Introduction “George Bush does not care about black people.” This statement made by Kanye West in 2006, at “NBC’s A Concern for Hurricane Relief was made to defame the former president George W. Bush. Kanye however was not the first person to slander the President. Michael Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 uses current events and patriotism as a framework to discredit the authority of the President. Frank Capra’s Why We Fight: Battle of Russia does the same, using patriotism and current…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bombastic stance on immigration reform has his supporters excited while his opposition views his pledge to build a wall on the US-Mexico border as idle chatter to gain publicity. Most think that Trump’s pledge is just to build a wall, but it involves many other aspects of immigration reform such as; tripling the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, finning and deporting people who over stay their visas, making e-verify…
In chapter two of Why the Electoral College is Bad for America George C. Edwards III discusses how political equality is hindered by the existence of the electoral college. Edwards very eloquently argues that the electoral college is a threat to American democracy. The author uses statistics from past elections to support his claim that the electoral college leads to political inequality. Edwards first defines why political equality is so crucial to democracy. Then he goes on to state how…
As the elected leader of the United States, the President’s job is to represent the nation as well as the American people. Chief of state, chief executive, chief diplomat, and chief administrator define just a few of the various capacities the president is required to fill, all while maintaining a solid reputation and serving as a quintessential example of what it means to be an American. The citizens of the United States have consistently proven to have high expectations of the president,…
In his speech The Perils of Indifference, Elie Wiesel, a man of Jewish descent who lived through the holocaust, adjured President Bill Clinton, along with his wife Hillary Clinton and a joint session of congress. Throughout the piece Wiesel stuck to a single theme with a grim determination born of experience: to constantly be aware of and fight evil. The speech reads as a piece of persuasion, dedicated to convincing both the legislative and executive branches of the United States’…
The conservative indifference to the HIV/AIDS epidemic did not end with Reagan’s administration. As LGBT groups organized and mobilized to combat the blatant negligence of the federal government, President George H. W. Bush continued the legacy of generally neglecting the crisis. Bush embraced oppressive policies such as mandatory testing at certain agencies, as well as implying that local and state governments were primarily responsible for combatting the health crisis. Perhaps worse, there…
Technology is always growing and changing. We can now do things we never thought possible. Each day the world creates something new to offer. It’s no question that technology affects our society in many different ways it provides many negative tools that many places use for grocery shopping from evading consumer privacy, quick and easy access to information, taking away consumer options, and even taking out competitor companies. Technology is sometime negative in our society. It takes away from…
Machiavelli, Kautilya, Clausewitz, and Jomini were all strategic thinkers who presented models for describing the nature and character of war. Each of them could certainly be credited with providing insights in statecraft and military power. Each also had insights limited by the context of the conflicts of their times. Subsequent theorists had the advantages of not only reading the works of their predecessors, but also the perspectives of understanding such areas as geopolitics, economic and…
The unprecedented rise of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, shocked the political system of the United States. Donald Trump’s victory on november eighth exposed the immense flaws in both American society and the Republican Party itself. Donald Trump’s rejection of the political norms, refusal to apologize, distrust of societal institutions and the racial and religious undertones of Trump 's campaign, are strikingly similar to the rise of Martin Luther in the 16th century. Donald…
For my extra credit assignment, I decided to visit the George Washington Library Museum in College Station, Texas. This museum is one of the top attractions in the State of Texas because it creates both an educational and entertaining experience. My visit to the museum allowed me to gain lots of knowledge inside the life of our former president, George Bush, and his family. My visit to the museum allowed me to learn about a temporarily exhibit which was “Driven to Drive: Defining our…