Bill Snyder

Honduran journalist and television star Salvador Nasralla is poised to win the Honduran presidential elections. According to Marcos Ramiro Lobo, an officer in the Honduran electoral commission, Nasralla was ahead by a 5 point margin with 70% of the total votes cast already counted. The election officer said that the margin was too large for his rival, incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez, to overcome. Nasralla is a bonafide member of a left-right coalition called the Opposition Alliance…

During the American rapper, record producer and actor Ice Cube dropped by at Bloomberg, Ice Cube talked about the presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The rapper pointed out the resemblance of the GOP front runner to the "American dream." As stated by Billboard, Ice Cube said about Trump's appeal to Bloomberg, "Donald Trump is what Americans love. Donald Trump is what Americans aspire to be -- rich, powerful, do what you wanna do, say what you wanna say, be how you wanna be." "That’s kind of been…

Classical narrative structures are a central feature to any genre of hollywood produced movies, in which a story is beginning told to the audience through this media. However, it is quite seldom that spectators of the movies will be able to see the specfic result of the narrative, due to the structure base created by the director. These narratives are created to give an effortless approach to the audience, who are blind-sided by the no trace of the narrative structure. “Narrative process…

Last but not least, the persuasive technique of pathos relates to the emotional and sympathetic appeal. The emotional appeal is invoking sympathy from the audience, and thereby persuading an audience by appealing to their emotions. In law, pathos is developed by using evocative language, emotional tones and stories. By using powerful words and ideas, you can generate powerful emotions from your audience and pull them into a speech that resonates with them, making the speech just that much better…

We are Marshall(1970) is a story that narrates a tragedy in Huntington, West Virginia. Along with affecting the entire student body of Marshall University, it also affected the entire town of Huntington. Nate ruffin,the captain of the football team, shows great determination, leadership and loyalty. We first seen Nate showing determination, when he brought the entire town to gather around the building where the board members were deciding on either keeping or getting rid of the football program…

Michelle Obama is an American lawyer and writer who was First Lady of the United States. She has captivated audiences with her speeches. She has spoken about her experience as a black woman competing in a white field of academia, such as childhood obesity and gender equality, making a start in improving the life for women and children in America, which is one of the many reasons she is inspirational to many women in the last decade. Similarly, in October 2016 following the International Day of…

As more American women become prominent figures in the workplace, the forces working against them become all the more evident. The United States only offers twelve unpaid weeks of maternity leave for new mothers, the lowest federal policy of all developing nations. Even with pleas from the masses and prominent politicians, like President Barack Obama, the last change in federal policy was in 1993. It’s important to consider the factors-- sexism and the American imperialist ideal-- that block…

The case of The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a case that had been tried on the issue of crimes against humanity regarding to the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya under article 7 of Rome Statutes. The case was started when President Mwai Kibaki was being re-elected as president and led to series of protest, fight and demonstration. This is because it was likely that the opposite side candidate will win the election, but as President Mwai Kibaki used inhuman way to win the…

[Opening musical jingle: “Downtown” by Petula Clark - Fade out at the first 8 seconds of the song] ERIC KIM: Hey everybody, welcome to the Trending Issue podcast. This is Eric Kim and on this week’s episode, we’re examining the big issue of the day, which is the refugee crisis. Joining us is David Godsted, the executive director of the International Rescue Committee and expert on refugee resettlement, to discuss about a Kurdish boy, who became the most tragic symbol of the Mediterranean refugee…

All the King’s Men Reaction In the 1949 film, All the King’s Men, it depicts a story about the rise of a political monster named Willie Stark, a hick from Konoma County. He begins his political career running for local treasurer and is believed to be an honest man. The local politicians attempt to intimidate Stark and push him away from politics. After losing, Stark becomes an attorney and fights to do good in his county. At this point of the movie, Willie Stark is considered a considered…