Time to Reunite

As I sit here and watch two “professional economic experts” (one republican and one democrat) duke it out on CNN, I wonder to myself the importance of their conversation. I mean all they do is yell and rudely interrupt each other as they make their opinions be heard on national television. One says were not in a recession yet, while the other says we are nearing a great collapse that has never been seen in a country before. All their bickering just frustrates me and the same thing goes on in the US House of Representatives and the Senate. As we all learned in economics class, it takes a while for a stimulus package or change in spending to affect the economy. We all know that our economy is in a bad state whether we are in a recession or not but no one is doing anything about it. I have been hearing talk about a so called “rescue plan” since October and yet no one in Washington will let go of their bipartisan differences and genuinely work together to quickly come up with a plan. Everyday that passes without a solution just deepens our economy’s wounds. This is a problem that greatly affects our daily lives and I hope someone in D.C. can do something about it. Politicians must set aside their bipartisan biases and work together to keep our country on top of the world. We voted for change and as a result were promised hope and change for a new united America. Time will only tell if what we voted for comes true.

To Believe or not to Believe

As a believer:
Farhad Majoo provides good evidence toward his conviction of facebook being a very useful tool for social communication. Majoo uses his prior experience with facebook as an example. He states how facebook is such a convenient way to stay in touch with his family in South Africa. He is able to see their daily activities with one click of a mouse rather than trying to picture his family’s story through phone conversations. This example is a good enough reason to believe Majoo’s argument for facebook’s usefulness. Pathos is used by Majoo’s example as it works on the reader’s emotion. The reader feels connected to Majoo in the fact that we all would love to communicate with our family and see their daily activities. Majoo also says that facebook is good for networking to sources in his job. This is also a very good reason to believe his argument. By Majoo providing these two good examples for the good usefulness of facebook, the reader is strongly persuaded to believe his argument and change their views about facebook.

As a Doubter:
Farhad Majoo also states many cons of the use of facebook, as a matter of fact there are more cons in his article than pros. The evidence used by Majoo for facebook being a bad social communication tool is extremely weak. Majoo does not provide good reasons for us to dislike facebook. Majoo states that many people did not like facebook because it is too hard to maintain. This is not a good reason for readers to change their minds about facebook. It does not appeal to a reader’s emotion or morals. In the last paragraph, Majoo tries to provide another good reason for one of the cons of facebook but he contradicts himself. Majoo's example, Kate Koppleman, states that facebook is bad because it shows everybody’s business and information and uses someone’s thoughts as an example. She states that she does not like facebook because it is too revealing but she herself uses it to look up people she does not know. The example’s has contradictory views and the reader can not take her quote as a valid evidence for us to change our views on facebook.

Defining "The American Dream"

My mother and father came to America for a better way of life. At the age of one, I traveled with them to a new, foreign land from the tiny islands of Trinidad and Tobago. I was too young to understand that this move was the biggest moment of our lives. My family is an example of the American Dream. The American Dream is a promise made to every person on earth, no matter their race, gender, heritage, or nationality that it is possible for them to accomplish any of their goals, ambitions, or dreams in their life. The American Dream does not discriminate against its receivers. It is an open invitation for people to come to this country and be anything they can be as long they work hard. Our founding fathers created this American Dream in the Declaration of Independence by promising every man life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This promise endowed to us by a bunch of men in 1776 has opened the door for us to fulfill our dreams. My family and I have succeeded in fulfilling the dream. We came here with nothing but the clothes on our back. My parents did not have jobs, shelter, or anything. It was a big risk to take for us to leave Trinidad but it shows how much confidence my parents had in the American Dream. Look at us now, my parents have good jobs, a nice house in the suburbs and have been able to put me into college. Yes, there are many speed bumps and potholes in the road to fulfilling the American Dream but opportunity of living the American Dream is worth it.