Trump’s Gold Lining is written by Maureen Dowd of The New York Times; this article highlights all the ways that Donald Trump has been “Making America Great Again”. Donald Trump has made several promises that ignited his presidential campaign and helped him gain supporters, but the way he is resurging America, is not how he intended. Trump has managed to cause ratings on shows like Saturday Night Live (SNL), and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to skyrocket. Some of these television programs have reached their highest ratings in the past 20 years. Trump slanders shows and news companies on live TV calling it “Fake News”. His intentions are to spark controversy and cause programs such as Saturday Night Live, to diminish. On the contrary, Trump …show more content…
The irony of the title was quite comical, as it indirectly took a jab at Trump’s orange-like skin complexion. Comedy is a great way to keep a reader interested, and that is what kept me captivated as a reader. The article is about how Trump is indeed making America great, and initially sounds like the writer is praising Trump. As the article goes on, it is clear to see that this piece is in fact highlighting how Trump’s ridiculous statements and actions have outraged a large part of the country. Maureen Down uses a lot of irony and ethos to show that America can make positive changes out of a leader who many deem as negative by speaking on sensitive subjects. It is no secret the President is familiar and very fond of the social media page, twitter. Here, he mentions how The New York Times is so called “failing.” In response, The New York Times digital subscriptions and stock priced raised a tremendous amount. The negative tweets revealed a numerous amount of driven readers eager to negotiate. More people are taking part in politics and are much more engaged than …show more content…
Trump says “I grabbed him and hugged him because that’s the way we feel,” the party at the Museum of Modern Art seem to look right past his act. The Museum of Modern Art has recently dropped its customary detachment on politics. Due to Trump’s ban on refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries, the Museum is using this drop as a protest. They have replaced some of their finest work by Cézanne, Picasso and Matisse with contemporary art from Iran, Iraq and Sudan. The public theatre has also decided to take part in these rebellious acts by announcing that they’re opening act in May would consist of Shakespeare’s “Julius Ceaser.” The story is about a populist that is seeking absolute power. The theatre had said “never felt more contemporary,” (20) when asked about the play. With that in mind, is Trump making America great again? In some aspects, yes, he is. By proving that America is great, the affronted and angered are rising to take him on. Citizens will not sit on the sidelines, taking in what is given to them. We want the truth and will do what it takes to get the
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The use of persuasive literary devices and tactics guarantee a strong and powerful address. However, Trump’s address, could leave Americans feeling unsettled as he manipulates a traditional address. He synthesizes an addresses that will surely be remembered for its lack of sophistication, abandoned formality, and aggressive tone. The ramifications of breaking tradition results in Trump’s failure to prompt
President Trump’s inaugural address was a speech many have called short, brutish, but effective. While being shorter than the average inaugural address, falling nine-hundred and two words behind President Obama’s second inaugural address, it took only those one-thousand four-hundred and thirty-three words to reach out in an attempt to unite the divided American people. Trump’s speech effectively offers a new vision of our government, by connecting to people emotionally and logically, however lacking many facts and playing more off his credibility, many people questions his point in saying “empty talk is over.”
In, “The Lie Factory” by Jill Lepore, she examines what attracts a voter to a candidate. “You can put on a fight (‘he likes a good hot battle, with no punches pulled’), or you can put on a show (‘he likes the movies; he likes mysteries; he likes fireworks and parades’): ‘So if you can’t fight, PUT ON A SHOW! And if you put on a good show, Mr. and Mrs. America will turn out to see it.” (Whitaker qtd. in Lepore) In the case of Trump, he combines both fighting and showmanship to create a dangerously alluring combination. The more ostentatious he can be, the more support he earns. Every hateful remark, every verbal jab is given media coverage, until Trump is spoken and known by everyone, becoming an almost mythical figure. He repeats the same mantra, everyone is bad, and I am the victim. I am rich so I will make you rich. I will make America great again. Every day, there is a new more vicious and personal attack, yet he has desensitized us to the point in which we no longer abhor such comments, but instead laugh, and find comedy and entertainment.To some, even acceptance and
Every 20th of January, the United States undergoes the passing of power from one president, to another. On this specific election, Donald J. Trump was elected as president. He has received much criticism from opposition, but much praise from his supporters. Although a very controversial person, Trump gave a great speech that was based on uniting the people as one. Trump used multiple rhetorical strategies such as repetition, pauses in speech, and listing are just a few of them. Adding hints of populism, his speech was one that touched many citizens. While very controversial, Trump’s inauguration speech was one that was based on the people, not the elite, about bringing back what made America great, and uniting everyone as one.
