Short Essay #7

Hanson’s reasoning as to why Trump won the 2016 election, has many positive points. However, Hanson’s points were not as strong as they could have been. America has been advancing socially for years. Racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia have been lessening in America. At the time of this election these four discriminatory thoughts were at the peak of change. Therefore, … [Read more...]

The Case for Trump Ch7 ERA

This chapter focused on the aspect as to why Trump’s slogan was “Make America Great Again” and how it involved a variety of citizens. The election of 2016 was based on the point how America was in decline and needed reformation, however Hillary Clinton thought differently. Hillary’s campaign was not focused on America, however to claim herself as the first woman president. The … [Read more...]

ERA CH1 A Case for Trump

President Trump’s election campaign and presidency is one that America will always remember. His antics, vocal opinions, and the contribution to the “American Split” will always be remembered. The Divide in America has always been based off of class, social jobs and race, however the divide is beginning to change with Trump’s election. Trump won the election due to winning … [Read more...]

We Wanted Workers Class Discussion

The main question that was discussed in class was “what are some of the things we should consider for immigrants to have access to welfare?” At the start of this discussion we focused on the difference between a liberatarian state and a welfare state. A liberatarion state is where no welfare benefits are given and described as a free market of capitalism. However, in a welfare … [Read more...]

we wanted workers ch9 era

Borja’s emphasizes the two views of immigration: “immigrants as workers or immigrants as people.” Immigrants are people, and not just robotic workers that help our economy. They have a world bigger than just the workforce, they have a family to feed, hospital visits to pay, clothes to buy, and rent to pay. Immigrants clearly have needs and the welfare state helps with these … [Read more...]