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    The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

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    stories like this, this police, the victim, and somewhere in between the truth. “ quote from?” I recently sat down with Sefolosha, and we spoke about several things. His lawsuit against the NYPD, police brutality, racism, and the 2016 Presidential election. It has been over a year since the unfortunate incident at 1oak took place. Even though you were cleared of all charges by the department there is still a lawsuit between yourself and the NYPD. Without getting yourself in trouble…

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    The soundtrack to the 2016 Democratic convention is not only to please the ears of those present, but also to excite supporters and potential supporters nationwide through multi-platform distribution, including, but not limited to TV, social media, and the general media. Naturally, the target audience is younger and more liberal than that of the Republican convention. However, even among Democrats, the day should especially appeal to a younger, more liberal audience as the three major speeches…

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    The Obama Effect

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    Barak Obama, first became apparent during the 2008 presidential primaries. Initially it was not clear that this reduction was in reaction to Obama specifically however, follow-up research later confirmed this. In 2011, a study was conducted which provided evidence of this effect at the beginning of his presidency. As the study was conducted some years later, researchers were faced with the challenge to revert participants back to their metal state before the Obama effect occurred. This was done…

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    Importance Of Cyber War

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    THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND A WORLDWIDE CYBER WAR Developments in technology and information systems have created a new world and provided numerous benefits. Individuals, states, and international bodies take advantage of such benefits; however they are under some risks as well. As Miller and Kuehl (2009) note, “The increasing dependence of modern technologically-advanced forces (especially American forces) on networks and systems create new kinds of exploitable vulnerabilities.”…

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    The Rhetoric Of Optimism

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    Some people are optimistic when it comes to the world around them, they see the good in the bad and hope that it shines. The proverb Gold glitters even in mud can be about optimism and originates from lithuanian culture.Even when things go bad there might be something good,gold is still gold even when it's dirty. The proverb fits into today's society because people believe that optimism is a good thing. People believe that it's good to stay positive. The importance of living by the lithuanian…

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    supporters…The dark clouds of conspiracy never left the administration, and the disputed election severely weakened Adams” (Marquis 2008). Anytime there is not a clear winner of an election, the losing side will usually claim something unfair went on. That is really bad for the country and for the president elect because it hurts the amount of support he will receive. If there is a way to prevent confusion like in this election, it should be done. During the time from 1824 there have been to…

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    2000 Election Analysis

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    Parties in the 2000 Presidential Election.” GET REAL DEMOCRACY. The Center for Range Voting, 2007. Web. Accessed 30 Sep. 2016. • This paper was written by a college student in Harvard University, but also, as it is stated in the article, used for a presentation at the 2001 meeting of the American Political Science Association. • The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial elections the United States has ever witness. As experts analyze the data, they state that almost no…

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    similarities between warfare and elections. Both involved protracted struggles for power, strategizing, fundraising and research. Political campaigns in the U.S. even borrow several terms from warfare, further demonstrating their congruence. Campaigns strategize in “war rooms”, put their fundraised capital in their respective “war chests”, “mobilize” campaign members and confront their opponents in “battleground” states. The results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election were shocking to many,…

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    handful of midterm elections have seen the incumbent party losing a significant number of seats to the opposing party. Even though the presidential party won the presidential elections simply two years prior, the opposing party drastically wins seats from the president’s party typically offsetting the majorities within the House of Representatives and also the Senate that the president may have had originally when they entered office. Throughout the midterm elections every state votes on its…

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