Oval Office

Judicial restraint; what is it, or better yet, who is it? Judicial restraint is a judicial theory in which the judge does not administer his or her own political preferences onto the ruling of any certain case. One key characteristic of a judge who adheres to this judicial theory is the hesitancy to strike down laws, because judicial restrainers do not see themselves as being able to make law from the bench. Other major corresponding characteristics and ideologies judicial restrainers frequently…

the nobility’s. Were grouped due to their six or more sides. The more the shape was to a circle the higher class there were in. The movie dose a good job conveying this society rule. In the movie the circles were in charge. While the squares were office workers and the triangles were either solders or factor workers. You see this when Aruther square is taking his granddaughter to school and we see an overview of the city seeing triangles grouped together in a factory looking place. Another great…

to the mood, texture, color and feel of how I imagined the play was based on what the author wrote. The play takes place in a Norwegian Town. There are a few different rooms in which the scenes take place; Dr. Stockmann’s living room, the Editorial office of the People’s Daily Messenger, a room in Captain Horster’s House, and various rooms of the Stockmann’s household, each…

In life everybody around us take risks and use tactics, such as persuasion, to get what they want. Examples are right in front of our eyes; they are in places such as political campaigns, books, conversations, school, and many more. Animal Farm is an allegory, satire, and fable. This novel shows how the leaders during Russian Revolution use persuasion to convince their citizens to believe in them. This essay will be comparing Animal Farm to President Trump’s campaign speeches. The purpose of…

On April 10, 2017, New Yorker magazine published a water color and black ink cartoon style painting entitled “Broken Windows” by cartoonist Barry Blitt on its cover. (Mouly, 2017) It is a multi-dimensional caricature with the back side of President Donald Trump in the foreground as he hits golf balls towards the White House which sits as a target in the background. The New Yorker, a magazine that has been in circulation since 1925 is published by Conde Nast and although geared to New Yorkers…

A Trip of a Lifetime A young, innocent eighth-grade girl, ready to capture and cherish many memories in her life, travels to an unfamiliar place. Speculation as to if she would take this seven-hour trip to a place she has never been occupies her mind. The Nation’s Capital, a place where people dream of going, is patiently waiting for a group of students to explore. I confess; I am quite frightened by the thoughts of leaving my home and family for a week. The busy streets, loud cars, and rushing…

Many immigrants have no choice but to uproot their entire lives on the small piece of hope that in America, the land of opportunity, life will be better. Ana’s story echoes this, her mother decided to make the difficult trip to America with her baby for their family to be whole again. The reason being that in Mexico they were facing such extreme poverty Ana’s parents couldn’t even afford to marry much less support a family, so off to America her father went. Once there, like many immigrants, he…

On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the first President to resign from his position. He was facing impeachment and criminal trial for the Watergate Scandal. With no where to turn and his options run out, Nixon gave his last speech as President, where he resigned and apologized to the nation. Nixon’s resignation speech does not meet the expectations of a fitting response, as defined by Lloyd Bitzer, for the rhetorical situation he was in following the Watergate scandal. Nixon…

It’s the holiday season. A time full of joy, music, post-cookie guilt, and uncomfortable family gatherings. In 2016, the strategy to simply avoid all political talk at the dinner table was effective. But increasingly over the last 10 years, it’s been impossible to ignore the impact of United States President Donald Trump. This week, we’re opening a time capsule here at The Source Magazine—an examination of Donald Trump’s rise to one of the most coveted positions in global politics. In 2015, when…

Clinton was elected, foreign policy was not something that he was expecting to be employing. Frankly, it was not something that he was at all prepared to do. On inauguration day, he was 46 years old, making him the third-youngest person to hold the oval office. His prior political experience was time as a governor and as the Attorney General for the state. The United States has just finished the Gulf War. He was elected on campaign promises that focused on fixing domestic issues. Despite his…