Recent content by LordofDirT

Let's not forget the constitution has implied powers. "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."...

Thats why I'm taking the class, to learn. And republican virtue has nothing to do with political parties, it has to do with the type of government aka a republic, and how people should act within that republic to ensure it maintains a government for the people, by the people. He actually...

Sodium, I'm assuming that's your first name, I wasn't talking about any of your posts. I think people need to have a little more discussion on televisions effect on the proper functioning of a republic. Obviously television can be used to manipulate, otherwise advertisements would not be...

I support Obama, if anyone was wondering. Why would anyone assume I supported a third party simply because of my concern about fairness in the media?

However crazy they may be do you think its fair to to give air time to only two candidates? I think there's a very decisive team atmosphere developing in this country, or perhaps its always been here. The two teams are the republicans and the democrats, they hold the power because they are the...

I didn't mean to make a blank statement, of course third parties get some coverage. But not nearly as much. If coverage of party A gets a hypothetical ratio of 1 to 100, with 50 and 50 split up among parties A and B. which ones have the greater chance to be elected? I guess what really pissed...

The reason the candidates are unelectable is because the media gives them no coverage.

There are over 10 different parties in the 2008 presidential contest, yet only 2 parties are shown on television in general. Are we experiencing an undemocratic election? Especially in times of surprise and hardship, I feel that we as U.S. citizens should be given information on all the...

Thanks Evo, that should give me something to work from.

Ugh, I wish I didn't space out when he explained this.

So, I guess everyone else is just as confused as I am.

Hey, I have a test on the 29th, and on the take-home essay the professor asks a question. "Republican virtue was a basic idea of the American Revolution. Does such a thing as "republican virtue" exists anymore in American society?" I guess I'm a little confused about the term republican...

Yay, finally our Trigonometry final is almost here. I'm taking the test this tuesday, and have been reviewing today. One thing I've had a lot of trouble with is finding the correct sign on problems where I have to rewrite a trigonometric identity in terms of another. For example: Write...

Double angle equation (trig) sin2x + cosx = 0 Attempt: 2sinxcosx + cosx = 0 sinx = -cosx/2cosx sinx = -1/2 This gives me two solutions x = 7pi/6 , 11pi/6 in the interval [0 , 2pi) But the book gives 4...

cosx(2sinx+1) = 0 ...it looks so easy. method 1: distribute: 2sinxcosx + cosx = 0 double angle: sin2x + cosx = 0 sin2x = -cosx here I'm getting stuck. Method 2: I try to use the zero product property cosx = 0 2sinx + 1 = 0 x = pi/2 + 2pi(k) , 3pi/2 +...