Political science Discussion
Political science Discussion
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Week 1 Discussion: Why Study Political Science? 117 133
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Initial Post Instructions Identify why students should learn about political science. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source. Describe at least one reason why political science is interesting or relevant to you personally.
Follow-Up Post Instructions Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research. Political science Discussion
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Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
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Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up) Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source) APA format for in-text citations and list of references
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ENCOUNTERING POLITICS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES Class,
Should folks learn about political science? My answer is yes, but that should not come as a surprise!
Political science is the “systematic and scientific study of politics.” (Whitman, 3) So, if politics is important than so is political science. Politics would clearly be important if it impacted every facet of your life. So, does politics impact every facet of your life? I submit that it does; that the author of your text is right when she says “most things in society can be connected to politics and political science in some way;” and that politics impacts where you live (https://www.everyvotecounts.org.uk/how-politics-affects-you/where-you-live/) , what you drive (https://www.thedrive.com/opinion/7450/listen-up-cars-are-part-of-politics-and-politics-are-part-of-cars) , where you walk your dog (https://www.edgarsnyder.com/dog-bite/leash-laws/) , and more. (Whitman, 5) What do you think? Does politics impact your life, and if so in what ways? Political science Discussion
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PS I will always post first in the discussion … just to get things rolling and also to give you an example of what a good substantive post might look like. You can jump in and respond to my post, you can respond to the heading, or you can respond to classmates that have arrived in the discussion before you. This is true for any of your posts. Don’t forget, though, that your initial post is required to draw on both the text and outside sources and is worth additional points.
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ENCOUNTERING POLITICS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES (OUTSIDE OF WORK) Kylie and Class,
My contention in my original post was that political science is important because it is the study of politics, which itself is important because it impacts everyone’s lives in a million different ways. Kylie seems to agree. What about the rest of you? Is it true that politics impacts nearly every facet of your life? Does the determination of “who gets what, when, and how” impact you in your everyday life? If the answer is yes, when exactly do you encounter politics? Political science Discussion
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ENCOUNTERING POLITICS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES (OUTSIDE OF WORK) Stacey, Jessica, Traci, Kimberly, and Class,
Is political science, or the study of politics, important? Does politics impact nearly every facet of your life? Does the determination of “who gets what, when, and how” impact you in your everyday life? If the answer is yes, when exactly do you encounter politics? In the midst of a pandemic? When you send your kids to school? When you watch/read the news? If you own a house and have a mortgage? If you drive a car and travel on roads or have a car payment? When you pay taxes? When else?
Sam
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ENCOUNTERING POLITICS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES (OUTSIDE OF WORK) Stacey, Jessica, Traci, Kimberly, and Class,
Political science, or the study of politics, is important because politics does impact nearly every facet of your life. The determination of “who gets what, when, and how” made in city hall, state capitals, and D.C. impacts you in your everyday life.
You certainly encounter politics in the midst of a pandemic? How?
You do encounter determinations of “who gets what, when, and how” when you watch/read the news? In what ways?
You certainly confront politics with home ownership when you have a mortgage … and when else?
You don’t avoid politics on the road, they crop up when you make a car payment, when you drive by road work, and when else?
Do you encounter politics when you send your kids to school? When you pay taxes? If you encounter the police? When else? Political science Discussion
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ENCOUNTERING POLITICS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES (OUTSIDE OF WORK) Kylie, Jessica, Traci, Tenzin, Emily, Anne, and Class,
Political science, or the study of politics, is important because politics does impact nearly every facet of your life. The determination of “who gets what, when, and how” made in city hall, state capitals, and D.C. impacts you in your everyday life.
You certainly encounter politics in the midst of a pandemic if you are mandated to wear a mask or social distance, if you can’t go to the beach because it is closed, if your favorite restaurant is only serving take out. if there is a curfew in your community, if your kids are schooling via zoom, etc., etc.. And it is worth noting, as Traci does, that the politics in these cases is largely taking place at the city, county, and state level.
You do encounter determinations of “who gets what, when, and how” when you watch/read the news? In what ways?
You certainly confront politics with home ownership when you have a mortgage … and when else?
You don’t avoid politics on the road, they crop up when you make a car payment, when you drive by road work, when you pay taxes that are used on roads and bridges; and when else?
You encounter politics when you send your kids to school if you receive government funds to help pay for private school … and when else?
Do you encounter politics when you pay taxes? If you encounter the police? In what other situations?
Sam
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Professor and Class,
Politics outside of work is everywhere. When we drive our cars for instance what side of the road we drive, how fast we go and toll roads are all examples of politic on the road. One encounters politics in home ownership with house payment due dates and yearly taxes just to own a home. If your payment is late there is late fees. I live in rural Ohio and my husband farms we pay taxes on the land we own and the harvest he brings in and bringing in the harvest lining up at the elevator to weight and empty the harvest. Our kids in encounter politics at school by what they wear to how they change classes and who to respect and listen too and all comes from the guidance of the teachers but they follow a administration and it comes from the principal and at the top is the superintendent. Children are taught to listen to the adults and if not there would be a punishment.
Politics in all aspects of our live everywhere even when we pay taxes there is always a due date if your late there is a penalty fee.
