Matthew Harrison Poli 201-001 October 8‚ 2012 Commentary Paper Yahoo News’ Senior Political Reporter Holly Bailey wrote an article after the first presidential debate about Mitt Romney. Unlike most articles about Romney’s lopsided win over President Obama Bailey’s article is about how Mitt Romney is showing a different side to voters. Mitt Romney has always been given the unfair classification of a aloof rich guy who enjoys politics as a side hobby. But in this article Bailey references how
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In order to get the necessary funds to organize their campaign‚ the candidates used different methods: they chose to organize charitable events by inviting stars‚ like Beyoncé and Jay-Z‚ which is precisely what Barack Obama did on September 5th. To make this night productive and beneficial‚ a kind of lottery was established: every person that wanted the chance to win a spot at this organized soiree would have to invest 5 dollars in the Obama Campaign. Another‚ more obscure way to get necessary funds
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The Imperial Bedroom by Jonathan Franzen is primarily about privacy and how America has reacted to the addition and deduction of privacy. Franzen makes a very convincing case that we were overreacting in a big way to our fears that we would lose our privacy. He uses a mixture of sentence structure which helps to raise your thought on the subject‚ and then answer the short sentence with an explanation in a longer one. Throughout this essay‚ we see much of Franzen’s sarcastic ways which helps
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Statistics involves the development of methods and tests that are used to quantitatively define the variability inherent in data‚ the probability of certain outcomes‚ and the error and uncertainty associated with those outcomes. Some statistics are biased‚ some are based on opinions‚ and some are fabricated. A common misconception is that statistics provide a measure of proof that something is true. Instead‚ statistics provide a measure of the probability of observing a certain result. It is easy
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Michael Taylor In 2009‚ the Obama administration appointed Michael Taylor—the previous vice president of Monsanto and a current Monsanto lobbyist—as senior advisor to the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Commissioner. After serving a year as an advisor‚ Taylor was named the Deputy Commissioner for Foods for the FDA. It is inarguable that this appointment constitutes a massive boon for Monsanto and an undeniable conflict of interest for Taylor. Taylor is a lobbyist for Monsanto and is being paid
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Case Study The Obama Campaign In 2008 Barack Obama secured himself the most powerful position in the world; the president of the United States of America. How did he do this? His presidential campaign gained an enormous amount of attention in the press‚ all surrounding his intelligent use of mobile technology to aid his efforts. ‘’Technology doesn’t win political campaigns‚ but it certainly is a weapon — a force multiplier‚ in military terms.’’ (Lohr‚ 2013). His interactive a socially integrative
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Presidential Debate Analysis AP Language and Composition 12/15/13 During any political debate‚ politicians will implement certain strategies that allow them to more effectively argue specific points that they are attempting to convince the general public of. In the 2012 Presidential Debate‚ President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney make several major claims about topics that are both controversial‚ yet necessary to discuss such as major economic plans and issues regarding Medicare. Throughout
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Abstract The definition of privacy has evolved thru the years. With technological advancements‚ there has been a need to protect information of organizations and individuals. Laws tend to fall behind the times and not keep up with technologies of today. Laws vary from state to state. California enacted a legislation to require businesses to inform consumers when their personal information is to be sold for compensation or for marketing purposes. Utah forces businesses to provide written consent
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Detecting Media Bias The 2012 presidential campaign is the headlines of the news today. The economy is the biggest issue America is facing and the people want to know who would be the best candidate for the job. Mitt Romney‚ the Republican challenger‚ is very close in the race with President Obama. CNN Polling Director Keating Holland stated‚ “Which candidate better understand how the economy works? That’s a tie as well- 45% pick Obama‚ 45% choose Romney.” The news report‚ “Poll: Obama-Romney
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(3.) Transformational Leadership is a process that changes and transforms people. It is concerned with emotions‚ values‚ ethics‚ standards‚ and long-term goals. It includes assessing followers’ motives‚ satisfying their needs and treating them as full human beings (1). President Obama is a transformational leader in my opinion; his great vision and management skills help him develop a strong emotional bond with his followers. The vision that he wanted to get across to his followers in his first
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