Revised 10/30/08
The two issues that I am discussing are the Acorn scandal which is about creating fake identities and using them to vote in the 2008 presidential election. The other issues is voter suppression which is a group of people finding ways around the government and stopping people from voting due to the fact that they may not have an I.D. to prove who they are.
When randy was talking about it in class I discovered that the acorn Scandal really isn’t a big issue. Because when I researched into it I found out the company wasn’t doing any crimes because when they register people they can’t deny a registration form. Only inform the election offices who pass the final call. This surprised me because if the majority voting are democratic and the people at the election office are republican they would inform McCain’s people to try and make a big deal out of it.
When looking into voter suppression and the acorn scandal I found it to be surprising that McCain and the Republicans would go through the trouble to have low income neighborhoods or cities investigated by officials, and denying them the right to vote because most of the people were aided by the Acorn Company which gets people registered to vote. Apparently the company was also creating fake identities to vote with.
All favoritism aside I would have to say what the republicans are doing is terrible and as John McCain say’s “destroying the fabric of democracy” it is far worse than the Acorn issue, the republicans and McCain are actually using the Acorn scandal as a of suppressing the votes.
When finding out this was going on I felt hurt that the government would even stand for this, unless they are actually behind the whole issue. I feel that if we continue on the same path that the country as we know it could fall apart.
sources:
washington post
examiner
google news
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
2008 debates
The 2008 debates were the first debates I actually watched. I tried to pay attention to the 2004 election debates but couldn't get into due to the fact that I was to young. the most interesting aspect of the debates is how one person in the debate is always in charge. for example the first debate Obama came out and spoke out for what he believed in while McCain just tried not to look stupid. another example would be with Joe Biden, when debating Palin you could tell he was in charge and palin was trying not to sure about what she was saying while all she mainly did was try to not look sad, but happy the entire time.
when the two candidates spoke you could see who they were attempting to speak out to, and that was the normal American who needs a lot of help due to losing their houses and poor medical care. watching the different techniques both candidates had was pretty entertaining. you could see that Obama and Biden wanted to go out and try to make the other person look like they had no clue what they were talking about. as to where McCain and Palins idea was to smile the whole time try to connect with audience even though they weren't at the debate. you could see Palin doing this by winking at the audience every couple of minutes.
when the two candidates spoke you could see who they were attempting to speak out to, and that was the normal American who needs a lot of help due to losing their houses and poor medical care. watching the different techniques both candidates had was pretty entertaining. you could see that Obama and Biden wanted to go out and try to make the other person look like they had no clue what they were talking about. as to where McCain and Palins idea was to smile the whole time try to connect with audience even though they weren't at the debate. you could see Palin doing this by winking at the audience every couple of minutes.
debate 3
In debate three I noticed that Obama and McCain were playing more of a blame game than anything. none the less they were debating. i noticed though McCain kept referencing Joe The Plumber and I checked factcheck.org to find that Obama made false claims saying Obama would make him pay more taxes than Himself. i found out that he was actually wrong and with Obama's plan he is actually not going to be taxed an incredible amount.
In class we were talking about the tax increase and I found that just about everyone in our class would be exempt from that and I wondered why people wouldn't vote for Obama with something like that. but then i thought about it and realized there more things than just taxes.
I think it is funny though how McCain thinks segregation doesn't exist anymore in schools or places. He said "Well, it's the civil rights issue of the 21st century. There's no doubt that we have achieved equal access to schools in America after a long and difficult and terrible struggle"
we may have achieved equal access but when you actually go to a public school it is still segregated. Every race is with one another, but when you come to high tech though it is different. you see that there aren't any groups just a mix of people who all hang out with each other. that is the difference that we have discussed, as to where McCain saying it no longer exist. It exists but its not as big a problem as it used to be. that is the point I wanted to get across.
In class we were talking about the tax increase and I found that just about everyone in our class would be exempt from that and I wondered why people wouldn't vote for Obama with something like that. but then i thought about it and realized there more things than just taxes.
I think it is funny though how McCain thinks segregation doesn't exist anymore in schools or places. He said "Well, it's the civil rights issue of the 21st century. There's no doubt that we have achieved equal access to schools in America after a long and difficult and terrible struggle"
we may have achieved equal access but when you actually go to a public school it is still segregated. Every race is with one another, but when you come to high tech though it is different. you see that there aren't any groups just a mix of people who all hang out with each other. that is the difference that we have discussed, as to where McCain saying it no longer exist. It exists but its not as big a problem as it used to be. that is the point I wanted to get across.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Internet Could Make You Rethink Who Your Voting For
The article I read talks about the ten different things between McCain and Obama.
it mentions the Internet and protecting peoples personal information. one candidate wants to keep all information private while the other says leave things as they are. if it where my choice I would leave things the way they are. the answer is because people could always find ways around the governments rules. for example look at drugs they still manage to thrive even though the government stops them from coming in.
