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Entry 6: A Summary and Discussion on Bloomberg’s Editorial Article

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Response Journal entries 6 - 10 - Due 11:59 PM
The basic requirements for each entry are:
Each entry needs to have a title.
All paragraphs need to have clear topic sentences.
The entries should be double spaced.
The total for each journal entry should be approximately 200 words.
In-text documentation is needed for any direct quote used.
A works cited entry should be placed at the end of the response. Use the format for an online source for the entry on the works cited.
Please send the journal entries as one file (entries 6 to 10). If you send separate files for each entry, only the first file will be graded.
Entry 6: Select ONE of the following websites:
Bloomberg http://www(dot)bloomberg(dot)com/view/editorials/
Washington Post http://www(dot)washingtonpost(dot)com/opinions/
CNN Opinion http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/opinions
Read ONE editorial from the selected website. Write a brief summary of the editorial – what is the main point of the editorial? Next, carefully examine the editorial and discuss whether the author is biased. Include at least one short direct quote from the editorial as evidence.
Entry 7: Read: “The Draft Would Compel Us to Share the Sacrifice” by Charles Rangel
http://www(dot)saturdayeveningpost(dot)com/2013/01/08/in-the-magazine/reinstate-draft.html
or https://www(dot)saturdayeveningpost(dot)com/2013/01/reinstate-draft/ AND
"We Need Soldiers, Not a Horde of Draftees" by James Lacey
https://www(dot)saturdayeveningpost(dot)com/2013/01/reinstate-draft/2/
Which author presents a stronger argument- Charles Rangel in his article "The Draft Would Compel Us to Share the Sacrifice" or James Lacey in his article "We Need Soldiers, Not a Horde of Draftees"? Discuss the author’s use of evidence in your response.
Entry 8: Watch the video “Baltimore” by Prince https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=cieZB0Ab7xk
Discuss the impact of the visuals in the video. Do the visuals enhance the theme of the song? Explain. Include supportive evidence from the song to support your response.
Entry 9: Read: “How to Remember the Alamo: Battle Ground or Burial Site?” https://www(dot)nytimes(dot)com/2019/12/21/us/human-remains-found-alamo.html
Discuss the author’s purpose and use of evidence. After reading the article what is your view on the issue? What evidence in the article influenced your decision?
Entry 10: Select ONE of the following websites:
The Chicago Tribune http://www(dot)chicagotribune(dot)com/news/opinion/editorials/
New York Daily News http://www(dot)nydailynews(dot)com/opinion
Tampa Bay Times http://www(dot)tampabay(dot)com/opinion/
Houston Chronicle http://www(dot)houstonchronicle(dot)com/opinion/
Select ONE editorial from the website. Write a brief summary of the editorial. Reflect on the author’s word choice and language. Does the author use words for their connotations and/or denotations? How does the author’s word choice influence the argument that is presented in the editorial? Discuss the author’s vocabulary.

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Entry 6: A Summary and Discussion on Bloomberg’s Editorial Article
The article Debates Don’t Matter the Way People Think They Do has an agenda to dismiss Trump’s efforts to ace the poll through debate. Although debates provide a platform to state political plans, they don’t foresee who will most likely win or lose the elections. As a context, the article lays out Trump’s debate shenanigans: assuming Biden has cognitive issues and would withdraw on the debates, demanding an additional round of debate, and setting the debate schedule weeks earlier. Trump has been behind the presidential poll and it seems that he is seeking redemption through debate plans. However, despite one’s effort, debates in democratic politics do not ensure winning (Bloomberg).
The author’s bias lies in the implication that Trump is trying to manipulate the debate system but debates are not free tickets to winning. It is stated in the article that “a campaign in trouble will figure it has little to lose by trying” to demand four debates, something that is usually requested by the candidate losing in polls. Later in the article, it says that “general-election debates rarely have any significant effect on election results (Bloomberg).”
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Bernstein, Jonathan. “2020 Election: Debates Don't Matter The Way People Think.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 6 Aug. 2020,  HYPERLINK "/opinion/articles/2020-08-06/2020-election-debates-don-t-matter-the-way-people-think." /opinion/articles/2020-08-06/2020-election-debates-don-t-matter-the-way-people-think. Accessed 6 August 2020
Entry 7: Rangel vs. Lacey: Who Argued Better?
Rangle and Lacey have presented their opposing sides in the talks of reinstating the draft. Both have a different approach to persuading the audience with their arguments. While Rangel emotionally appeals to the reader, Lacey is more on the factual approach.
I would say Lacey has a stronger argument than Rangel. The latter does provide facts and pieces of evidence to support his stand. However, the whole argument revolves only on one thing: imposing guilt on the civilians. Rangel's point would have been powerful if laid out with firmer arguments and adequate factual pieces of evidence.
What made Lacey's argument stronger is that it rebuts the vital points of Rangel's: using mental health and the minority to guilt the civilians, the military not composing mostly of minorities, and the cost inefficiency of universal national service. Moreover, Lacey backs his claims with statistics and historical accounts. For instance, he explains that the same troops have to go back and forth in Afghanistan and Iraq because they are more familiar with the environment and it lessens the casualty that the new troops might incur (Lacey). This makes his stand greater in the foundation and has more impact than that of Rangel&rsqu...
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