It has been a year since the networks called the election for Al Gore‚ then for George W. Bush‚ which caused Gore to concede to Bush‚ after which the news of the closeness of the Florida vote caused Gore to retract his concession. Armies of lawyers then descended upon Florida and the nation was buried in a flurry of dimpled ballots and falling chads. Almost immediately‚ a number of influential academics‚ pundits‚ and political leaders seized the opportunity of confusion in Florida to blame the Electoral
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The democratic race has been filled with many surprises. One of them happens to be the success that Bernard Sanders has had in the race. Hillary Clinton was thought to be in a position to easily cruise to the nomination‚ but later found out that it was not going to be that easy. This success has created a tension filled democratic race that has both candidates campaigning for every last vote. That is why the debate that took place on April 14th in Brooklyn was very important for both candidates.
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In his 2016 Time editorial “Politically incorrect? Or master strategist? Try both‚” basketball icon and human rights activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar claims that presenting examples of extreme political correctness allows the political incorrect to deny the problem exist at all. Jabbar makes an effective argument using mockery and pathos. Jabbars clever use of mocker throughout the article helps his argument. He writes‚ “The real problem‚ they want to tell us‚ is the cure. As do vaccination deniers
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What if there was a woman President or Vice President? Well that almost happened in the United States presidential election of 2008‚ and could happen again in the United States presidential election of 2012. I believe that it could happen in the near future where a woman becomes President. Woman can be a successful president because women have been good leaders in other countries for years. They can do a job just as good as men because they are just as smart as men. Women follow rules and are fair
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The Thriving Television Statistics show that 66% of households own three or more televisions (“Family Life”). Nearly everyone is impacted by television in some way. It can change the way society views certain situations or even change some families’ lives. Although many people may believe it has a negative impact on society‚ it plays a major positive role in the way society functions and evolves. The invention of the television has positively changed the world’s communication systems‚ politics
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all ethnicities and encourages them to go vote for the 2004 election. Eminem sends very clear messages to his audience for the 2004 election by using his lyrics‚ stories‚ and the color settings for the video. The lyrics to this song carry strong language and have struck a cord in the beliefs of so many Americans. Eminem expresses strong feelings on President Bush’s decisions to the level of being completely anti-Bush for the election. He shows his rejection to Bush by using the following lyrics
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contacting any leading suffragists‚ who by then had been well organized for more than two decades. Susan B. Anthony and others were stunned by the action of this controversial woman‚ whose “open marriage” was the talk of New York City. The next presidential election was two years away‚ and Woodhull used this time to bring attention to women’s issues‚ including the right to vote. Undaunted by the fact that women could not vote and that she was not yet old enough to legally become president‚ Woodhull traveled
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In the United States‚ since roughly 1800‚ there have been two majorpolitical parties. For the last 150 years or so‚ these two parties have been the Democrat and Republican parties. This is in deep contrast to many other democratic nations‚ who often have as many as ten significant parties. Many people wonder why the United States has only two parties and why it is so difficult for a third or a fourth party to make any significant gains and become a noteworthy player on the national political scene
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far. She has now announced that she is running for the 2016 Presidential Campaign as a Democratic candidate. Clinton was the former Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. In 2001‚ she was elected to the U.S. Senate and became the first lady to hold national office. As we all know‚ Hillary Clinton was previously the first lady of the United States when her husband Bill Clinton was president from 1993 to 2001. During Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign‚ Hillary wasn’t just any first lady‚ in fact she
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Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Americans basing their vote on the 4 ways of knowing (perception‚ reason‚ language & emotion) in the upcoming presidential election The United States of America is the world’s largest democracy. Every four years they hold presidential elections in which the public is to determine by vote who wins. The American people through decision and judgment cast out there vote to who they believe is the best person to lead their country. They must base their decision
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