George W. Bush

Stories that relate to social justice are in the news constantly, ranging from how different races are treated by law enforcement all the way up to decisions that are being made by our president. The principle of social justice indicates that all people that are in the same circumstances should be treated equal and people in different situations have the right to be treated differently (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). The article I found is about President Trump reversing the…

He provided the results of the given survey comparing the sleep and dream experience of 234 self-reported liberals (n= 134) and conservatives (n= 100). The survey had been given to the individuals between 2001 and 2004 during George W. Bush’s (republican/conservative) presidency (Bulkeley 2006). He compared these results with those collected from a previous survey gathered between 1996 and 2000, during Bill Clinton’s (democrat/liberal) presidency. Bulkeley recognized the limitations…

Methodological Critique The media has a tremendous influence on public opinion and how individuals perceive certain countries and political figures. News corporations are able to manipulate stories and control the messages their viewers are receiving. It is no wonder that countless studies have been conducted to determine how much influence the media exerts over its audience. Nicolas Isak Dragojlovic, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, decided to test the influence that…

The Mexico City Policy (MCP) is damaging for women and communities and will have consequences that reverberate around the world for years to come. The Mexico City Policy came to be known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), referring to the “gagging” of any abortion related talk (Gezinski, 2011, p.839) if an organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this…

George W. Bush, president during the terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, had to come forward and find solutions. Terrorism had essentially become the nation’s biggest enemy and terrorism itself was lying right around the corner planning to strike…

Bush received so much criticism after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. “Katrina showed how he is incompetent” (Dean), President Bush did not respond quickly or correctly towards Hurricane Katrina, which was the main reason for all of his criticism. It took him 6 days to report anything about New Orleans after flying over the damaged city. He stated that they were going to help but nobody saw anything improvement. Then after two weeks President Bush reported from New Orleans…

Why the No Child Left Behind Act Should be Reformed? On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Act. It was passed because “The [education] system was focused on itself, not on students” (Paige). However, the No Child Left Behind Act failed to make education better. If anything, it has made it worse. This is why the No Child Left Behind Act should be reformed. President Bush intended for the No Child Left Behind Act to change the culture of education by using…

The court system in our country was created under the influences from the Justinian Code, after the Roman Emperor Justinian I, Napoleonic Code, and the common law of Great Britain. Federal and States courts have separate political jurisdictions and procedures, nonetheless, both were established to solve conflicts. However, court systems are different than police departments, in that courts are in a hierarchy order. When a case is seen at a court, the loosing party can appeal to court with more…

Intro- 9/11 was a terrible day in American history. On this day, terrorists hijacked four planes, departing from the East coast. Two of these airplanes .America Hate-Around the time of 9/11, there was a lot of American hate. In 1998 Osama bin Laden made a fatwa which is a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority. In it he talks about the responsibility of all Muslim people, “The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies—civilians and military—is an individual duty…

the last plane crashed in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania because the passengers on the plane fought back against the terrorists who were hijacking it. By watching a documentary on George W. Bush about how he responded to 9/11 I was able to see that this event was crucial to America, and depending on how Bush reacted to the event, it would determine the outcome of the attacks. The attacks of 9/11 had a moderate effect on Karen, my interviewee. Meaning, she did not know anyone directly…