Culture and Society in America

A few blog post suggestions that I would give to the future ENG 112 classes would be: Religion vs Spirituality. I think it would be interesting in general to see how religion has evolved, and to see the opinions of future students on what they think would be the major religions in the future. Would the major religions right now still continue to lead or would smaller religions take the place of them? Also, discuss the pros and cons of organized religion or spirituality. Discussing conflicts between certain countries. (current day) Being able to write about what is currently happening globally will allow these future students to be able to really feel like journalists.

 Going in to the next semester of ENG 112's I think that there are several possibilities of topics to blog about. However the topic eventually has to be narrowed. There are so many basic topics that could be discussed, such as politics (an obvious example), culture, sub-culture, etc. But personally, I think the thing that would be most exciting to research and explore would be Art in America. Art is everywhere and comes in many forms, from drawing and painting to rallies for ideals such as women's rights. These are all forms of expression and art in America and would be intriguing to write about and read.

There were a few blogs that I enjoyed doing. Some of my favorites included the topics on an American Utopia, changes in American Culture, and the blog post where we got to choose a topic based on events currently happening (I chose technology for this one). Some of my new ideas include: 1. How would you rate America's general performance compared to other countries around the world? This question should be answered in the most blunt and honest way possible. Think about what is currently going on in America and the world (trade, taxes, employment) and compare America to other countries. Feel free to back up your opinion with data. 2. Is a degree worth getting? Do you feel like people get a degree for satisfaction, potential for growth in a job, both, or do you feel like obtaining a degree is simply a waste of money? This question has different components and the blogger should select a view to defend. Currently, a doctoral degree is the highest obtainable degree, but there are

http://nationwideradiojm.com/holness-welcomes-reduction-in-school-violence/ For the next English 112 students, I feel that school violence would be a good topic. School Violence  can go into different categories such as: gun control, bomb threats, bullying, fighting and etc. Each violence can be explained into detail on why it happens? The first link I've added explains what are the issues for school violence and how many violence are reported yearly. The second link explains what school violence is and the causes & effects, and how to prevent the violence. The blogs would help everyone understand what to do just incase of the violence or why it happens.  First link: http://www.vov.com/issues/preventing-school-violence Second link: http://www.teachtrauma.com/information-about-trauma/types-of-trauma/school-violence

My favorite blog post this semester was definitely the one where we played the "Believing Game" and explained or debunked a subculture of America. It was open-ended and allowed for everyone to have a different topic, all while being under the same main topic. I really enjoyed the freedom of that post and believe future 112's will as well. The main topic doesn't even have to be America as a whole. The topic can be just American Subcultures all semester long. Questions per blog post could include: "(The Believing Game one to start out with)" "How do these subcultures affect national issues such as the economy?" "How does these subcultures get along?" "(Etc.)" If everyone aligned themselves with a subculture early on, it would be really interesting to see how each question is answer by each student. Also, it may make it a little easier for the students to come up with a post if their topic of discussion is the same each week.

I actually found this topic of Amercian Culture to be quite interesting. Of course, I believe there are many topics out there that would be very interesting for upcoming blogger writers. One topic that I believe would make an interesting blog post is Citizen Journaling. We discussed it being a possibility for a topic in class. Citizens play an active role when it comes to sharing news and reports going on in our world. Especially with "fake news" being more prominent and many news articles/reports being questioned. I think it would be very interesting to see what different types of journaling students will come up with. Especially with what they are taught and how to academically analyze and write essays as well as finding academic and trustworthy sources, it would be interesting to look at their different perspectives surrounding the news and what they think citizen journalism should look like. I found an interesting article that talks about the different perspectives people