As “blog master” for this project, I have had to examine each blog that is posted to this site for grammatical deficiencies. Even before being the head of this project, grammar has been important to me. After reading this article on punctuation, I gained a better understanding between the differences of written and digital communication. When speaking, especially in English, variations in tone help emphasize emotion, “but there are no pauses or inflections in digital communication”. Not having these necessary inflections may result in a person’s emotional intent being misconstrued.
In Frank Bruni’s article “What Family Really Means” he argues that the Catholic Church does not know the definition and the true essence of family. Frank believes a“family is a troop that marches across the messy, majestic landscape of life with greater strength than any lone individual can muster” (Bruni). In other words, a family sticks together no matter their culture, religion or sexual preference. I corroborate his argument because I believe as a Catholic myself that the Church doesn’t adapt or attends to its members’ beliefs. For example, Bruni states from a survey made by Pew Research Center that “more than 80 percent were O.K. with divorced parents, single parents or unmarried parents living together. He emphasizes by saying that “only one in five believes that it’s sinful to get a divorce”. On the other hand, the Church is “still stuck in the past” (Bruni).
One of the most controversial issues currently is gay rights. Furthermore, in this generation, families are starting to be composed of same sex parents. Even though same sex marriage is legal, many Catholics do not support this law. Or do they? Even though the Church is against same sex parents, not all Catholics are. To confirm this, Frank Bruni reports that “more than 65 percent were O.K. with gay or lesbian parents.” It is evident that Catholics are contradicting Church beliefs. The main reason for this is because Bishops “often seem more interested in dictating the parameters of sex than in celebrating the boundlessness of love” (Bruni). I definitely agree with this because a family doesn’t have to consist of biological parents or opposite sex. I believe that a family consists of love, trust and commitment.
Certain Athletes are given the privilege of scholarships that will pay most If not all of the expenses in the college they attend. It is said that that the Ed O’Bannon case will soon have a decision, this decision can result in college players to be paid up to 5 grand. Notre Dame a University with large amounts of History in football including movies, says that if players were to be paid they would back out and make their own conference, President of Notre Dame John Jenkins threatens to leave College Football. Op Ed Journalist Joe Nocera says “c’mon, Notre Dame. What are you afraid of?” However my stance on the topic is in favor of both sides.
In Frank Bruni’s article, “How to Measure a College’s Value,” he talks about how college selection is about more than how much money colleges charge for tuition, boarding, and how critically acclaimed the name of the institution is. He refers to a poll taken by Gallup and Purdue University called the Gallup-Purdue Index in an attempt to learn more about colleges beyond just how successful they are. The poll instead focuses on how happy students are after they graduate and how fulfilled they feel.
This poll reveals things about colleges that some of us might have guessed but also variably wouldn’t have. It reveals that 33 percent of graduates from the top 50 schools said that their school prepared them well for life. The survey also reveals that it is better to become deeply involved in a “campus organization or activity” as opposed to eating a piece of every pie. Purdue and Gallup say that in the next update they will ask questions regarding membership in a fraternity and a sorority as well as questions concerning student debt. Bruni’s article rivals what many people think about college selections. For example, many believed that one only needed to worry about a college’s average GPA while exerting little concern about the cost. With this new study and many revelations in college selection those thoughts will change, the old-fashioned way of thinking will be phased out as a new way is phased in, just in the way that thoughts of LGBTQ are changing and thoughts of the economy are changing. Posts like Bruni’s are integral pieces to the rebuilding of American thinking, and they are required to put this change into motion. -Garrett |
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