“She stands up for what’s right, and she doesn’t let anyone tell her to sit down. […] She’s fought oil companies and party bosses and do-nothing bureaucrats, and anyone who put their interests before the interests of the people she swore an oath to serve…My friends and fellow Americans, I am very pleased and very privileged to introduce to you the next vice president of the United States – Governor Sarah Palin of the great state of Alaska!” (Palin 226) This quote, taken directly from John McCain’s vice presidential announcement speech discusses only a few of the reasons why Sarah Palin was selected as the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 2008 Presidential election. While history did not turn out quite like McCain’s speech enthusiastically predicts, the principles and actions exemplified by Palin are both admirable and are worthy of political success. However, in today’s society, Sarah Palin is portrayed as unintelligent, unaccomplished and essentially unsuccessful. As defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, success is a favored or desired outcome; that being said, this writer questions how society has the basis to deem someone unsuccessful merely on the result of a failed political election. After reading Sarah Palin’s autobiography, Going Rogue, this writer has arrived at the conclusion that Sarah Palin’ political career should be considered successful, regardless of the result of the 2008 Presidential election. Sarah Palin is a successful politician because she remained true to her values and principles despite continuous attacks on her character and morals. The following essay will examine Sarah Palin’s life and political career, with an emphasis on her successes, achievements and accomplishments.
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...especially true in Alaska. Joshua Green, of The Atlantic, states “During a week spent traveling there recently, I learned that Palin occupies a place in the minds of most Alaskans roughly like that of an ex-spouse from a stormy marriage: she’s a distant bad memory, and questions about her seem vaguely unwelcome. […] Alaska has moved on.” (Green) This quote essentially labels Palin as an unsuccessful politician; if the population of Alaska virtually would like to dismiss the idea and essence of Palin from their minds completely, it shows how she is characterized as unsuccessful in the eyes of her former constituents. This writer is reasonably convinced that this recent dismissal of Palin as an unsuccessful politician only occurred after the national election; Palin had many notable achievements in each of her political offices held in Alaska’s governmental system.
In this essay, the author
- Concludes that sarah palin's political career should be considered successful regardless of the 2008 presidential election.
- Explains that sarah palin, born sarah louise heath, was a member of the school's pep band and the girls' basketball team, the wasilla warriors.
- Explains that palin's family was not particularly partisan or political. she became a registered republican at the age of 18 and ran for the wasilla city council in 1992.
- Analyzes how palin decided that wasilla needed new leadership after serving six years on the city council. she promised new energy, cuts to property taxes, and laissez-faire principles.
- Explains that palin was the first female and youngest governor ever elected in alaskan history.
- Analyzes how sarah palin's unconventional political style helped her spread her message while sticking to her personal principles and morals.
- Analyzes how alaskans dismiss sarah palin as an unsuccessful politician because she's a distant bad memory and questions about her seem vaguely unwelcome.
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In this essay, the author
- Compares hilliary clinton, sarah palin, nancy pelosi, and condoleezza rice, stating that the distinguishing factor ties each of these successful women together is that they strive and prevail even in the face of diversity or challenge.
- Analyzes how rosa parks paved the way for the following four women to pole vault their way over obstacles presented to all women challenged to compete in a overwhelmingly predominately male world.
- Explains that each of these women has found a way to break the glass wall in the political realm by being strong, confident, and secure in their knowledge and expertise.
- Explains that women face a much larger challenge in achieving upper management and higher level positions. strong and self-confident women, such as hillary clinton, sarah palin, nancy pelosi, and condoleezza rice, have found the strength to overcome such challenges and shattered the much male dominated political glass ceiling
- Analyzes how hillary clinton permeated the essences of power and prevalence no matter what the situation.
- Compares sarah palin and hillary clinton in a number of different capacities. both are strong and willful women who have been extremely successful in an overwhelming male predominate world of politics.
- Explains that nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, has overcome the totally male dominated aspect of politics. she has persevered and proved herself as strong, powerful, and persistent women in the face of overwhelming adversity.
- Explains that ms. rice was presented with a number of hurdles and challenges in her career, but the obstacles she had to overcome were much different than those of the other three women above.
- Analyzes how hillary clinton, sarah palin, and sexism in 2008 campaign coverage. dabbous, y., ladley, a.
