Essays on Politicians

Introduction

Right from the time the Second World War has ended in the early 1940s, the United States (US) has dominated the world scene. The role of US on the global scene has further improved after the end of the cold war with the erstwhile USSR getting dissolved. It has been considered a beacon of values that are cherished by the country’s founding fathers like liberty, democracy, and secularism. Guiding the country all these days is the country’s political system and politicians. The country’s political system has always put the interests of the citizens at the top and ...

The most appropriate response for the people in the book, Politics in the Trenches, roots in the perceptions of the people. As the saying goes, the spoken word happens, and if it does not happen, it is bound to happen. Indeed the perception of the citizens about politicians is corrupted by the stereotyping of all politicians (Kirkptrick & Lawrence, 81). The stereotypical behaviour happens when a person changes in behaviour and recognition of people, who vote. The stereotyping of politicians ranges from different reasons that the voters validate to justify the reason for running for a political office. The reason for ...

Introduction

The simplest way define a fallacy is that it is the logical error in an argument or evaluation of a policy. Additionally, it can be the incorrect argument in rhetoric and logic that results in a lack of validity (Laurel 8 – 12). They are classified into formal and informal fallacies. Others have defined fallacy to mean a mistake in belief that is based on certain unsound argument. This paper identifies the ten fallacies as they are obtained in the political arena, explain how each of the identified fallacies are being employed, and the reason for the application of these fallacies. It should ...

European business and politics are too close are often in closed and corrupt relationships." Discuss with reference to at least three corruption cases. The current businesses and politics are almost becoming the same in terms of practices and responsibilities. The developing culture of globalization needs strong connections for one to survive in the ever-demanding field of business. Individuals and organizations have found it too challenging to venture into the world of business and succeed without the help of some political figures. In other words those involved in businesses need to get the assistance of the politicians to enable them ...

Executive Summary

Technology is one of the best scientific developments that have brought about economic, social, and political change in most of the world’s economies. Nevertheless, there are varied reactions on the effect of technology on the environment, the economy, religion, culture, and politics among a host of many social, economic, and political phenomena. Conversely, these factors also affect technology in different ways as will be discussed in this paper. Nevertheless, selecting technology for a specific situation depends on a list factors that either support or oppose such incentives.

Introduction

Science and technology are the current century’s most influential challenges since it affects ...

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

Man and Woman, Woman and Woman or Man and Man 4 Procreation or Not 4 Optimum Environment for Children 5 Gay Relationships are Moral or Immoral 5 Federal Law 6 President Obama 7 Politicians and Media Figures 8 Conclusion 10 Work Cited 10

Gay Marriage Introduction Gay marriage is also known as same sex marriage. Gay marriage is the union between two people with the same biological gender identity or same sex. This marriage ...

Introduction

Political process is the process in which few representatives of certain political parties or independent candidates are nominated to be elected by general public. The turnout in elections mean the percentage of people from the total eligible population coming out and casting their vote during elections. The number of people participating in the process of electing a candidate depends on various factors. In recent decade, a large number of people have been avoiding to participate in political process due to several reasons. These reasons may include economic, cultural, and many other aspects of life. This paper is aimed at recognizing these ...

Alesina, Alberto. Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.: MIT Press, 1997. Print.

This book was written by one of the most experienced persons on the field of political influence on businesses. Alesina Alberto is a renowned Italian political economist who has authored several books and articles on the relationship between business and politics. He is a professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and as such speaks authoritatively on the subject. The book addresses the relationship between economic/business cycles and the political cycles. It examines how the timing of elections, electoral laws, the nature of competition between political parties and its influence on employment, the ideological orientation of governments, inflation, monetary policies, inflation ...

Over the years, gender parity has remained one of the critical challenges that developed and developing nations continue to grapple with in the modern era. As a social challenge, gender parity exists between men and women and has been manifested in various facets of the society, especially in education, healthcare, politics, and economy to mention, but a few. However, women have organized forums, established feminism movements and formed an alliance with human rights organizations to fight for gender equality; an aspect that has reduced gender gap in the education and healthcare sectors (Wright 89). Although this marks an important step in ...

Almost everyone likes to watch comedy television; there is a reason that there are so many comedy television shows on every day. Satire TV gave examples of shows that have grabbed the attention of many viewers, drawing them to their screens night after night. Some of the shows were Da Ali G Show, The Colbert Report, The Boondocks, and Saturday Night Out, among others. These shows got people glued to their screen because of the satire that they brought with. Some scholars insist that it is the comical part of the political shows that attract the attention of the viewers ...

