Over 220 years ago the Supreme Law of the Land, the Constitution was ratified at the Constitutional Convention. Yet, so many decades later, the document, which has been amended a mere 26 times, still serves as the first and foremost legislative authority in the world’s most diverse and advancing nation.
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Re-examining the Constitution
Posted in Journalism Stuff, Political Stuff, tagged 1st Amendment, constitution day, Robert Byrd, Samuel Nelson, Taser, William Randolph Hearst on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
7 Years Later: Analyizing American Coverage of 9/11
Posted in Journalism Stuff, tagged 9/11, Breaking News, crisis, Hackensack Christian Schools, journalism, September 11, World Trade Center, Yusef Kalyango on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will always remember exactly where I was during the morning hours of Septemeber 11, 2001. As I sat in the first period American History class at Hackensack Christian School in Hackensack, NJ, a mere four miles from the heart of New York City, our principal came in to deliver some startling news.
A plane had [...]
Palin Speech Appeals to Hockey Moms of America
Posted in Commentary, tagged John McCain, Political Stuff, Republican, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin, Vice President on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Granted the seemingly hopeless tasks of awakening the religious right, reenergizing the voter base and reunited the fractured Republican party all the while assuring experience voters that a year and a half as governor is experience enough and family values voters that her pregnant teenage daughter is not a sign for concern, Gov. Sarah Palin [...]
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The “inconvenient” responsibility of the truth-bearer
Posted in Commentary, Journalism Stuff, tagged Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate change, Glenn Beck, Global Warming, Thomas Friedman on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon my Political Sci 150 class got a little contentious while discussing the scientific accuracy of Al Gore’s 2006 documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” Much to my chagrin, the class, titled Current World Problems, is a 10-week crash course on global climate change and its political implications. After finishing the documentary, we took time to [...]
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