Assignment One In Miles Benson article, Political consultants tailor candidates’ message to what the voters want to hear, he has several opinions and views on how political consultants, opinion polls and negative advertising affect how politicians want us to feel, react and ultimately vote. It seems that research has discovered that if a politician talks in platitudes he has a better chance of getting himself or herself elected. Being specific seems to detrimental because too many questions are asked. Bill Hillsman, a media expert said that, “obviously, a candidate seeking votes is going to emphasize shared concerns and issues that are popular. But all too often political leadership simply means finding out what the people want and telling them you’ll give it to them” (Benson A3).
Ultimately it was Goldwater’s staunch and firm position as an extreme right conservative that would alienate himself from voters. Jackson’s speech was different in his delivery. There was much more emotion that you could hear in his tonal changes and his facial expressions. He too made clear his far left plans for political change, but his approach to his audience was slightly more humble, even asking for forgiveness of any low points he may have reached. He certainly strove to mend any damage that had been done during his and his other democratic contender’s campaigns.
While Reagan-Bush did manage to enforce several Acts for the benefit of the people, with the Gulf War and other economic/environmental calamities, their presidencies seemed to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of Americans. I am not quite sure how to indicate my reaction to this chapter. It’s true that in reading I could not move off the thought of just how much opinion appears in this chapter. Zinn’s opinion permeates everything, without regard for more objective stances about the
Because of this reminder, the reader can empathize with these immigrants when they feel many of our financial problems are unjustly blamed on them. This empathy leads into a value proof; that is, it is wrong to demonize a group of people based on incomplete information. The article also seems to use the demonstrations as an example of another value proof: it is good for a mischaracterized segment of our society to demonstrate in the public forum so that their grievances can be heard. Quindlen points out that such demonstrations have a long history in our country and have been used in the past to bring attention to real or perceived injustices. In my opinion, the emotional component of this essay tugs at the readers’ heart but leaves too much room for disagreement.
When most people are told to act as if an event didn't take place, they typically think about the event non-stop and many will continue to process the event while sleeping. This type of denial also causes increased levels of tension, anxiety and violent crimes. It can be believed that the psychological effect of assassination of American leaders can have a worse effect on individuals then the actual assassination. References Curtin, Prof. Edward, (2009). JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters.
Moore and Parker (2007, pps. 456-457) presents the reader with the article Controlling Irrational Fears After 9/11 which is an excellent of use of rhetoric in hiding premises and conclusions. The authors of the article provide a lot of arguments that use fallacies based on outrage and innuendo, which do not support many of the arguments that they make throughout. However, the authors do want to “influence our attitudes or beliefs,” (Moore and Parker, 2007, p. 117) which provides the basis for some argument exploration. Two primary arguments that are seen within the article are; 1) strategies currently used to fight terrorism are ineffective and; 2) the U.S. has over-reacted to terrorist attacks.
The Three (3) Most Important Lessons America Learned From the Watergate Scandal “What is morally wrong can never be politically right” (Zeifman 210). This was said by President Abraham Lincoln and can be applied to many aspects of our American culture, most notably the controversial Watergate Affair. On June 17, 1972, five men attempting to break into and wiretap the Democratic National Committee offices located in the Watergate complex were apprehended by the police. These five gentlemen along with two other accomplices were tried and convicted in January 1973. These seven men were either directly or indirectly employees of President Nixon’s re-election committee and many persons, including the trial judge, John J. Sirica, suspected a conspiracy involving higher-level government officials.
The Watergate Scandal Monique Nuuanu March 8, 2011 HIS/145 Elizabeth Labby The Watergate Scandal Even though Nixon called the Watergate scandal a cover up, President Richard Nixon is a disgrace to America because of the accusations made about Nixon part of the Watergate scandal. A lawsuit of historian Stanley I. Kutler was in session when evidence of a tape made in June 23, 1972 released and the tapes held conversations of President Nixon conversations involving himself in the Watergate scandals before and after his presidency. The Bacon (1974) website reports, the information written, and published are in control by the journalists. Albert H. Kramer is trying to help ordinary people break that cycle. Kramer wants the people to
They find the common culture and language of the time and of the race or social issue at hand and pinpoint words or phrases, other people may not see as common. By using Michael Calvin McGee’s article “ The “Ideograph” A Link Between Rhetoric and Ideology, West and Turner’s book “Introducing Communication Theory, and Frederick Douglas speech, I Hear the Mournful Wail of Millions, I will give the basic ideas tied to ideographic analysis, how
The Real Reason The intended audience is people who believe the reasoning for proposed legislation for voters to use government issued picture identification is misdirected actions by Republicans to keep likely Democrat voters from casting their ballots. The electoral system as we know it is flawed. It has been for years, perhaps even going as far back as its initial inception. Some of the biggest headlines that top news and media are those of voting fraud. These faults can be placed on all party lines.