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Blog Stage 8: Response

After reading this editorial , I agree with Osama’s argument on Islamophobia. Whenever Islam is mentioned on the media, it is often linked with terrorism. The media helps in spreading bad news about Islam and does not focus on the good side. In Osama’s argument, he mentions the issue of Islamophobia spreading because the media often portrays Islam as something to be scared of. He effectively states the effects of the misuse of media, especially when it comes to educating people. People are likely to believe what they hear from the media, and when the media spreads news that Islam is linked to terrorism, they will believe it. Whether it be a movie or a news article, they will associate a Muslim with scary music or the shouting of “Allahu akbar!”, which only means “god is great!”. Osama says as a Muslim himself, people often give him a negative response because they are taught by the media to associate a Muslim with a terrorist. I agree with Osama because as a Muslim myself, I have ex
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Blog Stage 7: Combating climate change

One of the biggest issues arising in this world that the government should prioritize is combating climate change. Our newest president, Donald Trump, is not aiding in fighting climate change. Instead, he has been making former President Obama’s efforts inadequate by withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, as well as signing an executive order that would further get rid of Obama’s efforts to help climate change. Towards the end of last year, both the United States and China had officially joined the Paris Agreement , meaning that America had taken a step towards saving the environment. This is significant because these two countries together make up 40 percent of all global emissions . Though the Paris Agreement does not solve the problem as a whole, it does enable many countries to cut down a number of carbon emissions they produce. Carrying out this agreement will impede the disastrous effects of climate change and may also bring change to the future’s environment. Though this
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Blog Stage 6: Response

As Hospital Prices Soar, a Stitch Tops $500, an article posted on Red White and Blue Government, brings up the topic of the government's approach to health care. The problem with healthcare is its rising expenses that many can not afford to pay. The government deals with the problem by aiding people in paying off these costs while avoiding to solve the source of these problems, which is to decrease the expenses of health care. Often times, buying medicine from a store can cost a lot more than they should due to a chargemaster, which is intended to lead citizens into getting health insurance in order to lower these prices. After reading this informative commentary, I agree with the writer's argument about the government's approach to health care. They have consistently tried to help people pay for healthcare without accumulating a huge debt by establishing the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare. What they government should do is prioritize this issue by getting rid of
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Blog Stage 5: Trump should prioritize our countires environment

With Trump as our president, many issues about national government are quick to arise, one including the United States attitude towards climate change. Former President Obama had a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by seventeen percent from the 2005 levels. This was done by enforcing the use of solar, wind, and geothermal energy which had effectively reduced carbon pollutions, making the country more energy secure than it had been in the past. I think that our current president, Donald Trump, does not approve of these efforts. He is trying to dismiss these issues and is prioritizing other problems such as increasing the number of jobs in our country. He says that building a strong economy is the key to protecting the environment. More effort should be put to protect the efforts former President Obama enforced that would help the environment. When Trump gained office, he did not have views that would support the environment. Recently, he signed an executive order that aimed at
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WSJ op-ed blasts Trump while Manafort/Russia scandal worsens

In the article titled “ WSJ op-ed blasts Trump while Manafort/Russia scandal worsens ” by John Aravosis on the political blog, AMERICAblog , the writer expresses his opinion on President Trump. Aravosis believes that President Trump never intended to actually become the president, he only wanted to get his name out there and gain money in the process. His motives changed once he realized that the possibility of him winning was getting higher. Once he became president, he would leave most of the work to Mike Pence. The writer also says that Trump is ineffective as a president due to his tendencies to act like a dictator. His lack of experience has hindered him from being an effective leader because the government workers know how to run their government better than Trump. Manafort being involved in Trumps campaigns has caused controversy to arise on the topic of his presidency, and since he was unable to respond accordingly, he damaged his reputation. The argument made in this artic
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Digital ballots, outdated machinery leave us exposed to Russian hack round two

In the article titled “ Digital ballots, outdated machinery leave us exposed to Russian hack round two ” by Jason Smith on the news site, USA Today , the writer expresses his opinions on America’s voting system. The writer believes that during the recent presidential election in 2016, the Russians have made a move by interfering with the votes, which are known to be hacked. No confirmed evidence or proof has been shown that the votes were meddled with dating back to November. Knowing this information does not provide us any comfort because the system of voting that is used in America is weak and defenseless. Citizens cast ballots on voting computers that have questionable security on them. From the disclosure on the NSA document about the Russians Military Intelligence known as the GRU, the intent of the Russian government is now apparent to be after our country. The GRU hacked into official's computers and American election software vendor system, though the success of these brea
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Liberals, don’t abandon the federal government

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the national government became weaker than state governments? Well in history that has already happened, which is why the framework of the Articles of Confederation was edited to form the Constitution, resulting in restored power to the central government. As mentioned in an article titled “ Liberals, don’t abandon the federal government ” from The Washington Post , liberals have been increasingly active in supporting state rights. Soon after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate accord, many states acted on their own to deal with climate change. In the past, liberal reformers were able to make accomplishments by relying on the national government because they have the power and resources that the states don’t. In the last two decades, this reliance on national government has slowly subsided as liberals raise their support for the authority of states. This article is worth reading because it gives the reade
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