When reviewing the Election of 1948 in the United States of America. On one side was Harry S. Truman, who was the current President of the United States, squared off against Thomas Dewey, governor of New York. There are vast amounts of sources to consider in this topic simply because it was the biggest political upset, ever. Nine sources will be discussed in the following areas. What the people involved said, what people think happened, and finally what Harry S. Truman himself said. The…
will examine the effects of television impact of the election process and political processes and how the Internet, specially the emergence of social media, has aided the changes to the political system. It will examine the change of focus in American political campaigns facilitated by television and the Internet, which seems to have gone from political issues that are facing the country to the image and opinion of the president and presidential candidates. The next step will be to examine how…
All human beings have a different perception of the world around them, leading to a varied desire for how the world should be shaped. Transition? In the following paper, I will argue that the speech given by President Barack Obama at the United Nations on September 20, 2016 can be analyzed from a Realist and a Confucian perspective regarding the issues of peace and power. Despite the progress achieved in society today, the world still remains full of “uncertainty and unease and strife,” with…
using social media as a platform for the 2008 Presidential Election. He won his election by getting his message through to so many people because of social media. (Carr) After all, social media is a…
NRA, KKK, rural-supported Republican Nominee—now President Elect. This boched election--from the Democratic perspective-- exposed major fractures within the United States. These faults are evident by the post-electoral…
Reagan Campaign and the Iranian leaders. First, ongoing talks with Carter officials stopped in October. He later discovered the suspension of the meetings occurred because the group in charge of the hostage policy did not want Carter to win the election. Without specifics, Sadr also proclaims the occurrence of a meeting in Paris between Reagan and Beheshti representatives. He “offers no firm proof of the charge” in these statements. Sadr wrote a book portraying his feelings about the…
The people of the United States want change. So many are tired of the way things are run and who runs them. This is probably a reason why Donald Trump landed the republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. Some people think that because Trump isn’t a politician, he will not conduct himself as a lying and corrupt leader a typical politician is perceived to be. However, Trump as president is not the kind of change this country needs. Donald Trump is unfit to be President of the United…
world where man has always been the leader, is it possible for a woman to become the leader and lead our country like no other? Among other questions, this is one that was asked when making the decision of who to vote for in my very first Presidential election. A President is defined as “the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.” My definition of a President is someone who will lead the country to the best of their ability without regard…
Our government actually gives the people the opportunity to speak out, offers equality, and safety. The United States’ best attribute is the freedom it has to offer to its citizens. In June 2015, Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy for the 2016 Presidential Election of the United States. In his surprising speech, he insulted Mexicans by calling them rapists, criminals, problematic, and killers. As a Mexican-American, I remember the anger I felt towards Mr. Trump for stereotyping…
Clinton, was inaugurated at the United States’ Capitol in Washington D.C. At this inauguration, Maya Angelou delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning.” She was the first African American, the first woman, and the second person to read poetry at a presidential inauguration. Her poem later won the 1994 Grammy for “Best Spoken Word.” Angelou was a writer, director, actress and civil rights activist through the late 1900s until her death in 2014. She worked closely with other activists including…