Civic Issues Post #4: https://sites.psu.edu/emmd/2018/03/15/ci4-seventeen-deaths-and-seventeen-attempted-murders/ Rhetoric and Civic Life Post #5: https://sites.psu.edu/emmd/2018/04/05/rcl5-focus-for-advocacy-project/ Passion Blog Post on The Bleachers: https://sites.psu.edu/emmix/ Passion Blog Post on My Chemical Romance: https://sites.psu.edu/emmix/2017/11/15/my-chemical-romance/
Month: April 2018
CI5: Where did the Death Penalty Come From?
My past blog posts on this issue have discussed the wrongly accused, the wrongly killed, and the accused, but I have not focused much on the death penalty itself. The death penalty has been around for centuries and was often the punishment for the most innocent of crimes. Whether you were caught stealing food or […]
RCL5: Focus for Advocacy Project
I have decided to focus my advocacy around gun control because I believe this a pertinent subject that needs to be advocated for, and I am very passionate about my stance on the matter. Too often, individuals believe that gun control simply means to take away guns because they are misinformed about the other options […]
RCL4: Analysis of a Dubious Advocacy Site
The National Right to Life organization was founded in 1968 to protect the lives of those unborn, and they seem to have a particularly attractive appeal when first stumbling upon their organization’s website. With the specific organization of information and general displays of “what-to-know’s”, individuals can easily access the information they need to protest and […]