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Politics
Is that flag held high?Proud?That is the America I thought I lived in, it is the one I thought I grew up in. As a senior in high school I put flags on my car, I thought America was great!I still do, I feel like we have made bad choices that in time we will recover from and move on. Currently I cannot see the light in the tunnel and it is very grim. In the state that I lived growing up people actually were moving from overseas to the area, looking for a better life. I was happy with them. I watched my parents go through the voting and current elections at that time President Bush. There were moments of chaos surely behind the scenes but never did it get to a point that I felt like we could go to war in our own countries. So finally I got to the age myself where I can vote and I get all excited! Obviously you never know if who you vote for will end up doing all the things you felt passionate about but you definitely do not ever think you will have supported someone who does not even like you. The reality of this is unreal unthinkable how could one of the soil of a country with people all over the world merged together? How could we accidentally vote in someone be excited about someone? The past election was evident that it's time to change the way we do things and that apparently regular elections are a thing of the past maybe we should do in order to get into the police department. All in all and despite negative information I was a trumpster I got to a point where I felt he was like a person in school whom the popular kids pick on someone who had not been in this country only. In conclusion it is not at all the fact that he lost the election that part was shocking. It was not the part that we did not know he had faults for me it was therapeutic to say even the president of the free world has it's faults. I had through the last twenty years began to realize there are no perfect people we mess up we have faults. The hardest part of moving on is the realization that we had in fact voted in someone who does not even like my relatives based on just the color of their skin not anything else they had done to identify with him.It's predicting unbelievably shocking it's painful (I was curious), how is the brown or any nationality in the White House other than Caucasian dealing with alongside a man who was born? Fact is when it all hits the fan through the confusion we can all clearly see it never was about someone being prejudiced or even discriminated against. I believe that even if the media had it wrong apparently there were far more people in the nation who thought he was not qualified due to a lack of getting the job done in a professional manner which would be in this case presidental manner. I have not been in the white house before so I have to compare to what I have experienced and once I had a boss he got along with everyone he laughed, he sympathized but the customers problems were not being noticed. Eventually the company brought a new person on board they were quiet and did not really care about random chitchat, however, customers were giving a five star rating on how they were taken care of. It is the way the world sometimes the quiet ones get more done (lesson learned).
By AboutRealLife5 years ago in The Swamp
Paper Thin Pandemic
"Yes, but did you use a reliable source?" If you have ever taught ELA in middle or high school (or required your students to write an essay), then you have said this phrase thousands of times. Weeks dedicated to teaching my students to read reliable news sources and to base their opinions on facts. Hours dedicated to teaching them how to find the author's name and validate their professional standing.
By SouloCircus5 years ago in The Swamp
Lifelong Obligations To Movements
Questions about Life-Long Obligations to Movements Written by Laura Flores - December 15, 2020 If Martin Luther King Jr. were still alive today, would he be allowed to retire? At what point are we done advocating for causes, preaching about our movements, and pushing the envelope to make the next generation better off? Is it permitted to set a goal, achieve it, and then carry on with life without spending every waking moment finding more causes to stand behind?
By SNROCINUTAF5 years ago in The Swamp
No Deal Could Lead To Billion Pound Bill For Consumers
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31st January this year and is currently in a transition period which ends on 31st December. They are currently locked in negotiations with the EU to see if they can come up with a deal that suits both parties. Whilst the UK may not enjoy many of the things that it had during it's period of full membership of the EU, it is keen to come up with an agreement that will not change the way UK businesses trade with the EU in a major way.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
A Farewell to Harms
Dear President Tump, I am writing to you to thank you and wish you all the success that you deserve in your future endeavors. You have helped to make this a greater nation and I mean that with all sincerity. I agree with you on the argument that God wanted you to be president. Everything is part of some grand scheme, even the unpopular things. And on a smaller scale, how better to find out that fire is hot than to burn oneself? I am going to write about a few things that this country would never have truly known about itself had you not been elected to be the leader of this great nation.
By James S. Carr5 years ago in The Swamp
Police Brutality
We all suffer from the repercussions of poorly trained police officers. These men and women are there are here to protect its citizens and yet mistakes are clearly being made and often times there is an abuse of power. This happened with the case of Floyd and many others.
By Olga Melman5 years ago in The Swamp
Subjective Equality
Subjective Equality: Observations on Definitions of Equality Written by Laura Flores - December 14, 2020 Why is it that, over a hundred years after the first wave of Feminism began, the definition of “equality” remains undefined? According to Wiktionary.com, equality has one of three meanings, “The fact of being equal,” “The fact of being equal, of having the same value,” and “The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.” At the same time, checking the main Wikipedia.com search results on “equality” returns over a dozen results, ranging in subject from “Society” to “Arts and Entertainment.” Therefore, equality must mean different things to different people. It seems “The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences” is easy to say and difficult to practice.
By SNROCINUTAF5 years ago in The Swamp
They Pick the President II
On December 14, Electors will meet at state capitols all around the country and cast votes to elect the next President of the United States. Since Joe Biden has a decisive lead over Donald Trump, 306-232, here are a look at the some of the Democratic electors in 2020.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
Fudge Pt. 3
The Town Square was epitome of organised chaos. The townspeople were here in force and you didn't have to see them to know they were there. The noise coming from the crowd was enough to register as a 4.0 on the Richter Scale. Then there was the band, who had to play louder so that they could be heard. Anyone one with pets at home should ensure that they are safe and well because I'm pretty sure you can hear the noise coming from the town square too.
By Alan Walker5 years ago in The Swamp
