Blog Post #4

On Thursday, I received very strong and helpful feedback from the other members of my workshop group. I had a few grammatical errors that are very easy to gloss over by yourself and I am glad they were caught by the peers reviewing the paper. Another common critique that I receive is repetitive wording and being a little wordy at certain points throughout the rhetorical analysis. These are important as they can bore the reader and cause them to lose interest and I am glad they were caught during this review process. Additionally, I will attempt to go more in depth with connections to UK as this is the true focus and there are moments where I lose sight somewhat of this focus. I also plan to provide greater examination of the artifact from the Department of Education as it wasn’t quite clear what it is and how it pertains to the issue. Another option is to provide a photo of this artifact which may increase the audience’s understanding. Although it wasn’t really mentioned as a critique, I believe that my conclusion is somewhat weak as I was trying to get it finished and rushed it to an extent leading it to be somewhat unclear. Overall, I am grateful for the feedback I received as it is virtually impossible to complete a strong paper without the input of others who may be more prone to see your mistakes and help correct them. In the coming days, I will carefully edit my paper and ensure that my best work is exhibited in the finished product to be submitted on Tuesday.

Blog Post #3

Stakeholders:

Christians
Atheists
Non-Christian Religions
US Citizens
President
American Civil Liberties Union
National Republicans
National Democrats
State Governments

https://religionnews.com/2019/06/19/why-christians-must-support-religious-freedom-for-everyone/
https://www.atheists.org/legal/faq/first-amendment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INIG636SnU4
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/apc9ua/opinion_is_religious_freedom_for_christians_only/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAChristian/comments/5g3rrq/what_does_freedom_from_religion_mean_to_you/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-religious-freedom-day-2020/
https://www.aclu.org/other/your-right-religious-freedom
https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-religion/
https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/the-issues/civil-rights/
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/13rs/hb279.html#actions

Blog Post #2

https://rachelssssblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/worlds-biggest-producer-of-plastic-to.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/recycling-garbage-piling-recycling-industry/story?id=66863085

Rachel’s blog post caught my attention because recycling is a program that should be utilized by everyone. There are no downsides to putting something that is recyclable in your recycling bin instead of the garbage can. Unfortunately, after all these years and effort, we continue to waste recyclable items and fill up landfills when we could do so much more. It is crazy to think how much space in landfills could be saved and how much of our pollution could be cut down by changing our habits of simply throwing everything away. In the attached article from ABC News, the author takes a deeper dive into the recycling industry and what actually happens to items that we contribute to be recycled. Recycling is market-driven, and the industry must have somewhere to take the items and if there is nowhere to go, the materials become trash and sent to the landfill. Additionally, if there is a contaminant that cannot be recycled such as batteries or food items, the entire load is often considered contaminated and the process stops there. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, our recyclable items are not actually recycled sometimes due to factors out of our control and sometimes due to reasons that we don’t even think about. Still, it is important to be educated about recycling programs and recycle as much as we can because that is something we can control. This is one of our best ways to ensure that pollution is cut down and our resources are maximized.