Monday, November 24, 2008
Working in a group
I find working in a group a bit harder than when working alone. Even though we all get a long great, it is still a hard to get everyone on the same because now the work is no longer just up to one person, but several people. I find that to be the hardest thing on the project because I am used to doing things all by myself. The assignments that we havecoming up, I believe should be easier though because, we have split the work pretty much where the majority of the decisions are left up to just one single person and the others are just like suggestions, which seems similar to the way we have done our papers throughout the semester.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Concession speech from John Kerry in 2004
John Kerry's concession was a lot more optimistic then Al Gores was in 2000. He did not seem as angry or upset like Gore did, occasionally, there were some signs of frustration that he had just lost the presedential election, but it never seemed like he held any grudge for losing. He recognizes and accepts his loss as he talks bout the votes in the state of Ohio. He seems very thankful of all his supporters, especially with the comment "I wish that I could just wrap you up in my arms and embrace each and every one of you individual all across the nation." Overall his speech is very emotional and very postive. However, he is a serious person which it shows in his speech so he does not try to use much humor in it. He is quick to deliver his point to his listeners. He uses the words "Our fight goes on" is meaningful in the speech. He uses the words repetivley to emphasize these sentences in the speech. He encouragest the unity of the people behind George W. Bush and "faith", that he talks about throught out his speech, the country moves on as the power it is known for.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Change in the topic
I think that my topic has changed a bit. I originally started with natural gas drilling and now I believe it to be to choose between oil and natural gas drilling depending on the pros and cons of each one of them. The trouble that I had with my sources is that they were all primary sources that just had bulletins with information that I found hard to do analysis on.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Research: sources
My sources are all primary sources. I have gotten information that I could use in my research from internet sources. I have found sources from the company's side, an article written by an organization against drilling, and I have been looking for an actual bill passed by the federal government in order to to get the the perspective coming from the government, but I have yet to be successful. I have not yet chosen on how to arrange them because I need more sources to cover that part.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Research
As I go through some sources that I could possibly use, I have narrowed my search to oil and natural gas drilling. This is because natural gas and oil go hand in hand and a lot of the sources refer to them as if they were the same thing so that is how I plan on using them on my research paper. People who have experience with this issue are politicians and and the companies that do the drilling. The people who are impacted by it is everyone. This is because it either effects us personally, economically, health wise, etc. The people talking about the issue are many politicians, average American citizens, and every once in a while the media. Some primary sources would be actual government bills, some documantation from actual companies, and possibly first hand experience.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Unit 2 Topic
For my topic for this unit, I have chosen to use the restrictions on alternative energy resources put on by the United States government.
People who would know about these restrictions would be government officials and people who work for the companies that provide alternative resources like natural gas, solar power, nuclear power, wind power. The issue would impact everyone in the country. The price for living the way we live now would decrease an enormous amount which would definitely make everyone happy, especially with the current harsh times.
I believe that everyone, including average people are talking about it since it does effect everyone that is part of the United States.
A primary source that would give me insight is the actual document passed by congress. Companies that work at trying to find resources may also give me some insight into this.
People who would know about these restrictions would be government officials and people who work for the companies that provide alternative resources like natural gas, solar power, nuclear power, wind power. The issue would impact everyone in the country. The price for living the way we live now would decrease an enormous amount which would definitely make everyone happy, especially with the current harsh times.
I believe that everyone, including average people are talking about it since it does effect everyone that is part of the United States.
A primary source that would give me insight is the actual document passed by congress. Companies that work at trying to find resources may also give me some insight into this.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Comic Article Analysis
I found my humorous example on a website on the post below. This example is not made to be too funny. However, it does put in racists comments that are typically stereotyping many races to compare it to the situations in Governor Palin's life. The point in the criticism towards Governor Palin is to make people realize her incompetince to be in such an important position in this country, which is the vice presidency of the United States. The author sees the unstable life of the governor to be similar to how it would be if she were made vice president of the country.
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Op-Ed Draft
Looking Into the Future
The economy is down, the War on Terrorism seems to have no end in sight; the majority of the world seems to hate the United States for what it has become. If this is our situation now, where are we hoping to be in a few years?
Everyone in the world seems to be looking onto the U.S. 2008 Presidential Elections for answers to not only the problems of the United States, but of the world as well. They look onto Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama as if they have all the answers to world’s problems. However, when looking at both candidates, neither one really seems to have a great solution to solve the great majority of any of these problems. Senator McCain seems to have the views of fellow Republican, George W. Bush, on many issues. Of course, we all know where President Bush has gotten us over the last several years. As bad as Senator McCain’s stands on issues may be, it is better to have an opinion period. Senator Obama seems to be indecisive on the issues that just seem to come up. For example, lately, a big issue on the media and the American people are worried over the decline in the United States economy, but there are many issues that he has not stated his stand on. He has been very indecisive during the presidential campaign even though in the fight for the Democratic nomination, his position seemed to be clear for everyone to see. Neither one of these candidates seems to have prepared themselves for the difficult decisions that they would have to make even before they would be in office. Even when both of these candidates make a decision, it really never builds it from its root. The root to the majority of our problems seems to be due to our international relations.
The United States relationship with other countries doesn’t seem to affect the way things are, but by looking at it very closely it is the root to many problems. The war that we are currently involved in is a big part of our problems. We are not at war with a country in particular, but we are at war with a group in a several countries. It seems as if this cannot possibly hurt us in any way, but it does.
