I was not totally sure if we had to write a reflection so here I am writing one anyway! Happy Thanksgiving break and beginning of Finals (woohoo)!
This week I did not pay attention much to the news but I noticed that Time released their poll on "Time's Person of the Year 2018". I had to write a post about that. To start with, the person or group of people selected annually for having the greatest influence on the events of the past 12 months are voted on, first, by the people. Since 1927, Time has named a person or group of people as its Person of the Year for having the greatest influence on the year’s events, either for positive change or negative. In 2017, the Person of the Year was the men and women who were “Silence Breakers” by speaking up about sexual harassment and assault throughout various industries. In 2016, then President-elect Donald Trump was selected as the Person of the Year. The Times editors have the ultimate say but top picks come from the polls. However, forget Christine Blasey Ford or Stacey Abrams because BTS, a boy band, is at the top of the list polling at 8%. Trailing close behind include the Thai Cave Divers at 7%, Moon Jae-in and 6%, Michelle Obama and Planet Earth at 5%, and so on and so forth. It is interesting to see who people vote for but is also interesting to see who people don't vote for. Trump is polling at just 2% behind Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. I would think that the President of a super power, a person who has control over international and domestic trade, economics, politics, elections, media, nations, money, etc., would have a greater influence on the past 12 months. The criteria of being Time's person of the year is rather vague- someone with a great influence- the voters have to make a decision of what kind of influence that is- good or bad? What kind of people should we vote for? Someone who dictates World Politics or the World of Music? Should we vote for a group (undocumented children) or someone as powerful as the Pope? It is interesting to see how people vote when it isn't something overtly political even though it inherently is.
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AuthorI'm Hannah Andress from Atlanta, GA! I am an SIS major and I am on the Women's Swim Team. I am interested in national security, policy making, and the Middle East as my country of interest! Archives
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