1108 wordsRead More - The Times Have Changedopinion essayWhen Elizabeth Dole ran for the position of President of the United States of America, she really didn’t make a good run at it. She did not do all that she really needed to accomplish to gain the top position. Granted she ran and eventually dropped out of the race, but she never really had anything sketched out in detail about what she was going to do. Elizabeth also didn’t really discuss some issues that she should’ve addressed to the public. It was with little things that she did not do that really brought her campaign down. Mrs. Dole was a woman who had achieved a lot for a woman who was running for possibly the most powerful position in the world. I believe that goal could have been hers if she just would’ve stuck with it.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that elizabeth dole was a woman of character, morals, and standards who wanted to hold the world in the palm of her hands.
- Opines that elizabeth dole didn't make a good run at the position of president of the united states of america. she did not do all that she really needed to accomplish to gain the top position.
- Opines that mrs. dole had not been chosen for the position due to the fact that she had dropped out of the race.
- Explains that elizabeth dole never made gender an issue. she had two choices: she could act as a groundbreaking individual and go over issues that pertain to women in general. the public believed that she should have addressed the matter because she was the first female who ran for president.
- Analyzes how elizabeth dole was stymied by conservatives who didn't approve of her running for president, and kellyanne fitzpatrick, a republican pollster who worked on dan quayle's presidential campaign.
- Opines that supporters of elizabeth think that women are finally getting their chance in the whitehouse.
- Analyzes how elizabeth dole used a lot of pathos during her campaigning. she would shake the hands of other females and gain their support.
- Analyzes how logos comes into play when the republicans talk about how they have supported republican women for the past ten years.
- Concludes that there were many things that were wrong with elizabeth dole's campaigning. she gave up after only a little while and didn't stick with it.
790 wordsRead More - paperanalytical essayFrance, John. Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998.
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- Analyzes how frankopan provides the reader with new interpretations of primary sources and a fresh argument regarding the byzantine contribution to the first crusade.
- Describes gabrieli's book as an informative piece which gathers excerpts from islamic historians regarding the crusades.
- Explains that jones created the book to be a companion piece for the television show about the crusades. the reviewers are not impressed with this book and its lack of effort.
- Describes loud's book as an informative collection of primary sources regarding the third crusade.
- Explains that france is an expert in military history and crusading. he details the interests behind war, basic tactics, as well as social elements.
- Describes the book as a ground-breaking work on the crusades from an islamic perspective.
- Describes housely's book as a historiographical survey of the crusades. it provides an insight into the interactions of different societies in the middle east.
- Analyzes amin maalouf's impressive work regarding the crusades through the arabic peoples.
- Describes madden's work as a thorough overview of the crusades, which depicts both european and middle eastern perspectives from 1096 until 1270.
1752 wordsRead More - Paperopinion essayGovernment debt has always been a topic of discussion in U.S. politics. The inability to pay debt after the Revolutionary War was one of the major reasons for the failure of the Articles of Confederation. Over the years the role of the government in the economy has changed. Before the 1930s, the government played a very minimalistic role in the economy and the social programs we see today did not exist, however, the Great Depression saw a change in philosophy in which the government plays a very large role in the economy. The 1930s-1960s saw the greatest expansion of the role of government in U.S. history. During that time period we constructed the national highway system, and a plethora of new social programs such as Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid were established. The government was now an integral part in maintaining the economic and social framework of the country.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that government debt has been a topic of discussion in u.s. politics since the revolutionary war and the great depression. the 1930s-1960s saw the greatest expansion of the government's role.
- Analyzes how political rhetoric can poison the climate on capitol hill and how rhetoric ruins the possibility of sound governance.
- Argues that short-term debt is a dangerous game that leads to austerity measures that have been proven not to work.
- Argues that the debt crisis is manufactured based on a misunderstanding of economics.
- Opines that the u.s. can continue to cut the national debt but at what cost?
- Opines that improving infrastructure is vital for our nation's safety, as well as economic growth. the u.s. is falling behind other developed countries in terms of infrastructure.
- Opines that there are long-term stability questions when it comes to certain government expenditures such as social security and medicare.
- Opines that the u.s. debt crisis is a long-term problem that has been manufactured as short term crisis for political gains.
1194 wordsRead More - paperexplanatory essayThere have been numerous diets introduced to Americans through out the past century, but is it really being applied to our lives. Diet was once a subject that was rarely discussed. The world we lived in now everyone is suffering some sort health condition, due to poor dieting. It could be diabetes, heart problems, PH imbalance and more, but all of this could be related to something called acidic/alkaline nutrition deficiency, which could be the type of food we eat or the type of beverage we drink .In today’s worlds we consume too much acidic food, which is a major problem. In this research it would be discussing about a diet an individual could benefit from called the alkaline diet, which is a diet involving the consumption of less acidic food and more alkaline based food and drinks. There would also be techniques and facts that would be beneficial about alkaline diet, such as recent studies, type of food to concentrate on and beverages to avoid.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that many diets have been introduced to americans through out the past century, but is it really being applied to our lives?
