Nomination

There are two main phases of a presidential election: the primary process, and the general election. The primary process is when each political party selects a candidate to represent the party in the general election. The general election is when candidates from multiple parties compete against each other to become president. Although there are multiple parties, we will only be discussing how the process is for Republicans and Democrats because while a few smaller parties are sometimes able to…

The Jo Freedman article gives an overview of the history of women running for president. In an election year that for the first time in history a woman has received the nomination for a major party, it is important to study the women who predate Hillary Clinton. Freedman discusses that the first women who ran for president used it as a platform for discussion of issues that they felt personally about. When reading the rest of Freedman over view it reveals that women for the majority were doing…

Growing up Phillip Hoose lived in South Bend, Indiana for most of his childhood. In South Bend he attended Indiana University. Phillip Hoose was a graduate of the Yale School of forestry & Environmental Studies. Before he started writing books he was dedicated to preserving plants and and wildlife. After he had two daughters one of them named Ruby and the other named Hannah. Hannah and Ruby inspired Phillip Hoose to start writing children's books so that he could keep up with them. Hannah even…

During this year ceremony of Oscars Chris Rocky, who was leading the gala, said, “It`s the 88th Academy Award which means this whole black no nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times.” Like the American cult the American cinema changed its portrayal treatment of persons of color. However, racism has not been fully eradicated. One of the areas where it is clearly seen is the Oscars. Chris Rock`s words raised a controversy in the media as it is not a new but still unresolved problem…

The U. S. Constitution has an important feature and that is its provision for a system of checks and balances. In this system the branches are created and power is shared between them. The power of one branch can be challenged by another so that one branch cannot become too powerful. This is what a checks and balances system is all about. The U.S. Constitution created three branches as a part of our United States government. First is the Legislative Branch, which makes the law. The…

Home State of Ohio John Kasich has finally won a state, his own home state of Ohio. “The campaign goes on,” Kasich told a boisterous crowd at his victory rally in Berea, Ohio. “We are going to go all the way to Cleveland and secure the Republican nomination.” “There is three of us left, Kasich said moments after Rubio announced he was dropping out but paid tribute to his former rival. “I want this crowd here tonight to give a great response to a very, very great, talented and fine United…

has written more than 30 plays and almost the same amount of movie screenplays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer. He begin writing his own plays in 1961. During the 1960’s to 1980’s he wrote original playwrights and screenplays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to dramatic comedy. He has received 17 Tony nominations and won 3. In one season he had four successful plays on Broadway at the same time. In 1983 he became the only living…

by William McKinley to become president. Bryan also lost his bids to become president in 1900 and 1908, using the years in between to run a newspaper and serve as a public speaker. In 1912 he helped Woodrow Wilson secure a Democratic presidential nomination, which Bryan then served…

Cruz. I do not believe Mr. Kasich remaining in the race at this point will be beneficial in the Republican Party’s efforts to thwart Donald Trump. Albeit, I can understand Mr. Kasich not wanting to just hand the nomination to Sen. Cruz when he feels he is the better candidate to defeat Donald J Trump. Mr. Kasich, may in fact, be the better man for the presidency; but does that mean that American voters are knowledgeable enough with Kasich’s viewpoints and ideologies…

The purpose of this essay is to observe the differences between news reports on Malala Yousafzai from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the NZ Herald. In recognising the differences between these two articles it raises the question of what truth in journalism is. This essay will analyse the quotes that are used and the titles of the articles to show how certain factors alter the perception of a person. The news reports that have been chosen are found online and have been published around…