Joe Biden

It is the world’s worst kept secret - politicians want to get reelected. To accomplish this goal, they will have to convince their constituents that they deserve it. They may face the misfortune of being in a state where their party is not favored - perhaps they won the seat to begin with because their opponent was simply unacceptable, even though the state identifies with the ideology of their opponent’s party. In these kinds of situations, the candidate’s charasma and good will may go a long…

Book review: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander In the book, the New Jim Crow, Alexander Michelle gives a descriptive information of how the American government is set up to put down the Black community. She argues that the current system is just a successor of the other past system of slavery. For each chapter, the author makes detailed explanations of her points. With subtitles, she is able to touch on every component within her topics. She gradually divides the issues and systematically…

song. Being an incredible break for him, that debut lasted twenty-two years. For his strong Republican beliefs, he was banned from continuing the Monday Night Football theme song. He was said to have compared Obama to Hitler, and Obama along with Joe Biden, to two-thirds of the three stooges. Later, he went on to win four straight Emmy awards, a BMI award, and in 1991, he was entered in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Of course, he was nominated for many other awards. These achievements,…

From the time that the federal minimum wage was enacted, through this very day, the federal minimum wage amount has been a topic of discussion of increase, decrease and elimination altogether. Although, it seems very hard to get any legislation passed and signed these days, states and the federal government has been passing it, so quickly, they are skipping a vote for it. Simply moving to an unprecedented, approximate, double the current minimum wage just to grease a few squeaky wheels that are…

What Amendment did you choose for your topic? Include the number and the text. The 2nd Amendment, The Right to Bear Arms MLA citation for the Bill of Rights (official government site): "The Bill of Rights: A Transcription." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2017 Key Use: What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source. The definition of the right: A well regulated…

president has given Congress many resources and new ideas on gun legislation, but it’s very disappointing to see a significant lack of interest by this division of our federal government. Marking the third year anniversary of the tragedy vice president Joe Biden stated in a tweet: “Since that nightmare, an estimated 555 children have been killed by guns in America. It is shameful that Congress hasn 't acted” (CBSNEWS). Every major government official is on board, this issue turns into a waiting…

Title: Barack Obama (early life, presidency, etc) Here is my project on President Barack Obama. I found this really interesting because he is a historical figure who changed the US with simply his presence in office. Obama being in office was significant because he was the first black president of the United States. Included is Obama’s early life and presidency. Obama is a great representation of the struggles of an African American male living in America. He wrote a book, (Dreams From My…

The U.S government has three branches, the legislative, executive, and judicial. All three branches have their own powers and responsibilities. Each branch has to work with each other to make sure that the peoples’ rights are protected and the government is functional. The House and Senate make up the legislative branch and together they make up the Congress. The legislative branch creates all laws, controls foreign commerce and interstate, taxing and spending policies, and declares war. The…

the need to rely on weapons as a way out of conflicts. Though is violence really the answer? School safety regulations are quickly turning towards a different route and action needs to be taken to avoid jeopardizing the entire school system. As Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States of America had said, “The last thing we need to do is arm teachers.” Schools arming educators with weapons will require much money, leave a tremendously, unnecessary responsibility on…

series of failed cold war era elections in which members of their party were attacked for being “insufficiently hawkish.” Instead, Mann suggests, the younger Obamians tended to worry about “2002 syndrome” when leading Democrats like John Kerry, Joe Biden, and Hilary Clinton voted in favor or President Bush’s request for authorization for the use of force in…