Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

President Bush entered office in 2001 tasked with continuing the articulation of Reagan conservatism, an effort begun by his father before him. An orthodox innovator, George W. Bush was tasked with perpetuating the principles of Reagan under different and extraordinary circumstances (Montagne, 2005). Conceived in the wake of arguably the biggest tragedy in American history, Bush wielded expanded executive power and thus possessed and an exceptional opportunity to increase the relevancy of the…

place to keep that one man, (like our President), from becoming that dictator we all fear. Unfortunately, since 9/11 we have handed over more and more absolute power to our government, and in some cases, especially to the President. All of our “freedoms” that we so cherish, are one by one being stripped away, all under the guise of terrorism. I do not deny that we are…

The evening of July 20, 2015 was an historic moment to put in the books. Citizens of the U.S. and Cuba watched as Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was raised Monday at the country’s embassy in Washington. Bruno Rodriguez who is the Cuban Foreign Minister was in charge of the flag-raising ceremony that was taking place because full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the United States were restored thanks to the agreement of U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. There…

The media today is cluttered with negative images of African American males. I believe that something needed to be done about it. The media has such a huge impact on today’s society. Things that you see and hear in the media are affecting good people in a very bad and harmful way. I believe that the media doesn’t see the harmful stigmas that it is placing on a whole group of people and the consequences that it has for them. This is very disheartening because it is keeping racial stereotypes and…

states, and in 2011, that number rose to 1,018 (Potok).The United States is known as a melting point composed of a variety of cultures, ethnicities, races, religons,and beliefs,fusing together as a harmonious whole. Although Americans possess the freedoms of self-expression and equality for all, prejudice still exists as a relevant conflict within society. Instead of the harmonious blending of cultures, there is a racial hierarchy based on the superiority of one group of people over another.…

Clayton C. Mamele 4889-8901 “Presidential Character: Barack Hussein Obama” In this paper I will attempt to define the characteristics of President Barack Obama using James David Barber’s approach and then show how these characteristics affected the performance of his administration. By examining President Obama’s character, worldview, and style, I will argue that he would fall under the Active-Negative classification according to Barber. Similar to the presidencies of Lyndon Johnson and…

The Enlightenment shined a ray of hope on the dark ages and provided the foundation and ideals that modern-day society is built upon. A recent political event analogues to the Enlightenment was the election Barack Obama and the hope he gave in 2008. The Enlightenment and the Presidency of Barack Obama have allowed mankind to progress and improve but are mischaracterized as failures for not reaching their potential. This period promised to put an end to society’s ills through logical thought. In…

Public speaking is commonly feared by people in our society today. Individuals need to have a good understanding of the different ways in which people communicate and interact with each other. Public speakers have to be very good listeners, have adequate preparation, and be very confident in order to become an effective public speaker. President Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in 2008. Obama is a great example of an effective public speaker because his presentation…

Throughout the 19th century the American economy proceeded to go through an expansive change, from what was once a colonial country to an industrialized one. And during those years the number of immigrants that came in were staggering, with many push factors from around the world, such as the Potato Famine and pull factors like the fabled American Dream, people of all countries saw America as a gateway to success and a better living. However, the quality of work in the mills and factories were…

Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War would prove to be a challenging endeavor for the United States having to literally re-create an entire portion of the nation. This couldn’t be any closer to the truth in the case of New Orleans, where political reform and overhaul of its past principles, was a change that would come slowly and with a lot of time. One incident during the Reconstruction period that helps underline how hard these changes would be to achieve was the kidnapping of…