Politics And Politics: The Influence Of Political Views

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In today’s society, the political views and opinions of people are diverse. We often tend to think that other people’s opinions don’t matter or what we do and say won’t offend others; rather we stick to knowing about our own beliefs and the beliefs of those close to us. It is important to shed away from sticking to what we know, and learn about what others know, being that we live in a world where the political aspect of things is very dynamic. In order to understand the world and how things work, we must first understand each other. Though we do not always have to agree with the next person, it is extremely beneficial to actually listen to what others believe in, without debate. We may even learn more about ourselves through thought provoking, …show more content…

I’ve only recently became interested in politics, after taking civics and economics in my sophomore year of high school in the 2010-2011 school year. Even then, I still didn’t have a footprint set in the political world, I just grasped more and more knowledge from teachers and peers. While my first political experience, didn’t actually have anything to do with actual governing peoples, Chavaun vividly remembers former president Bill Clinton’s time in office. This is when she really grasped on to politics and learned that her opinion really matters. At this time, I was too young to vote and didn’t really understand how politics worked; I still do not fully understand it. I first said my earliest political memory is when I was in civics and economics, however that’s when I first learned about it. I would now say that my first political memory was when I joined the National History Scholars Society my junior year; I kind of understood politics more and was in charge of several mock elections and also worked at the polls. While I was not old enough to actually vote, I did take part in mock elections and read about several of the candidates and had the opportunity to speak with people of different backgrounds and political

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