Introduction:

The media is an important source of information. The media has become very influential in modeling people’s lives through different decades. The society today thrives on the media a reliable source where they get informed. The coming of new media has become more influential in the recent days. Social media has become very influential and has been used by everyone across the board for business and recently politicians have turned to the social media as a way of furthering their agenda. Many of the elite groups of politicians have used the media to reach out and organize their supports. Many ...

Introduction

This study seeks to provide concise yet comprehensive information on the value of diplomacy in combating terrorism, which is an issue of grave concern to the international community. Diplomacy, in the context of terrorism, posits invaluable virtues for resolving matters between conflicting parties in international relations. The organization of human beings within communities – a phenomenon that traces back to early history, has rendered the use of diplomatic skills and reasoning, given varying community interests that tend to conflict with one another. It is notable to consider that engaging in warfare has become the predominant method for dealing with international affairs ...

Political language is designed to make lies look more charming, believable, and more appealing to us as an audience. Politicians may not admit that they’re modern English is affecting the language as a whole. What defines language? Modern Language is a language adapted by politicians to lure audiences to sound more sophisticated in the eyes of George Orwell, a famous author who wrote the essay politics and the English language, which criticizes the bad usage of the English language. Language is a reflection of the "Identity" of the nation, and an instrument of multicultural dialogue In the US. In the US, many ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

Sources of Media Power and Politics in the Media

Introduction News making is one of the most important parts of media management. It is important to establish early at this point that there are a lot of ways how mass media can be used by the politicians. Most of the time this often greedy group of people deal with influential and key people in the mass media to further their political and other self-interests, which we all know is against the principles and standards of ethical practices in mass media and communications. Below is a list of eight sources of media power or media strategies with specific examples from ...

Bipartisan politics full of cutthroat politicians are often considered to be relatively new additions to the American political system. It is not uncommon for people to decry the current state of American politics, thinking about to a time when there was a kinder, more forward-thinking brand of politician in America. However, according to Michael Holt, this idea that there was once a type of American politician unconcerned with bipartisan politics is as much a fictionalization of the past as the narrative that slavery caused the American Civil War (Holt). Holt argues that partisan politics played a fundamentally important role in the Civil War, ...

Action plan for addressing political issues

Political processes play a critical role in the determination of the allocation and distribution of resources. Political considerations, therefore, determine who obtains something, how they get it, and when they get it. Hence, political considerations permeate every sector of our lives. Criminal justice leadership is no exception to this, and several political issues affect the working of criminal justice leaders. The key role played by politics in criminal justice leadership is evident when the sensitive nature of the work done by criminal justice professionals is considered. Criminal justice professionals have a great deal of power over the fellow citizens and, as a ...

Problem Statement:

Does poverty in developing countries hinder development and expansion of democratic processes? Literature review: Colier (2008) in his article The bottom billion: Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it questioned the role and reasons as to why poor countries in Africa are failing in not only implementation of democracy, but also improving their economies. The article tries to answer the reasons why with Globalization there has been observed increase in poverty especially for certain and specific countries in Africa. Colier presents these countries as immune to Globalization effects. The book addresses ...

HIPAA

Introduction The HIPAA is a short for of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA was passed by the US Congress in 1996 with the aim of achieving several objectives in the health sector. These included; facilitation of continuation and transfer of health insurance cover for Americans and their families in case they lose of change their jobs. The act was also meant to reduce cases of abuse and fraud in the health care sector since thousands of cases had been reported. The act also mandated the health care sector to use adopt high standards for handling health ...

Abstract

In the United States, the debate between individuals who support stricter gun control legislation and those who support the right to freely bear arms is intense and divisive. The aim of this paper is to determine the key issues of the gun control debate in regards to the legalization and use of assault weapons, an issue that is particularly important due to the recent questions regarding the current assault weapons ban and legislation in the United States. This paper will assess the legal question of banning assault weapons, and will also assess the risks and the benefits of banning ...

Book review Breach of Trust by Tom Coburn

In his book, Breach of Trust, Tom Coburn narrates some of his experience in the US House of representatives as a congressman. He is a former businessman and a practicing physician with equally ardent views about the congress, religion and implementation of the constitution. Tom Coburn is a true legislator and he even honored his pledge of serving for only three terms as a congressional representative then leave Washington. Breach of trust offers a candid look at the internal workings of congress, and why ‘Washington turns insiders into outsiders’. The reader’s are served with shocking behind-the-scenes stories and why the reforms that the country ...