- Explains that alkaline diet isn't widely studied by researchers and scientists, but there is sufficient information to explore and elaborate upon one of the studies on stress.
- Explains that eating more fruits and vegetables can help reduce the toxic acid in our body and prevent other problems such as diabetes and gaining weight.
- Explains that eating an alkaline diet helps maintain and balance our ph level in our body. consuming too much acidic food could result in a high level of acidosis.
- Explains that food that is good for our bodies is alkaline-based, while junk food is unhealthy. meat is highly acidic to the body and is linked with type 2 diabetes.
- Opines that eating chicken, fish, and dairy products is beneficial, but as we grow older, they could harm our bodies.
- Explains that grain products are considered acidic because they are full of sugar. other grains such as fine grain are especially acids to the body.
- Explains that energy drinks are the leading drinks in the sport industries, but many sport drinks contain sodium and potassium. acidic drinks can cause teeth to erode or deteriorate our bones.
- Explains that carbonated beverages like sodas are the leading cause of many health problems in our day of age.
- Explains that alcohol is both an alkaline and acidic beverage, but it all depends on what type of alcohol we are talking about.
- Explains the benefits of researching the studies of alkaline diet and type of food and drinks to avoid.
1407 wordsRead More - paperexplanatory essayDuring the semester I have been working on a research project to help establish if there are many similarities and differences between SUNY College at Plattsburgh Non business and business students. The interview process of this project proved to be just as difficult as we were taught it was going to be in class. Throughout the entire length of the Face-to-Face surveys, I started to see that my original thoughts and predictions of how the interviews would go were not absolutely true. It was tough to truly know what the advantages and disadvantages of Face-to-Face interview were when I first started the project. As we learned more about it in class, it became clearer to me. The real test was when I actually went out into the field to test out my theories. This paper will describe to you what I thought advantages would be as well as what I thought the disadvantages would. I will also compare them to the theories that we learned in class.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they have been working on a research project to establish if there are many similarities and differences between suny college at plattsburgh non business and business students.
- Explains the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face interviewing.
- Opines that asking people personally to take their survey doesn't always mean we are getting better response rates than a survey placed in the mail.
- Explains the disadvantages of face-to-face interviews, such as the lack of anonymity of respondents, and how they were able to help the objectivity of the results.
- Explains that before starting phase ii he face-to-face interviews, many ideas of what will happen and how hard it will be started to flow into their thoughts.
891 wordsRead More - paperopinion essay“Lets go smoke some weed man” now when that question gets asked to you, you might have to say no. Why is that? You think of the consequences that could come to you if you do it and get caught. As of now pot is illegal and most parents don’t accept there kid smoking weed. So in this paper I will tell you why pot should be legal. I will also give some things that have been said negative and I will disprove them. I will also discuss about hemp, what marijuana is and where it comes from. Also as you are reading this I will use two other names for marijuana these are pot and weed.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that pot is illegal and most parents don't accept there kid smoking weed. they will also discuss hemp, what marijuana is, and where it comes from.
- Explains that marijuana is an all-natural plant and can be used for pleasure and relaxation. hemp is sold all over the world.
- Opines that weed is illegal in the us because people use it to feel relaxed and in a calmer state of mind. tobacco and alcohol are both used for the same reasons, but with more negative side effects than pot.
- Opines that it should be up to people if they want to get high. we live somewhere where people have many rights and freedom.
- Explains that marijuana is now legal for medical purposes in some states. people with really bad headaches and other things that seem like calming down and relaxing can now legally use marijuana.
- Explains that cancer and aids studies have also put marijuana as a treatment. it's proven that pot doesn't cut your immune system more or anything else that would make you move from hiv to the aids virus faster.
- Explains the negatives of marijuana, such as that it doesn't become physically addicting but it may become addictive in one's mind.
- Opines that if someone were going to abuse pot they could do it either way. if it was legal they wouldn't get in trouble.
- Explains that there is no specific drug everyone goes to after pot. it depends on what is there for you to get and if you got the money to pay for it.
- Opines that if something is legal, it will become less used because people won't worry about getting in trouble. they also think that people use a drug like pot to rebel against their parents.
- Concludes that pot has many positive effects and would be better if it was just legal and sold over the counter. we should help the kids get high and have cops stop harassing people.
