Iran–Iraq War

election and go to war with Iraq, Obama may also be using it to promote John Kerry. For instance, in his speech Obama states "John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world war must be an option sometimes, but it should never be the first option." This could be a reference to the Iraq war. At the time, many people were against the war on Iraq and by saying that John Kerry does not preference war as the first option Obama could be attempting to appeal to those who are opposed to the war. On the…

2013. Carlos and Melinda Arredondo stood at the finish line of the marathon with 400 small American flags to hand out to finished runners in honor of their two sons, Alex and Brian, who had passed away. Alex Arredondo was killed in a sniper attack in Iraq at 20 years old while serving for the United States in 2004 and just a few years later, Brian Arredondo, committed suicide from his struggle with grief. To Carlos and Melinda not only did these flags represented their national pride, but also…

parables. Ch.2, “Whose Collective Memories? The Social Construction of Moral Boundaries and Social Problem Claims,” examines how the memories of these revisions are exploited as evidence to justify acts of war, violence, and social engineering. These acts by groups are to help further cause for wars, combat violence, and position perceived past moral failings to teach future generations of previous “ills” of society like the counterculture and the Great Society movements and measures in the…

treatments, as well as the efficacy of combination treatments, in which both psychological and pharmacological treatments are used. Schreiber, M., & McEnany, G. P. (2015). Stigma, American military personnel and mental health care: Challenges from Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal of Mental Health, 24(1), 54-59.…

Leadership is a trait that is extremely valuable in any society. Leadership is a very influential process. Being in any position of leadership allows for a person to shape, regulate, control and change the attitudes, behavior, and performance of his group members. Leadership roles fall into different categories depending on actions that are required. Three of the main ones are the following: Autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting team members, democratic leaders make final…

facing humankind are demanded. No more than two years ago people thought of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda organisation if we mentioned the word extremism. Instead, nowadays the new forces of evil would be the ISIS, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. evidence! ISIS is originated from Also, Extremism can arouse sociopathy in society. In my opinion, The core problem is the secret behind ISIS. It must be surprising when dozens of Europeans who had grown up in a free society…

The long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have exacted an enormous blood price- the lives of 6,852 American military personnel and also immense financial expenses, estimated to be as high as 6 trillion. (Bryant, 2015) The current economic crisis has led to cuts in military spending…

smoke, they got started before age 18, and I was of these people who started before the age 18, and that was regarding to my situation because my father who has been responsible about me he left me and my family in order to serve military in the Yemeni War. In fact, being alone with my family without my father and being in Saudi Arabia which is a place that you do not have entertainment places such as cinema, bars, nightclubs, and others funny thing because it is conservative society, so it…

Influencing politics seem like something easy, but in reality the most simple things come with the most complexities. During the 2004 and 2008 elections the American public showed a strong interest in particular issues that they found to be important because outside sources influenced them to demand to hear about. Issues like 2004’s plead for new foreign policy or 2008’s economical standing are perfect examples of how public opinion was and will continue to be in the control of many sources.…

On September 6, 2012, President Barack Obama used ethos and pathos in his Democratic Nomination Acceptance Address to deceive his audience into voting for him. Through pathos, Barack Obama targets families struggling to pay for necessities like a home or schooling, parents who have a child in college, and students with dreams who have a low chance of succeeding due to financial situation or legal status, into voting for him. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience…