THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF BARACK OBAMA His strength are : 1.He pulls the republicans and democrats closer together. Although Obama is running for the Democratic side of the presidential election he makes Republicans think on subjects they would have never thought on before without him bringing them up.He brings Democrats and Republicans closer so that they can view each other’s point of view. 2.He is a very smart man who knows what he’s doing for someone who’s very limited in experience
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period had their own thoughts on how the country should be ran‚ and throughout the essay there will be three arguments and articles to describe the progression of the America. Our first argument was an article by Thomas Jefferson‚ “Notes on the State of Virginia”‚ which showed his belief that African Americans deserved freedom but not within our countries bounds. Whereas the next two arguments both shown through Barack Obama‚ “A More Perfect Union” and a picture of himself‚ complicated Jeffersons
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Lang. Celebrities can be good or bad role models. Some get into trouble‚ som don’t.Therefore‚ celebrities can be good and bad role models. One bad role model is Micheal Phelps‚ and a good one is Barrack Obama. Now for the bad. If one has watched the 2008 Summer Olympics‚ he must have seen Micheal Phelps‚ the famous swimmer. Phelps is famous for breaking the record for receiving the most gold medals at a single Olympics. Many of his fellow fans and swimmers believe that he did this fairly. However‚
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Recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992‚ Saint Lucian native‚ Derek Walcott‚ wrote 40 Acres in November‚ 2008. He wrote this poem in honor of the newly elected president‚ Barack Obama‚ and was published the day after the election in the London Times. Walcott introduces the poem with a great deal of imagery and symbolism shown in lines 1-13. “Out of the turmoil” he describes a “young negro”‚ as an emblem‚ with a straw hat and overalls on what seems to be a farm. He describes a crowd
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The Role of Religion in Presidential Elections “The relationship between faith‚ reason‚ and fear sometimes resembles…rock‚ paper‚ scissors (45).” This is the opening sentence in chapter two of Al Gore’s book‚ The Assault on Reason. In this chapter Gore talks about how fear takes over reason‚ reason challenges faith‚ and eventually faith defeats fear. This is the way that our society worked when he wrote the book‚ and it has not changed for the better since then‚ although it has not necessarily
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analyzes President-elect Barrack Obama’s video of his 2008 victory speech with in depth discussion of the three parts of The Rhetorical Triangle (speaker‚ audience‚ and situation). This speech is contrasted and compared to Senator John McCain’s video concession speech‚ also using the three elements of The Rhetorical Triangle. Effective Presentations Barack Obama’s victory speech in Chicago following his victory in the US presidential election was a fine example of the brilliance of The Rhetorical
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2004 vs. 2008 elections Apart from different candidates‚ the mood of America had shifted from 2004 to 2008.The media played a role in how the public viewed the topics at play. How the candidates communicated to the public also made these two election years starkly different from each other. In 2004‚ the Bush Jr. vs. Kerry campaign showcased different points of views that resonated deeply along party lines. Bush’s conservative view highlighted national security‚ a strong moral code
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The United States of America has had a rich history of presidential elections‚ with every one interesting and important to the future of the country. Even though debates were not as evident in the early American elections‚ in the last hundred years or so‚ the addition of debates‚ more specifically televised debates‚ have shaped the way the American people choose a president. The presidential debates have been crucial in the election process as shown by the 1960 debate between John F. Kennedy and
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War on Terror during the 2004 elections‚ but being affiliated with the Republican Party and a pro-war stance in 2008 wasn’t considered a good thing to the majority. Even other Republicans were openly embarrassed by the Bush Administration’s mistakes with the War on Terror and were hiding behind the “McCain’s not the same” way of thinking. What else could they do short of switching party affiliations? A division in the Republican Party gave the Democratic Party a united front – its campaign slogan
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ed.). Boston‚ Mass.: Houghton Mifflin. Hillary Clinton. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 02:24‚ May 14‚ 2014‚ from http://www.biography.com/people/hillary-clinton-9251306. Romano‚ Lois. "Hillary Rodham Clinton Widens Her Circle at the State Department." Washington Post. The Washington Post‚ 11 Mar. 2010. Web. 7 Mar. 2014‚ from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003440.html Smith‚ S. (2012). ’America ’s Exhibit A ’: Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s Living
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