Democratic Unionist Party

On September 11, 2001, the U.S. was impacted by a series of deadly terrorist attacks. That night, George W. Bush, the current president, addressed the people of America with a powerful speech, both unifying and empowering Americans, and warning terrorists. While he wasn’t a particularly popular politician prior to delivering his 9/11 speech, Bush gained a monumental number of followers afterwards. This speech, and the events leading up to it, was the perfect moment for Bush to step in and be…

Eva Du Period 1 A Brief History of High Stakes Testing and the No Child Left Behind Act In 1965 As a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, a domestic program that called for the federal government’s creation of new social welfare programs, Johnson implemented the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The main purpose of the ESEA was for the federal government to “supply aid for underprivileged children in schools in order to improve the performance of these students…

Chancellor Inauguration Speech From the book “The Education of a Lifetime,” Robert Khayat addressed the people of the University of Mississippi by giving an inauguration speech expressing why he makes the ideal perfect contender for the chancellorship. Khayat had a way with words that impressed many due to how intriguing his inauguration was, and the goals he had for bringing a more prestigious status to the university. It is very clear to identify pathos in his speech due to how he addressed…

When you first meet someone the first thing they are going to notice about you is how you look. According to a study done by the University of New Haven the biggest impression you make is with your hair. So, when it comes to running for president we can all agree you have to put out a good first impression, looks wise and personality wise. One of the candidates running for president this year is the infamous Donald Trump. There is much debate around who’s voting for or against him due to his…

to support them. The Jacksonians were keen on disillusioning the working class from gaining knowledge about the class interest and opposing their oppressors. The Jacksonian idea was marked by obtaining stability and "control by winning to the Democratic party 'the middling interest, and especially...the substantial yeomanry of the country' by 'prudent, judicious, well-considered reform'." In order words, the reform would not lead to much change. He wanted to use "the new politics of ambiguity"…

In Sandel’s “Liberalism and the Keynesian Revolution,” he argues that the New Deal betrays the republican tradition by now placing emphasis on economic rights in its support of the “Keynesian Revolution” therefore, more emphasis is placed on contemporary liberalism’s view that freedom depends on self-government with respect to individual choice and not on the republican tradition’s formative, virtuous citizens. For both Sandel and Fairfield, “postwar prosperity depended on building and economy…

The Answer is Donald Trump With presidential election year just around the corner in 2016 there are many discussions on who is running, who would make either a good president or be a bad choice for being president. Which means that it's the time of year for a lot of political advertising such as commercials, articles, and cartoons. In the this cartoon there is a figure of a large man that can be easily identified as Donald Trump in a suit who is running for president. His face expression…

It was a great, huge, and beautiful Tuesday morning in New York City. It was 79 degrees and perfect outside, believe me. The escalators in Trump Tower glistened like they had just been cleaned as he descended to his podium where was going to announce his candidacy for president. Ever since that day America has been different; bigotry has become the norm. In attempt to understand the mind of The Don, and analyze how he thinks, it would be appropriate to read the book The Art of the Deal. It was a…

Anyone can put anything on the internet. This is a general rule of thumb when researching any subject on online. An educated person would realize that it takes discernment to separate the good sources from the bad. I decided to look at and article written by Wayne Grudem titled “Why Voting for Trump is a Morally Good Choice”. Wayne Grudem states in his article that he is “a professor who has taught Christian ethics for 39 years”. This is an excellent source written by a professor who has…

The adoption of the policy No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001, with its standards-based reform, pressed school leaders to become more aware of the issues of educational disparities. One belief of NCLB was the intention that through the increase in high-stakes accountability demands, our public K-12 school institutions would be challenged to produce improved achievement results for all students (Fusarelli, 2004). The outcome of such an intention has been the now prominent discussion of the…