Arguably, since the beginning of 21st century political system and its outcome has entered a new era of high-tech politics. The behavior of policymakers, politicians, and citizen is tremendously shaped by modern communication technology. As a matter of fact, modern day campaigns, elections, and outcomes are dictated by modern mass communication. In this perspective, modern mass media communication technologies include television, fm radio, magazines, as well as newspapers. Modern mass media reach wide number of people of which it influences both the elite in the society and the masses. Historically, modern communication technology has developed tremendously; especially in relation to news ...

Article Research

Introduction In the late 1820’s, the Northern Carolina became more industrialized as the Southern remained non-developed. The Congress had passed a high protective tariff in 1828 that made the southern states more furious because they thought the tariff only benefited the northern states. The southern claimed that high tariff on imports were imposed to them leading to increased costs of importing products. Bradley Hays saw the Southern states sympathy to South Carolina’s position on the tariff rejected as the cause of federalism (Hays 221). Eventually, the doctrine of nullification was introduced that provided an insight to the ...

Introduction

The War on Drugs has been a controversial topic for as long as many people can now remember in the U.S.A. It is for this very reason that the war must be viewed critically for its effectiveness as there are now generations of people caught up in the war. The purpose of this essay is to look beyond what we believe the war on drugs to be from media reports and uninformed opinions. Instead the film ‘The House I Live In’ makes the viewer critical of the war and to look at it from a sociological perspective. The purpose of this ...

- The importance of involving a community in supporting local entrepreneurs Community is the source of consumers for local entrepreneurs and their involvement in any business transaction has a lot of significance in today’s growing economy. Local entrepreneurs are recognized as the main contributors to the economic development, general wealth and welfare of economies and sources of employment for community members. Involvement of a community helps in creating a positive business environment that is essential for economic development. In addition, community involvement in local entrepreneur assists in creating cultural awareness that promotes celebration of the value brought by local businesses. The ...

In the global world of the 21st century, music is among the few elements that have the capacity to cross both the political, cultural and the physical borders. The songs reflect and shape social life. In Kenya and Tanzania for instance, hip hop is an influential tool for political participation. Thus the reason various bodies such as the Independent Study Project have focused on the role played by hip hop music particularly in the youth culture. It is through hip hop that artists express their views in an open system that allows individuals, especially the young, some room for ...

Introduction

Political communication has been changing drastically as more people in media houses engage politicians in forums that seek to enlighten the public of prevailing political climate in a given region. Politicians are individuals elected or appointed by people or groups of people to rule or represent others in political fronts and forums. This factor has been changing and is controlled by acts of law in a given state or country. Citizens are subjected to political shows that seek to discuss their collective wellbeing and putting in place an endeavoring action to guide the rule of law (Klaehn, 145). Every citizen in a ...

Introduction

Undoubtedly, the internet is one of the greatest technological advancement ever witnessed in the modern world. It is associated with almost everything that affects the people, especially when it comes to flow of information. In fact, it has emerged as one of the things than people cannot do without (Chadwick, 51). With the internet, the world has been reduced into a single large society because the distance from one place to another has been reduced as people can communicate from wherever they may be in real time. Through the internet, new practices of human interactions in form of internet forums, ...

INTRODUCTION

When most people think of Ancient Rome, they imagine great marble statues, sky-soaring columns, and men and women dressed in draped togas. However, there is one name that is eternally synonymous with this Ancient era, Julius Caesar, the great and incredibly powerful ruler, whose reign would end with his assassination, by his friend and peers. Most people’s interpretation of Julius Caesar comes not from history, but from the imagination of the William Shakespeare, in 1599, within the pages of his play titled, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” (Layson and Zurcher 1). Many people see this play as a pointedly ...

Change in Understanding of the U.S. Change in Understanding of the U.S. When I was younger I used to have a fairly simplistic understanding of how public opinion and laws in the United States worked. I believed that if a majority of voters thought something should be illegal, then laws would be passed making that thing illegal. Similarly, I believed that if a majority of voters thought an activity should be legal or unregulated, then laws would either not be established, or if laws previously existed about this activity, the law would be changed or removed. However, my observations of ...

Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay In Jamaica Kincaid’s story, A Small Place, she gives a clear picture of the conditions of living in Antigua. The island is portrayed as a popular tourist destination. However, the author gives a comprehensive overview of the island’s state of welfare. The people on the island lead a miserable life at best. There are no proper facilities such as schools and hospitals on the island. The struggles of Antiguans are given detailed focus by the author. The natives hate tourists because they feel they have invaded their homeland. The poverty, poor living conditions such as blocked sewage flowing ...

