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made of those who do not fit in one of the many Trump’s out-groups. Some of these out-groups include ISIS, politicians, illegal immigrants, and minorities to name a few (Trump PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT). By using the slogan “make America great again” Donald Trump is able to have a starting point for the demagogue’s argument. The tagline embroidered on his hats creates a sense of identity for the group- a group made of great, American people. By specifically using a past tense verb it shows that…

have dominated the American media for the last 12 months with headlines supporting and slamming candidates on both sides of the political spectrum. The New Yorker published a piece by staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert titled “How Can Americans Trust Donald Trump” on November 3rd, a few days before the general election. The New Yorker is known for it’s left leaning bias with the majority of it’s readership residing in highly populated metropolitan areas. Readers of The New Yorker are expected to be…

A house divided against itself cannot stand, and America is currently divided. This is not to say as a country we have not always been divided politically ,but in the recent election the divisiveness has become glaring. People have stopped being friends with others, disowned relatives, boycotted businesses, and even gotten divorced over the anger they feel about opinions other people hold. The anger attached to this cycle is palpable and is the root of the problem. This cannot be blamed on one…

highly misinformed about the person they are voting for or against. According to research done in March 2016 by tracking firm mediaQuant: “Donald Trump received nearly 2 billion dollars’ worth in free media exposure this past year” (Calderone). The research found that Clinton has 746 million dollars in free coverage. To me, this information shows that candidate Donald Trump is scrutinized a lot more by the media than is Hillary Clinton. This is not surprising since most of the mainstream media…

I interviewed my father how he uses technology to inform his knowledge and feelings regarding world news and affairs. My father is a 63-year-old white male with an associate's degree. He was born and has spent the majority of his life living in the United States. A self identified independent, when probed he said his views align slightly more with the Democratic Party. He explained that he primarily uses the television and Internet on his computer to receive the world news. Often times he…

podcast was the idea of Donald Trump providing false information towards the public. Many believe that we have entered a post-truth era as Mr. Trump’s election shifts into an authoritarian leadership. The professor has mentioned that his leadership has shifted into an authoritarian leadership as he tries to manipulate the people by appealing to their emotions through propaganda. He tries to heighten fear and anger to help win votes rather than through rationality. Due to Donald Trump’s methods,…

In the “Fighting for Our Lives” article, I found the statement about the “boy who cried wolf” effect in our societal dialogue interesting. The author wrote that heated, warlike argument is so common that we are losing the ability to differentiate between debates over extremely important issues and over unimportant, and unnecessarily sensationalized issues. This reminded me of an article I read about the effects of sensationalization in news media. For example, CNN presents the news relatively…

family patriarch died. The will, which was written previously with the help of Donald Trump, gave every Trump child a share of the money. However, Fred Trump got a significantly less amount. Also around that time, Fred’s wife, Lisa, gave birth to a child with a mental illness, which requires more than $300,000 over the child’s lifetime for hospital visits, frequent check-ups, and more. Because of this, Fred accused Donald of excluding him from the will and sued Trump.…

Donald Trump came back from many bankruptcies. He also been very successful throughout his life. he is a child of a imagrant parent. He had good parent who became very successful. Donald trump had it made since he was a kid. He was raised in a wealthy home with four brothers and sisters. He is the fourth out of his parents children. When Donald Trump finished high school he borrow a million from his father to start his life. Donald Trump's father play a big influential part from when Trump chose…

This article from The New York Times describes Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States and the chain of events that led to his victory over other presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Early in the presidential campaign between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump the majority of the polls indicated that Hillary would secure the presidential title. However Hilary's inability to gain the country’s trust and her multiple email scandals vastly affected…