Ishmael Brown Capstone

My capstone is a combination of a lot of things. I had many discussions leading up into a sort of "grand finale" discussion. These included sit downs with teachers, sit downs with students, and sit downs with some of the most politically inclined people that I could find in my own life. Everyday I went out and seeked to close the gap in between myself and the world of politics, while, sometimes annoyingly, educating my peers. The last discussion took the form of a presentation to all of my classmates in my block for my history class, which was mostly a success, outside of a few minor things. To give it a place to live, I gave it a website, which I got the idea to also equip with a specialized central for people, who may not be so informed, to slowly be able to catch up in their understanding, which I was very careful with putting together. The name was made up as if to be an official news outlet, and is, in part, a reincarnation of an early version of this idea of raising awareness for politics that I had. This was a very fun project, would do again. http://ggurunews.weebly.com/ Annotated Bibliography https://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/voting/SB91-23.pdf "The Decline in American Voter Turnout." November 1991. Accessed February 1, 2017. https://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/voting/SB91-23.pdf. This source is from a government official website. It analyzes statistics of voter turnout, and of group representation of the most recent congressional and presidential elections in the U.S. This source would be used to provide some statistical evidence behind statements made in the essay. http://web.stanford.edu/group/dispersed_author/docs/ReviewTragedyTheory_Ober.pdf August 27 , 2008. Accessed February 1, 2017. http://web.stanford.edu/group/dispersed_author/docs/ReviewTragedyTheory_Ober.pdf. Published by Josiah Oben, a student from Princeton, the source is a book review of Peter Euben's book, The Tragedy of Political Theory. It covers aspects of the book like the relationship between justice and people through a philosophical lens. This will be important in describing the problems with limited democracy. It also has a potential thing to quote. http://scholar.harvard.edu/jlhochschild/publications/race-ethnicity-and-education-policy Hochschild, Jennifer L. "Race, Ethnicity, and Education Policy." March 4, 2009. Accessed February 02, 2017. http://scholar.harvard.edu/jlhochschild/publications/race-ethnicity-and-education-policy. The source is written by a professor of African American studies from Harvard University. It's focus is specifically on the relationship between education and achievement levels in minority communities. This source will be used, in part, to describe the importance of education and the lack of it in African American communities. http://www2.gwu.edu/~ccps/pop_civ.html Branson, Margaret S., and Charles N. Quigley. "The Role of Civic Education." September 1998. Accessed February 02, 2017. http://www2.gwu.edu/~ccps/pop_civ.html. This source was composed by the joint effort of the directors of Civic Education. It provides a basic foundation of what my argument is about. It will act as a reference point for the essay and a point from which to draw ideas. https://books.google.com/books?id=djHkBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=the+growth+of+cynicism&source=bl&ots=mFY_iOBR4S&sig=A6fUON3qNvZ__wFo_zL-OzEYK1Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCs92vyfTRAhXC5yYKHf_VBU0Q6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=america&f=false Cutler, Ian. Cynicism from Diogenes to Dilbert. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2005. Ian Cutler reviews what cynicism is, and what factors influence it. The source paints a very clear picture of signs of developing cynicism, and gives examples as to how it can, and has manifested itself in society. This source will be used to better asses the declining association with American politics by the general public. https://my.vanderbilt.edu/sotl/understanding-sotl/why-sotl/ Chick, Nancy . "A Scholarly Approach to Teaching." March 2011. Accessed February 03, 2017. https://my.vanderbilt.edu/sotl/understanding-sotl/a-scholarly-approach-to-teaching/. The source shows very effective teaching techniques and provides specific examples of things ways to run things. On the next several pages it goes through some minor teaching philosophies. This source could be used to help better pass on advice to others when coming up with solutions to improving education. Brett, Cecil Carter. "Japan's New Education Laws." Far Eastern Survey 23, no. 11 (1954): 174-76. doi:10.2307/3024523. This source is of a publication referring to a changed law in Japan. In Japan, the teacher’s union had become under fire for suggestive/influential material concerning government policy and criticism of it in a classroom environment. This source will be an important tool in dealing with likely counterarguments that may occur with the effects of heightened political education in schools. It does an especially well job of showing what happened in a real life scenario, and provides good insight into how to avoid them as well. "Education Law." Hg.org. Accessed February 03, 2017. https://www.hg.org/edu.html. This source will be used to show the rights to American education and the recommended standards of education.