Default Responses

      



        My own Default Responses  that I have recognized during this class have been a couple in which I will name later in this post. One thing I have realized within these last couple of weeks is that I have been forced to think critically. Not give a quick yes/no answer. A lot of times those quick answers are the default answers. Having to research and check your facts makes you dig deeper than you usually would and stripes you of any default answer you had looming around. This makes you engage in the conversation and think along the lines of putting yourself in the situation that we are reading about.  

       Some situations that we have spoken about don't have easy answers. For example when speaking about abortion. There is not a right or wrong answer, as we have discussed in class. the examples of Prof. Young's daughter's make you think hard about the situation, and if you have had personal experiences that really drives this point home. Yes we all have strong feelings but more than being an emotional post and typing faster than you think. Myself and the rest of the class have had to put some sense behind our reasoning. Why are we saying what we say? If I had to sum up this class in one phrase I would say that this class's motive is to vet you of default responses and makes you dig deep and think for yourself so you can learn to provide solutions for yourself and others. 

       One big Default response that I have is non verbal but speaks for itself. I sign and start to make assumptions when someone mentions Obama's name or talks about a "liberal" viewpoint. As we have discussed in class though I have learned that opening my eyes does not mean that I agreeing with all they do, but understanding fully the cause so that I can better support, or back my argument and standpoint. 

       Default responses for me that I am changing are changing my initial response to individuals to get my point across. Realizing that getting my point across really might not be the point (no pun intended) but to hear other's views and understand why they are coming from that angle of thought. 
  
       My experience in this class really has helped me to be more effective not only in class and with future classes, this experience has become a stepping stone in a life-long lesson of becoming better and always improving. Improving my viewpoint and how I see other's for who their really are, and all-around make me a better person.  

LOR- Due Process

      

        An article in the Denver posts suggests the violation of Due Process for prisoners in the infamous Guantanamo Bay Prison that is located in Cuba. This prison was primarily for middle east terrorist organizations detainee's and was put into place after the attacks on 9/11. The count for the number of prisoners now is about 61 people and out of that number of prisoners, 20 of those individuals have already been cleared to be let go but still are detained. 

       As far as we are concerned with the information given, these individuals are being detained still and Guantanamo is in violation of  Due Process. In these circumstances there are individuals that are able to leave that are not being given the right. There are also other individuals that though guilty of some acts of terrorism are being denied the right to have a trial before a judge. 

       This article is cogent. This is a plain example of wrongful use and denial of due Process. No matter where your loyalty stands, this is breaking the law. 

Article: (http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/04/a-lack-of-due-process-for-prisoners-at-guantanamo-bay/)

Just Another Brick- Discussion

Is building a wall a response to national security or an exercise in ethnocentricity?

        I believe that the agendas of both parties being pushed have their problems and that building a wall shows a form of ethnocentrism. My perspective comes from the thought of we are trying to protect our country because we feel it is something worth protecting. This may be defined more as pride for our country than being ethnocentric.  Nonetheless it would stem from ethnocentrism. 

First Constructive DCP