The 2016 presidential election showcased the ever-growing and increasingly hostile partisan divide within The United States of America. The highly publicized battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton catapulted controversial issues like immigration, healthcare and gun reform into the forefront. Aided by the recent explosion of social media, Donald Trump infiltrated an untouched population of lower- and middle-class white Americans who were feeling the brunt of an increasingly globalized environment and a democratic government that were not pertaining to their...
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Andrew Jackson once quoted: “Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own and cherishes it not only as precious but sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it”. This memorable quote of Andrew Jackson defined his views not only as an armed leader, American citizen, but most importantly Americas’ seventh president of the United States of America. During the years 1829-1837 Andrew Jackson took official...
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The Battle of New Orleans, led by General Andrew Jackson may not have won The War of 1812, but its impact is still seen by America today, many key features include who Jackson was, what led to the Battle of New Orleans, and most important the victory of the Battle of New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans was a battle that made an impactful difference in America’s pride after the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson was a respectable general...
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After viewing the documentary ‘Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency’, my attitude towards Andrew Jackson changed. I can conclude that Andrew Jackson had very serious anger issues and this could lead to some problems. Andrew Jackson had some very bad anger issues and this would lead to some problems. Jackson resigned from congress after a year of service and began raising race horses and made large sum bets on the races. Andrew was a man who loved violence, whiskey...
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At the end of 2017, President Trump signed into law one of the largest tax code overhauls since the 1980s. The President assured taxpayers that this bill included a simpler and more reformed tax code, protection for lower- and middle-income Americans and cuts for corporations that would in theory spur investment and economic growth. Once implemented, however, this bill disproportionately benefited higher earners, created loopholes for profitable corporations, increased the federal deficit and did not deliver the high economic growth...
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Throughout history, the United States has had many great leaders who have helped the country grow into what it is today. Each president is unique and each of them directly or indirectly has a huge impact on the American people, thereby shaping the vision of Americans of different generations about themselves. Every American has a favorite and unloved president, they consider someone the best, someone the worst. Speaking of me, my favorite president is Abraham Lincoln. As president of the...
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My goal for this essay is to provide a rhetorical analysis of the 2016 presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In doing so I wish to convey how politicians are world-class public speakers who use their knowledge of the field of rhetoric to manipulate and persuade their audience. These debates were without a question of doubt a testament to the power of persuasion. While Trump was not the most qualified and experienced candidate, he still managed to win...
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When the Bush administration launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003, many news media outlets at the time portrayed the invasion as a response to 9/11. However, evidence suggests that a different motive was the primary reason for invasion, and that 9/11 among other reasons such as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and oil fields, were nothing more than excuses to justify the invasion. This essay will argue that the Bush Administration invaded Iraq in 2003 in order to strengthen...
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During the late 1700s, there was a heated debate between the Federalists and the Republicans. While both political parties had different ideas of what the government should become, it was ultimately Alexander Hamilton’s that eventually bested Thomas Jefferson’s vision. Hamilton was the first treasury secretary and had a great influence on President Washington over Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was one of the most important founding father figures in the late 1700s. Thomas Jefferson believed in decentralized government, freedom of religion...
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Between Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal and Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom domestic programs, Roosevelt contained more regions of reform than Wilson. Roosevelt was also more progressive than Wilson. They both contributed significantly to a period of national reform that made the government in Washington a bigger center of power. The United States neared the end of the nineteenth century as a fundamentally altered nation from the beginning of the Civil War. Progressivism began as a series of local movements and included...
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Carter calls for the protection of the Arctic Refuge in his foreword to “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey.” Carter creates a case for the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in order to convince his audience. Jimmy Carter tries to reassure his audience of his position by using pathos, and logos, as well as his position as the 39th president. Carter starts with a personal anecdote in his article. He talks about...
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U.S President of 2021, Joseph Robinette Jr. Biden, more known as Joe Biden, is big in the political industry today. He is well known for being Senator, Vice President, and now President. Besides being known as Vice President and today’s President, he has a bigger story behind the scenes. From failures to successful moments, how did he get to where he is now, and where did he come from? Take a look at his early life, middle-age life, and now....
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Joe Biden has recently taken office, becoming the 46th president of the United States of America. At the time of writing, Joe Biden has already signed and published 32 executive orders. One of them, Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, or executive Order 13988, was signed January 20, 2021. It focuses on equal treatment for all, more specifically for LGBTQ members. Joe Biden’s administration will make sure the policies of...
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America is at a crossroads. Like so many Americans, it is painful and disheartening to see the divisiveness being fomented by those who wish to tear our nation apart. We have government officials in powerful positions who are not thinking about the well-being and safety of the people or our planet. The cheap rhetoric coming out of Washington D.C. only pits people against each other, spreads hate, clouds truth, and puts money over the wishes of Americans. Politicians fail to...
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Introduction Discourse Analysis (DA) is one of the areas of linguistics that analyzes the proper understanding of language and its context in our real social life, both written or oral. The unique parts of discourse analysis were its types of different languages, the rules of culture, the political context of history, social comprehension, and the significance of the language people use when communicating with others. Brian David Hodges, Ayelet Kuper, and Scott Reeves have argued that discourse analysis is about...
