{"id":63,"date":"2021-02-18T19:25:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2021-10-13T22:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:12:20","slug":"u-s-governers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/u-s-governers\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Governers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-10\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yanzhou.humspace.ucla.edu\/promise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Photo-by-John-Mark-Smith-from-Pexels-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">State of the States Addresses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governors&#8217; promises<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What governors across the country are promising about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the map shows, governors of different states take various strategies in expressing their commitment. Governors\u2019 in the darker blue states (New Mexico, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma) have used modals and verbs of promises more frequently than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Explore the interactive map by selecting a topic, typing the name of a state, or simply moving your cursor. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/1021136\/embed#?secret=FxuBJ1AOjx\" data-secret=\"FxuBJ1AOjx\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governors of different states also show their different priorities in their new year speech: economy and health are the top two topics that the Californian governor has promised about. The same topics are shared by governors in Washington state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which governors used most promise expressions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stacked area graph and the grid column graph show that governors, unlike presidents, prefer modals of volition (e.g., <em>will, want to<\/em>) to modals of obligation (e.g., <em>must, should<\/em>) to express commitment in their speeches, especially governors of Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, and Wisconsin. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the modals of volition,\u00a0<em><strong>will\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is most frequently used, especially by the governor of New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Explore the graphs by moving our cursor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/1027120\/embed#?secret=UqSI13DdjO\" data-secret=\"UqSI13DdjO\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/946372\/embed#?secret=e9K8dACLIw\" data-secret=\"e9K8dACLIw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/1027315\/embed#?secret=XIDbwp3KVZ\" data-secret=\"XIDbwp3KVZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/1027181\/embed#?secret=Yoem7D0xzU\" data-secret=\"Yoem7D0xzU\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What governors across the country are promising about? As the map shows, governors of different states take various strategies in expressing their commitment. Governors\u2019 in the darker blue states (New Mexico, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma) have used modals and verbs of promises more frequently than others. 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