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Monthly Archives: September 2012
John F. Kennedy: Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address
I am considering writing my paper about John F. Kennedy’s Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance speech, often entitled “The New Frontier.” I know I want to analyze a speech because I can discuss both the written manuscript and the actual … Continue reading
“The Human Cost of the Second Amendment”
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” – United States Constitution, Second Amendment In her article “The Human Cost of … Continue reading
“Peter…what’s a boy?”
For four years, I barely ever saw boys. Weird, right? At Notre Dame, my class consisted of exactly 100 girls. The school itself held about 500 girls. That’s a lot of girls in one place. The only males I ever … Continue reading
Spirit
When searching for colleges, I not only wanted an academically rigorous institution, but I also wanted a school with an overwhelming amount of spirit. I was used to being really excited about and overly attached to my school. Trying to … Continue reading
Romney and the 47%
When watching the recently released video of Mitt Romney’s accusation that 47% of Americans are dependent on the government, one must remember the setting in which he spoke. Romney was speaking to a room of potential campaign donors. He was … Continue reading
Review of My Civic Engagement Speech
I’m going to be completely honest – I did a lot better on my speech than I thought I would. I don’t know what everyone else thought about it, but I was pretty proud of myself. I was so nervous … Continue reading
Work in Progress: Civic Engagement Speech
Interview with Sister Nancy How did you choose to become a Sister of Notre Dame and how has that affected your view of political and communal participation? What do you believe to be the most important form of engagement in … Continue reading
“Do the Right Thing”
Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” is not an example of rhetoric as described in Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students, which defines Aristotle’s opinion of rhetoric as “the power of finding the available arguments suited to a given situation.” Rather, … Continue reading
Uniform
One of my greatest worries as an incoming freshman at Penn State was a trivial one: learning to dress myself every morning – a laughable concept to most, but legitimate to me. For twelve years of my life, I wore … Continue reading