Cartwright, the unforeseen first female president of Midwestern State University, to the university’s top position. To overcome a variety of organizational obstacles, Dr. Dora Cartwright has decided to launch a ninety-day data collection initiative to help her prepare an effective…
levels of president’s public support” (Ragsdale 1984, 980). In addition, she maintains, “in making speeches, presidents are able to influence public opinion positively. Republican and Democratic presidents alike improve their popularity by addressing the nation” (Ragsdale 1984, 982). In his book Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership, Samuel Kernell argues that presidents do have the ability to influence public opinion, as long as they are able to persuade American citizens…
The movie “Wag the Dog” is an outrageous film about a fictitious Presidential Campaign, whose media staff creates a fake war with Albania, in order to get their candidate reelected as President. In their effort to create this war, the media team for the President has to break every single rule in the PRSA Code of Ethics. Although their strategies and tactics may not be the most preferable, some techniques used throughout the film can correlate with the outside world, and even the election cycle…
Our 45th president, Donald J. Trump, actively posts on Twitter. Likened to a tool, Twitter is the medium Trump utilizes to connect with the electorate, correct the record, and send out immediate opinions. Twitter is not a new player in the political arena—however, Trump’s frequent use of the platform is new, at least for politicians. His tweets have drawn much attention from the mainstream media and citizens alike, leading an accruement of approximately 25 million followers. Looking past…
Should I be fortunate enough to be elected President of the Student Government Association of Frederick High, responsibilities as President will be second to none. Section 1, Article 7 of the FHS Constitution states that the President shall retain a status of an ex-offico member of all committees within our Government. This is where I'll work to deliver to the student of FHS more fun activities such as pep rallies and dances. Obviously, a pep rally every week or even every month is quite an…
“I’m tired of this harassment Senator.” “I don’t know what you mean. Oh, I’m sure the audit and the freezing of all your government contracts will clear up very soon.” “Don’t bother.” “What is that supposed to mean?” “You’ll find out very soon.” “That sounds like a threat.” “You can take it any way you want. As far as I’m concerned this has gone well past the point of no return.” “Are you saying that you’re…?” “Did you ever ask your daughter how the two of…
Becoming Vice President can change your life! It changed mine. Everyone has had a defining moment in their life that shapes who they are. These major events often affect how people will view them for an extremely long time. When we think about people, we also associate with them their accomplishments, philosophies, and incidents. A major accomplishment that shaped who I am today was being elected Vice- President of the National Junior Honors Society (NJHS). Through this experience, I became the…
A president by definition is an individual that is the elected head of a republican state. All countries in this modern era have presidents, prime ministers, or leaders. Unfortunately, not all of them are fit or qualified for acting as a representative of their given republic. Through differentiation, we can determine what a “good” president is qualified. To be a good president one must have intuitive decisiveness and be extremely disciplined because of the wide range of issues they have to…
A president is truly affective when he is able to get his policy agenda through Congress. For him to do this, it is paramount that he has the support from the majority of the public. When a president is unpopular, members of Congress will have little incentive to pass his preferred legislation, since doing so will potentially have negative consequences (i.e. not winning reelection). It is also important that a president be a competent negotiator if he is to get his agenda passed. It would be…
persuasion is the key in succeeding as the President of the United States. However, presidential addresses and speeches do not always help the administration achieve its goals. Various presidents, such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Bill Clinton, invested in their presidential rhetoric by attempting to directly communicate and connect with the American people. However, a President’s power of persuasion is strong only within his own party. When a president intervenes on an issue that is already…