Conservative and libertarian activists Charles and David Koch are the billionaire owners of Koch Industries, America's second-largest privately owned company with annual revenues of $150 billion. The Koch brothers are the sons of Fred C. Koch, who founded Koch Industries, of which they own 84%. The firm runs oil refineries in Texas, Alaska, and Mexico and owns consumer brands like Brawny Paper towels, Angel Soft, and Dixie cups.
Jerry Falwell was basically an evangelical extremist preacher. “Listen, America!” was written for America’s restoration of principles. Through “Listen, America!”, Jerry Falwell tries to tell people that the main idea is that if people, the community or the country behave well with good manners, there is absolutely nothing that could go wrong. In other words, if they are kind to one another, no jealousy towards each other or they do not harm anything or anyone, nothing could go wrong in the way of their life. “Listen, America!” follows this particular reasoning that Jerry Falwell gives.
The essay “Best Hope Lies in Privately Funded Stem Cell Research”, states the importance of stem cell research and the effects it can have on curing disease more effectively than any other method. Written by Sigrid Fry-Revere, PhD, director of bioethics studies at the Cato Institute; the author of the paper emphasizes the importance of funding programs for stem cell research on highlights the government holding out on funding due to ethical reasons. Revere claims that the government is threatening the private investing of stem cell research organizations and are trying to put a stop to production of research. This essay is targeted for people who are academic/bioethics orientated and the future of the world disease control and abolishment.
He thinks that if we can understand what others believe in and what others feel than we have a greater possibility of unity. With conversation and dialogue we can clarify our disagreements and make a clear standpoint on where we stand with our ideas. When we exchange ideas and disagree we move toward a common ground, which then enhances the American
Sanford persists that having the business community push people of lower-income to pursue only the more practical and “marketable” jobs instead of those that involve more critical thinking is not what America is about. He says that America is a country where you can come from nothing and still grow up to be a successful human being who can think for themselves, and I
Ken Coleman’s main approach to persuading his audience is through sound logic and reasoning. This occurs several times, beginning with his statement about different agency heads lacking qualifications. He states that Donald Trump has appointed agency heads such as “Rich Perry, U.S. Department of the Energy chief, campaigned for president by pledging to eliminate the very agency he heads” (Coleman para. 6). Coleman then continues, citing several more agency heads which clearly lack the necessary credentials to hold high positions in the government. By showing this lack of credibility in the government, he is able to make the readers ask themselves questions and doubt the government, therefore doubting today’s America.
"What is the value of life?” When you are asked this question most people will start to think about their accomplishments, their families, what they have done, and sometimes people simply do not know how to answer this question. In the article “What is Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley, it talks more about putting a value of money on a life.
Individualistic values in Texas support government activity only “to the extent that it creates opportunity for the individual achievement.” (Texas Political Culture). In other words, Texans are in favor of a limited state government and only encourage government activity when it is needed to create individual opportunities. The practice of an individualistic culture in Texas has created hostile views towards the state and federal government, and discourage their involvement in a number of
He encourages them to first find who they are and what they stand for, to then effectively determine
He continues his speech by suggesting that education should be more educational and teachers should motivate their students more. He uses Senator Ted Kennedy’s evidence-- “... office released a paper not long ago claiming that prior to compulsory education the state literacy rate was 98 percent and after it the figure never again climbed above 91 percent, where it stands in 1990”. He uses this statement in order to establish a purpose that if people trust Senator Ted then people are willing to trust him. Making the audience feel that they can trust
Dr. Lu Young Kentucky Board of Education Chair 300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Dear Dr. Lu Young, I’m Andy Wan, an eighth-grade student attending Rachel Carson Middle School in Fairfax, Virginia. Today, this letter is sent to you to share my thoughts on the importance of civics education. During my civics class this year, I have learned various reasons why civics is a crucial part of our lives. Additionally, we are taught that it is critical for American citizens to learn about the effects of the government on their lives, as well as how the government operates.
One value I strongly believe in, that hardly exists any more, is appreciation. For example, law enforcement personnel seem to have targets on their backs. Yes there are some bad cops, but why treat every cop like a bad cop with no reason behind it other than the
Life’s experiences shapes our values of life. I know this because in our class we have studied some articles support my claim. One of the articles that greatly impacted my thoughts was “Those Three Wishes” by Judith Gorog. Another example that opened my eyes was “The athlete as agent of change” by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton.
Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. Beowulf is a hero who helped Hrothgar and Hrothgar’s towns people by defeating Grendel and Grendel’s mother. Harry Potter is a hero when he protects his friends and Hogwarts. Beowulf and Harry Potter have similarities and differences so their values teach the reader about society. Having values is important in our society for many reasons.
Values are those things worth fighting for, and those things worth sacrificing