Abstract

In the past four decades, rapid urbanization and industrialization trends have been experienced globally. This consequently has resulted into changes in the socioeconomic, political, physical, health amongst many other sphere of human life. This implies that in the recent past, there have been massive shifts in the health systems. These changes have had both positive and negative impacts. For instance the infant mortality rate has significantly reduced; if the 1978 trends persisted then trends would have been at 16.7million deaths annually by the year 2006. Though this is not the case; in 2006, the infant mortality rates stood at ...

4th May 2011 In Bloom’s hierarchy of different levels of thinking, the first stage is evaluation. This stage involves decision making is done after having understood the concept or the context of concern. In the John Mc Cain’s statement apart from being hypocritical we can say that he made his decision without evaluation this means that Mc Cain did not take into account of the help he might need from the poor thus could make such a statement and later calls the poor people to vote for him. To president Obama, we can say he is biting ...

Politics is one of the building blocks of any society in the world and no one can dispute its contributions to the health and competitive development of a society. In an ordinary context, politics can be defined a process by which people organize themselves through social relations with an aim to gain authority and is characterized by ideologies leading to collective decision-making. Politics are swayed around through philosophical influence usually controlled by a politician or politicians if they more than one. Like, politician is defined as an individual who actively participates in politics and administration and is usually engaged in bringing influence ...

Introduction

Social media is continuously becoming an integral part of the current and the next generation of youths’ everyday life . From conducting a simple research about something to reading the news every morning, people now rely on the use of social media and the World Wide Web to look for all sorts of information. Social media, however, is a unique technology that allows for a two-way type of communication between large groups of individuals. The thing with this type of communication is that it is not limited by any form of physical constraint such as geographical location or even the culture of ...

Introduction

Birthright Citizenship Act deals with an individual’s acquirement of US citizenship because of his or her birth on the American soil. The issue of American citizenship is a subject of US federal law. Citizenship clause under fourteenth amendment of the American constitution deals with the US citizenship. This law provides US citizenship to everyone who born on the American soil. A large number of Americans including various congressmen believe that this law should be amended. Birthright citizenship Act has been introduced several times in the US congress in order to amend the original Act. Birthright Citizenship Act has ...

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Introduction What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of expression of ideas, either spoken or in a written form by a skilled proponent who tries to convince the audience or the reader of the accuracy of his statements, by pleading to their emotions, using subtle logic or cause and effect scenario, reminding them of his credentials and mastery over the main subject, etc. There appears to be a still existent idea that rhetoric is used mostly to prove illogical arguments and is a skill mostly practiced by advocates of mendacity. This is a false allegation. Rhetoric can hide as ...

Political science

Essay questions: - What are the nature of the American political system and the importance of political participation? - What is the importance of public opinion in politics and the various ways political opinions are developed. - What are the branches of the United States government and what are their significance and importance.

Political participation

Political participation is a very crucial aspect of the American political system. It involves how citizens get to influence policy formulation their implementations, as well as selection of their political leaders. It is attributed to the fact that the people have the freedom of ...

Rhetoric is derived from two Greek words meaning "public speaker" and "oratorical." Aristotle developed the five cannons of rhetoric which are memorization of the key persuasive points, persuasive argument, arrangement of language, development of a communication style, and effective delivery of the speech (Garver, 1995). Aristotle argues that, the personality of a speaker, the logic of his/ her argument and the emotional state of the audience can all donate to the supremacy of a rhetorical speech. Rhetoric is something that we use constantly in our everyday life. Unbeknown to us, we have been using the persuasive appeals of pathos, ethos and ...

Literature Review covering Media and Politics

Introduction Media and politics come hand in hand because they combine to convey information to the public. Media is defined as the channel in which information is stored and transmitted to the population. The media has been given different names such as mass media or the news media. The media has many advantages and disadvantages that could end up ruining the country and corrupting the youth. Politics is defined as the practice of influencing people so as to do their civic duty in the society (Safire, p.566). By influencing people certain people are able to gain position of ...

Discuss the contemporary public debate about some forms of foreign investment in Australia and provide your advice on whether the government should adopt stricter controls to address these concerns Australian policies and engagements with other global states have been beneficial to the country’s economic, political, and social development. Job security and economic development in Australia have largely been increased by the country’s ability to sell its products in various parts of the world especially in Asia and European countries (Narlikar, 2010, p.79). Studies on Australian market affirms that international agreement has not only helped in marketing ...

