Blog 6: Solution to Selfies

In my Classmate’s blog, “Selfie addicts should be penalized in every state for sharing selfies in voting polls.” Pablo emphasizes that citizens devalue the duty of voting with their sick need to document everything to social media. he also believes that this should be banned, not only from certain states but nationwide. What people don’t understand is how taking pictures around the voting polls is not only unnecessary and a sign of disrespect, but  can also affect the outcomes of the polls and how people vote. The fact that such newer devices can possibly be used around such voting machines that are in a majority of states at the least 10 years old, makes it very easy for hackers to find ways to possibly manipulate such polls. This standpoint that hackers are possibly able to use their phones around the voting machine is a clever reasoning because what people don’t understand is that technology has advanced so much to this point that anything is physically possible, even completely manipulating thousands and thousands of votes. I completely agree with my fellow classmates that prohibiting the use of devices, in general, should be enforced, along with possible punishments to those that don’t listen. not only because of the possibility of endangering the election’s results also because, out of respect and the amount of seriousness, that should be taken that you are voting on a national level, that this is a pretty big deal and our country only votes for president every 4 years. It is very disrespectful and childish to stop and take a “selfie” in the middle of a national duty. When we, as American citizens vote for who we individually believe should be our next leader, our decisions should be personal and not influence anybody else's choice, and at that be taken seriously as a civil duty.

Should The Government Pay For My Tuition? (Blog 5)

It is becoming noticeable, now more than ever that every year college tuition continues to only increases. But how are “fresh out of high school” youth, with little-to-no money and lower class jobs supposed to pay to excel in education? This is the type of situation that so many young adults have to be faced with. The ambition to further their education and take a direct path into a chosen career, unfortunately, with little, if any finances. I’m not devaluing the impact financial aid make each year, however, this process is beginning to be, well, not enough. The average cost of higher education at a 4-year university, circles around 100,000, and alas, graduate school programs only increase the cost. Many students are led towards debt positioning themselves into higher education, which is supposed to bring them stable financial lives for their “bright” futures. How ridiculous is this?

As helpful as it would be to have the government to pay for tuition or at least a majority of it, why hand the burden over to taxpayers, who already carry the burden of welfare? This solution will only increase the national debt, and make higher paying jobs easier to get with more unnecessary competition. Young adults would only devalue education more than they already do now that they are able to take it for granted. This overpowers the problems that lower and middle-class society faces while trying to pay for their children’s education. Although the issue is funding, those who must work hard to further their education, seem to only have to work harder to continue. On the other hand, those privileged enough to have the funding to go don’t have to endure those struggles. It is simply, those at the bottom struggle to climb up, or settle in that position, while those who are above, remain at the top.

The only reasonable conclusion that I’d say could reasonably leave both sides “unharmed” , is to push financial aid while increase funding from the government, while not expecting them to pay for school. Grants and scholarships aren’t going to suffice each individual in financial need.