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What was the foreign policy of the United States? Up to the 1890s, most of the United States’ interactions with other countries were mainly for economic reasons to open markets. In 1890, the passage of Republican President William McKinley’s tariff raised prices on many goods, including sugar imports from Hawaii. At that time, many farmers in Hawaii were Americans who called for annexation to be exempt from these tariffs. In 1898, Hawaii was annexed, which was the same year as...
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The two speeches being compared in this paper are that of President Barack Obama released on January 21, 2013, and President Jimmy Carter released on January 20, 1977. Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (US) from the year 2009 to 2017 while Carter served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. This paper delves into both speeches, comparing how the two former US presidents implemented different literary techniques to influence change....
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Roosevelt wanted to protect the average worker, break up monopolies, regulate railroad rates, and protect the food and drug supply. Roosevelt created the Forest Service to manage forest reserves. He expanded national parks and forests. The United States would police Latin America to guarantee that countries met their international obligation. Roosevelt helped Panama secede from Colombia and got a Canal Zone. He focused foreign policy on the Caribbean and the building of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt asked for bigger appropriations...
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Famous Leader Analysis Leader history/background (i.e. where did they come from, how did they become a leader, etc.) Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York, New York, in the United States. And died on January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60. He was a sickly child in his youth, suffering from a strong case of asthma. Theodore overcame his health issues via a strenuous lifestyle (boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, rugby), as well as...
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Health Care Policy: Tulsi Gabbard: Tulsi Gabbard has many viewpoints on health care. She believes in revising the ACA and Coverage Expansion, believing that there should be universal coverage “public option.” She believes in finding international drug prices and matching, and reducing the cost of Medicare. She is pro-choice, stating women should have the full choice over their own bodies. She believes in Medicare for all without eliminating private insurance and opposes repealing Obamacare. She states: 'In my home state...
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After serving America as its 39th president between 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter lost his second bid due to perceived mishandling of certain issues which befell him as the county’s chief executive officer at a period of grave problems both in the US and abroad. Following his defeat, Carter took the decision to move into advocacy and diplomacy, which earned him a 2002 Nobel Prize for Peace. This article will x-ray the former US president’s background, age, presidency and his...
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The prisoner emergency in Iran was a discretionary emergency between the United States and Iran. This occurred between November 4, 1979, and January 20, 1981. During this period, fifty-two Americans were held prisoner for 444 days in Iran (Samuels, Richard 176). The emergency began when a couple of Iranian understudies, who were supporting the Iranian Revolution assumed control over the US Embassy in Tehran. During that period, President Carter alluded to the prisoners as casualties of disorder and fear-based oppressors....
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The Dust Bowl, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the Bank Crisis of 1932, and the Great Depression: were prominent matters at the forefront of one of America’s lowest points. They now remain recorded as devastating key issues in American history, recovery from which was thought improbable. However, immortalized alongside these impossible odds is the man who was able to overcome them: the 32nd President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had lived through the glamorous...
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President Donald J. Trump and Richard Nixon are known for setting famous “firsts” in history. Nixon devoted his entire life to the world of politics, whereas Trump has never held a single political office before becoming president. Then we have Trump who has been impeached twice by the House of Representatives and contrastingly, there is Nixon who resigned before the impeachment process began during the Watergate Scandal. Towards the end of the Trump presidency, after the insurrection of the United...
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The Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln is the most popular American president around the globe due to his remarkable life history. Lincoln was always determined to change the dynamics of American politics and he used to borrow law books from his counselor who was a state legislator at that time. Like any other political leader, it was not easy for Lincoln to succeed in his early political career but these failures taught him wisdom and resilience. At last, he became the...
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After Being chosen by Dwight D. Eisenhower as a running mate in the election of 1952, allegations were made by the New York Times that Richard Nixon had accepted bribes throughout his career in exchange for government influence. Under normal circumstances a vice-president candidate would have denied any such claims and then stepped off the ticket to save face, however the medium of television was finally coming into play in politics. Nixon wrote and delivered a televised speech in which...
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At the age of twenty-six, American author Joe McGinniss wrote what would become one of American history’s most influential political books, The Selling of the President 1968. This work was originally published in 1969 after President Richard Nixon took office. It was later reprinted in 1988 with the title The Selling of the President. This 252-page, non-fictional book only took McGinniss four months to produce. He wrote the book in a way that was easy to understand and that allowed...
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What is Obama care? Ok, now we are on Obama healthcare so almost everyone living in the United States has heard of something called Obama healthcare. But not everyone has a clear understanding of what Obama care is and what it does for families that are living in the United States. Most people probably only know Obama care as “The Affordable Care Act” that is put into act specifically focusing on reforming the “National Healthcare System”. But as most people...
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Was Obama a Hero in Fighting Racism? Barack Obama’s presidential election was significant in marking a change in the nature of attitudes and beliefs regarding race in American society. As the first African-American president, the build-up to his campaign was crucial as it enforced many to evaluate pressing issues regarding race and unequal opportunities amongst minorities. His election was important in increasing voter turnout from minorities and encouraged individuals to question their own identities, bringing them closer to politics. For...
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My plan was to go to the Nixon Library with a few of my friends as a way to spend time with them. Since graduating high school, a lot of my friends went to different schools, so trying to allocate time with all of them is a headache. Until my grandparents overheard about this project where they basically invited themselves. But it turned out to be a fun day. We went to Polly’s Pie to eat a quick breakfast and...
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