Barbara Bush

Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy were both candidates and presidents at incredibly pivotal time periods in history. As such they faced a wide range of rhetorical obstacles during their candidacy and time as presidents. A rhetorical obstacle is some outside force that can limit a rhetors’ main purpose or goal. A shared obstacle faced by both candidates was that of identity. Identity becomes an obstacle when a rhetors’ audience does not share “common goals/background, beliefs, values, etc.” (1)…

people and the world, which lead to people in other countries having a different outlook on the U.S.A. Although political scientists say he only was the Secretary of State for President Bush’s first term, because Powell got into diplomatic fights with Bush and his cabinet on how to interact with other countries. Historians honored…

What’s a better reason for president George W. Bush to declare war on Iraq in 2003 then for security and oil? Saddam Hussein the leader of Iraq at the time was believed by many states to have possessed weapons of mass destructions (WMDs). Next is oil and according to the Iraq War PowerPoint, “We demand…

Who will people vote into the oval office this November? Clinton or Sanders? Trump, or Cruz? Some say Hillary Clinton is “the best hope for the survival of true democracy in America and bulwark against further corporate oligarchy,” (Charbonneau) but “not only will a sizable percentage of Democrats refuse to vote for Clinton, but 57% of Americans find Clinton to be "not honest and trustworthy’” (Stableford). The reason everyone is in a debate about this woman is because Hillary Clinton is…

“Jus ad bellum” is Latin for the “right to war.” There were many significant and varied perspectives about the United States’ “right to war” in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Several groups of people agreed with the pending start of the Iraq war, while many others opposed the imminent invasion. These groups of people strongly demonstrated their standings on the issue. France and Germany, known allies of the United States, were outwardly opposed to the invasion. Other countries, such as England…

How lightly do you take the loss of three thousand innocent lives? Many people believe that 9/11 was the beginning of the War on terror, which could be justified as true, however, many tensions had lead to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the beginning of the war on terror. Most are aware of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and likeminded groups and their associations with terrorism and their attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City, New York, USA. Since 1996 the Taliban had governmental…

ANALYZING POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS The opinion of a leader is often taken into consideration when making choices, people follow the commands of a person with power. The president of the United States is an influential and powerful person. Obama is the current president of the U.S.; his opinion is greatly considered in debates that potentially make a significant impact throughout the nation. Obama can speak his mind towards a person and the people that support him will most likely inclined to…

Liberty, equality, and democracy are considered to be the core values of our American political culture and most Americans agree that they are fundamental ideals, which the government should respect as well as emphasize in their policies. However, our political parties often prioritize these core values differently through various interpretations depending on each of their political ideology. Throughout our American history, there has always been two major parties in our two-party system that…

The 2016 election has been one of the most discussed events in American history. Both parties began preparation for the presidential election, about two years before the actual election. Before the final primary election there were four leading candidates, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz for the Republican Party and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party. These four candidates were very different than any of the candidates of previous elections. Bernie Sanders, who was running…

Fiasco does many things, but it also misses many marks—important marks. Done well is the characterization of the decision as ill-informed. It also berates conflict, and for good reasons. We know, however; that it is markedly easy to levy criticisms in light of knowledge attained since. More difficult is showing how, in the context of the time that better decisions might have been made. It isn’t appropriate for critiques to be levied against someone for disregarding the correct advice without…