The meeting stated exactly at 7.30 with the bang of the Presidents gavel against his podium (he is the only one standing during the meeting). Today the senate as well as the exec board is wearing business casual clothing, only some more business than others. (One senator has on jeans??). Being the fourth time I have observed this senate, I have started to notice several patterns. The Vice President always seems to speak longer than the President. He gives a longer overview of what the exec board has been working on, the different events happening during the week that senators are encouraged to attend, and just overall progress. “It has come to our attention….” “We are encouraging you all….” The VP seems to speak for all exec board on major …show more content…
(These side conversations were ignored by all other members, even those who were taking initially-they just carried on). Watching the senate, I noticed very few- if any- were taking notes on the different reports coming from members. I had not noticed this before but most members seemed to just be following along with the agenda placed in front of them. (Communicating disinterest? Or prior knowledge?). When it was an individual’s turn to present, they read directly off of their notes, not looking out into the senate, or the …show more content…
(is this to encourage audience listening?) When it came time for members of the gallery to speak, I watched as several senators readjusted and sat up straight in their chairs, as if they were finally interested in what was happening around them. The first organization was called to the microphone and asked to explain why they were there. This Greek Organization was asking for funding to sponsor an event on campus to benefit Relay for Life. “We are requesting ___ amount from the SGA student budget to use in our efforts to hold this event and raise money for our Relay for Life team. We requested the same amount of money last year and received it.” (at this point I was curious if there was a set script each organization had to follow when requesting funds.) While they were speaking members of the senate looked directly at them. Once the request was made, the conversation as directed to the treasurer, who was asked by the President if they had any questions. They did not. “The floor is now open to the senate…senators, any questions?” None were
... as an attempt to be transparent about who is funding the organization and how the money is being spent.
Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation's foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes for the NewYork Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and he has a regular column in Roll Call newspaper called 'Congress Inside Out';. Mr. Ornstein is also an election analyst for CBS and appears frequently on television shows including the Today Show, Nightline and the Mac Neil/Lehre News Hour where he has been a consultant and contributor for
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The Senate version of the Patriot Act, which closely resembled the legislation requested by Attorney General John Ashcroft, was sent straight to the floor with no discussion, debate, or hearings. Many Senators complained that they had little chance to read it much less analyze it before having to vote. In the House, hearings were held, and a carefully constructed compromise bill emerged from the Judiciary Committee. But then, with no debate or consultation with rank-and-file members, the House leadership threw out the compromise bill and replaced it with legislation that mirrored the Senate version. Neither discussion nor amendments were permitted, and once...
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The order of the meeting followed the standard set of procedures for a public meeting. First the person would stand and present say what they were looking for, mostly variances, and presented their case for it. Then, people in the audience were able to stand and ask questions if they had any. The audience was then allowed to voice their opinions about the proposition. The board would then ask the proper commission head to share more about the proposition. A short time followed where the council members reviewed the facts and shared their opinions about the subject....
Depending on the chamber of Congress where the bill exists, the procedures for floor action differ. I...
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When a Quiet Person speaks, it’s usually a great comment or opinion. Bill Gates was shy in the campuses, some of our government officials were quiet too. But they are really powerful. People always assume that the quiet ones are up to no good, but they may not
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Throughout the course of the Mock Congress project, organized by Ms. Sleighton, individuals began to understand the difficulty and challenges faced by congressmen. Prior to meeting with the committees, individuals had to construct a bill based off of one of the assigned topics, unique to each committee. In my situation, I completed my bill on reducing college tuition since I was a member of the Education and the Workforce- Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Once the bill was completed, the committees voted on which should pass and which should be terminated; my bill passed in our committee. Next, information about the passing bills were presented to the class, which was supposed to represent the House of Representatives,
...very once in a while to maintain the formality of the speech and to convey imperative messages to his audience. Interchanging between the short sentences and the lengthy sentences grabs the audience’s full attention, permitting Kennedy to most persuade them that he qualifies for his position as U.S. President.
As a second language learner I have never expected myself to be a perfect writer throughout the semester. Even If English was my first language still, I would not be a perfect writer. It is not about first or second language, it is about how well I understand the learning objectives. Then organizing and writing with my own ideas and putting them in my paper. I am going to be honest, I am not good at English subject and English subject is my strongest weakness than the other subjects. In this paper I will discuss and analyze my own writing, reflecting on the ways that my writing has improved throughout the semester.