Dinesh D’Souza’s Hillary’s America is an information book that candidly demonstrates the sordid history of the Democratic Party and how the Democratic nominee for the Presidential Election of 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton, personifies that history. Instead of writing in a manner which disguises the truth, the author provides the facts of the situation without aggrandizement. The originator of the Democratic party was Andrew Jackson, who later became President himself. On various occasions, Jackson embezzled territory from the American Indians out of his own financial ambitions and avarice; as D’Souza says in Chapter 2: “Jackson was a ruthless con artist who became fabulously wealthy by trading on his political office”. As Jackson seized property…
The Identity of America: Czolgosz Inadvertent Gift The concept of identity is an excessively fragile one and one with which all people struggle at some point in their lives. This fragility with regards to age is also prevalent when applied to nations, particularly the United States at the turn of the twentieth century during the time of William McKinley’s presidency. As is evident in Eric Rauchway’s book, Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America, this fragility became much more obvious to the people of the United States when he was assassinated by the anarchist immigrant, Leon Czolgosz.…
Rosie is a 60-year-old grangma, but she also has another identity, a runner. She has run for a long distance. Three yeas ago, Roise began her running trip from Wales, her homeland. Her first destination was Europe. After visiting Europe, Rosie made her way to Russia and Siberia where she was given a baby-jogger to carry her backpack.…
In this chapter of From Mammy to Miss America, K. Sue Jewell addresses policies created to insure women were to receive equal access to opportunities and societal resources. She specifically discusses social welfare programs, affirmative action programs, job training and health and medical programs. While discussing the implementation of new social policies during the 1960s and 19070s, she also addresses some of the adverse effects of these social policies on African American women. Before getting into the policies she beginnings this chapter by quickly addressing the intersection of racial discrimination, social class and gender inequality. Due to the intersectionality of race, class, and gender, African American women have historically been…
One of the most popular slogan used by Donald J. Trump in his presidential campaign of 2016 is "Make American Great Again." At the first glance, this slogan brought back memories to those who experienced, first-hand, the peak of American nationalism. For an outsider who has not fully experienced the progress of American history, we wonder when was this period of greatness. From a remote perspective looking back at the past, each decade is transformed by its own noticeable identities and characteristics. Surely, every decade to a historian has its own uniqueness, but to me the 1950's possesses the title of the "Greatest Decade".…
The excerpt from “The Sentiments of an American Woman” suggests that women in the war couldn’t join the army because “opinion and manners… forbid” them (“The Sentiments of an American Woman”). At the time, women were considered to be fragile and delicate, and their only place was at home. Traditional women who wanted to help the war effort made clothes for soldiers and raised funds for guns and ammunition. Some women had such “love for the public good” that they overcame these stereotypes to help the war effort directly (“The Sentiments”). Women on both sides of the war helped to deliver messages and carried water and food to battling soldiers.…
Paul Froese and Christopher Bader, authors of America’s Four Gods, summarize the attitudes and perceptions about God from Americans into four categories. These categories are based on how engaged and judgmental a person considers God. If God is engaged and judgmental, He is perceived as an authoritative God. If God is not engaged and judgmental, He is perceived as a critical God. When God is perceived as not engaged and non-judgmental, He is distant, and when he is engaged and non-judgmental, He is benevolent.…
“Diversity itself isn’t enough.” What does this mean? What needs to change? Jim Wallis, a progressive evangelical theologian, sheds some light on the racial injustice in our country by answering these very questions. Through Wallis’ convocation, The Bridge To A New America, he expresses how America’s issue with race is correlated with Christians’ obligation to acknowledge it and take action.…
What America means to me. From the time 1 was born up to the present, my life has been sustained through the sotl of America. The bread that 1 eat every day has been made from wheat grown in American soil. The house 1 live in has been butlt from lumber grown in American forests.…
One human race what idea goes to your head when you hear that? I'm going to be honest here I honestly don't even know what one human race actually means but what I get the idea that it means all of us humans are being treated equally without discrimination, without judging each other but, treating each other with respect treating each other like mature people. I believe all individuals can live as "one human race." Every single human in this world has feelings.…
Focusing on the Families During another election year of opponent bashing and empty promises, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign advertisement titled “Family Strong” takes a different approach to winning the support of American voters. “Family Strong” focuses on what former Secretary of State Clinton has accomplished for the children of America. Because of the many scandals set against her, Clinton struggles with keeping the trust of Americans. She uses this advertisement to gain the faith and gratitude of American families. Beginning with the story of her mother, Dorothy, Clinton explains that her mother’s parents left her when she was eight years old.…
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novel, which is a cultural opprobrium of Nigeria and America. This novel points out the materialistic desires of Nigeria—how women want to marry rich, and the wealthy are supposed to be automatically respected. As well as the racism, racial hierarchy, and real struggles with American freedom that Ifemelu faces when she comes to the “Land of The Free.” These cultural criticisms support our American exceptionalist views; therefore, considering the other novels and film we have explored and discusses in class, Americanah would fit into the class curriculum and support the exceptionalism America has.…
Nakyla Dessalines CENG 311-01 Prof. Clark Obama Speech Michelle Obama Democratic Conventional Speech First lady of the United States, Michelle Obama set the tone for the Democratic Convention with her inspirational speech. There she gave a strong and persuasive speech promoting Hillary Clinton to becoming the next president of the United States. Her emotional speech allowed the public to connect to her. Throughout her speech she uplifted the crowd. Michelle Obama’s speech showed her support, and belief in Hillary Clinton as America’s next president.…
A Feminist Literary Analysis on Oprah Winfrey’s 2018 Golden Globes Speech The 75th Golden Globe Awards, a ceremony that honours achievements in television and film was held on the 7th of January 2018 (Gajanan). In light of the current state of the Hollywood and music industry, the ‘#MeToo’ and ‘Time’s Up’ movements were the main themes of the night which consequently led to the awards ceremony focus on women issues more than ever. The unofficial dress attire for the night was all black to support the aforementioned ‘Time’s Up’ movement which is a current endeavour spearheaded mainly by the women in Hollywood to assist victims of sexual assault and aims for workplace equality for women(Our Mission).…
1st Lady, Michelle Obama gave an eye- opening speech about her “Let’s Move!” campaign against childhood obesity. This took place at the NAACP national convention in Kansas City, Missouri in 2010. The NAACP, otherwise known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. There she spoke about how childhood obesity greatly targets African-…