Essays on Barack

The presidency of Barack Obama has a lot of controversial topics to discuss and to review. First of all, everybody knows that Obama’s ambitious intention to change the country with the new reforms was widely spread. The United States of America were expecting for a brand new historical page. Many voters believed in the promises that have been made to them. However a lot of politicians do that, but in the end not even the half of promised is implemented. After six years of state leadership some results are obvious. In fact two more years left and practically nothing improves the ...

Interviewer # 1: Jon Stewart Interviewee # 1:Barack Obama

Interview link (URL) or date & network (if watched live) which verifies the interview: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-27-2010/barack-obama-pt--1

How did the interviewer set the climate (opening/rapport) for the interview?

Using humor to position himself as a willing and open interviewer, Jon Stewart used the Presidents entrance to set the audience at ease. Opening with a self-deprecating joke allows for a non-confrontational interview. Jon Steward recognizes that the charisma of the president, this lets him look like a nice guy, even though he uses the interview to ask tough questions.

What types of body language did the interviewer use?

Jon Stewart employs subtle, yet straightforward uses of the hands while speaking. Using a thumb rather than a finger avoids any confrontation, is a great way of making a point but not ...

Notwithstanding the fact that the war on terror was officially launched by the White House a little more than a decade ago the main trends in the American foreign policy regarding Middle East have changed significantly in these dozen-something years a couple of times. The issue the United States of America are dealing with in case of ISIS is something very different – both in nature and in scale. Compared to the zeal of the Bush administration to fight every single suspected organization and individual in retaliation for the 9/11 assault, Obama administration was (and is) far more reserved about American warfare in ...

“Voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject, and in a republic ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law.” Alexander Hamilton, 1782 Any democracy is based on the direct manifestation of the people’s will, which is effected via various elections. The structure of presidential elections in the USA is rather complicated and indirect. In the presidential elections in the United States the number of citizens who participate in the election of the electors has no legal value, so there is no formal method of calculating the turnout. In particular localities, ...

I take the following NY Times news report as the base: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/world/middleeast/pentagon-is-ordered-to-expand-potential-targets-in-syria-with-a-focus-on-forces.html?hp&_r=1&

This report has been prepared in anticipation of a possible invasion of the peacekeeping forces in war-torn Syria. According to many countries, government forces were using chemical weapons to suppress the resistance of the rebels

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U.S. President Barack Obama sent to the Ministry of Defence order to expand the list of potential targets in Syria that could be attacked during a military operation against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

The article argues that this decision was made in connection with the receipt of intelligence according to which ...

The state of the union address takes place every year in the United States. On this occasion, the president states in the nation the strides the country has made with respect to the development agenda. The president also outlines the legislative agenda to be pursued in the near future. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech was delivered January 28, 2014 in a joint sitting by the congress (Obama, 1).

In the state of the union speech, president Obama started by acknowledging different groups which included; the teachers, farmers and the technicians. This only showed that the president ...

The article by Ike Brannon and Chris Edwards (2009) analyses and criticizes the federal government’s intentions to execute a fiscal stimulus plan to inject $800 billion into the U.S. economy to fuel economic growth. This plan positioned Barack Obama and the key policymakers as the modern representatives of the Keynesian economic views, which appear to be highly controversial from the viewpoint of history and modern economic theory.

The founder of this movement, John Maynard Keynes, actively pushed it in the 1930s. His key ideas implied that massive financial inflows from the government could fuel economic growth through reduction of ...

Barack Obama has clearly benefited from the changes in attitudes brought about as a result of the lengthy civil rights struggle undertaken by generations of African Americans. The entire thrust of the Civil Rights movement—to come to a point where all Americans could be afforded equal opportunities rather than to continue a system in which opportunity was based on race—clearly made the public life of Barack Obama possible. As a biracial child of a white mother and an African father, without the gains of the Civil Rights movement, he would likely never have been able to attain a college education, a law degree, or ...

