2008

Born on June 14, 1946, Donald John Trump began his childhood in Queens, New York. He was the second youngest in his family, having four other siblings. As Donald proved to be a rather energetic, slightly mischievous child, in addition to being smart, his parents decided to send him to the New York Military Academy when he was thirteen years old. Trump graduated in 1964, and went on to attend two colleges, beginning his post high school education at Fordham University and finishing it at the…

Bright, dramatic, and to the point, Meet the Press is meant to touch on important political happenings in a balanced perspective; it instead falls short. Meet the Press gives the idea it is offering a fair platform to the presidential candidates by inviting individuals to debate and discuss. Unfortunately the topics chosen were one sided and there was an extreme neglect to remotely include third party presidential candidates. Also the inclusion of Saturday Night Live’s skits before each…

The 2008 Financial Crisis in America was reported to be the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression in 1930’s. Signs of economic failure occurred in 2006, where the housing prices started to fall (Amadeo). The first institution to fail was the Countrywide Financial crop in January 2008. The next victim of this financial crisis was the Wall Street Investment House Bear Sterns during March. However, it was later rescued by JPMorgan Chace, which they dealt to buy it for a bargain price…

The founding fathers of the United States never intended for the nation to be dominated by two political parties. However, over the years, the nation has become a modern two-party system, where the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated American politics. Initially, the views and issues of the Republican Party was originally the same views shared by the early democratic party. The early Democratic Party possessed conservative ideologies which opposed expansion of federal power,…

We begin with Gabriel Trip’s, "Kasich Defiant as G.O.P. Presses Him to Quit Race to Thwart Trump." This article tells us of Republicans hopes for Kasich to drop out of the race and back Sen. Ted Cruz. It is believed by Republicans that Sen. Cruz has a better chance at beating Donald Trump in the presidential race than Kasich does. However, Kasich has refused to pull himself from the race stating “[…] he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump.” (Paragraph 2) This argument…

An election, seen by the majority as the true symbol of a democratic country, is nothing more than an act that endows the people with the right for choosing who will be their leaders (Sidlow and Henschen). This right is expressed through a vote. This action constitutes the basis of any democracy around the world. There are different types of democracies around the world, but all of them are based in the belief that the people has the power. The U.S currently uses a representative democracy, and…

How the media influence gave rise to Donald Trump In this twenty first century, there is a new way of globalization, and it is the media. It has more power and influence over the people. The role of a media is very vital, especially, when it comes to political elections. The media plays a huge role when it comes to providing voters a platform about the political parties and their respective presidential candidates. From the Democratic parties we have Secretary of State,…

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…

With so much respect and honor, President Barack Obama is able to break down the gruesome event that helped this country grow and learn from “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Death and destruction is a topic which is not easy to handle or address while speaking in any situation. President Obama does an exemplary job showing how this horrible event helped change America and get us where we are today. While honoring those that did not plan to sacrifice their lives, he spoke with a purpose…

private email server and her husband’s infidelity. On the flip side, the Clinton camp also sought to exploit Trump’s penchant for speaking in a crass manner, citing the numerous occasions in which he said bombastic, incendiary and offensive remarks. The most direct application of The Art of War’s advice as it relates to using the enemy against oneself, comes from Clinton’s numerous advertisement which are comprised entirely of Donald Trump saying and behaving in a manner that may would find…