Introduction

Since the end of World War Two (WW2), the world has attained high achievements in terms of economic, political, social, and cultural development. During the World War 1 and 2, many nations took part in the war and were unable to exploit their natural resources, generate adequate income through economic activities, and establish industries. The period was characterized with political unrest, military invasion, outbreak of contagious and non-communicable diseases, hunger and famine; aspects, which lowered productivity and economic development in the world. However, the end of WW2 marked a turning point in the world’s history as it provided a favorable ...

Book Review - The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War In Michael F. Holt's The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War, the American Whig Party is given a comprehensive review of its history during the Jacksonian Era. During the history of Jacksonian historiography, more and more sympathetic depictions of the Whigs have been creeping into the works of noted scholars; according to them, the Whig party staunchly defended the virtues of merchant capitalism against the Jacksonian Democratic ...

Defining race as a political sociological theory

Race remains one the controversial topics that raise a heated debate among scholars and members of the public. For many years, the debate has revolved on whether the term race is effectively used in promoting diversity, cohesiveness and regional integration or not. Some people hold the view that the term race has been misused by political leaders in dividing people along ethnic and tribal lines. Another section of people believe that leaders have used the race to promote peace, diversity and regional integration. Based on these assertions, most people prefer not discussing issues related to race in the public because ...

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Young people form a majority when it comes to a countries population. They are therefore the core decision makers and the main determinants of how stable the economy is. However, it is unfortunate that most of the young people and more especially in institutions of higher learning tend to shun from activities that are geared towards national building. As the United States gears towards election, it is important for the young people in universities to be reminded of the fundamental role they will play in deciding who the next leaders will be. It was hence a wise decision for Alpha ...

Way that Politics is Reported in a Western Liberal Democracy?

In any liberal or democratic state, the role of media has always been pivotal in politics. To certain extent, media’s power and ubiquitousness have made them more lucrative especially during elections or in times of national political scandals (such as the impeachment of then U.S. President Bill Clinton). Think about any national media outfit and how it has played the vital role in the political process and activities of a country. For instance, think about how the U.S. national media outfits such as CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR, WaPo, and New York Times supported the candidacy of Barack Obama ...

Book Review - Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip Hop and Black Politic

Lester K. Spence's 2011 book Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip Hop and Black Politics takes a long, hard look at the current state of African-Americans in the predominant political discourse. In essence, Spence explores through this book and its scholarship the idea that rap and hip-hop culture may actually be bad for black politics; "this work represents an attempt to examine the core questions of black politics as well as the politics of the present using rap and hip-hop as the vehicle" (Spence 157). Despite galvanizing many African-Americans and creating a unique subculture, it is claimed that the ...

Social Deprivation and Breakdown of the Nuclear Family

The London Riots

The riots that erupted in London in 2011 caused a paramount concern for the state of British society. Many observers pointed it directly to the global crisis. What initially began as a peaceful protest had escalated into riots and bouts of hooliganism and quickly spread in to other parts of the country (Becky, 2012). Within a period of 5 days, the violence had spread form the epicentre in Tottenham to Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham (Daniel, 2012). As is the case with many societal problems, politicians are always quick to give analyses of the situation blaming the rival party and ...

A brief review of its use and effectiveness

The word ‘war’ for any nation signifies the danger or uncertain situation imposed upon it by another nation or army. Acknowledging that the nation is in war, calls upon its citizens to do all they can individually and collectively to help the country fight the war. For the citizens, war and war threat situations have been seen to induce a sense of patriotism and unity, in the face of the common enemy. This is exactly what the politicians and law enforcement people seek to leverage by raising war rhetoric in crime prevention. War rhetoric is increasingly resorted to as a means ...

Historical Background

Healthcare institutions in United States and France have been encountering challenges of unprecedented scope. The increase in the number of elderly in the two countries has not only threatened to increase the cost of managing the healthcare sector, but has also led to the inflation rate. In reference to the current trend in the two countries healthcare systems, researchers and other healthcare professionals have raised their fear that the ever-increasing technologies and expensive medical treatment are likely to wreck havoc on public spending priorities. The increase in healthcare spending in United States of America is also likely to interfere ...

Every government needs funds to move its economy that is to propel it. These funds emanate from taxation and other sources such as issue of treasury bills and securities, borrowing (both internal and external) amongst others. As the government goes through elective politics measures must be put in place to ensure such funds are used in the most efficient and effective manner to pose itself as an accountable government. Therefore, they will try to fund programs that will live a lasting mark on the face of its citizens. Transition to moneyball is not a one day or night event; it’ ...

