Bush v. Gore

In the American political system, opinion polls are an important way to measure the general public’s ideological beliefs and opinions on certain key issues. According to Patterson, a public opinion poll is, “a poll or survey in which a relatively few individuals are interviewed to estimate the opinions of a whole population” (2013). These types of polls are also used to see which candidate the American people prefer in presidential election years. This election cycle is no different, especially…

The Bush Doctrine was a major departure in American foreign policy because there was a radical change from national security strategies the U.S. foreign policy used before (i.e deterrence and containment). The Bush Doctrine dramatically changed the way the US act toward the rest of the world . The Bush Doctrine is known as various foreign policy principles of US created by president George W. Bush in the wake 9/11 attacks. The doctrine dictated that the US had the right to treat countries that…

Bush, 43rd President of the United States serves as an example of rule through love being futile. President Bush was elected in controversy. In a 5-4 decision by the United States Supreme Court, Bush was elected in 2000 while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than his opponent, Al Gore. Because of this, in the beginning of his presidency, Bush suffered from a low approval rating. But, after the September 11th tragedy…

A Great Change Not many events have as much of an effect as this event did. It’s the day, “ the earth stood still,” it’s the day everyone united, and it's the day everything changed. It is 9/11. A tragic day that changed everything, but most of all it gave us hope. On September 11, 2001 disaster struck our wonderful nation. What happened at 7:59 that day changed the way we look at everything. At 9:59 the south tower collapsed killing 600 workers and first responders but the ended total was out…

other person that was running was John McCain. Barack Obama is a democrat, and John McCain was a republican. Barack Obama had 365 electoral votes and John McCain had 173 electoral votes. Obama decreased the gas price as of what it was when George W. Bush was the president. After the first 4 years that Obama was president, he decided to run again. This time he was running against Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney wanted everyone to have an equal education, because he believed that education was…

Do you ever sit and wonder about what kind of characteristics you want in your president ? In this essay I will tell you about what kind of characteristics I want my president to have. When we choose a president not only should we look at their politics, but we should look at their characteristics. In my president, I want him/her to be brave, caring, and fair. Without these qualities, I don't see how any person can lead and direct the country. Bravery is my first characteristic. Being…

People are Good As a whole, I believe that people, at their core, are naturally moral and unselfish. Agreeing with Locke’s argument, humans are “social animals”, putting the health of the greater good over personal, selfish wants and desires. When humans see other humans in times of need and struggle, majority of us do something to help. It may be as simple as donating a dollar or the change from their wallet, but it is an effort to make someone's life better. Think about the destruction…

Mellisa Sherman Professor Morgan History 1302 May 1, 2016 Podcast 14 #1 Terry Gross, host of NPR, talks with James Reston Jr. who was recruited to help Journalist David Frost prepare for the series of interviews that David Frost would have with Former President Richard Nixon over a 24-hour time frame. Terry Gross explains that these interviews were broken down into four, 90-minute television programs, where for the first time 45 million Americans would hear Nixon discuss the events that brought…

insight behind it, my mind automatically goes to this year’s election. The campaign and their advertising drew deep into the other opponent. One in particular that stood out to me was Hillary Clinton’s ad about role models (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrX3Ql31URA). Children look up to the President of the United States—many kids say that when they grow up they want to be the president, because I mean who wouldn’t? This advertisement shows speeches that Donald Trump making fun of a disabled…

determined to find the guy that caused the 911 in the quote “Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush had targeted bin Laden during their presidencies, and both failed to either capture him or kill him. The failure to snare Bin Laden weighed most heavily, perhaps, on the Bush Administration, which occupied the White House during the 911 attacks, and the al Qaeda leader’s killed falls exactly eighty years to the day when Bush famously declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq.” Obama was the president…