1. LILIANA TAVERA
MY MAJOR HERE AT GRAYSON IS GENERAL EDUCATION.
EVENTUALLY I WILL TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY TO OBTAIN MY
BACHELORS DEGREE IN DENTAL HYGIENE.
2. STAYING ACTIVE & CHANGE
• I like to be active participant in elections, because it is my right to
vote. I like to make my opinion be known and my voice should be
counted in the numbers towards that certain candidate of my
choosing.
• I like the debates, however one thing I would change is for debates to
be more about discussing serious pending topics. What I mean, is they
should not just be about the two presidential candidates personally
insulting or criticizing the other.
• Like President Trump through his whole campaign he stayed very
vague about his plans, and until this day he is often vague or
contradicts himself.
3. LESSON LEARNED
• I learned about all the things government controls which make
our day to day lives easier. Just like the example listed on table
1.1 of a student in college. I’d never taken the time to examine
it prior to this class.
• One thing I would’ve liked to learn about is the transition of
power, and what that really means. What happens at the white
house, and the things we don’t hear about when this is taking
place.
• One thing that I was not expecting to learn about, is how the
book compares our country and the systems we have here to
other countries. It was good to know a bit more, and makes me
appreciate my freedom, and America that much more.
4. SOCIAL ISSUES CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
• I think that as a nation of many different religions, we will
continue to discuss things such as abortion, and planned
parenthood funding for many years to come.
• It will still be important in the future because I don’t believe
that this is an issue that will be resolved in the near future. In
my opinion future generations will continue to discuss their
different opinions regarding this topic.
5. FREEDOM OF SPEECH
• I believe this is the most important amendment, because it
allows us to voice our opinions in favor, or against politicians
or political issues.
• Like our book says these things are what prompt politicians
and government officials to do something in response to our
protests. This is what gives us our right to demand action or
change from our government.
• Without the right to organize things like a March, protest, or
peaceful riots I’m not certain the Civil Rights Movement
would’ve had the same outcome.
6. INFORMATION FOR THE FUTURE
• I learned that it is very important for us to keep our government
accountable. The founding fathers intended for the government to serve us,
“the people” so they must listen to us. In order to be heard we must stay
involved and active.
• I used to not really care about the government but it was because of my
ignorance, I chose the easiest thing which was to not get involved because I
didn’t know much about it.
• After reading “Influencing the government through mobilization and
participation” I realized that when people protest they are not just wasting
time, but taking the time to stand for things they feel are important to them.
It has forever changed the image I had of protest participants.
