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  Professor: Bernadette Stockwell, Ph.D. Student: John C Gibson Semester: Fall 2022 Essay Response To This American Life Episode “Retraction” In the episode “Retraction,” This American Life interviewed Mike Daisy about his withdrawn fictional drama work with a blaming undertone. The host appealed to the audience by attributing quality control issues when the radio station miscategorized drama and non-fiction works. This American Life’s mission statement says that the station produces both non-fiction and fiction genres of work, with non-fiction journalism for most of its production (thisamericanlife.org, 2022). The radio station is a weekly program with tight scheduling to create new content. It is a balance between quality and quantity.  Western civilization values quality over quantity, though. Western civilization values the division of labor and distinct professions for distinct works. In Plato’s Republic, the artisans’ city-state has specialized professions for different ...

  Word count: 341  NTSB Located in Washington, DC, National Transportation Safety Board is an independent agency directly under the federal executive branch. It was split from the Department of Transportation in 1975 with the federal Independent Safety Board Act (Congress, 1994) . The current chairwoman is Jennifer Homendy, appointed by former president Donald Trump. Independent agencies outside cabinet departments and directly under the president include the CIA and FCC. Understandably, most federal independent agencies established themselves close to Washington, DC. The Potomac River runs along the west side of Capital Hill, so the agencies generally cluster on the river shore neighborhoods. L'Enfant Plaza houses NTSB’s headquarters on the east shore. On the west shore, the Langley headquarters of the CIA is about 6 miles west of NTSB. Lincoln Memorial is within walking distance from L'Enfant Plaza. However, for more recreation, the nearby National Harbor is an area with wa...