...Migi Moreno, one can mistake him for a total nerd with his rectangular glasses and happy-to-serve smile always gracing his usual appearance. He is a man of average height, but not of average dreams. His main vision for the academic year is for the USG to “refocus on its role as representatives of the students.” Migi Moreno does not believe in the role of a student leader as a person who only commands a group of people. He believes that he, as a student leader, is there to represent his followers. Jose Miguel “Migi” V. Moreno, a senior PSM-LMG (Bachelor of Arts major in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Legal Management) student, is this year's De La Salle University Manila University Student Government President. But before his presidency, he has had a lot of leadership experience not just in the University Student Government, but also in his other affiliations. He was a FAST2010 Batch Student Government President during his first year, Vice President for Alliances of the Samahan ng mga Mag-Aaral ng Sikolohiya during his second year, and President of the LaSallian Scholars Society during his third year. Also, he was an exchange student at the National University of Singapore in 2012. As he entered Starbucks, he greeted me with a smile. Immediately after his arrival, we started the interview. He willingly answered all my questions which were mainly about campus politics. There was an awkward vibe to the interview at first, as I was stuttering when I asked him questions...
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...War. Research indicates that the first three episodes of genocide were the responsibility of corrupt government leaders and the army and police that carried out the genocide under government orders (Krauze 725-752). Luis Echeverria, a leading figure in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during the 1960’s and Mexico’s president from 1970 to 1976, was charged with genocide related to these events in 2004. However, the charges were dropped due to a judge ruling that the events took place too long ago (BBC 1). The fourth episode of genocide against women is due to the drug cartels and the corrupt government officials that are involved in crime in Mexico (Ramirez 1-2). From 1945 to 1964, Mexico was booming and prosperous because the Second World War had just ended and modernization and industrialization were priorities for the three Mexican presidents during those years. The presidents in office from 1946 until 1964 were Miguel Aleman, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Adolfo Lopez Mateos. During this time, Mexico had good relations with the United States. Many new millionaires emerged as a result of the industrialization. However, society was split into two different classes—the very poor, and the very rich people with the mansions and yachts. Corruption had seeped into the government administration, especially under Aleman. The industrialization and government priorities resulted in low wages for the working class,...
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...Dr. Sonya Brown February 17, 2009 As a student at Fayetteville State University you will pay $8,000 a year for tuition. For four years at this university, you will pay around $32,000, which is a lot of money. However, if you chose to enroll at the University of Chapel Hill, tuition would be $15,040 a year. For four years, you would pay around $60,160. (UNC 2008) This is a lot of money. Most people have to take loans out to pay for college and when they graduate they are already in debt to banks. Now, think about how the first thirteen year of your education was paid for by taxes and the government. The government should just pay for four more year. Are programs like Pell Grant working to help lower our tuition? What does our former president and president think about the topic? We go through thirteen years of free public education or what seemed to be free. According to The Washington Post, it cost on an average $8,322 a year for one child to go to public school. For a senior in high school tax payer have spent on an average of $108,186 on one child. If taxes pay for thirteen years of public schooling, why not pay for four more years of higher education at state supported colleges? The cost of college would be cheaper for tax payers’ then public school because only about three fifths of high school seniors who graduate from high school actually go to college. These numbers would go up but would all of those students wouldn’t make it throw the first year if they...
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...against the credibility of Vice President (VP) Binay exist, it is the duty of the learned individual to actively scrutinize the contents of his speech without the presence of preconceived notions and biases. In this section, we shall deconstruct VP Binay’s talk on Governance, Transparency, and Social Transformation using two lenses: a noncontextualized view devoid of any prejudgments, and a contextualized view that takes into account the present and circulating rumors about the VP’s credibility. The Noncontextualized View If one should isolate the talk of the vice president and take it for what it is, then without a doubt there will be gems worth noting and treasures worth keeping. Strictly speaking, the talk itself was very enlightening and definitive. The vice president went over the things that are needed for sound governance, and provided relevant examples (i.e. the city of Makati) to better illustrate the point. He also glossed over the problems and pitfalls of the current administration and provided recommendations on what the next administration (viz. a Binay Administration) should implement. The following are the points and details stressed during the forum. First and foremost, VP Binay started by stressing the importance of good track records as necessary qualifications for good governance. It is through these credentials that confidence is built between the governor and his constituents. Among the many parallels done by the Vice President was the inclusion of transparency...
