The BBC is an internationally renowned news corporation that has been publishing unbiased articles on various events. On this day, October 10th, the BBC published a new article asking the fundamental question, "Will Young People Bother to Vote?". This article suggests that the number of young voters may be higher for this year's Midterm elections in November. The article starts out by saying that historically, young people turnout has always been at a low. But, because of recent events that have been deeply polarizing, they have influenced celebrities, activists from the Parkland shooting and their overall attitude in politics to inspire young people between the ages of 18-29 to vote. This article is very useful to any audience, especially young people as it could encourage them to vote. It provides an opinion as to why the young people turnout might be higher and educates the entire public as to why it may be favorable to have more young people voting.
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The other day, I came across an article written by Fareed Zakaria called The Supreme Court tumbles into political dysfunction . about how the supreme court has succumbed into the hands of petty politics. He mentions that without proper checks and balances amongst the three branches of government, the very foundation of democracy has been threatened. Fareed Zakaria is a columnist writing for the Washington Post. He studied in Yale and earned a PhD in Harvard. He received a Peabody award in 2011 for a program which he and CNN developed. I believe he is a highly credible columnist because of his educational background as well as his breadth of past experiences as an editor, columnist, analyst as well as a host. In my opinion, I feel that this is a very important article for the general audience from both parties, as well as independents to read because it touches upon all the different branches of government and how it can be impacted due to credibility issues. The main reason for ...
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