...But, who was Hitler really, and how could this happen? Although Hitler became the dictator of Germany, he was born in Austria in 1889. When he was three, however, his family made the move to Germany. Hitler’s family was just like any other typical family at the time. Although, Hitler himself was very introverted and detached from life. In Hitler’s young adulthood he enlisted in the German army to fight in WWI. Hitler was a very daring soldier, and he seemed to realize when it was the right time was to take a risk. Hitler was also a raging nationalist, so naturally, years later when...
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...****A letter to everyone who says that we have to "ACCEPT" Donald Trump's Presidency**** If you're an opponent of Donald Trump, you've probably heard one of his supporters insist that "he's your president now, so you have to accept him," or some variant thereof. The implication here is that, because Trump cleared 270 votes in the electoral college, Americans must refrain from criticizing him and root for his unabated success instead. But that is nonsense — accepting that Trump is our president now does not mean what a lot of Trump supporters think it means. I vehemently oppose Trump and his agenda — but I accept that he's my president now. To be more specific, I accept the fact that Trump has completed the legal process necessary to serve as president of the United States. It is factually correct to say that, as of Jan. 20, he is America's 45th president, and I accept this. But that's all I accept. The rest, I reject. I reject the implication that just because Trump is president, we aren't allowed to condemn him anymore. To the contrary: We most definitely are allowed to condemn him, whenever we like and as strongly as we see fit. One of the nice things about living in a democracy is that we're allowed to freely criticize our government. This is the constitutional right of every American, and I'll exercise it under any...
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...Lately, my friends are constantly asking, "How in the hell could Donald Trump be so popular?" Without question, their reactions to Trump's presidential bid are reasonable. Yet, when Trump announced his candidacy, to be honest, I wasn't the least bit appalled or surprised. Why? Well, because I've grown up and lived around the white working class my entire life. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I understand the ideological roots of Donald's campaign and the very palatable white anger that supports it. However, let's back up and make something very clear: Donald Trump isn't actually that popular. According to a recent Quinnipiac University poll, Trump is supported by 20% of likely GOP voters, but over 30% of Republicans say there's "no way" they...
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...a very broad amount of history and literature, and many of my teachers, such as my AP Government teacher in high school, have expressed their liberal ideologies. My family and my ethnicity are other social structures that have caused a great deal of influence in my life. For example, because I grew up in a Hispanic household, I have dealt with many distant relatives who have had their families fragmented due to immigration...
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...emotion and other forms of appeals. In the articles, “Why Trump voters aren’t complete “idiots”” by Chris Arnade and “I rewatched Khizr Khan’s speech- and it made me weep for our country” by Josh Barro, which appears in business insider which appeals to a more sophisticated audience, they both use rhetorical strategies to explain their beliefs. Josh Barro uses those strategies in a more effective way then Arnade by connecting with your inner feelings on a personal level, and that’s why Barro is more likely to get the audience to agree with his beliefs over Arnade by utilizing the reader’s emotions for his own...
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...relies on citizens being involved in and educated about the actions of the government so that they can vote for representatives who accurately reflect the will of the people. The power ultimately resides within the citizens, however, what happens when the people become politically apathetic? Being politically apathetic means to be indifferent towards political activity. It results in the lack of engagement in discussion, absence of civic responsibility and the failure to be educated about government action. In the source, the perspective provided is one that, in terms of public welfare, believes an authoritarian government is less dangerous than the indifference of citizens...
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...America was a country that was founded on the principle of taking in those who had no place or were persecuted in the places from which they came. Since its founding, America has served as a place that people could always flee to in times of need. Etched into the Statue of Liberty is a poem by a woman named Emma Lazarus entitled “The New Colossus.” In the poem, the Statue of Liberty is described as the “Mother of Exiles” (6). Historically, the mother has served as a nurturing figure in a person’s life, which then allows people to feel comfortable in America when coming from places they could no longer stay. Not only does the statue comfort people by being there, it also calls out to those who are immigrating, saying, “Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free/(...)Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me” (10-14). The statue is essentially taking away all the stresses and misfortunes that those traveling to America have endured, making it seem like they have a chance to make it in the New World and give them an opportunity to forget what they have gone through and begin again. Lazarus’ poem makes the Statue into a symbol for comfortability and sanctuary, thus making America a home for those who have lost...
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...An example of an inexcusable thing to do is assaulting married women without their permission, yet he seems to have no problem with it, “I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything… Grab ’em by the p*ssy. You can do anything...” (Trump). Obviously, this kind of action and even talking about it is impermissible by society’s standards. However, when confronted about it, he said it was excusable considering it was just “locker-room talk,” and was “normal.” The fact that someone who is going to inherit such a prominent position has talked so terribly and excused his language in such a rough manner is disconcerting, to say the least. This relates to George Orwell’s piece, Politics and the English Language. In the piece, Orwell discusses how many parts and phrases of modern English have lost meaning. In fact, one of the main points he brings up is “political writing is bad writing,” and discusses how political language “seems to demand a lifeless, imitative style.” He also discusses how people use “overly pretentious diction” to make it seem like they’re saying something that they’re not actually...