The constitutional amendments and the court rulings among the American institutions in matters regarding abortion have led to multiple reactions among the people on the stance of the government. The restrictive aspects of the abortion policy define the nature by which the people regard the abortion policies. The Obama health care bill provides for only elective abortion meaning not all the people with an insurance cover can undertake abortion. Court rulings have not left the issue to chance as with a number of cases having no favor for abortion. The most notable decision was in the case of Roe vs. ...

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Q. 1. Describe the micro targeting tactic. How do parties use this strategy, and how successful has it been?A. Micro targeting is described as creating a look-a-like mode, which involves the use of statistical algorithms to extract a pattern from an existing one. For example, people from a church list can be used to people that resembles the same in other population. Political parties use this strategy to broaden their perspective in political behavior in relation to decision-making of voters during elections. It has been successful thus far because the current United States President Barack Obama used the same strategy twice, which ...

At present time there are lively debates concerning same-sex marriages and there is no unity in society according this issue. Before discussing the necessity of legalizing gay marriages or forbidding them, it is necessary to say a few words concerning marriage in general. Thus, under the notion marriage we usually understand a union between a woman and a man. Traditional marriage is serves a cell of society and the government tends to do everything possible to promote family values, to give benefits to young people who want to get married, to support young families. It is not difficult to understand that in this way, ...

The National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created when a treaty was signed in 1949 by all the Allies except for the Soviet Union after World War II. That means that approximately 65 years after WWII ended and thirteen years after the end of the Cold War NATO is still active. The NATO website states that there were three main reasons for creating NATO. One reason was to build an organization of countries that could rely on each other to work together against any threat from the Soviet Union. The second reason mentioned was to get a North American presence in ...

Healthcare in the United States over the last few decades has been in need of relevant, practical and effective reforms. The disparities between the wealthy insured and the poor uninsured, dependent on government provided healthcare, only continued to get wider and wider. Millions of Americans were unable to afford healthcare insurance of their own, are not offered insurance via an employer and many were unable to be accepted by insurance companies if the already had been diagnosed with a, costly, preexisting conditions. There is no doubt that change was called for. When President Barack Obama won the officer in 2008, ...

The world is constantly developing; it is growing with enormous speed, as well as the requirements of people are growing immensely. At the same time the world is simply running out of its resources what can lead to unimaginable consequences in future. However, recently people have started to raise the question of renewable energy, solar power, clean coal, and other green jobs to save our future world. The issue itself was also raised by Barack Obama in January 2009. Undoubtedly, development of new technologies requires not only many efforts, but funds as well. Thus, the idea of Barack ...

Management

Introduction Evans (2011) has described the torturous and frustrating series of negotiations that occurred between the USA and Iran over the issue of capping of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange of lifting of sanctions. The negotiation process reflects the tenets and concepts necessary for negotiating across cultures as highlighted by Lewicki, Barry & Saunders (2015).

Summary

Evans (2011) traces the difficulties in the current negotiations on the nuclear issue between the USA and Iran to a number of factors. He attributes the 1953 Coup of Iran and the 1979 hostage crisis that manifested in the 1979 Islamic Revolution as landmark ...

Involvement of huge money in election campaigns and gerrymandering by political parties have emerged as a matter of concern for a number of US citizens. The debate intensifies at the time of elections in the United States. People also express their opinion on two party system in the United States. Some argue in favour of the two party system while others consider it against democratic setup of the country. This paper proposes a discussion on use of money in election campaigns, gerrymandering and two party system in the united states. United States’ election 2012 cost huge money. Both presidential candidates Barack ...

OBAMA CARE

Introduction The term Obama care is more or less a derogatory term coined by the critics of the affordable care act put in place by president Barack Obama. The literal meaning of the term Obama care is quite disturbing to say the least. This is because it refers to the type of care that is more inclined towards president Barack Obama as opposed to the entire nation. The question thus arises as to the true nature of this Obama care and whether or not it favors the greater good of the nation or it is a desperate plan by president ...

