“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.” - Michelle Obama. The quote connects to the novel Purple Hibiscus by the main character, Kambili, who uses adversity to elicit talents. In the novel Purple Hibiscus, Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie writes about a young girl named Kambili who lives with a religious and strict family and starts to find herself by visiting her…
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1. The Era of ‘The Bitch’ is Coming by Michelle Cottle In this article, Cottle argues that a Clinton win will lead to a misogynistic backlash. She points out that people often resent cultural change and can act out as a result of this resentment. The behavior of Trump supporters at his rallies and on social media are examples of what might be to come. Farida Jalalzai, a political scientist from Oklahoma State University believes the sexism will become greater when she gains more power because…
response is when the President states, “how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love.” Republicans are conservative and thus, most refused to cheer for this, unlike the Democrats. How is the President’s presentation? President Obama seems to be cool and collected throughout the whole address. He does not seem to be nervous or scared about what he is addressing, as shown by his body language. His body language emphasizes the President’s experiences, especially when it…
Rhetorical Analysis The first night of the Democratic National Convention had a lively start with many passionate speeches in regards to the direction of this country. Speakers like Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren appeared. Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator, gave a speech with a hint of worry and urgency regarding the future of this great nation. It was clear in Warren’s speech, she aimed to show Donald Trump’s faults along with painting Hillary Clinton as the ultimate…
defaces her accomplishments, much like a hero’s past barrs her future. Likewise, Donald Trump’s female predator status and narcissism represents him as unfavorable and beastly. However, Eugene Robinson, a democratic columnist, sees Clinton through Michelle Obama’s famous words, “when they go low, we go high.” As Trump’s scandals reveal themselves, Clinton’s rating increases. But rather than focusing on Trump’s scandals, Robinson focuses on the trials and rewards of if Clinton wins the…
With a ferocious intensity and unwilting determination both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head in a series of catastrophic arguments over which candidate would make America a better country. During the debate, the atmosphere was tense and the audience held no trace of humor, but instead very serious questions that the audience thought were relevant to determining which candidate that they should vote for. Throughout the centuries, American citizens have relied on the presidential…
If it is true that tragedies come in threes, then the death of American democracy is surely inevitable. The trio is affecting this nation is evangelical, paternalistic and sentimental nihilism; a toxic combination of institutionalized practices and behaviors that perpetuate systemic racism and imperialism. The threads of nihilism were woven into the fabric of America since the values of the nation were conceived in the Constitution. The architects of this paramount document set a precedence for…
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Organizing For Action). Before obtaining a political career, Barack Obama was a teacher and a civil-rights lawyer. In 1996, Barack Obama was elected into the Illinois State Senate and served for seven years, from 1997 to 2004. In 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Obama made history, as he was the first African American president to be elected. In 2012, President Obama beat his…
parties. b. What is their impression of the state of the union? They response was that Obama spoke eloquent words but had no action to back up what we is saying. c. Accomplishments (who gets the credit)? The accomplishments are given to the Republicans as they said that they will bring about new policies which would benefit us all. They also stated that they will not speak empty words as Nikki Haley says Obama…