Peoples safety does matter and knowing that other people such as random people could steal your social security. when you read more into the article it mentions that the people incharge of the interent can shut it down but i dont think that is possible in this point of time. if they take down the internet as we know it hackers would probably try and build a whole new network or internet. it would be ran without rules.
it mentions the Internet and protecting peoples personal information. one candidate wants to keep all information private while the other says leave things as they are. if it where my choice I would leave things the way they are. the answer is because people could always find ways around the governments rules. for example look at drugs they still manage to thrive even though the government stops them from coming in.
Peoples safety does matter and knowing that other people such as random people could steal your social security. when you read more into the article it mentions that the people incharge of the interent can shut it down but i dont think that is possible in this point of time. if they take down the internet as we know it hackers would probably try and build a whole new network or internet. it would be ran without rules.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
News Paper Reflection
What I contributed to the newspaper was, I made an article, found the main picture, and actually made the layout with the help of Daniel. The Article that was written by me is the aspect I feel to be most proud of because I didn’t it by myself without the assistance any group members. The only area people helped me with the article was with critics and to check for errors that I didn’t catch.
Another area I am proud of would have to be the entire layout of the newspaper. The only thing I would go back and change to it would have to adding at least one more picture, this way it doesn’t look like a bunch of cluttered writing thrown on the paper.
One more area I would correct if there were another draft would be to fix the captions for the pictures because I noticed errors right away. For example I didn’t capitalize Douglas in the text area for the caption.
Designing the layout came together with two heads working on it sometimes with jasmine throwing in an opinion as well as Samantha doing the same. The main news paper we got ideas from was the NY Times because the layout of the newspaper is fairly simple. We have an article on both sides with a main picture in the center like the NY Times. I feel this made a pleasant view on the eye because you see the picture and realize one of the articles has something to do with the picture on the cover.
Overall I think we did a decent job finishing the article. We could have had some one revise the article to notice the little errors that we made. I feel those could cost us with the final grade if all we were getting graded on was text and grammar. Other than that I believe we made a good news paper
Another area I am proud of would have to be the entire layout of the newspaper. The only thing I would go back and change to it would have to adding at least one more picture, this way it doesn’t look like a bunch of cluttered writing thrown on the paper.
One more area I would correct if there were another draft would be to fix the captions for the pictures because I noticed errors right away. For example I didn’t capitalize Douglas in the text area for the caption.
Designing the layout came together with two heads working on it sometimes with jasmine throwing in an opinion as well as Samantha doing the same. The main news paper we got ideas from was the NY Times because the layout of the newspaper is fairly simple. We have an article on both sides with a main picture in the center like the NY Times. I feel this made a pleasant view on the eye because you see the picture and realize one of the articles has something to do with the picture on the cover.
Overall I think we did a decent job finishing the article. We could have had some one revise the article to notice the little errors that we made. I feel those could cost us with the final grade if all we were getting graded on was text and grammar. Other than that I believe we made a good news paper
Monday, October 13, 2008
Dow Jones Non Sense!
the article I chose is called Dow Jones rallies 900 points.
by Jeff Clabaugh
I think it is hilarious when you read these articles and to see that are country is actually falling apart and then rising back to save itself. when we go over the topic in class I think to myself wow if our country falls apart we could actually go back to living like cavemen.
when you talk about it with someone who doesn't have as much knowledge on the topic as you and they talk in an opinion making lies in their heads I laugh to myself and wonder if they knew the real depth how would they feel about everything that is happening. the questions I want to ask them would be something around. if we were completely poor and you had no money would you resort to stealing essentials or strive for an even better living?
another thing I find funny about these articles is the faces traders make. it makes you wonder if they strive to get on the cover of a newspaper since there job is falling apart and then rising. for example.
This man in the picture above. I wonder if he is acting because the camera is there or he is serious. it makes me think if that is all he does i could do that. pretending I am sad all day.
by Jeff Clabaugh
I think it is hilarious when you read these articles and to see that are country is actually falling apart and then rising back to save itself. when we go over the topic in class I think to myself wow if our country falls apart we could actually go back to living like cavemen.
when you talk about it with someone who doesn't have as much knowledge on the topic as you and they talk in an opinion making lies in their heads I laugh to myself and wonder if they knew the real depth how would they feel about everything that is happening. the questions I want to ask them would be something around. if we were completely poor and you had no money would you resort to stealing essentials or strive for an even better living?
another thing I find funny about these articles is the faces traders make. it makes you wonder if they strive to get on the cover of a newspaper since there job is falling apart and then rising. for example.
This man in the picture above. I wonder if he is acting because the camera is there or he is serious. it makes me think if that is all he does i could do that. pretending I am sad all day.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Cage Match or Debate.
The final debate between Lincoln and Douglas was like a normal debate except for the fact the arguments were real and they were actually trying to solve problems during the debate. For example with the Nebraska Kansas bill issue and the rights Lincoln said that slavery should not even exist in response to Stephen’s words. "I desire no concealment of my opinions in regard to the institution of slavery. I look upon it as a great evil, and deeply lament that we have derived it from the parental Government, and from our ancestors.”
