George W. Jenkins

The significance of President Obama’s proposal of closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center could not be more delayed from both a moral and justice standpoint. A case in point is that the infamous detention center continues negatively to be seen as an inhumane facility that violated the human rights and lack of due process for detainees. On January 22, 2009, President Obama’s proposal of closing the detention facility in one year showed the slightest of promises to say the least. For example,…

thanks God and respects his decision since he is the one “that gave and took” and he could have taken more than her house such as people’s lives. Today, the government even make biblical references to use in their speeches to connect to the public. George Washington stated, “It is impossible to rightly govern the world…

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…

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…

Are Our Children at Risk? The No Child Left behind Act is a bill that was passed by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. It is a revised law that was originally passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 that was named the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This law that was passed by President George W. Bush was designed to help improve student performance across America. President George W. Bush once said, “Clearly our children are our future, and too many of our neediest…

With the increase of modern technology, the affects media has on presidential elections has greatly increased. Television, social media, radio broadcasts and other forms of media are easily accessed by almost every American in the year 2015. After a great amount of research, it is has been concluded that media is biased and influences the decisions made by Americans when voting for the next president. However, even before the increase in modern technology, media has always been a contributing…

I have worked for the Democratic party in Wisconsin. I have divided my ten hours in three different dates. The first time was on the 18th of September, when I did canvassing. I went with a more experienced member of the volunteers, which was nice. It was my first time and it made me more comfortable not being alone because I simply did not know what to say and I am also not that comfortable talking to people. So that was definitely good for me. He picked me up and we went there together. First…

corporate puppets are hungry for war. As such, many people assume that a Republican president will likely lead the United States into war, while Democrats will reduce military spending and usage. Two recent examples one can look at are former President George W.…

The political process goes through changes with time and is associated with an election that is usually the interplay between voters and political leaders in addition to endogenous and exogenous factors. The political conditions and the stability of systems depend largely on the factors earlier mentioned. By gaining an insight of the changes that take place in the political systems, governments can understand the potential effects of elections. A government can make adjustments on its strategies…

Friday night, 4:59 p.m., I sat at my laptop, refreshing the page until the results were posted. At 5:00 p.m., I nervously scrolled until the page displayed ‘Freshman Class President’. Taking a deep breath, I squinted one eye and read what was underneath: Jackson Winn 2013-2014 Freshman President. I stared at the screen, tears fighting to emerge from behind my eyes, thinking it was the end of the world. Little did I know, this would be the first of my many battles in the election process. I…