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...Covile sighed in disappointment as he looked at the upcoming raid schedule for the release Tier 2 in Legion – Hyjal along with the Black Temple were slated for release in 7.1 pre-release notes. He didn’t understand how Blizzard could get away with recycling old content, seeing that Legion shipped with Karazhan being the raid released with the initial expansion. And given that Illidan was now on their side after being defeated in the Burning Crusade expansion 5 releases ago, nothing made much sense anyways. Maybe next expansion they’d travel forward in time to kill the new Lich King. Regardless of the story line or lack of one, Covile was thankful for a number of reasons. First and foremost his idol Bernie Sanders had been elected supreme leader of the United States, implementing massive sweeping reforms in regards to not just healthcare and punishing businesses but rewarding all citizens with a Universal Basic Income, allowing Covile to pursue a fulltime career of tanking and shit posting as he saw fit. A proper society with socialized benefits and welfare, one to make his Canadian friends jealous. And to make his money go even farther, he had moved in with his awesome buddy Booty in a small 420 square foot studio apartment in Kansas City, Missouri. The apartment was a bit smaller than he was used too; the bathroom was cramped and there was barely enough room between the undersized toilet and the half sized shower which offered no comfort for satisfying a healthy young man’s...
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...only strangers in need. All of us are connected to each other, regardless of where we live or what title are assigned next to our names or even how we desire to worship. Good evening ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to the current situation in the region and the United States of America, I don't know if I should start when the Russians invaded Afghanistan or why their President, who was elected three times by the Afghan citizens is not running their country of Afghanistan. I wonder why some of the Afghans don't believe in voting. The two major conflicts they have been facing for the past decades are praying hands up and down and the language they communicate among themselves. As King of Jordan I can insure you with confidence,...
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...It is a clear parallel to the crucible that claims opposing views are evil in nature, and includes various facets using a cult of victims, and how the use of the politically correct worldview is used to gain power within a social hierarchy. The situation with the most gravity obviously is the very relevant and real situation of Jordan B Peterson. “He taught at Harvard University as an Assistant and an Associate Professor before returning to Canada and taking a position at the University of Toronto.” (Jordan Peterson par. 2). Jordan B Peterson is an educated man who is having some difficulties with students on campus and federal law within Canada. Students have requested his silence and have protested his classes simply due to the fact he had placed a couple of amateur videos on YouTube that described his views that were against political correctness as well as bill C-16. Bill C-16 is a modification to the human rights code as it adds gender and gender express as grounds of which one cannot be discriminated against (Bill C-16, Criminal Code, subparagraph 718.2). He claims that because gender and gender expression...
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...to their viewers and are also allowed to express themselves freely for anyone to enjoy. Whether they want to be a voice for those who are unheard, trying to share an opinion, or give people something entertaining to watch, Youtubers have an unlimited amount of options. In today’s culture, we see many topics that often spark controversy. Popular topics include: religion, politics, sexism, race, and even sports. Two youtubers who have found success in Youtube so far is the account “ThunderF00t,” and “feministfrequency” who have combined to reach out to a little over 700,000 subscribers. Both Youtubers are strongly...
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...Sociology paper Postmodernism has made a few mistakes. Victims are inherent. This is comparable to the concept of original sin. Regardless of anything, you ‘are’ those things that you have no control over. Making victim mentality the cornerstone of the ideological framework that offers nothing but a game of “who is more oppressed?” It offers no real solutions or any brevity to the actual world. It is a game of purity-testing with no actual substantive value. It probably does more harm than good for racial/gender relations. Considering it does not take into account the most basic of the social contracts, it assumes your actions are tied to your race or gender. Intersectionalism, is a concept that assumes that the more intersections, the...
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...stereotypically Indian character whose seemingly racist creation has been publicly called out. Hari Kondabolu, an Indian-American comedian and actor who has turned his focus to social justice within media representation, created a counter commentary to the show entitled “The Problem with Apu” which was released in November of 2017. The episode “No Good Read Goes Unpunished” was created in response to Kondabolu’s movie. Producers of “The Simpsons” have tried to convince viewers that “political incorrect” commentary is not harmful rhetoric, rather it is just a humorous observation of the clichés of reality. This point is also argued by Dana Gould, a writer and producer for “The Simpsons”, defending the shows representation of Apu by saying “Many white people in...
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..."Oh, shut up!" says Claudia, blushing."1 may read the astrology column, but I certainly don't believe it. I just read it for fun. But, the fact is, during the past twenty-five years there have been thousands of alleged sightings of UFOs, and not a single one has led to any solid evidence of their existence. What do you make of that?" "I think we should look at this situation the other way around," Ralph says."Up until now, nobody has shown that UFOs don't exist, so I think we should give those people who claim they have seen them the benefit of the doubt. We should believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials until the sightings are proven false." "Well, okay. Let's suppose,just for the sake of argument, that I admit the existence of UFOs and t~eir little green drivers. How are we supposed to respond to them? What are we supposed to do?"C1audia asks. "For starters, we should extend an open invitation to them," answers Ralph."They may come from a dying planet where millions of their compatriots desperately strug gle for survival.Their sun may be burning out, their water supply exhausted, and their soil poisoned with toxic chemicals. Surely they deserve a second chance on a new planet." "Maybe so," Claudia says in a patronizing tone."And now that you mention it, we probably have a legal obligation to let them in. Our current immigration laws say that we have to admit at least ten thousand applicants annually, from every major nation. If those aliens would just sign the right papers, we'd...
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