CI5: Conclusion
For my final Civic Issues Blog, I will provide an overview on some of the topics I’ve discussed this semester and explain how I plan to continue this interest in the future. Political events are a huge...
View ArticleCI 5-1: Education Conclusion
Having an education is becoming more and more important in today’s culture. It almost is a requirement for success. However, it is not something that is necessarily easy to get. It requires a lot of...
View ArticleCI 5: DO SOMETHING
To wrap up my civic issues blog, I’m going to write about how we can move forward in the fight against climate change. There needs, needs, NEEDS to be some sort of legislation passed because otherwise...
View ArticleCI5-1: Media and LGBT youth
The debate over recognizing the queer community is still quite strong. But, while it is becoming more and more acceptable in most parts of society, our media lags behind. The grossly underrepresents...
View ArticleCI5: Ways to Limit Energy Consumption
I found a handy little list of five ways we can cut energy consumption in our homes for my final civic issues post. Energy powers so many things we use 24/7 these days, including our cell phones,...
View ArticleCI#5: Reflections
Hello everyone! As the year comes to a close, it is important to reflect back on what you’ve done and what you’ve learned as a member of you community and as an individual. I came into RCL with little...
View ArticleCivic Issues 5: Race
I know I discussed my African American Women’s studies class on almost every single civic issues blog, but I felt like it connected along the same lines of discussion over race and gender. That class...
View ArticleIs marriage a right?
All year I have been slacking in my RCL posts about my original topic which is the act of marriage between two consenting adults. Some would say that you have a right to get married, however I feel...
View ArticleCI 5: Reflection
These civic issues blogs really have let me explore several civic issues. They let me not only give my opinions on each topic presented, but also receive feedback and other people’s opinions through...
View ArticleCivic Issues – 5
Since this is my last blog post for this class, I will revisit the initial issues that we faced together earlier in the semester. A “circle of knowledge,” if you will. The first civic issue I...
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