You already know what facts and opinions are. Facts can be proven to be true. Opinions are Judgments that people make. What about blas? Blas is an unfair "slant" that a writer gives to a toplo. Some writers may do it by accident. Perhaps they have such strong views that they don't realize they are presenting only one point of view or only a portion of the facts. Other writers blas their work on purpose to present their own views and to persuade others to believe as they do Can you find the blas-the unfair slant-in this part of a report on a debate between two candidates for mayor? An enthusiastic crowd greeted Mc Sam Walker and Brian O'Connor, our two candidates for mayor, at the start of the debato. Mr. Walker acknowledged his supporters, while O'Connor took his sent on stage. Mr. Walker onergetically addressed cach question that came his way, O'Connor took a more low-key approach as he answered questions calmly. Predictably, the questions focused on the economy and local development issues, Mr. Walker, with his background in both accounting and real cstate, wng well suited to handle these topics, O'Connor has a legal background, The writor rofers to one candidato, vory rospectfully, as "Mr. Walker." The other candidate, for whatever reason, does not get that same respect, Walker is described as "energetic," and O'Connor is only "calm." Fincilly, the writer provides one place of Information about the background of each candidate and Implies that one man is perfectly sulted to the Job, while the other is not. How could this willer havo avoided blas? Consider those possibilities: He could have referred to both candidatos by only their last names. He could have given equal coverage. For example, it is likely that both candidates acknowledged their supporters, so that is what should be reported. The report comments on how the candidates answered questions (energetically and calmlys, but does not report on the content of the candidates' answers. How can voters Judge? Can you think of other changes that would removo blas from the roport?​

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

in the united states a public policy is an agreed upon way that our federal, state, or local government fulfills its responsibilities, such as protecting the rights of individuals and promoting the welfare of all the people. some public policies are written into laws by legislatures. other policies are contained in rules and regulations created by executive branches of government, the branches responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws.

the following are examples of public policies and the governmental agencies responsible for carrying them out.

school districts are responsible for making policies regarding student behavior and discipline. teachers and school administrators enforce these policies. state legislatures are responsible for making laws that place speed limits on drivers. police officers enforce these laws. city governments often adopt policies that prohibit people from operating liquor stores near public schools. city inspectors and zoning departments enforce these policies.

when people become aware of problems in their communities, they often want government to develop and carry out policies to deal with those problems. these may be problems for which there are

existing policies or laws that do not work well,

existing policies or laws that are not being enforced,

no policies or laws.

as a citizen of the united states you have a right to say what you think government should do about problems in your community. you also have a right to say what you think about problems in your state, the nation, and about international problems. you have the right to try to influence the decisions people in your government make about all of those problems.

to be able to participate effectively, however, citizens need to know which levels of government and which governmental agencies are responsible for changing, enforcing, or developing a specific public policy. for example, state legislatures may direct agencies to enact policies resulting from federal legislation. or, local governments may create policies in order to carry out responsibilities assigned to them through laws enacted at the state or federal level. additionally, as part of the process of developing and implementing policy, governmental agencies must determine if the new policy conflicts with existing legislation or policy.

this project is intended to you learn how to express your opinions, how to decide which level of government and which agency is most appropriate for dealing with the problem you identify, and how to influence policy decisions at that level of government. it calls for you to work cooperatively with others in your class and, with the of your teacher and adult volunteers, to accomplish the following tas

answer; the digital divide;

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