Donald Watson

In today’s society there is a lot of discussion on what behavior is considered civilized and what is considered barbaric. Consider the actions of our president, Donald Trump. The majority consider his behavior with women and his tactics for being elected extremely barberic. There is even a chance that he cheated during the election. Some consider his behavior normal, calling it “ locker room talk”, and therefore consider it civilized. You can also consider the behavior of ISIS and their…

Crackdown on Immigration Screws Over Americans: Rhetorical Analysis “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words” (Los Angeles Times Staff). Many quotes like this have swirled over the media and internet as people debate the popular topic of immigration policy. People have discussed and even complained about how illegal immigration negatively affects American citizens and the economy. But has anyone asked if there is a negative…

Striving to be noticed in the political world Donald Trump is becoming more and more famous because of the remarks he has made about different issues. For many years, Trump has been helping with charity, selling merchandise, and the responsibility he takes on himself. Everybody knows Trump by his remarks he says as a republican candidate. Trumps background has been reviewed and what you see is what you get. Granted that Trumps attributes are negative, but notice other candidate attribution…

Today racism is still an immense issue and although it has made leaps and bounds progress since the Reconstruction-Era there are still many issues in the political system dealing with racism. One thing that has not changed much since the Reconstruction-Era is that many whites feel they are superior over blacks and they try to limit their rights. For example, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn even though Pap is just a drunken troubled man he believes that a black man should not have the right…

Have you ever wondered who has the inauguration in history?The best inauguration speech in history to me was John F. Kennedy´s. President Kennedy gave the best inauguration speech in history. One reason this was the best inauguration speech is because he speaks the truth. Not a lot of people like people who tell the truth they would rather have a liar in office than someone who speaks the truth. People don't want someone in office that will tell the truth because they want to stay out of…

one commenter claimed “Trump's entire business, personal and moral history is a travesty of lies and deceit, and contempt for all that is good in America” (Cowboy Bob). This specific quote stood out because most of the people who commented about Donald Trump took a similar approach as commenter, Cowboy Bob. They stated how Trump being president will not benefit the working class and they also brought up derogatory names, such as him being racist and a liar. Commenter (RMC) also had something…

The most thought provoking text for me this semester was the chapter on Alcibiades from Plutarch’s Lives. From reading about, and discussing, the life of the ancient Greek war-hero, I was provoked to question what people look for in their leader, and what exactly makes a leader “good”. To spare no sentiment, Alcibiades, by today’s standards, appears to be downright crazy. He frequently was involved in physical altercations in which he would intentional injury others, often times without being…

5 Facts about Racism and Racists like Donald Trump Donald Trump has certainly raised some eyebrows in the last couple of months. After his policy to shutdown all Muslims entering the U.S., a former NFL player called him out. Hamza Abdullah actually compared Donald Trump to a drunk driver. This was no doubt to take a shot about his apparent racism. Speaking of racism, here are some other facts about racists like Donald Trump. FACT 1 Did you know that liking white meat is racist? This sounds…

Right at the beginning of the third debate there is a question about the Supreme Court asked by moderator Chris Wallace. Hillary responds by using reasoned persuasion by bringing up movements and cases close to a lot of people’s hearts. This shows reasoned persuasion because she says that her supreme court will be on the side of these movements and be better than it is now. Then once Clinton finishes her response Trump begins his counter. He begins his counter by immediately attacking a Supreme…

Political journalist, Fred Barnes, in his journal, “Trump Gains When He Stays in the Background”, analyzes Trump’s pattern to gaining in the polls. Barnes’ purpose is to indicate what causes Trump to fall behind Clinton in the polls and then how he redeems himself to get ahead of her again. He adopts an unbiased tone in order to appeal to both sides in his adult readers. Barnes’ uses dashes, talks about how Trump falls behind and gets back up again in each paragraph in order to illustrate what…