I think debates from 2008 were a lot different from the Lincoln Douglas debates because back then they would debate for three hours. One person would speak for an hour then the other candidate would have a half an hour to reply. In the 2008 debate they have 90 seconds to answer the question. In my opinion that isn’t nearly enough time to answer a question with detail and plans. The new debates to me are still funny though because you could literally B-S your way through the whole question and people wouldn’t know you’re wrong unless they go to factcheck.org to get the real answer. I would have to say it is interesting though to see how they argue though that would have to be my favorite part.
I think debates from 2008 were a lot different from the Lincoln Douglas debates because back then they would debate for three hours. One person would speak for an hour then the other candidate would have a half an hour to reply. In the 2008 debate they have 90 seconds to answer the question. In my opinion that isn’t nearly enough time to answer a question with detail and plans. The new debates to me are still funny though because you could literally B-S your way through the whole question and people wouldn’t know you’re wrong unless they go to factcheck.org to get the real answer. I would have to say it is interesting though to see how they argue though that would have to be my favorite part.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Demographics Affecting the Poles.
I would have to say demographics in a certain area may play a role in this years election because some people like to vote as a group. for example AARP. they are considered to be one of the strongest voting groups because they like to vote as one group. if they target certain people which would be the majaority in begger states than they could win election. An example would be in san diego, there are many latin people here so if you could convice them to vote as one you may win the states electoral votes. but you would have to continue that throught he enitire state where it is a big racial group making the area up.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
A World Without the Devils Advocate
Racism still exists in today’s society just as strong as it did during the civil war. One of the famous issues that caught attention was slavery and unequal rights for African Americans. Even though the civil war was the end of slavery and racism you can still find it alive in today’s society as well as the past with Supreme Court cases. Starting with a man trying to sue for the freedom of his family but was denied the right to. An additional case being the murder of Emmett Till in 1955 for whistling at a white woman. This is a hint at today’s harsh world even 100 years after the war. The final issue to pay attention to is segregation in classrooms. Is it still considered racism in modern America if we have no knowledge of this topic seeing how there is plenty of segregation?
A man known as Dred Scott tried to sue for the freedom of his family but was denied the chance due to the fact that he was black and wasn’t seen as a person. Even though his family was held as slaves in the free parts of Louisiana were slavery was outlawed. I felt this was a touchy subject because in the constitution it states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” This makes no sense seeing how there is no difference between a white and black man except for their skin. Once you directly break the boundary’s set forth by the constitution you are considered a racist in my eye’s who shouldn’t have any power as a judicial official
Emmett Till was a fifteen year old boy who went back to the south to visit his uncle during a very racially prejudiced time, while he was in Mississippi he whistled at a white women who then told her husband. He then proceeded to find the house where Emmett was staying. Once there she picked out Emmett from his brothers. After they kidnapped him the white women’s husband and accomplice then proceeded to tortured and kill him. When the two men responsible were apprehended and went to court they were tried in front of an all white jury that unanimously declared them innocent. This really spoke out to me seeing how racist society can be. Knowing even today in the south people still feel this way about one another at times.
I was unaware of this until I read a classmates blog which stated that in classrooms today segregation is just as strong as it was in the early 1900’s. It caught my attention reading the facts seeing in 1993 southern states had a 39% mix of students in 2003 it dropped to 29%. California schools are widely integrated with Latino, Whites, and African American’s. If you look at the data you would notice that this is mainly because it is based on where you live. This could send a scare to some people but from what I see it is fixed on what is the dominant ethnic group in the state or city.
Researching these three events that occurred in different eras I can see the world is changing but slightly. You might find some racism in the news today but isn’t as alarming as it could be. Let’s be thankful it’s not the entire world.
A man known as Dred Scott tried to sue for the freedom of his family but was denied the chance due to the fact that he was black and wasn’t seen as a person. Even though his family was held as slaves in the free parts of Louisiana were slavery was outlawed. I felt this was a touchy subject because in the constitution it states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” This makes no sense seeing how there is no difference between a white and black man except for their skin. Once you directly break the boundary’s set forth by the constitution you are considered a racist in my eye’s who shouldn’t have any power as a judicial official
Emmett Till was a fifteen year old boy who went back to the south to visit his uncle during a very racially prejudiced time, while he was in Mississippi he whistled at a white women who then told her husband. He then proceeded to find the house where Emmett was staying. Once there she picked out Emmett from his brothers. After they kidnapped him the white women’s husband and accomplice then proceeded to tortured and kill him. When the two men responsible were apprehended and went to court they were tried in front of an all white jury that unanimously declared them innocent. This really spoke out to me seeing how racist society can be. Knowing even today in the south people still feel this way about one another at times.
I was unaware of this until I read a classmates blog which stated that in classrooms today segregation is just as strong as it was in the early 1900’s. It caught my attention reading the facts seeing in 1993 southern states had a 39% mix of students in 2003 it dropped to 29%. California schools are widely integrated with Latino, Whites, and African American’s. If you look at the data you would notice that this is mainly because it is based on where you live. This could send a scare to some people but from what I see it is fixed on what is the dominant ethnic group in the state or city.
Researching these three events that occurred in different eras I can see the world is changing but slightly. You might find some racism in the news today but isn’t as alarming as it could be. Let’s be thankful it’s not the entire world.
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