Essays on Barrack Obama

(a) In his article “African American Self-Reliance in a Post-racial America,” Marcus Coleman discussed whether or not the pundits claim that the election of Barrack Obama as the first African American President, has marked the beginning of a post-racial America were the racial and ethical agonies, such as slavery and Jim Crow, have forever been put behind us and that forever more we would exist as a society that values, believes in, and supports multi-culturalism and multi-racism. While Coleman, agrees that Obama’s election was indeed groundbreaking on many levels, especially, for him as a fellow African American. But, ...

Question 1

The former president of the United States, Barrack Obama, exemplified effective and good leadership. He had a unique perspective that made him a suitable commander of the free nation. Firstly, Obama understood the importance of unity and his symbolic representation of a united front in the United States. He believed that the region could only function as a unit by providing all citizens with equal opportunities in employment, education, and healthcare. Another essential quality of leadership exhibited by Obama was his ability to connect and communicate with an audience. He was an exceptional orator. Obama had the power to ...

Communication

A $20million book deal, speaking deals with Ari Emmanuel and a half billion dollar library - what Obama can look forward to in his retirement- By Hannah Parry (Daily Mail Online). This is an article that speaks about the President Obama’s retirement plans. Following the election of President Elect Donald Trump as the 45th US president in 2016, the time come for the outgoing President Barrack Obama to vacate the White and he will do so on Friday, January, 20, 2017 as the writer puts it in the article. The writer has employed various elements of the 5W’ ...

Introduction

Gun control refers to as laws and policies that have been enacted to regulate the manufacture, transfer, possession as well as the use of guns by the civilians. Gun control in the United States came at a time when massive shooting, killing, suicide, and gun related violence was on the rise in the United States. It is because of this that President Barrack Obama and his committee decided to propose the gun control policy. The annual review of public health statistics shows that gun related deaths tally to approximately 33,000 annually (Wintemute and Garen 9). For information on ...

Seton Hall University

Abstract Introduction Politics has been a major driving force in the US economy and arguably all other economies in the world. It is therefore of little surprise that much of what is covered in the media and by journalists revolves around politics. The mainstream media has been the main means of communication between politicians and their supporters. For years on end, politicians have been using print, visual, and audio media to send messages and agendas to the people. These forms of media became instrumental especially during elections periods. They were the main means of reaching out to a large ...

Numerous authors have instigated ideas related to freedom; however, nobody has done it better than Eric Foner. He is a renowned Columbian historian who portrays a different concept in the art of freedom in his book Voices of Freedom. Foner agrees that the freedom in America has a different definition from the world’s views. The use of freedom by the American community has always changed, and it has the best tool in the definition of their identity and history. There are authors claiming that the freedom is a tool used to discover oneself. However, Foner believes that the freedom can be used ...

Introduction

Quality care is one of the most important aspects in the healthcare industry. The United States government has its most important responsibility to care for the veterans of the nation including their families. During the inaugural speech of Abraham Lincoln, the former President of the United States, he commemorated that the obligation of the nation is to care for the veterans especially those who sacrificed their lives, bereaved families, and children. However, the world of the veterans in terms of their benefits and healthcare is intense and complicated. Currently, there are trends and changes in the processing system regarding ...

In the literary works “The American Dreams” by Genghis Lotus and the “city of refuge” by Rudolph Fisher, both authors seem to express the hope in the American Dream that is not easily fazed. The poem is not set in a specific state in America but focuses on the opportunities that are possible for those in America whether born there or migrated in from another country. The short story “city of refuge” is based on an African American who has moved in to New York from North Carolina to escape mob justice for shooting a white man. In the poem, the ...

The information about policies that the public needs to know should be truthful and free of bias as much as possible as these information shape public opinion and even electoral decision. The presentation of the factual and unbiased information about policies is most of the time the responsibility of media as politicians are subject to their political beliefs and stand on the specific issue. The media, as the Fourth Estate, should present this information in such a way there could be clarity and understanding between the government officials and the constituents. There has been a lot of information published regarding ...

Introduction

The history of African Americans in the United States is one that is associated with intense bitterness, suffering and struggle. From the days when African slavery and servitude existed to the current situation, America can be said to have transformed into a true democracy. This level of achievement has not at all been easy. It has taken the sacrifice, commitment and effort of many people to attain the democratic rights that all Americans including African Americans enjoy today. Some of the people who fought to have a free and just society in America will forever remain in the books of history. ...

