Archive for the ‘Politics’ tag
‘08 Mess
August 31st, 2007 at 2:10 pm - no responses yet
The following article, kind of made me just say duh. The first part I am not too interested in, but the second half I am. The second half of the article talks about the electoral votes. Electoral votes factor into a system called the Electoral College, 528 people total from across the nation come together [...]
What Impact Does Global Warming Have on Foreign Policy?
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 am - no responses yet
In my United States Foreign Policy Since World War II course, we have weekly pop quizzes to just check our understanding on the various topics in the course, and to get an opinion from the who do not talk. Today we viewed most of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, which is a film of him [...]
Lawmakers Push for Coal Fuel
May 11th, 2007 at 5:09 am - no responses yet
I found the following article interesting, Lawmakers Push for Coal Fuel, the title speaks for itself. I have heard about using coal for a little while, usually the cons outweigh the benefits. The article sad, that making gas out of coal will make greenhouse gases. The problem with this news site it only gives snippets [...]
Class Debate on World Power
May 7th, 2007 at 12:41 am - no responses yet
The other day in my United States foreign policy class we had a small debate. Unfortunately, I was the only one on my side that spoke up. The debate started on the following question:
The end of the Cold War brought about an unipolarized* globe or a global United States hegemony. Do we live in a [...]