Trillions of dollars have gone to the troops for supplies to fight the war annually since the war began. All of this money has put the country in debt for nearly 11 trillion dollars. So much debt has finally hit the U.S. economy hard and put it in a vulnerable position. The reason for so much debt is that we have not only supplied our troops, but we have also helped supply our allies. Even though a lot of those “allies” have turned their backs and decided not to help fight our cause even though we provide aide to many of these countries for one reason or another. The aide that the United States has supplied countries and stationing in many others has caused hatred by others to grow. It has even pushed some countries like China, Cuba, and Venezuela to ally and plan to take oil from the gulf coast, since oil has become one of the biggest commodities needed in many prospering countries and large energy consumers like the U.S.
Relationships with countries are the beginning of most major issues in U.S. Presidential Elections. However, neither party seems to provide any solution that would take care of any of these problems. They want solve the problems diplomatically when it looks as if that is not going to be possible to accomplish. The U.S. Government has as well as the people have forgotten that not everyone in the world thinks like the people here. Others do not believe in fighting fairly, using reasonable tactics, nor in the rights of others. If the United States hopes to end the war soon, bring back the economy from its decline, or keep the respect of the great power it once had, it has to play the same game as others or it will never happen.
Where do we expect to be in a few years? If things continue the way they are now, the United States will no longer exist. Like Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said ‘“The American Empire" is nearing collapse. "American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road.”’ Nobody knows if he is right or not, but only the future will tell.
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
The economy is down, the War on Terrorism seems to have no end in sight; the majority of the world seems to hate the United States for what it has become. If this is our situation now, where are we hoping to be in a few years?
Everyone in the world seems to be looking onto the U.S. 2008 Presidential Elections for answers to not only the problems of the United States, but of the world as well. They look onto Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama as if they have all the answers to world’s problems. However, when looking at both candidates, neither one really seems to have a great solution to solve the great majority of any of these problems. Senator McCain seems to have the views of fellow Republican, George W. Bush, on many issues. Of course, we all know where President Bush has gotten us over the last several years. As bad as Senator McCain’s stands on issues may be, it is better to have an opinion period. Senator Obama seems to be indecisive on the issues that just seem to come up. For example, lately, a big issue on the media and the American people are worried over the decline in the United States economy, but there are many issues that he has not stated his stand on. He has been very indecisive during the presidential campaign even though in the fight for the Democratic nomination, his position seemed to be clear for everyone to see. Neither one of these candidates seems to have prepared themselves for the difficult decisions that they would have to make even before they would be in office. Even when both of these candidates make a decision, it really never builds it from its root. The root to the majority of our problems seems to be due to our international relations.
The United States relationship with other countries doesn’t seem to affect the way things are, but by looking at it very closely it is the root to many problems. The war that we are currently involved in is a big part of our problems. We are not at war with a country in particular, but we are at war with a group in a several countries. It seems as if this cannot possibly hurt us in any way, but it does.
Trillions of dollars have gone to the troops for supplies to fight the war annually since the war began. All of this money has put the country in debt for nearly 11 trillion dollars. So much debt has finally hit the U.S. economy hard and put it in a vulnerable position. The reason for so much debt is that we have not only supplied our troops, but we have also helped supply our allies. Even though a lot of those “allies” have turned their backs and decided not to help fight our cause even though we provide aide to many of these countries for one reason or another. The aide that the United States has supplied countries and stationing in many others has caused hatred by others to grow. It has even pushed some countries like China, Cuba, and Venezuela to ally and plan to take oil from the gulf coast, since oil has become one of the biggest commodities needed in many prospering countries and large energy consumers like the U.S.
Relationships with countries are the beginning of most major issues in U.S. Presidential Elections. However, neither party seems to provide any solution that would take care of any of these problems. They want solve the problems diplomatically when it looks as if that is not going to be possible to accomplish. The U.S. Government has as well as the people have forgotten that not everyone in the world thinks like the people here. Others do not believe in fighting fairly, using reasonable tactics, nor in the rights of others. If the United States hopes to end the war soon, bring back the economy from its decline, or keep the respect of the great power it once had, it has to play the same game as others or it will never happen.
Where do we expect to be in a few years? If things continue the way they are now, the United States will no longer exist. Like Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said ‘“The American Empire" is nearing collapse. "American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road.”’ Nobody knows if he is right or not, but only the future will tell.
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tuesday Assignment
Argument of Definition:
The article I chose is called "Obama Carries Uneven Record to First Contest", by John M. Broder. It was published by The New York Times(link below).The article decides to categorize Senator Barack Obama as a good or bad orator after several months of witnessing his public speeches and debates. In order to do this they have to explain their definition for calling him either one, which brings in the argument of definition.
Op-Ed:
I have chosen my op-ed to cover the international relations with other countries during the war. I decided to focus my article towards the audience to make them realize the impact that the war has had in the international relations. I would like for it to be near the front of the newspaper where the international news are located.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/us/politics/23obama.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
The article I chose is called "Obama Carries Uneven Record to First Contest", by John M. Broder. It was published by The New York Times(link below).The article decides to categorize Senator Barack Obama as a good or bad orator after several months of witnessing his public speeches and debates. In order to do this they have to explain their definition for calling him either one, which brings in the argument of definition.
Op-Ed:
I have chosen my op-ed to cover the international relations with other countries during the war. I decided to focus my article towards the audience to make them realize the impact that the war has had in the international relations. I would like for it to be near the front of the newspaper where the international news are located.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/us/politics/23obama.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
The opinions expressed on this blog do not represent those Texas Christian University or of its administration.
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