Chapter 5 of The New Jim Crow

Chapter 5 of “The New Jim Crow” is the eponymous title of the book The New Jim Crow. It begins with the author Michelle Alexander describing an extraordinary Sunday in which the first black Democratic nominee for president took to the podium of the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. The author see the system of mas incarceration as having three different components: Roundup, formal control and invisible punishment. Each of these combines are what create a “New Jim Crow” laws in America, a nod to historic laws that were put on the books to harm black. The reason that ...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought ...

2016 Presidential Election Nominees 2016 Presidential Election nominees

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After two consecutive Democratic Party victories in the Presidential Election (2008 and 2012), the Republican Party will be looking to regain the country’s top Executive position although they face significant challenges in doing so. President Barack Obama remains relatively popular although he has taken quite a battering on the healthcare reform issue with the Republicans fighting tooth and nail to deny him any progress in this field. His final two years will also be significant, since Congressional elections in 2014 will probably see the Republicans take over the Senate, thus ...

John G. Roberts Jr.: Chief Justice of the United States

Many Americans of this day and age are relatively uneducated about different facets of government. They know there are a president, a vice president, a secretary of state, and other cabinet members. Some can name the three branches of government. Others understand the ins and outs of the voting process or the part different government officials play in politics. However, there are some facets of the government, specifically within the judiciary branch, that are not well known. The Supreme Court is a well-known phrase, and many people know what it is, but hardly ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Presidents Compared: Reagan and Obama A Chicago tribune article published in the year 2011 states that Obama and Reagan are differently similar. Both these Presidents, though Reagan took office nearly three decades before Obama, have many remarkable similarities. They both came in when the country faced a severe economic crisis, and they both inherited wars- Obama the war on terror; Reagan the cold war & Iranian hostage crisis. They both were expected to do miracles both in the economic and war front, and when they didn’t meet expectations, many political observers were disappointed. Though both of them were ...

United States became one of the key factors behind the development of the peace process in the Middle East and is currently forming the basis for its continuation. United States from the very beginning of its entering the Middle East was most actively engaged in negotiating and mediation activities. Those practical steps of the Americans brought some positive results. Together with the Soviet Union, the US was at the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict resolution in the late 60's - early 70`s of XX century. With the participation of Washington first notable successes in this area were achieved, ...

Barack Hussein Obama is the current President of the United States. He was born on the 4th of August, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 1979, he finished school Punahou School and entered Occidental College in Los-Angeles. Then Obama graduated the Columbia University, where he made first steps as a politician. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree, he began to work as a corrector in the International Business Corporation. In 1985, he moved to Chicago and worked there as a community organizer. Three years later Obama began to study law in Harvard University. There he was the first African American president of the Harvard ...

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This paper explores hate crimes against people with a homosexual orientation. It gives examples of such crimes in the United States of America. This paper also considers ways out from this problem and possible decisions. There are also viewed key reasons of homosexuality and government’s attitude towards gays and lesbians. This paper suggests to strength psychological help, for example to create psychological centers, for those who want to change their non-traditional sexual orientation. It is also recommended to punish people committing hate crimes, because it is a deviation as well. This paper examines studies of Helena L. ...

Non-verbal communication is usually used in order to express power as well as status. It is also used in order to convey a wide variety of emotions and feelings such as love, anger, and compassion. It is an on-going process in the human person and is part of every human endeavor. True enough, nonverbal communication enhances verbal communication in any case of human interaction. Through gestures of the hands and the head, a single statement become the most striking in any speech or confrontation. One of the best examples of how nonverbal communication is best demonstrated is in the speeches of ...