Readers Guide

According to Richard Stroup and Jane Shaw in their article How Free Markets Protect The Environment, it would be better for the government to allow the potential polluters to protect the environment based on the existing market conditions rather than put restrictions regarding environmental pollution. Potential polluters only consider the potential cost of their costs of production rather than the cost of pollution (Stroup & Shaw, 1992). They therefore never take initiatives to control pollution especially when it is government regulated. Considering that most of the policies against pollution are politically instigated, the government thus is left in a compromising ...

Introduction

The association between the environment and economic progress is a concept that was first discussed during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment which was held in Stockholm in 1972. At the time of the conference, there were widespread fears among the Northern and Southern countries that protection of the environment was a hindrance to the development of the nations. The Brundtland report was the first reference to sustainable development. The report was published in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development. According to the Brundtland report, sustainable development refers to “development that meets the needs of ...

During the past 30 years, the sociology of education has dealt with many issues. There have been social and political ‘problems’ in education, as well as new sub-fields, creating new disciplines in the study of education. Because the boundaries are loose between sociology, education, and other humanities, it can be difficult to categorize specialists in the field into one specific area of study. There are categories of the specialists areas of study: personal, which involves the reputations and status that the person initiating the study desires as he or she seeks power, identity, and patronage; vested, which includes the ...

Introduction

The redistricting process borrows from a rich political history on the political systems and the democratisation of the state. Politics of redistricting and reapportionment have for a long time occupied the minds of scholars and critics. In his analysis of the political effects of redistricting, Engstrom (36) argues that one of the seminal effects of the redistricting process is the gerrymandering on the political platform. There are also other effects bound to occur. For instance, the process leads to new leaders assuming power with new leadership styles and collaboration among the new faces of leadership unlike the old regimes and also ...

The power of nightmares claims that the myth and fear created as part of the comprehensive plan or attempt to unite and inspire people after the failure or previous and utopian oriented ideologies can be interpolated as a threat to terrorism. In the same light, the creation of fear and compliant behavior in a victim through a purposeful act or threat of violence can be delimited as terrorism (Altheide 12). From the series, The Power of Nightmare, aspects of fear and terror are felt and created from the failure of the ideologies of the duo; Islamists and Non-conservatives. The Islamists fail to ...

Summary of the video/documentary

The topic that will be conveyed in the video/documentary will be Interest Groups and the audience for this video will be investors and those people who have the power to invest for government. The topic will cover all the types of interest groups and internal lobbying that is used in interest groups. We will be making video showing the politicians, investors’, different charitable organizations, agricultural groups, labor groups, and professional investors.

As it is said, Americans are thought to be involved more in political and social movements than any other country of the world, and we will be taking ...

Aubrey, J.S., & Frisby, C.M. (2011). Sexual objectification in music videos: a content analysis comparing gender and genre. Mass Communication and Society 14: 475-501.

In this article, Aubrey and Frisby (2011) create a coding system which measures the correlations between representations of women and sexual objectification. According to their findings, female artists provide a greater amount of sexual objectification in their videos, and are placed under greater pressure to appear more attractive and glamorous. They are also more likely to showcase sexually suggestive behavior and attitudes. This evidences adds to the argument that women are problematically presented in popular culture and media, as they are placed under a male gaze to be as attractive as possible; a woman’s sexuality is shown to be her primary feature, ...

Intelligence Failure: The Iraq War

Introduction Failure in a country’s Intelligence system often leads to devastating outcomes. The Americans and the British experienced Intelligence failure concerning the issue of Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). This failure came up in diverse forms that would have made it difficult to realize that there was a problem within the Intelligence system. Even so, several lessons were learnt from the intelligence failure thus prompting the US government to make certain changes that would be beneficial to the country in the long run.

According to Mockaitis (2012), the intelligence shortcomings mainly arose from the fact that there ...

Violation of the Russians right to free and fair elections (article 21 of the UDHR)

Human rights are evidently postulated in the entire body of international human rights decree and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They form the heart of many national constitutions because they are renowned and endorsed by many countries. Human beings are entitled to a free and fair election (United for Human Rights, 01). However, the real situation in the world is far distant from the standards projected in the Declaration. Many countries still believe that the attainment of human rights is a remote goal that cannot be attained. One such country is Russia where article 21 of the UDHR has always ...