{"id":186,"date":"2019-08-24T21:35:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T21:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-101-college-writing-i\/?post_type=chapter&p=186"},"modified":"2019-08-24T21:35:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T21:35:45","slug":"washingtons-farewell-address-explorations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-101-college-writing-i-lynch\/chapter\/washingtons-farewell-address-explorations\/","title":{"raw":"Washington's Farewell Address Explorations","rendered":"Washington’s Farewell Address Explorations"},"content":{"raw":"

Washington's Farewell Address Explorations<\/h3>\r\n
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  1. Describe Washington\u2019s tone in the Farewell Address<\/em>. Do you believe he was successful at persuading his audience? Does his tone continue to be compelling for contemporary audiences? Why\/why not?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Much of Washington\u2019s Farewell Address <\/em>is prescient. Discuss one piece of Washington\u2019s commentary on the state of American politics and policy that remains relevant today.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Washington famously asserts that \u201cthe basis of our political Systems is the right of the people to make and alter their Constitutions of Government. How should we best prepare American citizens for this role? How can we encourage a greater degree of participation in the processes of government?<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Washington famously declares that political parties \u201care likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the Power of the People, & to usurp for themselves the reins of Government.\u201d Consider the operation of contemporary political parties, and the oft-sounded claim that our country is more partisan than it has ever been. How can we bridge the bitter divide between America\u2019s two main parties in the interest of promoting the common good?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

    Washington’s Farewell Address Explorations<\/h3>\n
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    1. Describe Washington\u2019s tone in the Farewell Address<\/em>. Do you believe he was successful at persuading his audience? Does his tone continue to be compelling for contemporary audiences? Why\/why not?<\/li>\n
    2. Much of Washington\u2019s Farewell Address <\/em>is prescient. Discuss one piece of Washington\u2019s commentary on the state of American politics and policy that remains relevant today.<\/li>\n
    3. Washington famously asserts that \u201cthe basis of our political Systems is the right of the people to make and alter their Constitutions of Government. How should we best prepare American citizens for this role? How can we encourage a greater degree of participation in the processes of government?<\/li>\n
    4. Washington famously declares that political parties \u201care likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the Power of the People, & to usurp for themselves the reins of Government.\u201d Consider the operation of contemporary political parties, and the oft-sounded claim that our country is more partisan than it has ever been. How can we bridge the bitter divide between America\u2019s two main parties in the interest of promoting the common good?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t
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