Globally, the strategies, technologies and tactics used to carry out campaign politics have greatly evolved. The American presidential debate in 2008 carried a sizeable impact of prompt communication to engage the audience and establish a proper political support. During this initial Super Bowel broadcast, an hour campaign debate left great footage of the candidates outstretched to a number of audiences. According to political analysts, this first presidential debate marked a historical event to create the current positions of the two candidates. Around the clock, all media stations appeared midway to accelerate and prove the torrent success of the debate to the targeted audience. ...

President Obama

Question one President Barrack Obama is the 44th president of United States with the American story. He comes from a middle-income family, and he used hard work and education to get ahead in life to where he is at the present. He is also the first African- American to hold the presidential office. President Obama has displayed several traits during his time in the presidential office and before, that has contributed to his strong leadership. First, he is a good decision maker. By surrounding himself with people who have different views from his, he can get different perspectives. He, therefore, ...

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 ...

African Americans in the United States comprise the second largest ethnic group in the United States. The African American history stretches as far back as the 16th century when Africans were captured and sold to the American plantations in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. After the United States of America became independent, African Americans continued to be enslaved. They were mistreated economically, socially and politically. The constitution of United States at independence stated that an African American was three fifths of a person. Anti-miscegenation rules were enacted in various states to prohibit interracial marriages. Interracial sex was also criminalized with harsh ...

Book Review:

George Washington Bush stands as the 43rd president of the United States of America who led the country for two elective terms each consisting of four years. Like most of the other International players, he wrote a memoir after his constitutional term in the presidency office. The memoir captures his life, the presidency choices made and their consequences. The title of the memoir is Decision points. The book was launched on 9th November 2010 and in less than two months more than two million copies had been sold out, also at this time it topped on the New York Times ...

Do Women In The U.S. Still Strongly Struggle In Ascending To Leadership Regarding Corporate And Governmental Institutions? Over the history of civilization, leadership still poses great challenges. Also, the concept of leadership sparks intense debates across the globe. The underrepresentation of women in influential positions of power has given rise to uncountable commissions, conferences, committees and awareness campaigns. The numerous centers of leadership set up seem to be tackling the problem. However, the solution remains to be a tall order to make. Studies conducted previously give frustrating facts on poor representation of women in leadership tasks. Legislation to remedy ...

The success of America as a country is a fact acknowledged widely by all around the globe. However, if one may ponder over the reasons behind the success of this great nation then it would mainly be accounted to two major factors: the people and the various opportunities available to them. America is known for its freedom of choice and place where dreams come true. It is highly successful nation which is famous for its ability to bring out the best in people. American laws, systems, securities and liberties are not perfect but they are the most unusual ones worldwide. They ...

Governor Rick Snyder of the State of Michigan signed a bill that would enable their citizens to access the use of telemedicine. Telemedicine refers to the use of information technology for the health care of the people away from clinical health care. It was the governor’s way to help the elderly of Michigan for their health care. It was also the way for taking advantage of the technological advancements such as the internet and online communication. It has unanimous support from the State Government of Michigan. However, Governor Rick Snyder also signed the bill that would ban the use ...

Research question: Has immigration reforms enacted in America since 2001 enhanced the ease or the difficulty of entry into the nation by immigrants, both legal and illegal? Hypothesis: Immigration policy in the United States since 2001, has made it harder for illegal immigrants to enter the nation while it has also at the same time made it harder for legal immigrants to enter due to strict policies and laws. Economically prosperous nations such as the US tend to attract a lot of immigrants who are searching for a better life. Many leave their home countries in droves as they ...

The advert titled “Mitt Romney: Be Not Afraid” by Mitt Romney during the 2012 elections has significant lessons in political communication.

Ethical issues in this ad This ad amounts to “misrepresentation of the opponent’s messages” and mudslinging. The Romney ad stated that the Obama administration had declared “war on religion” (usatoday.com). It took advantage of the opinion in the San Antonio Express- News that had the following words “Obama’s Insurance Direction Declares War on Religion” (usatoday.com). As such, the ad was blowing a newspaper opinion out of proportion and misrepresenting facts. In actual sense, the Obama administration had required employers to provide health insurance that is inclusive of free contraception (usatoday.com). Since Catholics and conservatives are opposed to ...