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...Research Paper A Corrupted Government and Abducted Students: How Can We Ensure the Safety of Mexico’s Citizens and Others? AP Geography Stefania Grazzianne 1/28/15 Mr. Butler 2B Word count:_________ Tears fall on banners and printed images of the many students that have gone missing over the past few weeks in Iguala, Mexico. Families and friends have gathered round to grieve for who they have lost on September 26, 2014. Earlier that year, forty-three college students have gone missing for the past months and weeks after protesting against the government for its unfair reforms in education. For the past months, these forty-three students have not been found and still remain missing. Some have been found dead; burned up or shot. It results that the Mexican government has strong ties with a large criminal gang association, and permitted the criminal association to illegally abduct the students. As the people of Mexico are roaming the streets, protesting in rage, the government is refusing to do anything to stop or prevent such events as this. One must believe that Mexico is in desperate need for help and support, and thus needs outside help to stop such events from happening-perhaps step by step, the government will crash (overthrown) . One must agree that the United States must step in and help the citizens...
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...October 2, 1968. Ten days before the Olympic Games, a group of 10,000 students decided to protest against the government’s oppression. Unfortunately the government sent the army to control the event and opened fire on the group of students and killed hundreds of them. All those innocent lives killed ten days before the opening ceremony of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games made a lot of noise in Mexico but also in the whole world. At that time, the Mexican propaganda controlled the media and let the citizens know that the group of students was hostile to the army, which explained the actions of the president and therefor the soldiers. The official paperwork was only available to the public in 2000. These documents got Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and Luis Echeverria, the Mexican president and his interior minister at that time in a lot of trouble, not only after the massacre but also after the publication of the government’s documents. The book I chose is Massacre in Mexico (“La Noche de Tlatelolco”) written by Elena Poniatowska. The book takes place in Mexico City during the year of 1968. During this period, Mexico has many political repressions. At this time it is also a year of searching and aspirations by students and the labor sector as well. This book is a collection of testimonies about the student massacre that occurred on October 2nd, 1968. It relates the thoughts and the feeling of the people in favor of the student movement but also the point of view of couple of people against the...
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...class period Materials Needed: Student worksheets Copy Instructions: Preamble Activity Half Sheet (class set, divided) Student packet (three pages double-sided; class set) Preamble (Transparency) Whose Job Is It? (Transparency) Foldable Activity (class set) Learning Objectives. Students will be able to: explain the structure, function, and powers of the U.S. government as established in the Constitution identify the roles of the three branches of government describe the constitutional amendment process interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution. STEP BY STEP 1) ANTICIPATE by asking students where the government gets it’s instructions. How does Congress, the President, or federal judges know what to do? Give students a moment to think, then randomly call on students to share their thoughts. 2) DISTRIBUTE one reading packet to each student. 3) READ through the first two paragraphs on page one with the class. 4) DISPLAY the transparency, Breaking it Down: The Preamble and explain the statement, phrase by phrase. The students should add the annotations to their reading. Also note that people living in the 1700s had different rules about capitalization than we do today. 5) READ the rest of page one, continuing through page three with the class. Explain that you will go into greater detail on the amendment process on the next page. 6) READ the information about the amendment process on page four and take the students through the various paths to...
