George H. W. Bush

Summary of Privacy by Chuck McCutcheon a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. The controlling idea of the article is centralized around the invasion of privacy committed by the government, big corporations and hackers. The author uses the following statements to support his controlling idea. The author talks about the access government has to data, McCutcheon (2014) said: In leaks to The Washington Post and The Guardian newspaper in Britain, Snowden revealed that the NSA was…

Cartoon Analysis This cartoon depicts the Alabama Senate election. Roy Moore was a candidate in this election, and he is displayed as an evil person surrounded by fire and lightning. This is referencing the sexual misconduct allegations against Moore and his ultra-conservative beliefs (e.g. homosexual conduct should be illegal and Muslims should not be allowed to serve in the Senate). Moore is shown at the bottom of a slippery slope and next to a sign saying, “alt-right”, which is a white…

In 1988, Republican George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis were engaged in a political campaign for Presidency. In the two ads I selected the tied into a certain political debate. Each ad could be categorized as a documentary because they relate back to a factual event. The Republican ad entitled, "Credibility," is a very serious tone and is set out to make Dukakis look very unprofessional. The demeanor they present him as makes him look foolish and laughable. While the language isn't…

Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. This act was passed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the world trade center. It was an act of congress that passed six weeks after on October 26, 2001. This was signed into law by George W. Bush. The Patriot Act was passed almost unanimously by the senate with a vote of 98 to 1 and it passed in the house 357 to 66. The purpose of this act was to deter and punish any acts of terrorism around the world and to improve law…

The Patriot Act can sound scary. This idea that this big monitering, force, knows everything about you, and can access all of your information at the click of a button. Thats a power that can be easily abused. But has it been? Has it hurt anyone? If anyone has been hurt by this act its the terrorists that are coinsiding to help destroy this country. If anyone has been hurt, its the criminals and vandals that run rampant in this country. If anyone has been hurt, it is most certainly not, the…

of government intervention for social services and business. Ideally, once corporation or business prospers, economic growth with be passed down the everyday person (Martinez &Garcia, n.d.). There are pros and cons in regards to neoliberalism. George W. Bush talks about the positivity that is attained through free trade, free markets, and neoliberalism. The 2008 video clip of a live broadcast from Fox News, mentioned people will economically prosper. This economic incentive gives people the…

The founding fathers of the United States never intended for the nation to be dominated by two political parties. However, over the years, the nation has become a modern two-party system, where the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated American politics. Initially, the views and issues of the Republican Party was originally the same views shared by the early democratic party. The early Democratic Party possessed conservative ideologies which opposed expansion of federal power,…

President Barrack Obama was voted into office in 2008 and reelected in 2012. Coming into office President Obama made a lot of promises and gave hope to many Americans who were suffering during the time of President Bush. Through both of his terms he tried his hardest to keep all of the promises he made. He implemented laws and policies to help relieve people in the workforce of their long work hours through Obama care and he tried to raise the government budget by making a health care reform.…

Antonin Scalia was a very respected leader in his line of work. He was known as a conservative Republican who shared his transformative theories, writing, his unique personality and opinions. Scalia was known as an originalist and a believer in the living constitution. Scalia’s brilliant views made him the leader of the conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades on the supreme court. Antonin Gregory Scalia was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, as the…

We begin with Gabriel Trip’s, "Kasich Defiant as G.O.P. Presses Him to Quit Race to Thwart Trump." This article tells us of Republicans hopes for Kasich to drop out of the race and back Sen. Ted Cruz. It is believed by Republicans that Sen. Cruz has a better chance at beating Donald Trump in the presidential race than Kasich does. However, Kasich has refused to pull himself from the race stating “[…] he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump.” (Paragraph 2) This argument…