We encounter politics at the grocery store especially now with the pandemic and wearing your mask when you go in if not you can’t enter then, following the arrows and going the direction it tells you to go and then when checking out you pay taxes just to eat food.
So even if you get pulled over by the police they have a protocol and you give them your drivers license and proof of insurance just to drive a car then if our get a ticket the fees go to the county and if you get to many speeding tickets your insurance will go up or even drop you as a customer.
We eat sleep and breathe politics and I feel the media portrays the epitome of politics. We watch one news station and they may portray a news story to fit the agenda or blow the story to extremes that it become unbearable to watch. I tend to watch less of the news and more of shows that fun and peak my interests and its mostly reality shows but then the politics there would be drama makes good t.v. Political science Discussion
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Yes the study of politics and political science is important. I have learned that yes, politics impacts every facet in my life. I find that politics are in everything. They determine if my kids can go to school, will they be wearing a mask or not when they go. Politics decides on if the roads are going to be paved or not. Politics control everything.
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Professor,
I was in agreeance with you. The question that intrigued me to reply to this was the determination of who, what, where, when, and how politics impact daily life. I felt it was appropriate to relate this to the topic of my week one writing assignment. U.S. Representative Dan Lapinski decided we would back a bill that funds families who are low-income and send their children to private schools. I feel as though this is where your question comes in, and my response to that is with this bill in mind and were it to be in place, that these are children still able to go to class, learn, and grow to be a part of society. How does that impact my life? What if one of those children were to be my doctor, caregiver, or even a teacher to a member of my family one day? With this thought in mind, then you encounter politics like this, the second the bill gets put into place.
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Proffessor and class
I feel it is extremely important for students to study political science. It helps us become informed about the different issues and policies effecting us, the community and the world. It is important to understand current political ideas, trends and issues because in some way, shape or form, they impact us individually. According to Chamberlain University Lesson 1, 2020, ” Every change of the political realm impacts us living within and outside borders” There have been a lot of policics and view on the Corona Virus. In the end, the government steps in and sets rule and policies enforcing us to wear masks, social distance and quaranteen if necessary. Political scientists examine why certain bill are passed and what goes into creating these bills and laws. If we as individuals don’t agree with the way an issue is being handled or laws that are being passed, we need to understand how and why these were created and put into effect in the first place. Then, we can step forward and start to create change. Political science Discussion
The study of political science is definitely interesting to me as an individual, a mother and a nurse. I need to be able to understand local, state and federal issues not only because they will effect me but my children as well. As a nurse, I am in the healthcare field and healthcare policies and issues are part of my everyday job. These range from wage freezes, to cutbacks that decrease hospital funding and supplies to patient care and safety policies. Nurses, such as myself, need to understand the politics behind these issues in order to become part of advocating for change if needed. This can be done through protesting, joining organizations that promote change and by voting leaders into government that will help push through important policies and laws that will protect myself, my family, my job and my patients. Political advocacy is very important in the healthcare field. ” Florence Nightingale developed the world’s first graphs and showed them to the British parlament, convincing politicians to continue funding her work in Crimea” (Jackson, 2015). Understanding politics and goverment gives us the voice for change.
Thank you
Stacey Ryle
References
Chamberlain University Lesson Week 1 (2020). Retrieved from: https://portal.chamberlain.edu (https://portal.chamberlain.edu)
Jackson, J.(2015). Why nurses need to be politically active. Retrieved from https://injectableorange.com (https://injectable)
WhitmanCobb, W.N. (2020). Political science today. (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Sage, CQ Press.
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POLITICS AND DUTY Stacey, Jessica, and Class,
Do all Americans have a duty/responsibility to be involved in the policy making process … to be knowledgeable and involved in politics? If not, how come? If so, where does this duty come from? Does it arise out of the very fact that all of us are impacted by politics? Does it come from somewhere else?
Do nurses have a special responsibility to be aware of, and maybe even active in, politics? If so, how come? Because they need to be an advocate for patients? For other reasons?
If there is a duty here, for everyone and/or for nurses specifically, are folks fulfilling it?
If there is a duty here, how should folks go about fulfilling it? By joining in protests? By joining interests groups? By voting? In other ways?
Sam
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POLITICS AND DUTY Lindsay, Bre, Stacey, Dorcas, Alexander, and Class,
Do all Americans have a duty to be involved in politics? If not, how come? Because a duty only arises if your interests are directly and negatively impacted? For another reason? If there does is a duty, where does it come from? From the fact that all of us are actually impacted by politics in every single facet of our lives (as we are seeing in the conversation up above)?
Does it come from somewhere else?
Do nurses have a special responsibility to be aware of, and maybe even active in, politics? If so, how come? Because they need to be an advocate for patients? Because politics is critical for promoting healthy lifestyles (dealing with obesity, smoking, and more)? Because politics plays such a critical role in healthcare more generally? Because nurses can play a critical role in preserving healthcare access? For other reasons?
If there is a duty here, for everyone and/or for nurses specifically, are folks fulfilling it?
If there is a duty here, how should folks go about fulfilling it? By joining in protests? By joining interests groups? By voting? By getting involved in governance at work? By following legislation dealing with healthcare? In other ways? Political science Discussion