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...TEKS (1) History. The student understands how constitutional government, as developed in America and expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution, has been influenced by ideas, people, and historical documents. The student is expected to: (E) examine debates and compromises that impacted the creation of the founding documents; 3/5 Compromise, Great Compromise, voting qualifications, selection of president, bicameral legislature 2) History. The student understands the roles played by individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media in the U.S. political system, past and present. The student is expected to: (A) give examples of the processes used by individuals, political parties, interest group or the media to affect public policy; voting, electioneering, lobbying, watchdog (B) analyze the impact of political changes brought about by individuals, political parties, interest groups, or the media, past and present. (3) Geography. The student understands how geography can influence U.S. political divisions and policies. The student is expected to: (C) explain how political divisions are crafted and how they are affected by Supreme Court decisions such as Baker v. Carr. (7) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U.S. Constitution and why these are significant. The student is expected to: (B) evaluate how the federal government serves the purposes set...
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...be solved before our country takes a turn for the worst. After years and years of presidents getting up and stating that they were going to make this a better country all we have seen as a nation is our debt get higher as well as our kids. We have allowed states to legalize marijuana which has seemed to increase the amount of users outside of those states. Now that those states have legalized marijuana, users outside of those states want their states to legalize it but non users are not being thought of when it comes to this decision. People are forgetting about the underdogs, those who do not use marijuana nor do they want their families around it. If all of the states were to legalize it then where are those who want to avoid it going to go? Will it affect or pollute the fresh air? Will the phrase “fresh air” even be realistic? Should states even have the right to legalize marijuana? These are some things that will be considered when it comes to legalizing marijuana. Another issue that needs to be focused on is No Child Left Behind act in our schools. We need to educate our teachers better before they teach in front of a class, then they need to be monitored regularly in order for them to take their job seriously. Teachers should have to go to weekly meetings to discuss what they did that week and what they plan to get done in the upcoming week. They should discuss the grades of each student and hopefully the increase they are making. Teachers...
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...When it comes to the connection between students at unrest and the United States government; due to the Draft that had been formed which during the mid to late 1960s every American male had register their name for the Selective Service Draft at the age of 18. With this they would become suitable to be drafted for a period of two years in the Army or any of the other branches. This only pertained to those who were not currently students. Many college students received what was called a deferment while attending college, but it was once they had finished their college hours their names went from being at the bottom of the list to the top of men to be drafted. The anti-war movement was college students protesting for the war to be over before they were to be drafted. The Vietnam War has been recorded as one of the longest wars in United States history. The war spanning over fifteen years from 1960 to 1975, it unfortunately started before then during President Truman and President Eisenhower time in office. President Truman set forth a modest attempt to aid the French in the 1950s in trying to retain the control of a colony that contain Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It was in 1954 that the French fell suit to the Communist led Vietminh army and with that was compelled to accede. However, the United States was refusing to the arrangements that were made by the North Vietnam Communists. Now, under President Eisenhower saw the advantage of taking over control from the French...
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...Analysis of Funding Levels for the U.S. Government And Department of Education Week 4: Case Analysis: U.S. Budget Public Administration 581: Governmental Budgeting and Finance Introduction In 2009, Barack Obama took office as the 44th President of the United States. In February that same year, President Obama signed a stimulus bill into law that included tax cuts and a safety net of spending and appropriations for projects in our nation. When President Obama took office, he was faced with experts stating that this is the “worst U.S. economy since the Great Depression” (CNN U.S. 2009). Several documents that incorporate 2009 funding levels for the U.S. Government and the Department of Education, will attempt to identify trends for the years 2009 to 2011 in regards to outlays and receipts along with the GDP relationship. The following articles will be analyzed; The Budget Message of the President, Restoring Responsibility, Rescuing the Economy and Reviving Job Creation and Laying A New Foundation For Economic Growth. When analyzing this articles, we will look at what progress has the country made during this past year, what issues are we facing as we move forward, what is the economic situation and what significant issues and initiatives are discussed in these articles. One other piece of document that will be analyzed is the Department of Education. When we look at the Department of Education, we need to know what departments mission...