Introduction

The book, “A systems approach to small group interaction 11th edition” is a revised edition from the tenth edition of the same book. Stewart writes it. Ideally, it entails different scholarly and practical information based on a small group interaction. The content does not deviate from the title. It is comprised of eight distinct chapters within which information from the tenth edition has been modified to address the current audience. The various named and edited material within the book are as a result of the frank contributions from the avid readers of the book. The main adjustments are deemed to have been ...

Diversity and differences among the groups of people is one reality in this earth. The world is composed of people with distinctive traits, culture, tradition and physique. How these differences will be respected in the sense of providing equal rights and privileges despite the differences remains a challenge for many nations and even for many institutions. M. A. MacConaill defined the difference between ethnicity and race. According to him, race refers to the physical characteristic of the group of people. A good example is the comparison of the characteristics of Caucasians and Asians. Caucasians have white skin, usually round ...

Abortion can be referred to as a procedure that terminates pregnancy which can be done through the use of medicine or through performance of a surgery. The procedure can be done legally or illegally and it is a very personal decision. However, terminating pregnancy or what is better referred to as abortion is an illegal undertaking unless done under special instructions made by a licensed health care practitioner. Those that back up abortion argue that, abortion is a right which no one should be denied or regulated by the government nor any religious entity. The proponents of abortion argue that if the women are ...

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 ...

Term Paper

According to Higss, is the growth of government continuous or does it occur fits and starts? What is Higgs’ explanation for this pattern of growth of government? Higss proposes that the growth of the government in the United States can be explained as a process of responding to crises. In this assertion, Higss specifically refers to the First World War, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the Second World War among other major crises that have occurred in the history of the United States. In his reference to the crisis theory, Higss argues that each of these crises ...

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 ...

Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate Books, 2007

Summary The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is a book that can be categorized as an autobiography of the first African American president in the history of the United States. This book that was written and released shortly before announcing his presidential bid, the then Illinois senator’s second book addresses a collection of topics, which was considered by several political analysts as a means of paving way for himself in the looming presidential campaigns of that time. In this book, the author gives a detailed account of his journey through politics: he explains the driving forces behind ...

All roads lead to congress by Panagopoulos and Joshua provides an exploration of an oversimplified legislative process exploring the institutional and congressional procedures. There has been various important issues that have been omitted and overlooked particularly from the student view of the legislative process. For example, they focus on some important omitted and overlooked issues such as highway funding and legislative process and procedure within the congress halls. It provides readers with a dynamic perspective of the world of distributive politics and the legislative process and procedures. According to this book, the impact of the poor road system is presented ...

In my opinion, president barrack Obama qualifies as a pathological narcissist because the traits that describe his behavior are listed by the DSM IV criteria as the core symptoms of the narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Perhaps the most significant factor guiding my opinion is the actuality that Obama is obsessed with power, and exaggeration of personal achievements. I am a keen observer of the speeches that president Obama makes, especially during his campaign speeches. In his 2008 Democrat nomination speech, then senator Obama says, “We are the ones we have been waiting for”. If one was to break down this statement, ...

Discuss this statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.

Philosophy Philosophical assumptions relating the theory of knowledge aspire towards an understanding of and differentiating among belief, truth and justification. Over the ages since Immanuel Khant’s propositions regarding enlightenment philosophers are still struggling to define and conceptualize the term in relation to knowledge acquisition, revision and validation. As such, in perceiving that ‘knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organization of facts’ it would become necessary to define knowledge and facts. Subsequently, a detailed differentiation between the two will be embraced and thereafter conclusions derived from the exposition in relation to two are of knowledge namely religion and ...

MGT 3100

Dr. Frank Abstract The United States of America has been led by numerous leaders with varying leadership and management qualities since attaining independence in 1778. The current American President Barrack Hussein Obama goes down in history as the first African American to become the American president since its establishment by the founding fathers. Obama has drawn a lot of controversies especially with his gay rights advocacy as well as snubbing his motherland Kenya during his African tour. George Walker Bush was the 44th president of the United States of America and Obama’s predecessor. Bush is the ...

Introduction

The American culture bears both the qualities which can lead to heroes and those which can lead to some people becoming villains. There are cases leading to prominent figures becoming villains such as Jeffrey Skiing and Kenneth lay’s financial misdeeds and accounting malpractices at Enron (Messner & Rosenfeld, 3). There are also stories about heroes such as Milken who is famous for his innovative spirit and bottom-line fanaticism. The American culture is encourages creativity, courage, confidence, energy, intelligence and the use of innovative solutions to solve conventional problems (Messner & Rosenfeld, 3). This culture is diverse and supported by a vibrant ...

