Burke also emphasized the role of religion in a good society, writing that “Religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and of all comfort.”
I thought this was good because as with almost any society, there is always some kind of religion that drives people or shapes them. So, I liked this because it expresses how big of a role religion plays. There is no doubt about it and I thought the author did a good job using other research to describe their claims that way.
What, in the 21st century, is our vision of the “good society,” and what are the obstacles to its realization?
In today's world, what does a good community look like and what are the things that get in the way of us creating or having that good community?
e. When you drain your cup, you will see fine grains coating the bottom. The effects soon hit. Emperors of the world, beware
This entire article in general just reminds me how certain things can have such large effects. Money is an example- some people can be all about money, to the point where it takes them over and controls them. It is crazy how things can just snowball into something that we probably did not even imagine, which is what happened with coffee and the Ottoman Empire... or how things that we love so much, can become poison at some point and cause a lot that we did not ask for. These were just all of my thoughts that were running through my head while reading this.
Coffee houses gave men somewhere to congregate other than in homes, mosques or markets, providing a place for them to socialise, exchange information, entertain
It is kind of difficult to think of what could be Kahve or coffee of our time because there is nothing new that has not been around for a while already (so if it would have such large effects like causing a revolution, I feel like it would have already happened). Anyways, if I had to identify something though, I would say that maybe alcohol or marijuana would be the Kahve or coffee of our time. I say those two things because they bring people together socially. The alcohol industry in the U.S. is huge and so is the marijuana one. Different populations can add their own twist to alcoholic drinks and/or can add their own twist to the way they use marijuana. I think it is important to note that marijuana is becoming more popular in the U.S. and is being legalized in more and more states for recreational use even. So who knows, that could possibly have some major effects for the U.S. or bring a revolution to the U.S.
Finally, I’ll check any associated materials, such as press releases, interactives and tweets that will be sent from any of our institutional accounts, particularly since tweets are highly visible distillations of our research.
It is crazy to realize just how in depth this number checking process is. There are so many steps to making sure everything is as accurate as can be. For someone like me who is not used to this process, it would probably be pretty time consuming to do. Overall, I admire the "number check" process. It can be very helpful.
Is the underlying number that was plotted in the chart correct? For example, does a point on a line chart labeled 50% actually represent 50% on the chart? Is a bar labeled 38% longer than one labeled 30%?
I think charts like these are obviously a very important aspect to check and to make sure they are represented correctly, but I feel like it is rare that they are inaccurate. I only feel this way because I do not oftenly notice that they are inaccurate, if they are.
Among men only, African Americans were killed at roughly twice the rate of Hispanics and more than four times the rate of white males.
This makes me curious what the data shows for African American females. If there is a lower death rate for females than males, it makes me wonder why racial profiling is happening more to males than females.
At present the federal government does not publish a comprehensive record of people killed by police forces throughout the US. Instead, the FBI runs a voluntary program whereby law enforcement can choose to submit their count of “justifiable homicides” each year.
I think the FBI should have it be a requirement for law enforcement to submit their count of "justifiable homicides" each year, instead of being voluntary. This sort of option given by the FBI just helps agencies get away with things.