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The Decline of White Privilege Leads to the Shame of a Trump Presidency

December 13, 2016 0 vk6596a

In Toni Morrison’s article, “Mourning for Whiteness”, she stakes a claim that white Americans are still striving for white privilege, proven by the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. Morrison mocks the American citizens, the…

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Male/Female Bathrooms as an Outdated Social Norm, an Argument by Emily Bazelon

November 20, 2016 0 vk6596a

In her article, “Making Bathrooms More Accommodating”, Emily Bazelon argues that bathrooms should have a gender-neutral design in order to promote acceptance within the modern community. With traditional gender roles for males and females shifting in our society, and an…

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The Positive Learning Effect of a Well-Designed College Campus

October 27, 2016 1 vk6596a

The Positive Learning Effect of a Well-Designed College Campus In “Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces”, the authors Kathleen G Scholl and Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi argue that the physical environment and layout of a college campus can have a positive…

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A New Civic Map for Our Time

September 29, 2016 0 vk6596a

Chapter 3 City of Rhetoric – A New Civic Map for Our Time In Chapter 3 of City of Rhetoric, David Fleming speaks about the different “scenes” of democracy. He mentions the effect that civic education and rhetorical training that…

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The True Exclusivity of Citizenship, an Argument by David Fleming

August 31, 2016 1 vk6596a

Part 1, Two of City of Rhetoric, The Placelessness of Political Theory, David Fleming argues that the definition of American citizenship, which essentially states that citizenship isn’t defined by such things as race and language, is subjective. Comparing this definition…