https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2017-08-24 15:38:36 UTC 2025-12-25 18:35:38 UTC hello@padlet.com ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182604412 I don't have many expectations for this class because I haven't taken many social studies classes in high school except for current events. We only talked about popular things happening in the news in current events class so we didn't actually touch on the structures of different governments. I expect learning about Government to be a challenge because quite honestly I'm not all that interested in most aspects of government. I might surprise myself by how interested/uninterested I become in the subject and specific parts of the subject during class. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182604412 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182604588 I have a moderate interest in current events/politics but since people are so extreme about their beliefs and since people are close-minded, I tend to avoid listening to biased news channels.]]> 2017-08-24 15:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182604588 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182606959 I understand and accept aspects from both the democrat and the republican side; however, I most align with the democratic side. I prefer to identify as non-political because I don't at all like labeling myself.]]> 2017-08-24 15:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182606959 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182607994 2017-08-24 15:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182607994 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608291 2017-08-24 15:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608291 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608581 2017-08-24 15:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608581 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608849 2017-08-24 15:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/182608849 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/185901631 I like how the first woman on the Supreme Court had a mind of her own and said what she felt necessary to say. I like that she said she'd rather be called a bitch than a mouse because at least she's putting her opinion out there, rather than just accepting the opinions of others. It's great that she accepts herself and that's all  the validation she needs. She makes people listen to her and I think that's great and it's important.]]> 2017-09-08 15:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/185901631 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/189365595 I would prefer to read it for myself from the textbook or a document. I would rather not have the tones people use when they speak to emphasize certain points I don't see as important. They may not emphasize the things that are most important to me. ]]> 2017-09-20 14:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/189365595 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/189367398 My favorite part of the Declaration of Independence is "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal." The most important idea from the Declaration is having equal treatment for everyone under the law regardless of all of the factors that make people different from one another.]]> 2017-09-20 15:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/189367398 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/205113046 Sam Taylor is a corrupt man. Jefferson Smith is a scout leader who gets to choose who the governor will be. Smith is actually a good guy, unlike all the other politicians who surround him. Smith's goal is to get rid of the corruption and Clarissa helps him by telling him how a law is made. Then Smith decided to create a bill to get a loan from the federal government to fund an area for his scout's camp. Then it is discovered that a dam is going to be built there. Paine eventually frames Smith for trying to profit from it by lying about the land being his. Smith runs away because he finds out that Paine was against him. Saunders starts believing in Smith and encourages him to prove he's innocent. People start listening to Smith. He faints. Paine tries to commit suicide and then eventually confessed for all he put Smith through.]]> 2017-11-09 01:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/205113046 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/205116799 Mr. Smith probably belonged to the Democratic party. He was more outspoken and accepting, which I tend to associate with the Democratic party. (I don't mean that conservatives aren't accepting.) He also kind of stayed true to his own opinions and didn't care much about what other thought of it (which I also associate with the democratic side). I think Mr. Smith  continued to pursue his career in politics because he wanted so badly to combat all of the corruption in politics. He most wanted the good to outweigh all the bad and in order to assure that happened, he would continue to be somewhat involved in politics. 


]]> 2017-11-09 02:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/205116799 ecasson18 https://padlet.com/ecasson18/45pyyqn1j4eg/wish/205117001 Much like Jefferson Smith, Tammy Duckworth is an underdog. Many other politicians assumed that Smith was incapable of being a good politician because his positive personality was unfit for the job. Just like Smith, Duckworth may be seen as incapable of doing her job just because she has lost both of her legs and some abilities in her right arm. Yes, they both have differences that separate them from most other politicians, but it doesn't mean they can't do the job or can't do the job as well. Their differences may actually lead them to do better at their jobs! They both also want to get rid of fraud within the government too, which is one of Smith's main goals.
https://www.tammyduckworth.com/meet-tammy/ 

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