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...Introduction The biggest protest movement was in Taiwan in March, 2014. The Taiwanese government and Chinese government signed a cross strait service trade agreement. The Taiwanese government unilaterally ratified a service trade agreement. This action provoked The Taiwanese people to protest. In this case, the negotiation was with the Taiwanese government, and China government and Taiwanese people. The following will more deeply elaborate about the negotiation process and the tactics that three parties used in negotiation. Cross Strait Service Trade Agreement China and Taiwan signed a treaty in June 2013, named the Cross Strait Service Trade Agreement. This trade agreement is a follow-up treaty by ECFA (Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement.) Under the terms of this agreement, Taiwan opened sixty-four service sectors and China opened eighty service sector; “service industries would be opened to investment and businessmen would be able to obtain indefinitely renewable visas for the other territory. It would become easier for businesses to set up offices and branches in the other territory and for large stakes in businesses to be sold to the other party’s investors”(Cross-Strait Service, 2014, para.1).Both governments believe this trade agreement will bring a large amount of benefits to their countries. However, the Taiwanese legislature currently ratified this agreement without due process and broke its earlier promise to allow a parliamentary review of the...
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...Federal Government Exam 1 Review: The first exam will consist of questions generated from the following review sheet. Make sure you understand each of these topics before proceeding to the test. The exam will be timed so you will not have the ability to peruse your notes or retake the exam. The exam itself will consist of 30 multiple choice questions and you will have 35 minutes to complete the exam. Federalism: The Basic elements of a Federal system of government (i.e. how is it structured/how power is shared) • Layers of gov • Equal power • Distinct powers Powers of the federal government: delegated powers, implied powers (necessary and proper clause), and concurrent powers. • Delegated Powers: (expressed/enumerated powers) powers given to the federal government directly by the constitution. Some most important delegated powers are: the authority to tax, regulated interstate commerce, authority to declare war, and grants the president role of commander and chief of the military • Implied Powers: Powers not expressed in the constitution, but that can be inferred. “Necessary and proper clause” • Concurrent powers: powers shared by both levels of government. Ex: Taxes, roads, elections, commerce, establishing courts and a judicial system • Reserved powers: powers not assigned by the constitution to the national government but left to the states or the people. Guaranteed by the 10th amendment. Include “police power”-health and public...
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...Simulated News Conference Introduction Crisis: Since the onslaught of the new mandates in the nation to make four year state colleges more viable, the Federal Government has cut funding to two year institutions as well as schools termed schools of proprietary education. Because of this failure to consider the entirety of the population that wants to attend college, the Federal Government has called chaos among in the Technical as well Proprietary education world. The lack of consideration of those who attended a four year institution has caused a very big part of the population to fail college or just not attend. The decision to cut funding has also trickled into Financial Aid Arena. Most students attending proprietary institutions of higher learning depend on Pell Grants and Federally Guaranteed Student Loans to pay for college. Since the decision to cut funding for the technical and proprietary college, the Federal Government is more critical and strict with the giving of Pell Grants and the Guaranteeing of Student Loans. This has caused a major dilemma in terms of the recruiting students to attend these types of institutions. The Admission Representatives can no longer use Financial Aid as a selling point. The lack of students, even greater the lack of students, who can pay, has caused a downward shift on the income statement of these institutions. Given that the proprietary institution serves a portion of the populace not otherwise serviced by the four year state...
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...argue that standardized testing increases student performance and accountability in public education. Standardized testing creates testing anxiety for the student and the teacher, that hinders performance. Standardized testing under the original policy only mandated for reading and math assessments. Reading and math standardized test dismantle education holistically. Teachers of other subject begin to decline in importance and don’t receive the same amount of classroom resources as reading and math teachers. “This emphasis would result in increased educational focus on the subjects of reading and mathematics, while taking away instructional time from subjects not covered by the law” (National Education Association, 2010). 44% of public schools have decreased the amount of time spent on science, social studies, and arts by about 145 minutes per week to focus on law mandated tests (National Education Association, 2010). When evaluating No Child Left Behind many of the flaws drawn from evaluating are a result of the policy implementation. These penalties and requirements were never tested, so there was no proof...
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