Vote for Change

Shut up & Sing is a film directed by Cecilia Peck and Barbara Kopple that tells the story of the Dixie Chicks, a country girl band, and the career changing event that took place. In 2003, the night before the U.S was to go to war with Iraq, lead singer Natalie Maines decided to speak in between the band’s set regarding the war and President Bush. Maine says in front of the band’s London audience, “Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war, this violence. And we’re ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.” This comment spread fairly quickly and did not settle well with folks back home. It was soon the cause for thousands of phone calls to country radio stations demanding that the Dixie Chicks be removed from the playlist. Many talk show hosts, blogs, and previous fans began to call the band “unpatriotic”. The title of the documentary, Shut up & Sing, actually comes from a radio host who agreed with the majority and believed that the Dixie Chicks should not be voicing any opinions and should simply shut their mouths and sing. Quickly after this incident, their songs fell drastically on multiple music charts, protests were held outside of their concerts, and there was even a detailed death threat on Natalie Maines. Though there were not any legal issues regarding Maine’s words, they did upset mass crowds across the United States. Maines did not face any legal punishments for the simple fact that she did not commit a crime.…

3. After taking your initial and subjective vote count and conducting a power analysis, create a political strategy for Dr. Baker to get four votes (without irritating the President who hates political manipulation). Also remember in your political strategy that Dr. Baker is not supposed to interfere with the self-¬directed work team process. Think about tools of persuasion and coalition building. In order to select a wining coalition, Baker needs to map the political terrain in conjunction…

over and they can vote nevertheless there are 76.5 million kids 17 and under who can not vote.There are 130 million people who voted in 2012 and if we had kids 17 and under vote it could go up 1 vote to 76 million more votes just on letting kids vote that could bring up to 200 million more votes. If they let kids vote.“Before the vietnam war was going on the age for voting was 21, nevertheless when the war of vietnam came they lowered the voting age to 18”. Which we have done this before in the…

Should we change the way members vote? Hypothesis? The research project will set out to answer a few questions. Is the current voting system fit for purpose? Would a few small tweaks improve the system? Or is a complete overhaul of the voting system required? Background The House of Commons has used a division for voting since the rebuilding of Parliament after the great fire of 1834. The process and procedure has changed very little since then, the main difference being the time of the…

Voting has become a vital part of our civic responsibility in the United States of America. The participation of citizens to vote allows them to decide whom they want to run our country. It gives them a voice in the electoral process, which is important because it ultimately affects their life. Although our government has changed and progressed over the years—women now have the right to vote, the right to vote begins at the age of eighteen, and any individual can vote regardless of race—there…

with all the voters in the united states . and everyone uses eletronics now because paper form voting isn't in style nomore its way more funer and simple than to keep writing down a name , and then sending it off when you could simply click one button and it send your vote off right away. Using the eletronic machines may help with different things like people who speaks different languages, the machine have different choices of languages to choose from , and it can also help disable voters like…

and they are still working out many of the kinks. The idea behind Internet voting is that it would provide a way to improve on many of the current voting methods by making the vote processing easier, making it more accessible to the electorate, providing secrecy and anonymity, and many more benefits. However, there are many experts who do not believe that Internet voting is a good method, at least in its current state. As it a relatively new voting method, it is expected that there will be some…

Change in the 1920s Gava The 1920s was one of Canada’s most developmental periods, with changes that still impact everyday lives throughout the country. There was mass production of automobiles, which revolutionized transportation and shaped current civilization. Women began to break the gender barrier as the got the right to vote and joined the workplace, leading to early feminism and the way to gender equality. Lastly, there was Canada’s road to autonomy, with Canada becoming a separate…

large work meeting. But if you can change this after observing this situation you will be much more informed. This can be seen in Reginald Rose's short play which involves twelve men deciding the fate of a teenage boy. Thesis: Reginald Rose uses the words of juror five to to teach his readers that staying silent can let you consider all sides of a situation, and that if you can be brave and change it ultimately can help you make a correct decision. Preview: In TAM Juror 5 shows his change…

Newspapers and book publishing was expanding. As the population became more educated people wanted a say on the way they were governed. In 1750 only a small five per cent of the population could vote in the elections in the houses of commons. But women were ruled out. Five per cent of the population could vote in the houses of common but women in 1825 still couldn’t vote. At a political meeting held in Manchester in 1819 to demand reform of parliament, troops…