Final post

I've loved my Senior Year. I'm soooooooo looking forward to going away to college. Yearbooks are a great excuse to use when experimenting with acronyms (such as HAWS, DIAG, and others that have yet to come) of the most ridiculous varieties. Though to be quite frank I really don't have much left to say on paper (I fully blame having to write the letter to myself earlier) other than it's been a blast and new adventures await.

Political Science Internship

The work can vary in levels depending on what office a person is working at, but I learned a lot about myself and the work environment through my internship. I even recognized it in my last journal entry and went on an extensive rant about what interns for the National Peace Corps Association should know along with general friendly advice to help whichever future intern find their way instead of floundering the way I sometimes did. Though I probably learned as much, if not more, from my mistakes than from my success I always felt that the best method was to learn from your elders' past mistakes and then make new ones.

Procrastination

I don't care how much is going on throughout the year or what is only going to be happening for an extremely limited time only. Procrastination is not the answer to time management issues. It will only grow stronger and more cleaver the longer it is left alone. In order to properly deal with this wretched beast a person must swiftly and precisely cut it away from all access to distractions and other work. Understandable, procrastination is a cruel and vicious enemy but don't let that stop you from eliminating that bad habit.

Political Polarization

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/politics-is-the-great-divider-in-united-states/2012/06/04/gJQALpKSEV_story.html

This article was all about how recently American politics has become extremely polarized. Due to both the Democratic and the Republican parties re-evaluating their principles and heading their separate ways. This is part of why most legislature in Washington has been trapped in the partisan gridlock.

I enjoyed reading the article I picked at random. I also was able to read it clearly so I'd lable it a success.

Progress on dealing with Student Loans

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-rejects-gop-student-loan-proposals/2012/06/05/gJQAeRR8GV_story.html

Gridlock has frozen the progress of congress's ability to deal with student loans. Sadly, this gridlock appears to be a complete partisan issue rather than a matter of principles. This is shown by how Republicans and Democrats have meeting to discuss how the student loans could be managed and most of the suggestions erred on the side of ridiculous.

I feel that the article was well written. I found this one by browsing the main list on the website.I enjoyed reading the article.

Michael O. Leavitt, Romney, and Health Care

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/conservatives-attack-romneys-choice-to-lead-transition/?ref=todayspaper

Essentially this article is all about how Mr. Leavitt's involvement with the Health Care plan Obama has been working on is an indication of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's true views on the issue. Members of the right are afraid that Romney has no intention of fulfilling his campaign promises and will focus on doing what they don't want anyway.

I chose this article because I was curious on why Romney's running mate would be in the news. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the article beautifully covered the important points of Mr. Leavitt's involvement with the Health Care plan and tie in how that past involvement could become an issue for Romney. I really enjoyed this article.

Supreme Court makes Serious Precedents

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/us/secret-service-agents-cant-be-sued-justices-rule.html?ref=todayspaper

The United States' Supreme Court has had two cases involving the bill of rights. The main case covered in the article was a man claiming "his free speech rights had been violated when Secret Service agents arrested him after he made critical remarks about the Bush administration’s war policies." This case ruled against the prosecutor due to evidence pointing out that the secret service had just cause to believe that he could be a danger to whomever they were protecting. This is important because this precedent shows how our current supreme court values safety over security and that mindset will likely be a deciding factor in later cases should a bill whose focus is safety, but which also has questionable limitations on individual or group freedoms, is brought forth before the court.

I chose this article because I haven't heard about the Supreme Court for a while and I was curious. I honestly didn't notice how well or poorly the article was written, though I would have appreciated a better run down of the court case. I did enjoy reading about what the Supreme Court has been up to though.