjoyed politics. I never was the debate type. I have always liked basically everything but politics. That was until I joined speech and debate. Because of the fact that we were assigned to watch the news, I learned to like watching the news. Later, when the presidential debates began stirring up, I found out about Carly Fiorina! The only female politician that I had heard of before that was Hillary Clinton. Since I had never been a huge fan of her, I decided I would begin to route for Fiorina. As the debates grew more dramatic, it seemed as if Fiorina was becoming more of a competitor. I could relate. Since I am a competitor myself, I found her work very interesting.

There are many facets in life that can shape the uniqueness of an individual. One of those characteristics is an individual’s views on contemporary issues which can affect matters on a community, state, or even federal level. In regards to my stance on politics, I believe I have developed myself into a political person by being engaged with the local and federal legislation, because decisions made here can and do affect us—if not, at least someone close to us. When an election occurs—local, state, or federal—I can easily express my views by simply voting for the candidate who best reflects my beliefs. Then, depending on the winner, legislation can potentially be passed, favoring my views or my opponent’s.