Michelle Barrow English 111-l4 Mrs. Louis April 11‚ 2014 Two Political Speeches‚ One powerful Message Two great inspirational political figures‚ hold audiences captive with their patriotism‚ leadership‚ and compassion speaking of our past‚ our present and our future. President Obama plays big brother with our youth‚ demanding they take responsibility for their education‚ embellishing that the future of our country depends on them. Sarah Palin in her Vice-Presidential speech‚ confronts
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President Bush’s Second Inaugural Address Since President Abraham Lincoln’s famous second inaugural address nearly 150 years ago it has been a long standing tradition for the President’s inaugural address to present a somewhat ambiguous claim for world transformation and diplomacy. President George W. Bush’s second inaugural address is no different. It set forth President Bush’s ambitious vision of the United States’ role in advancing of freedom‚ liberty‚ and democracy worldwide “with the ultimate
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and that is exactly what Richard Blanco did as he read his poem‚ “One Today‚” for president Obama’s second inauguration. Blanco was the first Cuban-American that was an openly gay poet presenting his text infront of the whole nation. His poem takes us through a day in the life of an American from sunrise to sunset‚ incorporating our similar daily experiences into his poem. It exposes America’s geographical features‚ different cities‚ scenery and the tragedies that we have all experienced as a nation
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of the Republican and Democratic parties‚ each fraction has always clashed over key political arguments happening in the country. The parties are seen as opposites in the point of view of many Americans‚ as they take different sides almost all the time‚ even in today’s political establishment. During the Reconstruction Era‚ the Democratic party was the party of slavery and business because they were mainly supported in the south and was called “The White Man’s Party” from the Republicans. While the
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Running head: Pink Eyes Seeing through Pink’s Eyes Mariah Beyer Oakland University Pink and Billy Mann wrote the song‚ Dear Mr. President. It was sung by Pink and Indigo girls in 2006. The song is a direct criticism of President George W. Bush and the policies of his administration. Pink address the major concerns of most Americans. The lyrics were written in a straight forward and powerful way. Pink and Billy use affective strategies to give their opinions across through lyrics
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My heart was buzzing with excitement with every twist and turn up the curvy North Carolina mountain roads. The popping in my ears could not be compared to firecrackers of joy going off inside of me. I was finally getting to go to my dad’s favorite place; the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. This was going to be my first time going to a National Park and I could not be more excited. As soon as we pulled onto the parkway my heart stopped‚ I could barely believe how beautiful it was. It looked so perfect
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We can clearly see how the political parties go for different groups in our society when it comes to voting between the Democratic and Republican parties. Even though both political parties have similar forms‚ they are different in some very important ways. I believe the difference is not really their politics‚ but mainly it is in their political culture. We can explain this as their beliefs in which give order and meaning to a political process system‚ pretty much is the manifestation of the psychological
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former president Obama his speech was also very inspirational on how he would help this nation so this shows the people that he might stop being rude and start to act serious in new job. However‚ there were some things that he had said that worries us‚ so now we are theorizing on what will happen in the next 4 years. Even though Donald Trump does not have any political backgrounds‚ we still hope that he would help be a good president and further better our nation. He also has some similarities comparison
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Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda. By Noam Chomsky Seven Stories Press. 2002 Synopsis of the book. Chomsky examines and explores the use of propaganda in the mass media. His focus remains on the "elite" as he would call them‚ or the corporations and politicians that control the mass media in our country. He speaks of how the U.S. government used propaganda in order to gain support for our country’s involvement in wars from Wilson’s presidency to Bush Sr.‚ and now
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Reform Movements When the United States was founded‚ neither women nor African Americans had civil rights. This all began to change in 1800’s when people began to fight for equality. The Women’s Rights Movement and the Abolitionist Movement‚ although different in leadership and protest‚ were similar in their motivation and spread of ideas. One key differentiation between the fight for women’s rights and for African Americans rights is the methods of protest and gathering. While women held conventions
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