Just The Facts Ma Am Analysis
When we think of the idea of getting involved in our town or area we always assimilate to take responsibility for our actions involved in the community and what happens around us because of that. Engaging in our community and giving notice of our ideas and opinions on various topics may change and affect events that influence us as citizens. Through Bob Graham’s book he explains through a guide the steps we should take as members of a political involvement with the community, he also shows how to define into detail our responsibility of been participants. There are many ways we can participate in our community as citizens, for example – being engaged in community service associations, being part of a protest or a movement regarding policies
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In this chapter Graham's addresses the foundation of effective citizenship, which he describes saying, "You cannot solve a problem or successfully confront a challenge unless you have specifically, realistically, and clearly defined it." (pg 45, line 10). As a person, there are many things that upset us regarding politics, what's going on in the world and society, what's going on in our community, and even what's going on in our houses. The first step we have to take before actually going into detail with something is to bring out the facts, the real causes, advantages and disadvantages of whatever problem you want to present. As a citizen, to present facts the first step is to gather information to convince those we want to present the points of the problem, Graham mentioned "[a]n informed citizen who makes persuasive use of facts, figures, and real-life examples is better positioned to sway the city council, county commission, or state legislature than is someone who speaks from ignorance or pure emotion, often claiming without substantiation to be the sole processor of the truth." (Page 45, line 16) By researching some facts relating your interest you can find data that may be beneficial or may relate to other similar problems that could be face at the same time, by taking the time to research you enhance credibility of what you are going to present to the public, the more you know the better. Defining the challenge in political terms might become beneficial to look for actual political terms that can change your problem you're getting
In this chapter Graham's addresses the foundation of effective citizenship, which he describes saying, "You cannot solve a problem or successfully confront a challenge unless you have specifically, realistically, and clearly defined it." (pg 45, line 10). As a person, there are many things that upset us regarding politics, what's going on in the world and society, what's going on in our community, and even what's going on in our houses. The first step we have to take before actually going into detail with something is to bring out the facts, the real causes, advantages and disadvantages of whatever problem you want to present. As a citizen, to present facts the first step is to gather information to convince those we want to present the points of the problem, Graham mentioned "[a]n informed citizen who makes persuasive use of facts, figures, and real-life examples is better positioned to sway the city council, county commission, or state legislature than is someone who speaks from ignorance or pure emotion, often claiming without substantiation to be the sole processor of the truth." (Page 45, line 16) By researching some facts relating your interest you can find data that may be beneficial or may relate to other similar problems that could be face at the same time, by taking the time to research you enhance credibility of what you are going to present to the public, the more you know the better. Defining the challenge in political terms might become beneficial to look for actual political terms that can change your problem you're getting