Scholarly Commons @ UNLV Law Scholarly Works Faculty Scholarship 2009 Hillary Clinton‚ Sarah Palin‚ and Michelle Obama: Performing Gender‚ Race‚ and Class on the Campaign Trail Ann C. McGinley University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law Follow this and additional works at: http://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub Part of the Law and Society Commons‚ Politics Commons‚ Sexuality and the Law Commons‚ and the Women Commons Recommended Citation McGinley‚ Ann C.‚ "Hillary Clinton‚ Sarah
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sense of humor is just like weapon‚ and it can beat the difficult situations in many ways. First‚ a sense of humor can dispel tension. That is a good way to express you without hurt others at the same time. I remember two years ago‚ after Senator McCain lost his presidential campaign‚ he had a very humorous congratulation speech for the winner‚ President Obama. His speech burst of waves of humor‚ the applause and sound of support. McCain’s sense of humor not only made him an American hero‚ instead
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From NFL Star to American Hero Many people dream of playing a professional sport‚ but not many people would give up that dream to go into the military. Pat Tillman was a football star from Arizona State University and later the Arizona Cardinals. In 2002‚ Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army to become an ranger along with his brother. With this choice‚ Tillman received a lot of attention from the media‚ but was humble and did not want to make it a big story. When his coach
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Tena Vaughn Eng. 11103.09 Comp 1 November 12‚ 2010 Comparison/Contrast Essay George W. Bush / Barack Obama Many would argue that former president George W. Bush and current president Barack Obama are very different. While this is true some would be surprised at the similarities between these presidents. The differences between the two presidents go beyond style‚ of course. However‚ if one looked at the major economic and defense policies the differences
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There is no doubt that the United States’ democracy is cherished by Americans and even envied by other nations. Giving power to the people is a privilege and it gives citizens a sense that their opinion matters. In the recent decades‚ the U.S. has started to become more politically polarized than it has ever been before. This means that the separation between the liberals and conservatives‚ or Democrats and Republicans‚ is very evident and continuing to grow. Polarization can be seen as an accessory
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Cited: Been‚ Charley. "Eva Longoria Tells DNC "I Don ’t Need A Tax Break" ." StarzLife. Starzlife‚ 7 Sept. 2012. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.starzlife.com/20120907/eva-longoria-tells-dnc-i-dont-need-a-tax-break/%20>. Boone‚ John. "Eva Longoria Dubs DNC Appearance "the Most Important Speech I ’ve Ever Done in My Life"" E! Online. E! Entertainment Television‚ LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal.‚ 6 Sept. 2012. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.eonline.com/news/343679/eva-longo
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from Illinois[1]. Yet a year later‚ he successfully turned himself from a little-known senator into the Democratic nominee and 6 months later became the 44th president of the United States after winning the election against Republican candidate John McCain. Deep inside‚ a major success factor for Obama’s victory was how Obama’s campaign used social media and technology as an integral part of its strategy‚ to raise money‚ and‚ more importantly‚ to develop a groundswell of empowered volunteers who felt
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American political speeches in the twenty-first century are perhaps more frequently analyzed than any other body of language in modern American English. With the growing popularity and use of the major news media and the Internet‚ the general public currently has an utterly unprecedented level of access to reports‚ transcripts and even videos of every word that passes through a public speaker’s lips. The public scrutiny‚ however‚ is generally turned towards the meaningful content of these speeches
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deployed to help maintain or make peace in war ravaged countries. There are many different attitudes to being deployed – some sees is as a positive experience and some as something they regret. Sarah Palin‚ who‚ when the text was written‚ was both John MacCain’s vice-presidential running mate and the governor of Alaska‚ tells‚ in text 1‚ about how her own son Track served in the army and was deployed to Iraq. She talks about what drives young men and women‚ to fight in a country on the other side
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