George W. Jenkins

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015. This act rewrites the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replaces the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The new act will allow states flexibility to meet the needs of their schools and students. No longer will there be a one size fits all policy. This topic is important and will impact the state, district and local communities, teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders will be able to…

My artifact is a speech given by the rhetoric, Donald Trump, president elect of the United States. At the time this artifact was produced, Trump was still running for office against Hilary Clinton and was not yet elected for president. On June 22, 2016, Donald Trump decided to do an “Anti-Hilary” speech. This speech was to conclude that Hilary Clinton cannot be the next president of The United States simply because she was not fit. His goal is to persuade the target audience to not vote for…

The 2016 presidential election has been full of issues that both democratic or republic nominee have discussed and proposed ideas to. One major issue that has been the topic of every election and current discussion, is whether or not Planned Parenthood should be funded. Planned Parenthood is a health center network that provides a wide range of care, such as prevention of pregnancy through contraception, reduction of the spread of sexually transmitted infections, and screening for cervical and…

What is more powerful than an atomic bomb, more influential than money, and can build or destroy a career or reputation in seconds? Information. What people hear and see, how they work, and what they think can all be influenced by information and how it is received. There are two ways that the media/press distributes information, through top-down and bottom-up models. Top-down models give the benefit to a select group of highly talented and qualified journalists to vet news coverage to all,…

Bright, dramatic, and to the point, Meet the Press is meant to touch on important political happenings in a balanced perspective; it instead falls short. Meet the Press gives the idea it is offering a fair platform to the presidential candidates by inviting individuals to debate and discuss. Unfortunately the topics chosen were one sided and there was an extreme neglect to remotely include third party presidential candidates. Also the inclusion of Saturday Night Live’s skits before each…

In the first place, Hillary Diane Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She was born in the middle of the twentieth century, an epoch of great changes and prosperity. This woman is a well-known public figure, whose popularity is attributed to the active participation in the Democratic Party. In general, people admire her determination, genuineness, simplicity, and perseverance. Moreover, Hillary Clinton is a fascinating woman in politics today (Shambaugh, 2010). Likewise,…

Political Rhetoric The 2016 presidential election is in less than ten days away and everyone seems to have a problem with democrat candidate Hillary Clinton and republican candidate Donald Trump. These two presidential candidates have spoken to their people about the making our economy great, working together, and making America great again. Even though, these candidates are speaking from their heart the many things they promise can be false and even be persuaded. Hillary Clinton, whose husband…

Two Republican candidates vying for Marco Rubio 's Senate seat said that though college tuition is too expensive, Sen. Bernie Sanders plans for tuition-free college don 't add up. “As much as I respect Mr. Sanders … I think if he’s going to offer free tuition, something is wrong with that idea,” said Senate candidate Dwight Young, a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy. “I don’t see where we are going to get the money to afford it.” The University of Central Florida College Republicans invited…

understanding of democracy upon foreign nations by brute force, coups, and diplomacy. American foreign involvement historically has been ineffective and has lead to unforeseen consequences such as power vacuums, chronic instability, and Collateral damage. George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and subsequent fall of Saddam caused a power vacuum. The fall of Saddam and America getting rid of the Iraqi armed forces lead to there being no centralized entity to…

Everyone remembers the feeling we felt that morning of September 11th 2001, when we found out that our great country had been attacked. Most felt grief, anger, and some were fearful of not knowing what was going to happen next. Like United States always does, it pulled itself together uniting and helping out everyone in need. Once we were back on our feet it was time for Justice to be handed out by the hands of Americans. The highlighted causes leading up to the war in Iraq that will be…