But soon enough, he became a determined and knowledgeable politician, who was not devoid of substance. As a president, JFK showed both style and substance through his actions and words. Before JFK’s time as president, he was a congressman and a senator. He won his seat in the House of Representatives by rigging the vote and cheating (‘John F. Kennedy,’ 2011). He used his families charm and connections to win over the public and his fathers enormous wealth to advertise himself.
History 211 Burner Paper In the book John F. Kennedy, David Burner portrays Kennedy as if he had no flaws and seemed to glamorize him. The myth of Kennedy was more important than the reality to Burner. All of the good things from the start of his childhood, all the way through his presidency, and even to his assignation, the author uncovers only the good side of Kennedy. Kennedy’s political career started in 1947 when he was elected into the House of Representatives, he served in the House until 1952 when he was elected into the Senate. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 on his book Profiles in Courage.
How did Obama beat Clinton to the democratic nomination? When the little known US Senator for Illinois announced his intentions to run in the democratic presidential primary in 2007, few believed that he could defeat the party backed establishment candidate, Hilary Clinton. Clinton’s campaign was described as “the largest and most powerful presidential campaign in History” and although Obama himself was quietly confident, his early investors were sceptical as Clinton gained an early twenty point lead. So how was he able to turn things around? Obama had three key factors on his side.
Noel Hosmillo Per. 3- Ms. Hawkins The Great Debaters The “The Great Debaters” is a story about a group of debate team of African American College that became the undefeated after they won the national championships over Harvard because of being taught under a brilliant and ambitious debate coach named Melvin Tolson. The character that I liked in the movie is James Farmer, Jr. At a young age, he already went to college and was also able to become a part of the debate team. At first he was afraid of making a public speech in front of a full audience because he gets nervous from time to time. But when it came to the debate against the Harvard, Farmer proved himself to be quite a motivational speaker when it came to debating about civil disobedience.
Who is Nate Silver? In the US presidential election of 2012, he successfully predicted the result and actual numbers of the winning states for each side. Some criticizers said that he did won the election night. He has been recognized as a new kind of political superstar. Nate Silver, gained public attention back to 2003 due to forecasting baseball players’ performance and career, is a well-known statistician, psephologist and writer.
Through his simple, optimistic, and charismatic rhetorical style, former president John F. Kennedy was able to connect with the American people on a personal level that no other president has ever been able to replicate. While Kennedy had proven himself as an influential speechmaker during his campaign, no one would have guessed how powerful his first speech as president would be. “John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address” has gone down as one of the most memorable inaugural addresses of all time. The phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country” has remained popular even in today’s society and truly shows the powerful effects of Kennedy’s public speeches. This phrase is just one of many that support one of Kennedy’s most employed rhetorical strategies: putting himself in the shoes of his audience.
Francisco Ibarra Govt II December 1, 2009 Americans and Elections As we know, presidential elections tend to have a certain amount of attraction even if you don’t really care for politics. The media always tries to put their own spin on it so it makes it look more enticing for people to see it and in turn they get ratings. The 2000 election was one of the closest elections seen, where George W. Bush beat Al Gore by a margin of less than one percent in the electoral votes. Many people believe that it was a mistake, Al Gore should have won. Four years down the road, its time to elect another president or re-elect the current one if he was a good choice before.
After high school he went on to play basketball and football at the University Of Southern California (USC) where he also received his Masters and Bachelors in Mathematics and Secondary Education. After finishing College he moved back to Moreno Valley where he fell in love with Cynthia Wilson. They are now happily married with two very handsome sons Michael Jr. and Christian Browner. He later attended Riverside Community College where he received his Associates in Business Administrations, Humanities, Music Technology, Associates of Arts, and Vocational Education. He is very interested in the Educational Field and later on he wants to start into Law School.
Voter Generation Gap: No More In past elections, the youngest generation of voters has been the lowest in voter turnout, however, the popularity increase in late night comedy news programming is said to have influenced young voters to participate in the most recent election. These programs have greatly affected the popularity of the candidates and may have even affected the outcome of the most recent presidential election. By placing politics in a humorous perspective, late night comedy shows such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report better market their message of the importance of political involvement among young voters. Jody Baumgartner writes in her essay “One Nation Under Stephen? The Effects of The Colbert Report on American Youth”, “As political humor becomes more prevalent, researchers have started to investigate how it may influence various aspects of the political process in America.
Bush had a significant impact on the political leanings of Hispanics and Latinos. As a former Governor of Texas, Bush regarded this growing community as a potential source of growth for the conservative movement and the Republican Party, and he made some gains for the Republicans among the group. In the 1996 presidential election, 72% of Hispanics and Latinos backed President Bill Clinton, but in 2000 the Democratic total fell to 62%, and went down again in 2004, with Democrat John Kerry winning Hispanics 58–40 against Bush. Hispanics in the West, especially in California, were much stronger for the Democratic Party than in Texas and Florida. California Latinos voted 63–32 for Kerry in 2004, and both Arizona and New Mexico Latinos by a smaller 56–43 margin; but Texas Latinos were split nearly evenly, favoring Kerry 50–49, and Florida Latinos (mostly being Cuban American) backed Bush, by a 54–45