North Korea vs. Iran; Who’s Scarier!
Well, I’m switching my passion up on you guys again. What I’m going to write about from here on out is current events, mainly international, but maybe some national events as well. I think this comes...
View ArticleIraq: Better or Worse
This week I’m writing about an article I read from the Washington Post on Iraq. It basically summarizes how divided the country is in the present day. The Kurdish region in the north is pushing for...
View ArticlePersuasion Paper Outline
v Persuasion Paper v Introduction Address the main topics I will be discussing throughout the paper Offer a thesis statement v Body Assault Weapons Ban Contents of this ban 1-characteristic test;...
View ArticleRussians and the Chinese: a Tale of Trust
This week I read an interesting article from Stratfor discussing a new arms deal between China and Russia. This military arms deal has not been finalized yet. First, some background. In the years...
View ArticleGun Control Paper [half] draft
On average there are 13,744 homicides committed each year. Of those homicides, about 4.8% (or 662.6 per year) are justifiable homicides by law enforcement or private citizens. With that...
View ArticleHunger Strikes at Guantanamo Bay
I read a pretty interesting article this week that had to do with a more domestic political issue. This article came from the Washington Post. It detailed the ongoing hunger strikes at Guantanamo...
View ArticleHuman Genome Project for the Brain
My civic issues blog this week is on an article from the Washington Post that describes a government-sponsored plan to map out the human brain. The projects goal is to fully understand the...
View ArticleAdvocacy Project Plan
Aaron and I will be working together for the advocacy project. We will be creating a packet on gun control similar to what we had for sustainability from the national issues forum. Here is our...
View ArticlePaper to Packet
I like having the persuasion paper and advocacy project linked together. I think it helps the information flow! For my project it’s a really easy and simple transition. Aaron and I are working...
View ArticleOverall Course Reflection
I have to say, I can’t believe this year is over. I don’t know about you guys but it went by SO fast for me. This class made my freshman year experience pretty awesome. I learned about a lot of...
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