another, or from one party to another -- but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.” This was the most significant quote from his speech that day. The election of the 45th president of the United States has been a controversial roller coaster. While describing his goals for the next four years as president, Trump seems to adopt a hopeful tone and uses much vivid and descriptive diction and syntax to rhetorically impact his inaugural…
Negative advertising within political campaigns is found throughout the world and many leaders have extensively utilized it to their advantage. But is it moral, or even the right thing to do? Negative campaigns are embedded within the history of the United States and, many other countries as well.“Daisy”, a famous advertisement from the 1964 campaign was played just once by the Democratic party. It was in favor of President Lyndon Johnson and presented a tragic yet extremely powerful image of a…
In his campaign speech “Grant Park Victory Speech”, Senator Barack Obama explained how he would help the United States of America bring change. In the opening, He talks about people questioning if America is a place where all things are possible, who still contemplate if the dream of our founding fathers is still present in our modern time and ponder the power of our democracy, that tonight is their answer. He believes, whether the answer is spoken by young or old, black or white, Hispanic,…
likely to go to extremes in the public eye unless she has to. Weaknesses of Donald Trump include his tendency to go to extremes, especially in areas like foreign relations and immigration. Clinton’s weaknesses include her background as Secretary of State and her association with a debatably preventable crisis. This could decrease the trust of the public…
On July 23rd 2012 the broadcast network released an ad. This was called “the choice” Obama for America TV advertisement. It was a positive ad of the president’s plan for the next four years. In this specific political ad Barack Obama states, “over the next four months you have a choice to make, not just between two political parties or even two people” so it can be chosen that he wants to be dealing with the issues going on in our country. However he mentions Romney’s plan and says it is not for…
John F. Kennedy’s legacy is one that will be an impact and will live forever in the American citizens. He was a powerful president who had set a precedent for future presidents. Kennedy had many ingenious ideas about politics and the welfare of people, as we can see, even till today and many of his ideas had inspired people all around the world. JFK’s Inaugural Address and “Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration 50 Years On”, both texts were effective in conveying the legacy of JFK, but JFK’s Inaugural…
creation, President Barack Obama has had to address the issue several times as well as make big decisions about it. Recently, on November 6th, 2015 Obama made a statement regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline. Although this may appear to be just a normal presidential address, I think it is a speech that is worthy of scholarly attention…
All of America is outraged at the win of Donald J. Trump on election night 2016. How could a rich, insensitive, bigoted, racist business man become the next President of the United States? Over half of the US population will be moving to Canada in the next several months in response—or will they? In a world that is becoming increasingly reliant on technology and easily accessible information, the media have insidiously crept into a position of influence over the thoughts and emotions of today’s…
multicultural leader. Not only does he lead a highly diverse country, but he has appointed a diverse workforce to help him administrate the country. Obama’s development as the first truly global president can be connected to his upbringing in Hawaii, a state with a comprehensively rich history of multiculturalism and diversity; and more so, the time he spent in Indonesia, a country with a robust secular Muslim population. It’s also important to consider president Obama’s living experience;…
There are many things in the United States that are major events. Football is known as America’s sport and not only does it bring a crowd it also brings money as well with the biggest event called the Super Bowl. Another major event in the United States is the presidential election. Both of these events are totally unpredictable. America would not be the same without these two major events, because they not only bring in millions of fans but they also can be used to feed information to the…