For the History of a Public Controversy project, my group is investigating the question as to whether the actions of serial killers are innate or elicited…
Rhetoric and Civic Life
Defining Human Nature
For the History of a Public Controversy project, my group is investigating the question as to whether the actions of serial killers are innate or elicited…
1. Electoral College In light of the recent and upcoming presidential election, the centuries-long debate regarding how the President is to be elected is more…
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Introduction Digital computers are so pervasive in modern society that we often take their ubiquity for granted. We use them to pay our taxes, securely…
With every technological paradigm shift, there are residual fears that some facet of the innovation will be abused by malicious entities. This certainly applies to…
When most think of ongoing technological shifts, artificial intelligence—manifested primarily in machine learning—is typically the first idea to come to mind. In spite of such…
1. From Despotism to Liberal Democracy During the Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of philosophers and political theorists such as Locke,…
Courtesy of Tea Party Patriots, Mark R. Levin (2:03:18 – 2:23:10) Both the poster and the speech attempt to elicit a sense of national identity…
NOTE: Content may reflect excessive length; final outline will be tailored to accommodate 4-minute time limit Introduction Think about when you would want the actions…
Kairos The most obvious sense of time exhibited by the poster is the scheduled date of the protests: April 15, 2019. It is common knowledge—especially…
In last week’s post, I considered analyzing either Albert Einstein’s “Peace in the Atomic Era” address or David Hilbert’s call to appreciate mathematics for what…