[Title: Essay 1] Social media is a new method of creating political dialogue. It helps to build trust among government officials and public, promotes active participation and engagement of policymakers into interests of the nation. It can be regarded as a new form of public affairs approach, where appropriate use can lead to successful outcomes. Before social networks appeared on the internet and became so widely widespread, all policymakers could do was to influence audiences on radio and television. Candidates, who were smiling and charismatic, had indeed more chances to win. If we trace back to the history we remember ...

President’s Sense of SOU

President Barack Obama delivered the State of Union address on 28th January 2014. Obama’s sense of the SOU was to highlight some aspects that currently exist in the country. He focused on letting American citizens understand that he is aware of the issues that need to be addressed by his government. Outlining the formulated strategies to solve the prevailing challenges in the country is essential for any democratic leadership. Barack Obama pledged to address the emerging issues such as raising the minimum wage to encourage saving in the American households. State of Union helps to give a nation a sense ...

Tuesday November 4, of 2008 will remain monumental in American history because an African American president got elected to serve the people of United States. What made Barrack Obama manage to conquer the traditional barriers of ethnicity and race to become crucial figure in the history of United States? Barrack Obama’s leadership strategies surround on two fundamental factors. One, his unique communication abilities which made him win support from diverse coalitions in United States; secondly, his competent abilities in leading and launching a formidable organization. Through the two leadership strategies, Obama displayed managerial and leadership skills of the high ...

In the state of union address, Obama talked about investment, intellectual property and the protection of the environment. On investments, President Obama indicated that new trade business partnerships with Europe and Asia-Pacific would help the small businesses in creating more jobs. On intellectual property, Obama acknowledged the fact that China and Europe have taken massive steps in global innovation relating to intellectual property (The White House). With the use of federal funded research, there have been increases in ideas and inventions in Smartphone. Obama also noted that there is need for Congress to increase budgets for research to ...

Successful of a presentation is determined not only by its contents, but the way it is delivered, merely effective body language, facial expression and eye contact, as well as vocal strategies. The Victory Speech by Barack Obama that he made after winning elections in 2008 represents a fusion of all elements, crucial for the delivery of a quality speech. While giving the speech, Barack Obama maintains a balanced position. Sometimes allowing himself leaning forward while speaking, he avoids leaning on one foot that may be perceived as the lack of confidence or doubts. From the tempo of speaking and dynamics of pauses, it ...

2014 midterm elections November 4, the main opponent of President Barack Obama - the Republican Party - won the majority of seats in the Senate in the midterm elections in the US Congress; moreover, it is not only maintained but also reinforced majority in the House of Representatives. Thus, the newly elected Congress, which will begin work in January, next year, will be fully controlled by Republicans. The upper chamber of Congress - the Senate - the first time since the beginning of the Obama presidency fell into the hands of the Republicans. Out of a hundred seats ...

Executive Action Plan for Immigration Reform

The immigration laws in the United States are in need of an update. This country is originally made up of immigrants, and immigrants today contribute to our economy. Citizens of the United States have varying views on immigration and the laws that should or should not be upheld. Being an immigrant myself, I feel that immigration is of a large to concern to myself and my family. I would not have been able to come here, receive an education and start a family if the immigration laws were stricter. The Republican Party is upset at President Barack Obama for pushing for a ...

Introduction

Classical realism and neo-realism represents the evolution and proliferation of international politics. Even in contemporary times, the political leaders staunchly represent these theories in their practical application of political ideals. This paper is an extensive study of these two forms of realism. It begins by defining realism; then identifies the major differences among these concepts and exemplifies its significance across the world. Finally, a conclusion is drawn by elaborating on contemporary politics and its use/rebuttal of these concepts.

Defining realism

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2013), realism has its foundation in theories proposed by Thucydides, Machiavelli and Hobbes. It is ...

Introduction

This paper will look at the killings in the united states that have been linked to racial differences. The article will provide detailed information on the events of the cases of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown in Ferguson, and Eric Garner. The paper will also explore the people’s reactions to these killings, and finally the reforms that the government intends to implement to prevent further killings.

