Please post three OpEd ideas below, including your claims, reasons, and assumptions for each idea, by midnight on Wednesday. Then, make sure you comment on three other students' posts BEFORE class on
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ReplyDeleteMs. Larsen is my favorite teacher.
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I second that
ReplyDeleteIdea 1. Claim/ athletics uniforms should conform to the honor code
ReplyDeleteAssumption/ we all sided the honor code we all need to keep it on and off the fild.
Idea 2. Claim/ Less Fast food on BYU campus
Assumption/ obesity is a big problem at BYU and it keeps increasing every year
Idea 3. Claim/ Cell phones should be band on BYU campus
Assumption/ cell phones take away from learning and are a distraction in class
Idea 1. The Honor Code is creating a system where people's spirituality is being based on an external checklist.
ReplyDeleteIdea 2. BYU's art programs should receive more funding because that is where the beauties in our society lie.
Idea 3. True relationships are becoming harder to forge because of the wedge that is technology.
Idea 1:
ReplyDeleteAssumption- Americans feel antagonistic towards the Middle-East
Claim- America is becoming more racist towards Muslims
Reasons- Many incidents have taken place in the last week, including the burning of the Quran, the Islamist mosque, and the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver.
Idea 2:
Assumption- Drug use is a prevalent problem among young adults
Claim- Drug testing should be required among athletes
Reasons- Drugs can be an advantage in sports, lead to unhealthy addictions, and are against the honor code.
Idea 3:
Assumption- America's economic policy is ineffective
Claim- America needs to tell the international community China is not abiding by the laws of free market trade.
Reasons- China has superior economic power to that of the U.S., can use this power as dangerous leverage against the States, and increases America's national debt annually.
Idea 1: Claim= six hours of study hall for freshman student athletes is too much.
ReplyDeleteAssumption: student athletes are extremely busy.
Reasons= 12 credits minimum needed, busy schedules
Idea 2: Claim=Freshman student-athletes bundles should start no earlier than 10am
assumption= athletes have morning practice
reasons= not enough time to change and get to class on time.
Idea 3: Claim= BYU should not change conferences for athletics
assumption=BYU student body likes competing against mountain west schools
reasons= BYU will loose rivalries such as Utah that were important games for the student body to support.
1: BYU should build a large multi-level parking garage because it would allow more people to drive to school and save on time.
ReplyDelete-assumption : People want to drive to school to save time.
2: There should be public printers in more spots around campus because it would make it easier to print out assignments for class.
-assumption : Students prefer to print out papers for class and are currently not able to easily do so.
3: The USA should adopt a nation wide siesta from 2 to 4 in the afternoon because it would keep us fresh and rested and improve productivity in businesses and schools.
-assumption : Everyone is tired from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and productivity would improve if we were rested.
Claim 1: BYU should provide equal scholarships with equal criteria for Athletic and Academic merits
ReplyDeleteAssumption: Students talents are diverse and so should not be raised above oneanther because of a lack in one are while excelling in another.
Claim 2: BYU should allow students to join whatever ward they want and not limit them by nationality.
Assumption: Diversity in wards is limited by mild segregation.
Claim 3: BYU should provide the ability to print on BYU printers from a personal computer.
Assumption: The majority of students have personal computers and would prefer to use them over the agressivly used computers of BYU.
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ReplyDeleteIdea 1:
ReplyDeleteClaim: Women's athletic uniforms should be more modest
Assumption: Many people feel that Women's uniforms are immodest.
Reason: Against the honor code and hardly necessary to be at peak performance.
Idea 2:
Claim: Visiting hours in dorms should be extended to later in the night during the school week.
Assumption: People want to be able to stay or have guests stay at their apartments beyond the current time.
Reason: If people are going to do something they shouldn't, they'll find a way.
Idea 3
Claim: People need to stop walking in the grass.