Values are defined as learned, emotionally charged, relatively enduring, epistemology grounded and represented moral conceptualizations that assist us in making judgments and in preparations us to take action (Baker, 24). In simple terms the choices we make and priorities we set are basically founded on the values we hold. The usage of this concept encompasses personal values as well as communal values. America and its citizenry have the embodiment of concepts and ideals that they stand for. American values provide the basis for judgments about what is vital for any nation to rise and succeed. The fundamental values that ...

Is the U.S. seeking to contain China? PRO: Yes, the U.S. is seeking to contain China 1.1. The U.S. has demanded for China to block cyber attacks and adhere to the set rules and regulations. 2.2. China has materialized its influence in the region of the Far East and gained support of several countries in the region. 3.3. Increased deployment of U.S. military troops down under 4.4. The U.S. has interest in arbitrating and mediating in disputes arising between China and its neighbors and partners such as Japan and North Korea 5.5. New ...

In the political world, language is a key in influencing the ideas of people and the support from the people. This is one thing that political leaders have used so well in political leadership for instance, President Barrack Obama’s 2013 State of Union speech in the congress. He starts by making an appeal by going through the history of America and congratulating the American people for the economic efforts, they have made over the years. He starts, “Fifty years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that the Constitution makes us not rivals of power but partners for ...

Question 1

As president Barrack Obama’s second term of office comes to an end, several observations can be made about some of the positive and the negative effects he has had on the welfare of the American citizens as well as the country in general. Some of the achievements that Obama was able to realize include the fact that he influenced the congress to come up with better regulation on pertinent issues such as the rights of the gay people and immigrants. The topic of gun control is another contentious issue that president Obama also managed to address during his ...

The war on terror has been one of the most expensive battles to burden the United State of America economy. In the most recent decades, the war has been waged against terrorist groups like the al Qaeda and the Taliban. The main challenge on the fight against the al Qaeda group is the lack of a central region of operation and use of guerilla war tactics. The group is spread in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some part of Africa. The 11th September 2001 twin tower attacks on the United State soil saw President George .W. Bush officially declare war on terror ( ...

The Obamacare Policy

This is a policy enacted by Barrack Obama in a bid to improve on the provision of health care services in the U.S. This paper details about the key elements of this program and touches a bit on the federal aspects that come with the enactment of this policy.

Elements of the Obamacare Policy and the Problem it is supposed to solve

The key element of the Obamacare Policy is that all Americans should purchase health care insurance plans approved by the government (Thompson, 2012). This provision allows for the transfer of tax-payer funded payments to help families that earn less than the federal poverty level to also purchase health care plans. This policy also ...

Introduction and paper outline

On November the 5th 2012, the United States of America participated in one of the most closely contested elections in recent history. The elections pitted a rejuvenated Republican Party led by Mitt Romney and more reformed Democrats led by the incumbent President Barrack Obama. The election was dominated by several issues including the slow economic recovery process, immigration and a high unemployment rate among other issues. The United States went into the election a rather divided nation in terms of whether the incumbent had done more to improve the economic conditions or whether the nation should trust new ideas as Romney presented. ...

Transactional leadership has its focus on the exchanges that occur between leaders in their various capacities and their followers. That is, there is mutual benefit between the leader and followers. For instance, a leader can improve the quality of infrastructure in his or a state and gets more votes in the next election. It is an exchange process between leaders and followers in which effort by one leads to rewards from the other. This leadership involves corrective criticism, negative feedback, and negative reinforcement. There are two forms of transactional leadership, that is, active which involves watching the follower for mistakes or ...

Thesis statement

An analysis of this history paper reveals that there are three theories involved. The three theories are the main ones, and cultures and they include functionalism, internationalism, and conflict. The theories have various similarities and differences depending on the institution, which in this case is the political institution. Each of the cultures and theories affects the individuals in the political institution differently. In a political institution or government, each of the theories and cultures has an effect on the approach to social change. This paper contains a full analysis and evaluation on the effect of each theory and culture on the ...

Since the United States gained independence, numerous illegal immigrants entered and still continue to enter the country. Most of these immigrants come to the U.S. with the aim of acquiring better jobs and lives than what they had in their home countries. It is estimated that there are about 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States (Gaynor 4). This land of opportunity will undoubtedly continue to attract many who have limited chances of success in their home countries. People end up as illegal immigrants in different ways. Some cross the border illegally, in most cases having ...

