2008

The road to the future is always saturated in a dense fog, refusing one the ability to see, for the most part, what is to come next. Art has been used for several centuries as a means to bring optimism and even pessimism to the individual about the nearby future through communicative messages about the here-and-now or the there-and-after. These messages help shape the form of a civilization, whether be restricted by a religious, traditional practice or by a series of laws—and quite often times,…

things in history, from Hurricane Katrina, to numerous terrorist attacks, police brutality, and the election of the first black president of the united states. With that being said, the book “Big Girls Don’t Cry” focuses on the presidential election of 2008 and the roles that numerous women played in it. These women were left with the dilemmas of following tradition in all they did. The women in media were very vital for the coverage of this election . Black women were left with whether they…

makers attempt to fulfill a wide range of interests. As a result of the increase in interest groups, the American government has suffered due to all the different interests at play trying to get a say. This growing problem was a key issue during the 2008 presidential campaign and specifically within Obama’s administration. Obama has had to deal with interest groups all…

The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign in the United States was notably distinct, with a woman, a democratic socialist, and a billionaire businessman making waves within their parties. With that, social media played an important role in the transmission of information and candidates’ core messages. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump used social media to their advantage, though very differently. This essay argues that the importance of social media in order to transmit political messages is…

The 2008 financial crisis is considered to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression in 1930. Witnessing the turmoil it followed, sparked an interest within me in the power of money. As I started to mature, I realized that knowledgeable individuals who understand the monetary and banking systems are capable of taking huge financial decisions, whether at the governmental level or a private business. I aspired to be such an individual. Such enthusiasm in me provoked me to have my…

This power has been realized recently, especially by President Obama, but we have yet to truly see it reach its full potential. Hip-hop has been around since about the early 1970s, but never had it realized its potential to effect politics until the 2008 presidential election. The starting point of this realization was during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This was during a time that many young, especially African-American, people were already tired of President Bush in office and it showed in…

During Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign he addressed a live audience in New Hampshire. His ‘Yes We Can’ speech was acknowledged as a rhetorical masterpiece and one of the greatest political presentations. Obama used a variety of verbal and nonverbal techniques to persuade voters that he could guide a positive and enduring change. Verbal techniques such as repetition, anaphora, pronouns and the rule of threes aided his portrayal of a prospering America under his leadership. Nonverbal…

In the following text, I will analyze Hillary Clinton acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this July. Her speech was anti climatic: she used prior speakers such as First Lady Michele Obama, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton and Cory Booker to build her report. I’ll begin with the first part of her speech, recognizing Bill Clinton and the love and support he had given her, which are front and center at the convention and had major…

The public education in the United States has become one of the largest and most magnetic changing quality control problems in our modern community of people. One of the biggest problems is a lack of money available for public education in the United States. Education is an issue that touches everyone’s lives in one way or another. Whether you are a parent, student, teacher, taxpayer, or employee, the effects of education on humankind can be seen every day. For this reason, public schools are a…

Evaluation. The second function of ideologies is to supply standards for evaluating social conditions. There is a difference, after all, between explaining why certain things are happening and deciding whether those things are good or bad. Orientation. An ideology supplies its adherent with an orientation and a sense of identity of who he or she is, the group (race, nation, sex, and so on) to which he or she belongs, and how he or she is related to the rest of the world. Political Programmatic…