George W. Jenkins

" Abstract " Barack Hussein Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president, as well as the first born outside the contiguous United States. He was born on August 4 in 1961 in Honolulu, He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from University , he worked as a community organizer in…

In a video, called “Revenge of the tribes: How the American Empire could fall,” on the website BigThink, Amy Chua, a Yale professor, explains her view on democracy and how it relates to tribalism. Chua starts the discussion by giving an example of group blindness in America. In her example she quotes Woodrow Wilson. She states that he said, in one of his famous speeches, that groups don’t exist in America, as well as, if someone considers them to be a part of a group they are not American. She…

State of the Union Speech Introduction Donald Trump, is he really the president that he says he is? Has President Trump really accomplished all that he says he has? Will Donald Trump be able to stay true to his word of all that he will accomplish during his presidency? Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address was given on January 22, 2018. The State of the Union Address is an annual address that is written in our country’s constitution. In this year’s Address, Trump talked about many of…

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, and also the first Black American to live in the white house. Being the President you have a lot of influence in politics and in the media. In 2013 there has been a debate about the George Zimmerman’s verdict. Zimmerman had fatally shot a 17-year old Black American boy named Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s excuse about the shooting was because he felt threatened by the black teen. Being a black American himself, president Obama had to stand up…

In society today, the idea of interracial relationships is something we see regularly. In fact, former American President once said, ¨No one in America should every be afraid to walk down the street holding hands with the person they love¨ (2012). Although this quote is specifying in the United States of America, the general message applies internationally. However, throughout the play, the tone towards the interracial relationship between Othello and Desdemona was explicit. This is also able…

My name Asnawi Nurdin, and since 2005 I have been working in a local NGO-Forum Bangun Aceh (FBA) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. I write this short reflection as a victim of the tsunami in 2004, and as a post-disaster humanitarian worker. After more than 10 years, the magnitude of the disaster and the lessons learned from the human efforts is lasting memory for me and every Acehnese. My concern is that if a disaster of similar scale happens again, how ready are we as the "potential victims"? If you…

In times of troubles, humanity gets tested by their compassion and unity. Last August, parts of the United States as well as the Caribbean have been destroyed by three different hurricanes. The most powerful people like businessmen and the biggest celebrities unite not just to help those who were affected but also encouraged everyone to help out in any way they possibly can. This time, another hurricane just hit Puerto Rico, and some of the biggest celebrities did it again. Interesting Fact…

Abstract This case study examines the correlations between the cyber-attack on Sony and the release of the movie ‘The Interview,’ and the reaction of the American public. After the recent cyber-attacks on Sony, cyber warfare is becoming more recognizable as the new form of global terrorism. The problems of this case study involve the outrage of North Korea, the freedom of the American people, and the damage done to Sony as a business directly and indirectly. This case study begins to explain how…

In “Keeping the Dream Alive” by Jon Meacham, the audience for his article are Americans who are of the voting age or older. Meacham focuses more on the mature citizens of America because during the time of the article, it was 2012, the election year for a new president, “the choice for President comes at a time when specific ideas about relieving . . . the middle class . . . seem less important than the present and the future of the overall economy,” (Meacham). The people who are the most…

In Chris Matthews, Hardball, he describes political principles which are needed for a politician to get to the front. These ideas can be used by President Trump in order to gain greater support from US citizens and his fellow politicians. President Trump would become a more successful leader if he followed Matthew’s principles of acknowledging his problems, focusing on the desires of the people he governs, and forming strong alliances with other members of the government. In order to better…