The American President

running – at that time – for the presidency of the United States. During the period of time – and after – the president election of 1980, some democrats came to be recognized as “Reagan Democrats.” Democrats gave millions of pivotal suffrages to the Republican candidate. The charming and captivating – first – governor of California was victorious over Carter. With all the issues President Jimmy Carter encountered during the year of 1980, it was slightly amazement that he was hard overwhelmed…

justification of the cruelties at My Lai. While the direct orders for the search and destroy came from those higher in the chain of command than Calley, his characterization as a poor leader allowed for the American public to believe he was solely responsible. The predetermined image of Calley caused the American public to support…

Trump’s Inauguration Speech of January 20, 2017, is a confliction of assorted topics. Critics have described President Trump’s speech as being populist, aggressive, and dark, in contrast to former President Obama’s, January 20, 2009 inauguration speech that was the most anticipated speech in American history. It was longed for numerous reasons. One being change, and a black president in the White House. The other was for his inspiring words of hope and unity. People declare Mr. Trump as a…

a tremendous event in the United States, and it is a substantially long process. It takes months for candidates to prove why they should be president with their campaign. When people vote at churches or schools or other public areas, these votes rarely matter. These votes influence the electoral college, which are the real votes that decide the next President. The electoral college is a voting system where a group of people from each state cast their votes for the whole state based on popular…

has called the nominating process “a rigged, disgusting, dirty system.” Trump’s statement accurately describes the process as presented in House of Cards. This concept of a consistent practice of corruption in American politics is mirrored in the society of House of Cards. In the American culture it manifests itself as the public’s fear of corruption in the bureaucracies. One author, Ruth Miller, goes as far as to call bureaucrats, bandits. In Miller’s words, banditry is “synonymous to bribe…

He loves all races as he stated in his rally, "All lives matter." As a president who respects most races potentally alleviates the tension between police and the African and American community. Additionally, he stated on numerous occasions to unlock the cell, educate, and work potential. Trump fights for potential individually and collectively as a nation, the win and be a winner. Reducing people as an inmate does not fit the Trump's potential. And the purpose to prison for profit fails to meet…

In the year 2008 President Barak Obama was running for his second term in office. As an African American male, there were concerns of racial tension harming the country. During March of 2008, President Barack Obama gave a speech on unity in the United States called “A More Perfect Union”, in which his delivery and words were clear and moving. (Center, N.C.) Unity is what is needed in this land of diversity. If someone did not feel this was a necessity at the beginning of this speech, it was…

Over the years presidents have had a good life and have served their country in some great way. But most of our presidents are not what they seem. Some have been in scandals, support of slavery and have secret affairs, whether it is with women or other countries. We all believe that one president is the best until we learn what is happening behind closed doors. Presidents all have one goal; to gain power. They have been too busy with going to power that they forget about the needs that we need…

throughout the end of World War II. In 1932, one out of every four Americans was unemployed; in larger cities nearly half of the adults were out of work.(TS p.858) This economic turmoil caused food insecurity and massive job losses as people soured the country for work and stood in breadlines. These hard times put our nation at ends with political and economic issues, aggravating the effects of the Depression. Newly elected President Herbert Hoover began his presidency eight months before…

December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the base of Pearl Harbor in an effort to cripple the American naval dominance over the Pacific Ocean. This event, according to President Roosevelt, would be one “which will live in infamy” (Law.ou.edu). Franklin Delanor Roosevelt’s speech, which is known as the “Infamy Speech”, was given one day after the attack; his audience included that of Congress and the American people. Roosevelt wrote the speech himself and despite his advisors constantly…