Elections

Elections can influence someone's political beliefs through candidates speaking about their opinions and beliefs also what actions they are going to take on office. Candidates will start camping through the media which will be seen by many people. Them doing this can help them get their beliefs out to a larger audience. Voting connects individuals to the government by using their voice to get a candidate or certain policy in the office. This allows American people to chose ow they want their government to runed. The 2 candidates I will be exploring is Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warran. These candidates are from different political parties with different views.

Donald Trump is a big advocate for limiting illegal immigration, limiting social services such as abortion, and limiting experiences on climate change. He has promised in his campaign that he will have stricter border security which includes building a wall along the Mexican border. He is currently working on the wall while currently in office. He also wants to limit the about of abortions because he is pro-life. This can happen by stoping to fund planned parenthood. He also has withdrawn America from the Pairs agreement because he does not believe climate change is an immediate issue. Also because he believes that it would be too expensive and can cause many people to lose jobs. 

Elizabeth Warren believes in health care for all, access to abortion, and decriminalization of illegal immigration. Elizabeth Warren already has a plan that will allow health care for all Americans. She also advocates for easy access to abortion because she believes its a women’s right. She also wants to decriminalize illegal immigration so there will be fewer detention centers and more spending on aid. She also disagrees with the wall that will be separating the Mexican border from the U.S. 

Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warran have different views when it comes to illegal immigration. Donald Trump is strict when it comes to illegal immigration and border security while Elizabeth Warren fights for fewer consequences for illegal immigrants. Donald Trump states in the White House article, “First, it stops illegal immigration and fully secures the border. And, second, it establishes a new legal immigration system that protects American wages, promotes American values, and attracts the best and brightest from all around the world.” Donald Trump believes a stronger border is better for the American people. A Time Article states, “Warren would also eliminate expedited removal — a system in which low-level immigration officials can automatically deport migrants who arrive at the border without documentation, or who are encountered within 100 miles.” Warren does not want any repercussions on illegal immigrants. Donald Trump wants strong border security to protect the American people. His view is different from warran because the American people are his main focus. He wants to protect their jobs, wages, and safety. While Elizabeth Warren’s focus is that illegal immigrants are treated fairly. She does not want strong border security because she wants to allow illegal immigrants in the United States with few repercussions. Their difference in point of view is important when it comes time for voting. Both candidates have plans on how they want to go through with their ideas which they will express on their campaign. It’s up to the American people to chose a side and vote.

https://www.vox.com/2019/7/12/20690200/elizabeth-warren-immigration-proposal-2020

https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18628684/abortion-elizabeth-warren-platform-roe-v-wade

https://time.com/5624011/elizabeth-warren-immigration-plan-decriminalization/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-modernizing-immigration-system-stronger-america/ 

Media

 The media has a major impact on people’s political views today. In today’s society, most people rely on the media to get their information. Each media platform has its own beliefs and biases which can influence the opinions of the audience. It is up to the audience to either pick what side they agree or disagree with. On November 15th there was a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita. Nathaniel Berhow pulled out a pistol killing two students and injured 3 more students on campus. After using up most of the bullets he turned the gun on himself. As of right now, there is no known motive for the shooting. The two articles I chose is from BuzzFeed and the Washington Examiner. Each article has extremely different views and opinions and the shooting. Buzzfeed is more left-leaning while the Washington Examiner is a right-winged news source. Both news sources touch on the facts but then use their biases and opinions on why or why not gun control or regulations should be enforced.

The first article by, BuzzFeed called, “The California High School Shooting Is Now Driving Another Group Of Teen Gun Control Activists Because "The Future Of America Is Dying" goes in-depth about the shooting that took place at the school and how activists are fighting for gun control. This article is very left-winged which shows their biases by only expressing their point of view. To get the reader’s attention they use emotion to appeal to the audience. The article states, “Now, she has been that girl texting her mom she loves her, thinking it might be the last time. Though she cared a lot about gun control reform before Thursday.” This shows that the high school students who were at school during the time of the shooting had a lot of fear. This always the audience to get an understanding of what a scary moment this was for the students. To make this article more convincing they should give more facts about the gun regulations and the overall impact it would have. This article is convincing by using ethos which gets people to sympathize with the students making them agree with the gun regulations. 

The news article by The Washington Examiner is called, “The Santa Clarita shooting doesn’t support liberal's gun control agenda” talks about the event of the shooting and how this event does not justify the liberal’s agenda for gun restrictions. This news article can be seen as biased because it is very right-leaning with conservative opinions. The article states, “There’s no way a sick, disturbed, determined person would have been stopped by expanding background checks (which are already quite robust and cover almost 90% of gun purchases) when it would still inevitably be easy enough to have someone else purchase a firearm on their behalf, steal one, or buy one illegally on the black market.” Conservatives already believe that the background checks and everything else that goes in when buying a gun is enough and safe. They claim that this shooting would happen even if there were stricter laws on guns because of the assumption that he bought it illegally due to his young age. In this quote, they used statistics to show that the background checks are safe because it covers the majority of gun purchases in the United States. This article also brings up articles and quotes supporting the lefts side and counters their argument making it more convincing. The article could have included more facts or statics to prove their point of view.

I believe the Washington Examiner article was more convincing then buzz feed. This is because the Washington Examiner did not only examine their side but examined the lefts side and used evidence to counter it. Instead of using emotion to back up their claims they used facts which I find a lot more convincing.

 

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