I know we use that title a lot around here. It’s a play on words meant to mean speaking about civics, and speaking civilly. Lately it seems a little hard to do. Both are so important. I don’t know about you, but I am getting a little tired of seeing polls and man (woman) on the street interviews about basic civics and U.S. history that the person questioned totally screws up. Basic questions—like how many branches of government are there? What are the requirements to become President of the United States? What does the Bill of Rights guarantee U.S. citizens?
Boy, that lack of knowledge is coming back to bite us now, isn’t it? I guess people are TRYING to become more educated, but then there comes into play the whole “fake news” debacle . Incidentally, fake news is not a new phenomenon. It goes back as far as the election of Thomas Jefferson—you know the one where the supporters of Thomas Jefferson accused Adams of being a hermaphrodite? They said he had "neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman." Ouch! That smarts.
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Since when did we become so UN-civilized that we scream and yell at each other over differing views? It has become a game of whoever screams loudest wins. Why? Who wins, really? No one, that’s who. While the screaming cat’s away, the mice will play. If the cat doesn’t know his Bill of Rights from his 25th Amendment (look it up...PLEASE!) then we are in deep trouble.
All I’m saying, in an effort to be non partisan, is to be more educated on basic civics, and more civil when discussing with your neighbor who might now see things exactly your way. Discontent divides us, and aren’t we as Americans better than
Carlson gives evidence of the decline in public discourse by summarizing an incident in which a talk radio host crossed the line of decency by failing to respect a person whose ideas differed from his and his listeners’. Why is it important to maintain civility toward those whom you disagree?
Have we become a world that has forgotten how to listen and debate? Why are people so quick to argue? Everyone wants to prove their point these days. In “The Argument Culture,” Deborah Tannen discusses how today’s society no longer honors the noble American tradition of debate. She explains how we no longer want to take the time to listen to both sides and definitely not all sides of an issue. We have become a society that would rather fight and argue, often to the point of violence.
Prior to becoming America’s first president, George Washington served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He is known as a great hero and for his wooden dentures. Throughout his life, he was plagued with dental miseries which were first recorded in his diary at the age of 24.i He had numerous dentures, full and partial, but contrary to popular myth, they were not made from wood. They might have looked like wood due to stains from everyday wear, but the dentures were made from materials such as bone, hippopotamus ivory, human teeth, brass, lead, and gold
In their essays, both authors Sidney Callahan and Deborah Tannen discuss strategies for a possible improvement in society’s ways of arguing. In “Fight Fierce but Fair: Practice at Home,” (1994), Callahan claims “if you learn to fight well and fairly at home, you can contribute to the civic struggle necessary to keep a pluralistic society moving.” With a set of guidelines and rules composed through personal experience, Callahan successfully uses this technique to give readers an immediate call to action and a solid, convincing essay. In “The Triumph of the Yell,” (1994), Tannen claims that “more and more these days, journalists, politicians, and academics treat public discourse as an argument – not in the sense of
Fake new became a popular topic in news regarding politically aligned news channels and outlets. For example, YourNewsWire is an online news outlet based in Los Angeles. Based on this website, Hillary Clinton’s victory in the popular vote was due to voter fraud of 25 million votes (Kosoff). YourNewsWire used evidence of an investigation the NPR, National Public Radio, conducted. Though the article’s claim of voter fraud seemed compelling, as evidence was to support the argument was supple. Yet the evidence was incorrectly used. The NPR was involved in this investigation of voter fraud, but only published the information as Pew Research Center conducted the analysis of credibility. Another piece of falsified data is that the investigation was not conducted as a means to discredit Hillary Clinton’s victory in the popular vote, as the investigation was completed in 2012, prior to Clinton and Trump’s campaign for office. This is only one example of skewed stories and biased articles. The creators of YourNewsWire, Sean Adl-tabatabai and husband, Sinclair Treadway, were politically aligned with Bernie Sanders for the 2016 election (Baum). The reputation that YourNewsWire has created for itself has plummeted. Google no longer supports this website with ad-sponsored money, and other accredited websites, such as Snopes, investigate the validity of news articles such as these and discredit their findings
One of the several political issues America faces today is fake news. Any person can go on the news and will see numerous articles stating how President Trump makes accusations that the news is fake (or at least most of it is). In Macbeth, there are Weird Sisters, and they can be compared to fake
states every man for themselves. Because these issues in our society continue to rise to such a
Now a days, you have to watch what you say, how you say it, and where you say what you think in order to a) not offend those around you and b) to avoid government (whether local, state or federal) scrutiny. It appears that now a days anything and everything that is said has some form of backlash. We are
To be president, not just anyone can jump into place. They need to meet the qualifications. There are three qualifications to pass before one becomes president. The first one is that they need to be at least 35 years old. No one wants a 6th grader as president do they? The second requirement is that they need to be Native born. Therefore, they need to be born in U.S. They don't want someone born in China becoming president in the U.S. The last qualification is that they need to be a resident of the U.S.A. for at least 14 years. That's all the requirements one needs to meet to become president!
Jon Lovett is a screenwriter and former speechwriter for president Obama. Most recently he was serving as a producer of the award-winning HBO series The Newsroom, and is also the co-creator and head writer of 2012 sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC. In Lovett’s speech “The Culture of Shut Up” he believes that too many debates deteriorate into misplaced rage, or discouraging free speech. Lovett believes that all the chaos that comes with free speech is worth it, rather than letting a few voices speak for the millions of people in the United States. Through his use of precise examples and his accessible style, Lovett presents a clear and convincing argument in favor of letting Americans have free speech without the worry of what comes with it.
be a major factor in determining a great leader but in the court of public
The President, a man with goals, dreams, desires, and hopes. A president has many roles in which he has to play throughout his day. From a leader of the bureaucracy, to the armed forces, and even Congress. Every single day he plays these roles and every single day it is up to him to fulfill the duties that come with said roles. He is not one person in the morning and then in the afternoon. Our president stays motivated throughout the day putting forth his best efforts to provide our country with what we need. Some of those roles are, but not limited to: the leader of the forces of peace and war and leader of public opinion.
The recent surge in popularity of social media comes with a price: fake news. Fake news is defined as news or media that has been altered or modified. Journalists have begun to analyze why that fake news exists and why it continues exist. Two authors, Eoin O’Carroll and Kevin D. Williamson, both have written articles about fake news. Eoin O’Carroll’s article “How Information Overload Helps Spread Fake News,” discusses how the media has bombarded us with news stories, blurring the distinct lines between real and fake news. Kevin D. Williamson, a journalist for the National Review, writes in his article “‘Fake News, Media and Voters: Shared Reality Must Be Acknowledged” that the news is not fake; it just does not align with one’s personal beliefs. Both authors successfully appeal to their audiences’ emotions and feelings, but O’Carroll is more likely to succeed than Williamson in persuading his audience to try and combat fake news because the writer presents himself as someone the intended readers will more readily identify with and offers evidence that his readers will find more compelling.
If I won a trip to the White House and I got to talk to the president I would tell him that he needs to change some rules. I would say that he should give the schools more money. I would want to see the president's dog and see how big the living room is. That is what I would do if I got to go to the White House.
The Role of the President is multifaceted he is both the head of state and head of The United States government, he is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The term of office is 8 years and a President may not serve more than 2 terms. Article 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America deems that the President is Head of State, responsible for execution as well as enforcement of laws which are created by Congress. The president has the power to sign legislation into law and human also veto any bill and acted by Congress. Executive orders and appointments of heads of federal agencies, are also issued by the President, who may also issue pardons and grant clemency’s to individuals who have committed federal crimes, except in The case of impeachments.