In order to use CAD effectively as a design tool, the designer must have the skills necessary to create, edit, and manipulate a 3D model of a part in order to create a realistic representation of an imagined object. In this activity you will build on the CAD skills that you learned in Activity 5.2b Introduction to CAD Skills. You will learn about and use additional tools and features available in most CAD programs and apply your new CAD skills to the creation of more complex parts that will be used in later activities (as components in the assembly of parts) to create complete products (including a complete Automoblox vehicle and a Button Maker machine).…
In conclusion, through political polarity and sectionalism amongst the classes and regions the political parties hindered the unity of America. This disunity festered and metastasized into economic and…
In the article “Is there Value in Uninformed Voters?” Brian Dickerson discusses his views on whether or not if people who are apathetic to politics should really cast their ballot on Election Day. Mr. Dickerson believes the way elections are held today are very restrictive to those who are willing to put in the time and effort to study the candidates and the issues, by having a small period to cast their ballots and difficulty to cast an absentee ballot. Citizens that are ill-informed are undermining American democracy because they are putting incapable leaders into office by not studying those who are running or what their values are, they mostly look at the letter that is next to the name. Dickerson states that even lower-tiered, local elections…
Living so near to the city of Chicago makes it very easy for me to know about the population issues. First hand, I know that the issue with overpopulations in small northern suburbs is slightly ridiculous because of how the class sizes has grown in size making some classes harder to be in. Another issue is on the south of Chicago, though it’s better now. It is considered a mostly African American and ‘rough’ area of the city. Because of the overpopulation there are many homeless people, and a lot of crime in that area. The government has started to put up low-income only apartments for these areas to help the poverty, and have also put in cameras to help keep bi-passers safe.…
In the readings of the four articles, they have address the problem with polarization in the people and cultural division. In Wilson's and Fiornia's articles they both mention how there is a deep division in America but Fiornia believes that the American public are more concerned about solving their political problems than the division. According to Wilson, he's view are some-what opposite, he believes that this cultural division will not fade since it was born when this country started. In Judis's article, he also mentions the division in the American public, but he chooses the popular group that has the media's eye which is the Tea Parties. He mentions how there is a division between the Tea Parties and the government and that some of their problems will fade. In the article of my choosing which was Partisan Mood: Polarization and the Dynamics of Mass Party Preferences, was about how the American public are categorized in political groups or parties due to their personal, political or religious views. Even though some of these articles are about the division between small political parties or the division of the Republicans and Democrats, there are still a division in America which can be harmful to trying to keep the United States united.…
Mowry’s work was referenced in the second source, “Urban Liberalism and the Age of Reform” by author Joseph Huthmacher, as a way to differ from the recurrent perspective of the middle-class, placing them as the heroes of the Progressive movement. Huthmacher replaces the middle-class with the urban working class, a mix of immigrants and impoverished folk. Huthmacher’s paper provides a fine and well-written account in favor of the marginalized, regardless it comes up short of Mowry’s case, which stayed on point and gave an even handed stance, without displaying an emphasis on the audience behind the actual lawmakers and those who had a more substantive and notable voice. Huthmacher states that the real achievement of the reforms stemmed from…
Democracy only works if the United States citizens are informed responsibly and frequently. As citizens who are actively involved in elections -whether by voting or running for office- United States citizens need to be informed by non-bias news networks. Politicians rely on Americans not to be informed, that they will follow their words and plans without looking at them closer and seeing their flaws. Davis Mindich reflects this well in his passage.…
In conclusion, America is a melting pot about to tip over because being electoral college system is in ruins. First, a President can be elected to office even if he does not win the popular vote of the nation, the popular vote is a direct indication of what the people want. The second biggest issues in the electoral college system, which makes it a sham to democracy is not being for the common man. The common man has no control over the election. Having powerful swing states, which determines the election. A winner takes all system, no split party for states but the entire state gives all its electoral votes to one party. There is no true representation for common people, and the people who are the electorates are usually elected party members.…
The author, Hoagland has lived a long life, writing for over fifty years and has seen and written essays on many things. He fears that our country is deteriorating. It used to be a place where people stood up for what they believed, and if someone or something stood in their way they would make sure they were heard. Also, if our American way of life was threatened we would find a way to succeed and defeat our oppressors, like in the American Revolution. Examples of this include the undoing of Communism and the 1960's protests which showed that the American people and government were a force to be reckoned with. The author thinks that our country is currently in a state where we are in an economic recession where we live in fear of the future, instead of being enthusiastic for it and how we can fix it…
about the significant separation between the rich and the poor class, the lack of patriotism…
Honestly, I truly did not understand “The Disuniting of America”. I could not fully grasp the political terms or half of the historic events mentioned in the book. But I do agree with the author when he said “How does it happen that in the United States, where the inhabitants have immigrated to the land which they now occupy, and brought neither customs nor traditions with no previous acquaintance; where, in short, the instinctive love of country can scarcely exist; how does it happen that everyone takes as zealous an interest in the affairs of his township, his country, and the whole state as if they were his own? It is because everyone, in his sphere, takes an active part in the government of society.” To me this means that the people around us shape our views, which is true.…
California’s geographical splendor has contributed to the state’s popularity since 1850. Yet the golden state finds itself combating the same issues for many years. California, with the largest population in the U.S., has an economy that produces $1.8 trillion in Gross Domestic Products ever year. Despite being the desired location for business’s, Californias rate of unemployment and tax rates are the highest in the nation. Over the years the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer. “Since 1995 , incomes for the poorest 10% of California families have dropped 20%. In contrast, incomes for the wealthiest 10% of California families have increased 605% over the past thirty years” (Scarpelli, 2015).…
He claimed that the country was one peacefully cohesive body. One major difference that breaks Thomas Paine’s claim is the fact that the “United” States of America are not really united together anymore. Americans have created distinct divisions between themselves causing frequent turmoil and crises. Aside from the racial and religious divisions that Americans created, there are several other divisions that are causing conflict. For instance, the separate political parties are most definitely contributing to America’s de-unification (Thomas). The heated controversy concerning the Democratic Party and the opposing Republican Party not only separate public officials making politics more challenging, but they also divide the regular citizen population based on how they choose which side they favor (Thomas). Favoring different political parties leads to many problems in the long run. Another cause for division is different views of political power. Some states, such as Texas have even threatened to secede from the union because of conflicting views on political issues, such as the level of power of the state government has versus the federal government (Thomas). The opposing views on politics and power have caused obvious separation in American…
The increasing intolerance that results from the collective philosophical illiteracy can be best seen in the American political and social atmosphere. Currently, America is facing trying times: the American people are increasingly split by disparate political and social opinions. For example, the election process for officials in the American government lends itself to a two party system, with…
“The incompetence of the masses is almost universal throughout the domains of political life, and this constitutes the most solid foundation of the power of the leaders” p82 schwarz…