Assumption: People are cutting corners and walking through grass to get to places quicker
Reason: Considerable damage is done to environment and poses great fiscal loss when crowds of people plow through grass instead of walking on sidewalks
Idea 1
ReplyDeleteClaim: BYU should demolish Subway and build a Quiznos instead.
Reason: Quiznos sandwiches are tasty and Subway's sandwiches are boring.
Assumption: Consumers would prefer Quiznos over Subway.
Idea 2
Claim: It was a good move for the BYU Football Team to go independent.
Reason: BYU can now play more big name universities.
Assumption: BYU fans would rather watch BYU play big name universities over Mountain West Universities.
Idea 3
Claim: Facebook should be banned from on-campus computer labs.
Reason: On-campus computers should be used for academic purposes and not entertainment.
Assumption: Students think that BYU's computers should be used for academic purposes.
1. Claim: The government should lower taxes for the rich.
ReplyDeleteAssumption: The rich already have too high of taxes.
Reasons: The rich own businsses and would use that extra money to hire people; the rich would spend more and improve the economy; the rich shouldn't have to bear an unequal tax burden compared to the poor.
2. Claim: The Mormons should lead the way in tolerance toward Muslims.
Assumption: There have been many recent examples of intolerance.
Reasons: Mormons have been the object of religious persecution before; the Church leaders work with Islamic leaders and organizations; the extremists misrepresent Islam.
3. Claim: BYU needs to rent scooters and bikes and triple their parking spaces for them.
Assumption: Parking is a problem at BYU.
Reasons: Improved parking, pollution, health, and will save money for students.
Idea 1
ReplyDeleteBrigham Young Freshman students should not be obligated to enrol in a student "package" because they should be free to study as they desire.
Assumption: all freshman students know what they want to study.
Idea 2
All students should be required to have a personal computer in order to fully maximize their learning experience at Brigham Young University.
Assumption: a personal computer maximizes your learning ability.
Idea 3
The dress code at Brigham Young University should cease to exist because it limits students personal agency.
Assumption: the dress code at BYu limits students agency.
Idea 1
ReplyDeleteC- Facial hair, such as beards, should be allowed.
R- If mustaches are allowed, then other facial hair should be allowed as well.
A- Facial hair is not a bad thing and does not mean that you are a bad person.
Idea 2
C- Football games should not end on a penalty.
R- Ending on a penalty does not show how hard the teams have played and it isn’t in the spirit of the sport.
A- Ending on a penalty is not fair to the players or the fans.
Idea 3
C- Off campus approved housing can be a hassle.
R- There is too much paperwork for approvals and it can be expensive for students.
A- Trust the students to live the honor code wherever they are.
Travis Pickup
Idea 1
ReplyDeleteBishoprics in singles wards should change the way that they encourage students to seek courtship, and eventually marrige.
assumption: current methods used by bishoprics puts unesesary pressure on singles.
Idea 2
UTA should not discontinue the student passes offered here at byu.
assumption: many byu students rely on those passes for effective transportation to byu campus.
Idea 3
there should be more enforcment of the restriction of persons of the opposite sex in single's apartment bedrooms.
Assumption: some singles, especially those in a "relationship"have a tendency to enter their boyfriend's/girlfriend's bedrooms and this is in violation of the honor code.
Tanner Boice
Idea 1
ReplyDeleteBlackboard is outdated and we need a new system.
assumption: outdated is a bad thing
reasons: way to many categories, doesn't run very well on internect explorer, some teachers use it very differently than others creating a guessing game for students trying to find out where information is stored
Idea 2:
Making group assignments should not be used in a university, because it can be far too challenging to meet together and oftentimes trying to work with multiple schedules and people you don't even know.
Assumption: college students are busy
reason: we all have very unique busy schedules and styles of studying.
Idea 3: International students should have first priority to on campus jobs
assumption: they need jobs
reasoning: most, because of visa issues aren't allowed to work off campus anyway, and in order to come to byu they are required to pay a $4,000 down payment.
David Williams
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