John F. Kennedy American University Commencement Address

Cassandra Maldonado

Assignment Due 11/21

POL 166

John F. Kennedy

American University Commencement Address

“World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor, it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.” World peace would be easy for this nation. If certain countries were to end their disputes, it would be easier for disagreements to get settled. Disagreements were one of the causes that led certain countries to go to war with each other. If certain countries were to agree on things instead of disagree, then this cause wouldn’t lead to war. Alliances being broken, was another cause of countries going to war. Each country should get along, we are one nation that should be on the same mutual terms. It doesn’t mean that every country has to become close together, it just means that every country should at least be on the same terms with each other to end war or certain disputes from happening. As stated in the pledge of allegiance, we are, “One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” If we are one nation, then each nation should find a way to turn things for the better and make things between each country work out so that we can end the fights and make our nation better. 

What 60 years of political gerrymandering looks like

Cassandra Maldonado

Assignment Due 11/14

POL 166

What 60 years of political gerrymandering looks like

Gerrymandering has risen substantially in Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, and Missouri. These states have not been able to control the extent of gerrymandering. Within these states, gerrymandering has been fluctuating over the years and changes within these states started to occur. In New York, gerrymandering has decreased. New York has found a way to control the extent of gerrymandering and set up an independent advisory commission. Due to the setup of the independent advisory commission in New York, gerrymandering has declined. If Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, and Missouri were able to set up something similar to the independent advisory commission, or if these states were able to set up an independent advisory commission, there will be a decrease in gerrymandering and these states would’ve succeeded in finding a way to control the extent of gerrymandering. 

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro

Cassandra Maldonado

Assignment Due 11/7

POL 166

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro

The quote I chose states, “The evil, that men do, lives after them. The good is often interred with their bones.

The meaning of this quote is, the wrong that men do will follow after them even when they die. The good they do often dies with them.

The evil/wrong doing men do, is usually known more than the good they do. People will only know of men’s wrong doings, which is why the good men do often dies with them without anyone knowing of it. The evil men do usually follows them in their life and even after they die. The evil that follows them after their death and in their life is known as karma. In today’s society, many of the wrong doings people do is always followed after them and returned to them with karma. The good they do isn’t known by anyone else unless they make an initiative to make it known to everyone.