Famous American And Political Journalists - 932 Words

Famous American and political journalists P.J. O’Rourke and Carl Bernstein took the stage at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on March 31, 2016 to discuss current U.S. political and economic issues. Their performance was a part of the John S. Knight Foundation’s lecture series hosted at The University of Akron. Anxious guests talked amongst themselves until the President of The University of Akron, Scott Scarborough took the stage at approximately 7:42 p.m. to explain the night’s roadmap and introduce the evening’s moderator, Dr. John Green. Before talking politics, Dr. John Green, Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute and Interim Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, introduced the two speakers. Their speeches were well intentioned and felt almost too rehearsed. When discussing performance, we often don’t think about politics or political lectures. In a way, I suppose we as a society want to believe that these leaders aren’t acting or performing. Unfortunately, in this year’s presidential race, as well as the debate I attended, it’s all pre-scripted. With that in mind, I think back to the first discussion post we were asked to write about the many ways life is scripted. Nachmanovitch writes in Free Play â€Å"There are many situations in which we are inappropriately expected to plan or script the future† (Nachmanovitch, 19). Politics, for example, utilize various forms of scripting. 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