I would like to run to become the Calhoun DECA President for the 2016-2017 school year. DECA holds such a great place in my heart; I have established a huge connection with the club, and I feel like this is the right place for me. I chose to run for president because I always set the bar high for myself and I try to achieve greatness. I will put forth full devotion if I attain this role, and I understand that it is composed a multitude of responsibilities; I feel that my determined attitude and leadership qualities will result in success for the club if I am chosen. Through my actions the past two years, I feel that I have exemplified the qualities necessary for this leadership role.…
I prepared for this assignment by reaching out to my district senator. I made an appointment with my senator named John Hoffman. I also read the required reading in the book. I thought the meeting would be more me talking about the bill I was supporting but it turned out to be so much more.…
The task of ranking presidents has traditionally been one fraught with peril; the historian must be assumed to have disengaged all personal political preferences, all deeply held personal beliefs, in order to evaluate those men who so often stood at the forefront of history and who have, to a large degree, shaped the world in which we live. Given that such historians are necessarily human, and thus prone to the very human tendencies of bias and opinion, such perfect lists are indeed almost impossible. Besides, even the idea of what, exactly, constitutes a “good” or “great” president is in itself very much up for debate, though it seems present historians have a tendency towards outspoken, irrepressible personalities and bold (some might say authoritarian) action. John F. Kennedy famously called the whole idea ludicrous, stating, "No one…
Back in middle school, I was a part of National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). We were the largest class to be inducted into NJHS. Being such a large class meant we would have to raise a lot of money if we expected to reach our goal. Our goal was to raise enough money for our trip to the Lead Conference at Washington, D.C.…
Armando Avila Professor Dr. Xiao Political Science 301 US Government 16 November 2014 Presidency and Congress To this day, the president of the United States is among one of the most powerful people in the world. They derive their official authority from four sources, which are: explicit powers, chief executive, head of the state, and commander in chief of the armed forces. After reading chapters 10 and 11 of our textbook, Understanding American Government by Susan Welch and John Gruhl, it has become clear why the president is also the dominant force in foreign policy making. Several of the advantages they have include having a monopoly of information of the intelligence agencies, being able to keep information a secret, and revealing as…
After my first two weeks of my junior year, I have discovered that junior year is going to be challenging. I will make critical decisions that will have a major impact on the next five years of my life (and beyond) as I start narrowing down list of colleges and career paths. Junior year will be stressful for me since I'm in multiple extracurricular activities and I'm taking Advanced Placement classes. I am thrilled that I took AP Language and Composition because it is going to prepare me for college and help me become a skillful writer. Lord of the Flies is a fascinating book.…
There are many Americans that have opinions about what they would tell presidential candidates about what they should change when they become president. There are diverse opinions throughout the country. However, there are several pieces of advise on changes and improvements that an American could discuss with the next presidential candidate. The first piece of advice an American would tell the presidential candidate is that as it stands now, United Sates immigration laws are unclear and misleading. There are millions of illegal immigrants who have come to this country or been born in this country to an illegal alien who are productive citizens and deserve a pathway to citizenship.…
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama was in a position where he had to prove his thoughts and faith that he had for america. In his speech he makes it known to the world in proving his innocence and support that we can all work together by saying “these people are a part of me and they are apart of america, this country which I love”. This was a specific piece of evidence in which he was trying to prove to america that no matter what race or ethnicity you are he will continue to do his job as a president by treating everybody like citizens should be treated. People in the United States looked at the president as if he was man that because of his race, he would choose sides and treat certain people of our society different. There was a lot of…
I have a many things I wish to accomplish as the Freshman representative. The first and most important of which is to make sure that every freshman knows they have someone to voice their opinions to. As class representative I will ensure that every idea feels heard and that everyone has someone they can trust with any concerns, questions or comments they may…
Throughout the presidential project, the lack of preparation led to the downfall of my campaign. You see at the beginning I believed I had a strong committee, individuals who would put in the work, but it turns out being one of the smartest people in the class you get bombarded with people looking for an easy A. I should definitely have chosen my group better, that way I wouldn’t have been left alone to work on the project. This is something I have started to work on, no longer do I have a problem letting individuals crash and burn in my group, I do my set jobs and they're expected to do the same. Looking at the content I chose I believe I could have focused on differing topics, given my audience is a normal set of high school students,…
Madame President. It was a common name I was called my junior year of high school. That is because during the school year of 2016-2017 I served as the Holland FFA President, as a junior a rather unheard of feat. Both of the presidents that served my freshman and sophomore years had been the respected seniors. I was scared, however, I had been elected to lead and I was going to do the best I could.…
The distinctive knowledge gained through the shadowing experience and interview with my school 's principal is invaluable and I am grateful for the principal 's graciousness in allowing me the opportunity to explore the complexities of school leadership. I was able to observe the principal 's style of leadership, planning with the school 's leadership team, and collaborative processes. I was also able to indirectly observe, conflict management, application of state and district mandates, and parent and community involvement outreach.…
Each of these challenges brought with them the opportunity to reflect and see where improvement could be made not only at the Center but within myself as well. At times mistakes were made but I grew from them and am grateful for the mistakes more than successes, as it was through the mistakes that I grew the most. Years will past, but I will always recall my time here as a good one and I look forward to continuing my relationship not only with the Center but with those who I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with. I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to be here and while I look forward to my new job it is with a heavy heart that I resign from my position as an administrative assistant and an assistant program coordinator for the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley…
Being a leader is not an easy job. You have to put everybody before yourself. Leadership is more than just leading people in the right direction. Being leader doesn’t mean being the boss of everybody, that’s a completely different thing. Leading is actually working with the people and going through everything together, you don’t watch them do everything while you tell them what to do.…
The question looms on the air with the election less than two months who will be our next president? The topic is a furiously debated topic with people raging on either side claiming that the candidate they support will be the next president. So, let us ignore what the people are saying and look at the facts and what these candidates actually stand for. We will start scrutinizing Donald Trump first and take a hard serious look at him. First off is Donald Trump, he is the current republican nominee for president, this man has single handedly come in and secured the nomination against all odds.…