1626 wordsRead More - paperanalytical essayThe Mojave Desert in California is dry, hot, and flat and is nowhere as beautiful as other parts of the state of California. Except, it has an unusual view when viewed from the top of the San Jacinto Mountains because it is home to one of the largest wind farms in the state producing wind energy along with the other four wind farms (Hull, 2013). For some, wind energy is one way to produce electricity naturally using wind with the hopes of reducing gases to slow down what many say is Global Warming. By understanding how wind has been a source of energy for centuries, its current usage in the world, and future projections for the future, one can understand this evolving alternative to current energy sources.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the mojave desert in california is dry, hot, and flat and has an unusual view when viewed from the top of the san jacinto mountains.
- Explains that wind was used by the chinese military in the 400-500 a.d. specifically to carry men in battle. the wright brother's airplane paved the way for modern aviation.
- Analyzes how the u.s. energy information administration reports that wind power has been growing fast as a form of electric power for many years.
- Explains that the future for wind energy is promising if the kinks can be worked out. mr. griffith has been experimenting with wind kites in hawaii and the tests have been promising.
- Argues that wind power is here to stay and will be used more and more as effective ways to use this clean energy supply as an efficient way to make energy.
544 wordsRead More - Paperanalytical essayIn Percy Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” the story begins with the narrator explaining how he met a traveler from an “antique” land. This traveler explains how in the dessert he saw two legs of stone, and the face of a statue laying on the sand. The traveler describes how on the pedestal there were words left behind by the king boasting to anybody who sees his statue to take a good look at his kingdom, and fear how powerful he is. However around the broken statue there was nothing but the loneliness of the barren dessert. The overall theme portrayed in this poem is that no matter how great or long lasting something is built to last, eventually it will be destroyed with time. The author shows this through the poem by carefully using imagery, and diction to illustrate that of this kingdom all that is left behind is this statue; that one day will also disappear into the dessert. I will be going through this poem line by line in order to explain what I believe this poem to mean, and how each line contributes to the overall message of the poem.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes percy shelley's poem "ozymandias" where the narrator explains how he met a traveler from an "antique" land. the theme is that no matter how great or long lasting something is built to last, eventually it will be destroyed with time.
- Analyzes how uses the word antique instead of old or historic to set the mood for the story that the traveler tells.
- Analyzes how the narrator describes two stone legs, and the statue's head next to them, in sand, to illustrate how a statue that was meant to stand forever is now destroyed.
- Analyzes how the imagery and diction in line six to eight, "tell that its sculptor well those passion read / which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things" clearly illustrate how much detail and attention went to the construction of this statue.
- Analyzes how ozymandias is delusional about his power making such a grand boast and continues to brag by stating "look on my works, ye mighty, and despair".
- Analyzes how the imagery is used well by in bringing into focus the barren dessert that surrounds this statue.
- Analyzes shelly's poem "ozymandias" as a short sonnet with the theme that nothing lasts forever.
1127 wordsRead More - paperexplanatory essayThe term 'sociolinguistics' has been first used in 1939 by T.C. Hodson in relation to language study in India (Le Page 1997: 19)
In this essay, the author
- Explains that sociolinguistics, the studies of relations between language and society, was first used in 1939 by hodson in relation to language study in india.
- Explains that language conveys meaning, refers to ideas, events, entities, and is indexical of a person's class, social status, gender, age, region of origin, etc.
- Explains that the indexical matter of language refers to speech features such as accent, which states one's background.
- Explains that linguists believe that language use is not a result of thinking, but the way one thinks is influenced by the language one has used since the date of birth.
- Analyzes how the work of two linguists shows the differences not only between languages, but also between societies and their view of the world.
- Explains that the grammatical rules apply for all types of languages. social and cultural aspects of a language are needed in order to help the person adjust the language to the specific social situation.
- Explains that when one is a member of multi-language community, he or she has to deal with problems of adjusting the language to the proper social situation.
- Explains that communitie develop sociolinguistic competence and shared norms about each linguistic variety and its usage. diglossia is defined as the coexistence of two varieties of the same language throughout a speech community.
- Explains that the term diglossia is used to denote bilingualism, the speaking of two or more languages by the members of the same community.
- Explains that many linguists believe that shared norms are based on feelings, judgments, and attitudes. language planning is an action which aims to influence the sociolinguistic direction of the speech community.
- Defines sociolinguistics as the study of a relationship between language and society and explains that it combines two fields of study linguistic and sociology.
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