Trump's Attorney General Questions

1.       Who is Sally Yates?

a.       She was U.S. attorney general appointed by Obama.

2.       Why does President Trump have an Obama appointee as acting Attorney General?

a.       He has not yet had who he wants (Jeff Sessions) voted in by the senate.

3.       For what reason did President Trump fire Yates? (How did the White House explain the decision?)

a.       She told Department of Justice employees to not defend Trump’s executive order on immigration.

b.      They said she is weak on borders and illegal immigration.

4.       How did Ms. Yates explain her decision to defy President Trump’s hold on immigration from several countries?

a.       As attorney general her responsibility is to make sure that the Department of Justice is informed by what their best view of what the law is after considering the facts. As long as she is attorney general they will not present arguments in the defense of the executive order.

Barnga Reflection

BARNGA-Reflect on the card game we played in class.

·  If you could describe the game in one word, what would it be?

Frustrating.

·  What did you expect at the beginning of the game?

To not understand it because Mr. Reints likes to confuse us all.

·  When did you realize that something was wrong?

When Rachel came to our table and didn’t follow the rules that we had.

·  How did you deal with it?

Tried to write on the board to explain what the rules were.

·  How did not being able to speak contribute to what you were feeling?

It made my frustration greater.

·   Is my title above appropriate for the game of "culture."  Why or why not?

I suppose, it sounds like a word you would say when you stub your toe.

·   Is a universal language and set of customs necessary for world peace and harmony?

It might help yes.

·   What can a simple card game teach us about our culture?

It is hard to understand someone else’s culture when you didn’t grow up around it.

Empathy

 I believe it is easier for us to empathize with Americans and their struggles than it is for us to empathize with those from a different culture. I personally find it hard to put myself in the shoes of a Muslim or Arab because I do not really understand their struggles or relate to them. I think I can empathize with people depending on their situation.

For some people it is hard to empathize and understand the struggles someone is going through. For me I think I try my best to empathize with someone and help through the problems they are going through. It is really difficult to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and relate to them on that deep of a level. Recently my friend’s dog died and I found it easy to empathize with her because I have gone through losing a dog as well. I understood how she felt and found it easy to put myself in her position and relate to her. But say someone I know lost a parent, I would not have much clue on how they felt and would struggle with empathizing with them. I could do as much as I could to comfort them and help them through that difficult time, but I could not possibly imagine what they are really going through.

I see myself fitting into the big picture of society by doing what I believe is right and being the best person I can be. I would love to be a nice, kind, and loving person to everyone, but that isn’t always going to happen. I will try to empathize with those around me and help them through their struggles and hopefully they will try and do the same with me. Empathy is not an impossible thing to do, you just have to try.