Occurrences of the events what happened with Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin was killed in February 2012 in a shooting (Greg 2012). Zimmerman is believed to have killed the 17-year old teenager. Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch, and he is reported to have called the ...

The concepts related to homosexual marriages have been a part of a lot of criticism right from the time of its initiation. This concept continues to exist as a cause celebre, standing firm with a quite many people defying its exercise and a many others justifying it. The highly controversial topic has been continuously striving to be entitled as a legalised civil right with a many countries still not giving it the title of legally acceptable practice. But the condition has surely improved to an extent in comparison to its initial status. Gay marriages, after passing through a highly complex period of up and downs are now ...

For a long time America has been deemed a world leader, whose actions make a significant impact on the course of international relations. American help in the two World Wars strengthened the U.S. position among other countries, and the Cold War proved that the U.S. can be a powerful opponent and ally, whose activity has an effect on the domestic and foreign policy of the countries across the globe. Throughout the history of its existence, the United States aimed at promoting democratic values nationally and internationally, and American military interventions and economic pressure on the countries with autocratic and tyrannical regimes showed that ...

On November 20th, 22014, President Obama addressed the nation and announced he was going to sign an executive order that would drastically change the US immigration laws. On November 21, 2014, President Obama signed his executive order in Las Vegas. I plan to use this political activity as my news story because it deals with both substantial legal and ethical issues. The legal issue deals with the Separation of Powers. The foundation of our system of government is laid out in the U.S. Constitution. In the first three Articles of the Constitution, the founders established 3 separate but ...

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The Irony of the Age of Obama The concept of massive incarceration and making of the citizenry has become rather prevalent within societies throughout the globe especially within the United States. For years, Africans, primarily males, have endured and suffered the wrath of unbeknown acts, trickery and ploys of blame from situations within the work place that did pertain to them, as well as fictitious rape cases that of which was the most common. Unfortunately, these particular heinous acts still exist but within a new society and a new America. This is known to be one of the unhappiest ironies ...

Reflection of the speech

A good speaker needs to possess certain qualities in order to get the attention of the audience. Evaluations on the qualities of a speaker are made in the light of the speech by Barack Obama. Barack Obama’s speech on education for students in America is used for the purpose and the evaluations are discussed. Barack Obama is considered as a great speaker or orator who has the capability to speak to the audience. In the above mentioned speech the speaker started with a funny statement, which was largely appreciated by the student audience. The speaker was able to connect to ...

Introduction

Nowadays there are about 40 states that have the technical capacity to produce nuclear weapon. Therefore, it is obvious that, although, the role of nuclear deterrence against the great powers has reduced, none of them will never give up it’s nuclear status. Nowadays the issue of nuclear weapons is inevitable to be considered by each state’s national interest. During the years of the Cold War the world had accumulated a huge number of nuclear arsenals. The arms race aimed to create ever more powerful and sophisticated warheads, intercontinental ballistic missiles, heavy bombers and nuclear submarines. However, the ...

1. Various political analysts, media and American citizens have categorized American presidents as heroic, imperial or post imperial on the basis of their actions and decisions. American presidents have received such tagging because of their relation with the US congress and their way of decision takings. Many Americans consider President Obama as imperial because of his actions and decisions that he has taken after being the president of the United States of America. One of the biggest reasons of Obama’s image is because he has ignored the US congress while taking a number of crucial decisions (Bardes et ...

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The concept of ‘Power’ in Political Science Power, most simplistically defined is the ability of an individual to influence others or act in a given situation so as to influence or control or even manipulate the situation for a specific purpose. Power and its usage is something that has evolved as long as the human history itself. There is political power, power of position, power of an authority, all having different meanings and relevance to different situations. Power has been discussed and was a subject of literature right from the times of Socrates till now. ...

