After reading and listening to a few sample “This I Believe” speeches and bouncing some ideas around the room for Civic Issue Blogs, I believe I have figured out what I want to discuss in my blog and my speech. Considering I am not very politically involved, it wasn’t easy trying to figure out what I wanted to write about. Most of my beliefs don’t fall far from the middle of the spectrum, as I continuously find myself agreeing with both ends of the political spectrum or, at the very least, seeing where the opposition might be getting their beliefs. Therefore, for both projects I have decided to discuss something more abstract rather than physical and concrete.
For my Civic Issues blog, I was thinking of doing something along the lines of the misconception surrounding the term, “American Dream.” Millions of immigrants come to this country with the hopes of having a better life and living what is called the “American Dream.” I would like to analyze the connotation of the term “American Dream” and what it means to an immigrant when they hear this term. I know this isn’t exactly an “issue” per se, but I also know it has the potential to be a quite compelling topic. Some constructive criticism in the comment section below would be much appreciated. I would love to cover a topic like this, but if I cannot tweak it to have the “issue” aspect which it requires, my backup idea is to discuss Trump’s Wall, and more specifically, the potential effects of it. I’ll be covering questions such as: What kind of message is being sent by the border wall? How does that make the United States look as a country? Isn’t the wall against what the founding fathers intended this country to be?
For my “This I Believe” speech, I have only thought of one idea and I’m positive it is what I want to cover. I was inspired by the example speech “There Is No God” to counter the presented claim. Throughout my whole life, I have been raised understanding that there is life after death and that there is an all-knowing, almighty, and all-powerful entity that is responsible for our life here on earth. I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic church, and the lessons I have learned in church have guided me through life. I have very strong religious beliefs and I have decided that I am going to write my “This I Believe” speech, “There is a God.”