In 2008, democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a speech, now named “A More Perfect Union”, in response to the controversy over his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, making some very racist remarks against whites and accusing the United States of bringing on the September 11 attacks by spreading terrorism. In his speech, Obama uses many rhetorical strategies including repetition, parallelism, allusion, and metaphors in order to make his statement that, regardless of race, the American people need to work together side by side as one in this time of need to achieve the same goal— achieving a better, more perfect union of America. Near the beginning of his speech, Obama declares, speaking of the U.S.A, that “This nation is more than the sum of its parts.” This is a metaphor meaning that the nation forms a stronger combination of people than you would expect by looking at each individual person. He uses this metaphor to explain that an individual will not be able to make much of a difference towards improving America, but if many people work together they can achieve great things and actually make changes that help solve some of the problems our country faces today.
Social media has changed the game of politics. In today’s world, with the public looking to smartphones and tablets as their primary source of news, politicians have been forced to adapt the tone and content of their message to fit this new, more connected audience. Perhaps no politician understands this more than notorious billionaire, real estate tycoon, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Through utilization of social media, more specifically Twitter, combined with his disregard for sounding too extreme or politically incorrect, Trump has gained a massive web audience - over four million followers and
This may not have been so damaging, if only Donald Trump had any political experience whatsoever, but he has none (Project Vote Smart). Karl Rove, former President Bush’s chief political advisor, once said that being the President of the United States may b...
Donald Trump can be appreciated for his cunning business savvy and an ability to at various times throughout his career, make it big. By co-creating this reality show with Mark Burnett, not only has he capitalized on the public's desire to fantasize about (and for a precious few, compete for) achieving a high-profile, financially lucrative career as a business mogul, he has also brought to the mainstream audience a heated, emotional and stimulating debate about something that we all seem to have an opinion on: what it takes to be a great leader.
“The beauty of me is that I am very rich” according to Donald Trump. His ignorance has lead him to do things that he shouldn’t being doing or has done. In the past few months he has been racist man that would insult people that are from a different race. When Trump started running for president he would insult and bully everybody in general not knowing the people’s stories. He made people seem like they are poor and have nothing to live for, Trump’s inability to see past his greed. He wants to separate the United States and wants people to think he is the best of the best; Trump should not be President.
In this paper, I consider the growing role of social media in presidential politics during the current era. The research questions the extent of the political impact of social media on the president and his communication with the public. It is necessary thus to examine the properties that make social media an attractive tool to use, the different ways the president interacts with social media, and both benefits and limitations of using social media as a platform for communication. As a result, it is essential to make conclusions regarding the nature of the relationship between social media and the presidential politics.
Comedian Jon Stewart gives a speech on the Daily Show during the “Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear”. He wants the viewers of the Daily Show to realize the difference between the real and fake threats and to take a humorous perspective on most of America’s “problems”. Stewart also emphasizes to his audience not to take every person on the media by his word and not to overreact to everything they hear. He uses metaphors, comparisons, and hypothetical examples to get his point across.
As media has grown, it has allowed for easier use for the average individual. This paper will examine how Donald Trump has used the media available today and how effective he has been. To begin, Trump’s background must be looked at to gain an understanding of how he came to the place he is today. According to the Washington Post, he was born in Queens, New York into a wealthy family and when he was a teenager he was sent off to military school by his father (Miller & Schwartzman). He grew up with a cushy lifestyle before his father decided that his behavior required somewhat of a “reality check” for the teen.
Orenstein, Peggy. “I Tweet, Therefore I Am.” What Matters In America. Third Edition.Gary Goshgarian and Kathryn Goodfellow. New Jersey: Pearson, 2012. 40-43. Print.
From the beginning days of the printing press to the always evolving internet of present day, the media has greatly evolved and changed over the years. No one can possibly overstate the influential power of the new media of television on the rest of the industry. Television continues to influence the media, which recently an era of comedic television shows that specialize in providing “fake news” has captivated. The groundbreaking The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and its spin-off The Colbert Report have successfully attracted the youth demographic and have become the new era’s leading political news source. By parodying news companies and satirizing the government, “fake news” has affected the media, the government, and its audience in such a way that Bill Moyers has claimed “you simply can’t understand American politics in the new millennium without The Daily Show,” that started it all (PBS).