Introduction

President Obama's announcement on military action in Iraq raised controversy and criticism over its validity and legal issues. The idea to deploy American troops (300 military advisors) whose intention is to help the Iraqi forces to maintain control over the rebel Islamic militants is considered by the Congress, as unconstitutional. The statement revealed that he planned on consulting the Congress and Iraq leaders for the appropriate course of action when a situation is considered delicate. He mentioned in his speech that the U.S is ready to take targeted military action to combat rebel militants in Iraq after consultations with ...

Most people from the previous years did not have much concern for the environment; hence, they have taken it for granted. Man has and continuously abuse nature for its natural resources. While humanity’s number increase, the number of plants and animals decrease – the quality of the air and water has going down at a fast rate, too (Williams). Will the success of man means the downfall of the rest of nature? Such will not be the case. While, for the moment, giant leaps in industrialization resulted from man’s abuse of natural resources for the time being, the future ...

Five years ago, a soldier of the U.S. Army, Bowe Bergdahl, had disappeared from the rest of his troops while stationed in Afghanistan and subsequently held by Afghan captors. In late May, President Obama had announced that he would make a trade with the captors – send Bergdahl back and in return receive five Taliban terrorists who have been held in Guantanamo as prisoners of the U.S. for years. Obama had made sure to include an executive agreement that those five Taliban members must remain in Qatar, closely monitored by officials there. While there was no congressional review prior to making ...

It was the best time for both the authors to express their views concerning the challenges that was experienced by the African American who lived in the United States. In the introductory part of the book “The Dreams of My Father.” The author uses composite character, pseudonyms and events that resulted from chronological order, most of which is about his family (Obama, Barack, 13). He tries to explain the black American feelings and emotions that were experienced because of racial segregation, religion, and politics. On the other hand, Jack explains about the challenges of rare, religion and the ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined by Chester Bernard as "the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of subordinates and persuade them to follow a particular course of action" (ETSU, 2013). For the success of any organization or a mission, it is important to have a great leader at the helm. A true leader is he who can elicit positive actions, behaviors and emotions in people without the promise of a reward or a threat of punishment (Givray, 2012). A true leader is he who with his passion, perseverance and dedication can guide his followers and subordinates into the right direction of success. There are different ...

Different individuals or groups have different views about affirmative action. Some of them agree on some portions of affirmative action whereas others do not. There are thus usually pros and cons to this controversial issue. To get to my point across, let me define first what is considered as one of the generally agreed definitions of affirmative action. Affirmative action “involves taking positive steps in job hiring and college admissions to correct certain past injustices against groups such as minorities and women” (Boss, 2011, p. 30). In one of the book sections of Boss (2011), he presented two conflicting ...

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America has a wealth of literary heritage which begins from the earliest days of English and Scottish-Irish settlement and as the nation continued to evolve, the literary canon continued to expand accordingly. With mixed races being part of the national makeup for several decades, it was only natural that literature from this sector of the population would begin to infiltrate the American literary American makeup alongside other genres such as the Asian and African American genres.

Mixed race literature as compelling non-fiction

One of the finest examples of mixed race literature is Barack Obama’s ‘Dreams of my Father’ which demonstrates a special longing for a father that ...

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The research paper deals with the problem of Benghazi attack of September 11th 2012 as well as the reaction of official authorities and mass media on the tragedy. According to official sources it cost the lives of 4 American citizens, including that of the US ambassador. The opinion of state officials, such as the US president, the chief of the CIA, senators and American leading journalist are provided to address the main problem raised. Key words: Benghazi scandal, president, administration, journalist, senator It is on a daily basis thatthe entire world witnesses the events of international magnitude and ...

Contemporary times have seen the African race in the United States referred to as African-Americans. Previously there have emerged numerous terms to describe this race made up of people of African descent. The words, black and Afro-Americans have constantly been used in the recent past. However, this community has come to be widely recognized as the African-Americans. Many writers and radicals in the 60s have defied these polite terms and have constantly used the label Negro and Black. These have however been widely considered racial insults. African-Americans claim their ancestry to captive Africans who were taken up for slavery ...