Leadership Profile of Barrack Hussein Obama

Context of leadership The presidency of the United States of America is one of the highest institutions of leadership, management and power. The United States of America, being the world superpower has enormous responsibilities and roles to discharge both internally and externally across the globe. The military prowess, the economic prosperity and the democratic space existent in the United States makes the institution of the presidency one of the most difficult roles to execute. The presidency determines the economic, political and social policies to pursue within the United States of America. The presidency is also America’s number ...

The presidency of the United States of America- acronym POTUS- is made legal by Article Two of the constitution of USA. This article vests several powers to the president of Te United States of America; head of state and government of the country, commander in chief of the USA army, leader of the executive branch of government. Article two also charges the president with the powers to ensure execution of the federal law, appointing of diplomats, judicial and regulatory officers, entering into treaties with other foreign powers on the consent and advice of the senate. The president can also ...

The political spectrum of the United States is founded under four key political ideologies Liberalism, conservatisms, populist and Libertarians. The commonly applied ideas are those of liberals and conservatives. Therefore, since independence the political wave in the region is always a tussle between the liberals and the conservatives. Thus, the conservatives have a strong association or support with the Republican Party while the liberals gear towards promoting the Democratic Party. However, between 2004 and 2008, the American political culture has evidently been shifting towards the Liberal ideas therefore, changing the political wave in the region.

In 2004, Bush stand on foreign policy ...

The United States elections provide a good indicator of future trends of parties that participate in it. The future trends are observed from the electorate behavior and the voter acceptance of a particular party. The trends realized from one general election to the other have been pegged on the voter trends that have been seen in the various groups of people in the country; these include the different racial and ethnic groups that are existent within the voter population. Gender, religious inclination as well as class also play fundamental roles in such analyses. This paper discusses the compares the exit poll ...

Book review

The Middle East and the United States: History, Politics, and Ideologies is a 560 page book that has a collection of articles written by a carefully selected group of US, European and Middle East diplomats and scholars. Its entire work was edited by two distinguished historians: Professor David W. Lesch, senior Middle East lecturer, Trinity University together with Mark L. Haas, a distinguished political scientist at the University of Duquesne. These are authorities in this area. Besides this book, they are accredited for making other publications like the 1979: The Year That Shaped the Modern Middle East and The Ideological Origins of Great ...

International politics is one of the aspects across the globe that has existed since the formation of centralized forms of governments across the world. This is especially based on the fact that every centralized form of government wants to be as dominant as possible in its area of jurisdiction, and soon after achieving this, it will always want to conquer more administrative bodies, merge them and assimilate them into its own form of governance, in an attempt to seek power and political success. This is the view of almost every political scientist and analyst, and this is exactly the ...

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Brief Introductory Summary

It has long been said that the media has the potential to make a candidate known as well as make a well known candidate become unpopular by giving either more media coverage or media blackout. It is interesting to see just how the media can play with people’s psychology and influence their decisions to a great length. In this issue paper, the learner investigates the contribution that the media has on political campaigns. The major issue under concern in this paper is the extent of media coverage that is accorded to ...

The Legal dispute: Constitutional Procedure to Replace a Senator in Illinois

According to Richey, the “legal dispute” over the right “constitutional procedure” to carry out the replacement of a senator calls for the involvement of “a judicial determination of the 17th Amendment (Richey, 2011, p.1). After the 2008 elections had been held in the United States, in order to have someone to complete Obama’s remaining term in the Illinois State as a senator, Mr. Burris was appointed by the Governor Blagojevich. Under the Illinois law, the governor had the power to appoint a new senator to serve for the remaining period of the term after any vacancy in the senate. But in the ...

Introduction

As part of his presidency bid campaigns, president Barrack Obama had promised people of the United States that he will do changes in the countries systems for the advantages of the people. Iin addition he made several promises for the purpose of making better the life of the American people. Due to his successful win over his opponent, he succeeded to become the president of the United States. He had the roles therefore to fulfill the promises he had promised his people.

One of the major changes that he had promised was reforming the health care sector. His main ...

With the political history of the United States as its organizational framework, "American Nation ‘’ describes the advancement and growth of the United States as the product of the myriad actions, views, and forces of the immense variety of individuals and groups who together comprise of the American people. In broader detailed prose, the book examines the political, social, economic, and cultural developments and growth that have shaped the United States. Below is the summary of the first fourteen chapters of the book ‘’American Nation’’ and the contrast of the past and present historical analogy: According to chapter five ...