Annotated Bibliographies
Cruz, Ted. "Imagine A President Who Says, "I Will Honor The Constitution." Vital Speeches of the Day 81.5 (2015): 152-154. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.
The article presents a speech by Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas, delivered as announcement of candidacy for U.S. president, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia on March 23, 2015. Topics of the speech included constitution of the U.S., purpose of the constitution and signing of Obamacare into the law.
This article will help me write a theme for my paper. I can use this information from this article to share some of Ted Cruz personal background because he discusses his parents and his life story briefly. It lightly highlights parts of his view …show more content…
A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America. Broadside Books, 30 June 2015. Print.
In A Time for Truth, the outspoken Texas Senator tells his story for the first time—the story of a Cuban immigrant 's son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually to the U.S. Senate. It 's a deeply personal journey that begins with Cruz 's father 's experience of brutality in a Cuban prison and ends with Cruz 's discovery that Washington has neither the courage nor the desire to do what is needed to preserve the freedom and opportunities that gave hope to his father and millions like him.
I can use this book that Ted Cruz has written to use in my paper by telling about where he came from and how he grew up. I can show how this affected him. I can also show his viewpoints he has about the government.
“The real war on women today can be found in the policies that have resulted in 3.7 million more women living in poverty under President Obama, and the median annual wage for women dropping $733 over the past six years” (Cruz)
“The consequences of Obama’s illegal amnesty became plain in 2013 and 2014, when we saw the numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing the border skyrocket. In 2011, roughly 6,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border. By 2014, that number had risen to 90,000. And by 2015 it is estimated to rise to 145,000” …show more content…
“The Ted Offensive.” Texas Monthly Nov. 2015: 24, 26, 32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.
The article focuses on presidential candidate Ted Cruz who is gaining popularity in presidential campaigns; and mentions his aims after becoming president. Topics discussed include increased support for Cruz in polls; avoidance of persecution of Christians, and other on the basis of religion; view of Cruz on legalization of same-sex marriage in Texas; and prevention of Iran from getting the nuclear deal.
This article will help me in my paper by allowing me to better understand the negative points about Cruz from some people’s views. It will also help me better understand why they believe he will not became President in 2016.
“What really bothers him is that Republican leadership won’t “stand on principle” or "do what they promised.” This essentially means they are not following Cruz’s agenda of implementing a flat tax, abolishing federal departments like the IRS, repealing “every word” of Obamacare, and shutting down the federal government over Planned Parenthood. But those issues are nonstarters with most Americans (except maybe the part about the IRS). Are cent poll by USA Today found that 73 percent of Americans opposed a government shutdown to force the defunding of Planned Parenthood” (Mann
Cruz, Ted. "Imagine A President Who Says, "I Will Honor The Constitution." Vital Speeches of the Day 81.5 (2015): 152-154. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.
The article presents a speech by Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas, delivered as announcement of candidacy for U.S. president, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia on March 23, 2015. Topics of the speech included constitution of the U.S., purpose of the constitution and signing of Obamacare into the law.
This article will help me write a theme for my paper. I can use this information from this article to share some of Ted Cruz personal background because he discusses his parents and his life story briefly. It lightly highlights parts of his view …show more content…
A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America. Broadside Books, 30 June 2015. Print.
In A Time for Truth, the outspoken Texas Senator tells his story for the first time—the story of a Cuban immigrant 's son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually to the U.S. Senate. It 's a deeply personal journey that begins with Cruz 's father 's experience of brutality in a Cuban prison and ends with Cruz 's discovery that Washington has neither the courage nor the desire to do what is needed to preserve the freedom and opportunities that gave hope to his father and millions like him.
I can use this book that Ted Cruz has written to use in my paper by telling about where he came from and how he grew up. I can show how this affected him. I can also show his viewpoints he has about the government.
“The real war on women today can be found in the policies that have resulted in 3.7 million more women living in poverty under President Obama, and the median annual wage for women dropping $733 over the past six years” (Cruz)
“The consequences of Obama’s illegal amnesty became plain in 2013 and 2014, when we saw the numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing the border skyrocket. In 2011, roughly 6,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border. By 2014, that number had risen to 90,000. And by 2015 it is estimated to rise to 145,000” …show more content…
“The Ted Offensive.” Texas Monthly Nov. 2015: 24, 26, 32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.
The article focuses on presidential candidate Ted Cruz who is gaining popularity in presidential campaigns; and mentions his aims after becoming president. Topics discussed include increased support for Cruz in polls; avoidance of persecution of Christians, and other on the basis of religion; view of Cruz on legalization of same-sex marriage in Texas; and prevention of Iran from getting the nuclear deal.
This article will help me in my paper by allowing me to better understand the negative points about Cruz from some people’s views. It will also help me better understand why they believe he will not became President in 2016.
“What really bothers him is that Republican leadership won’t “stand on principle” or "do what they promised.” This essentially means they are not following Cruz’s agenda of implementing a flat tax, abolishing federal departments like the IRS, repealing “every word” of Obamacare, and shutting down the federal government over Planned Parenthood. But those issues are nonstarters with most Americans (except maybe the part about the IRS). Are cent poll by USA Today found that 73 percent of Americans opposed a government shutdown to force the defunding of Planned Parenthood” (Mann