United States of America and the Republic of Korea

Free Trade Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea Executive Summary Last March 15, 2013, the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) celebrated its first year anniversary. As it is with major trade agreements in the world, the anniversary of the KORUS FTA was eclipsed by the many debates on the agreements impacts, benefits, costs, ramifications and potential and protracted negotiations and renegotiations potential. Both the United States and South Korea state that the KORUS FTA is in fact delivering on the projected economic promises, citing the increase in the ...

The election of Obama in 2008 met a lot of criticism from the different races in United States of America. Most of these arguments were based on racial background certainly due to the skin color of Obama. The media had different speculations terming the move as an end of racism. Later, it could be seen as the emerging of a different way or perspective in post racial America. The victory of Obama in 2008 followed by reelection in 2012 eluded a series of debates, court orders and sincere discussion on the end of the termed ‘color blind’ or black-white difference. The media ...

- MICHAEL PARENTI’S VIEWS REGARDING MEDIA IN USA Michael Parenti is an American political scientist, historian and cultural critic, who write on scholarly and popular subjects. With respect to US media, Parenti claims that though media maybe spoilt and made difficult by deadlines, space and human error, much of the misleading coverage is the result of ideological productions. He says that researchers practice a lot to avoid the most important details of a story or news, so that no offense is intended on people who have political and economic powers. Their goal is to avoid fishing deep into the ...

How Race Survived History by David R. Roediger explores various ways in which the idea of race was initially created and recreated in American history. In his book, David reveals how race played a critical role in a progressive national history. He illustrates the ways in which race intersected all that was progressive and dynamic in U.S history, right from economic development, democracy to globalization and immigration. Based on what has happened in the past, Roediger explores the evidence that U.S will eventually become a ‘non-white’ majority nation probably in the next fifty years or so. In a nutshell, this masterful history depicts ...

We all know who these intriguing individuals known as ‘celebrities’ are, and many of us idolize them. Endless amounts of money are poured into the mass media, simply to find out who is getting divorced or engaged, who is cheating on whom, who is too fat or too skinny. We keep our eyes peeled for “baby bumps” and inspect closely what they wear. However, many of us no longer understand precisely what a celebrity is, or analyze the effects “ the phenomenon known as the Culture of Celebrity” (Epstein) is having on our social understandings as ordinary individuals. Epstein tries ...

President Barrack Obama is the 44th President of United States of America. He holds significance over many other presidents on number of accounts. Apart from his political background, he brings along a number of features that makes him the most suitable leader of United States of America in present day. He has been recently elected for the Second term as the president of United States of America. His qualities back home and on international front make him a role model in modern day towards the other global contemporary world leaders. He came into the echelons of decision making at a time ...

Terrorism is a scourge of the modern world. It is a highly organized and systematic form of crime, directed towards clear cut goal of harming a particular set of people, community, or country. Terrorists act at international levels and their activities are aimed to harm many at a time. Terrorist activities are aimed at spreading terror, extortion and ransom, mass murder etc. Many times, these activities are born off a twisted mind that harbors wrongly placed ideas of righteousness. Some terrorists call themselves revolutionary, claiming to liberate their social, cultural or ethical ideas. They are highly convinced that their motives aim at greater good, ...

The greatest rivalry in America’s parties as seen the presidential election of 2012 between Barack Obama and Mitt Rommey, which have always been against each other in their beliefs. The parties have their candidates who always fly their policies and beliefs. They sell these ideologies to the people during the campaign period and they vote on which they prefer. People vote for politicians who they share their own beliefs and cultures. Barack Obama beliefs in some of the following beliefs gays marriages should be recognized in the constitution, abortions should be legalized and want high-income earners to ...