Holding the title of presidency is a privilege that’s has been passed down by our Founding Fathers and their fight for democracy. By including a public voice to lead our nation, America was able to unite and develop throughout the years, not only separating it from the rest of the world, but allowing a rare opportunity to select a potential and qualify leader to represent our voices. However, the result of the election of 2016 left our country tense and conflicted due to an unexpected candidate, Donald Trump, being selected as President. American journalist, Thomas L. Friedman argues that the results were due to “something incredibly reckless” done by our democratic nation in his article, “Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless?” …show more content…
Although Friedman tried to spare the possibility of hope towards the president-elect, he can’t deny Trump’s uncensored and dismissive personality. Trump is “indecent”, holds “extreme positions” that could “erode democracy,” and in a pit of “heedless” actions and support of his “advocating” cabinet, this “chaos president” will not only “threat” the future of our nation, but everyone in his path. The implication of the adjectives and verbs creates an impact towards Trump’s past actions and his awaited role as leader in command, which sets up a mindset that the results of the election don’t appear as favorable. The use of negative connotation causes a revaluation towards the glamour image of Trump into something that is “totally unbecoming” of a …show more content…
Friedman questions the position Trump truly holds as president in a dire situation, such as a “preemptive strike” towards North Korea, and his personal relations, such as his “friendship” with Putin. Friedman’s use of a hypothetical situation shows a cause and effect notion, that not only America, but the world will be in a state of “instability” because Trump only builds his surrounding and responses to his benefit and ignorance. The realism between the situations creates emphasis to the immediate reason for the journalist’s argument of the result in allowing an important title in the hands of a man such as Donald
Of the most powerful people in the world, the President of the United States of America hits the top of the list. Even though the policy agendas that presidents set as they take office often go unfulfilled, the office of President is still one of the most envied spots to have. But why could this be? It is because the United States is the most powerful nation in the world and with the President as the leader, he is said to have the most power in the world ("Top Ten Most Powerful Countries in the World"). With power comes responsibility and with this position he must govern a country while abiding by the rules.
Faced with disturbances from outside forces, President Roosevelt and President Bush take different routes of action as seen through the diction, anaphoras, and rhetorical appeals in their speeches reacting to the attacks. None of the presidents are wrong in believing what is more important at the times of such traumatic experiences. Although the different ways of thinking may be the results of the change in times, it is possible that both have different priorities and strategies to reach an end goal. Roosevelt’s ambition may have been to reestablish the U.S. with an "inevitable triumph" (Roosevelt 37) while Bush desires for the U.S. "all that is good just in our world" (Bush 38).
Back in 1980, Republican president nominee Ronald Reagan pledged throughout his campaign that it was his goal to “restore the great, confident roar of American progress, growth and optimism”. Restoration, reinvigoration, and reclamation of values believed to be lost by the presidential treachery he was succeeding. Fast forward to 2008, Democratic president nominee Barack Obama did not see a need for restoration, he saw a need for new waves with his slogan “change we can believe in” after the economic destruction by W. Bush. Being such dramatic foils, the two men represent different eras of American politics. The unprecedented election of Obama severed Reagan’s seemingly everlasting legacy, signaling real changes coming to the presidency. The “Reagan Revolution” is remembered as an era of conservatism and economic peace, while Obama’s terms are viewed with mixed emotions. Obama’s impact can definitely be argued, as political information was more readily accessible in his presidency than any other in history; thanks to new technology and social communications, but since time has passed, so can Reagan’s. The use of their presidential powers is what a president is remembered for. Assessing the ranges in their backgrounds, motivations, policy creation and execution, and overall achievements, one can determine
In order to understand Franklin Roosevelt as the first modern President, it is crucial to examine how the “modern” presidency differed from past presidencies. Renka asserts that the modern presidency’s power comes from four features: “the rise of the United States to world power status, rise of the central government within the American federal system, creation of a modern electronic communication networks enabling the rhetorical presidency to expand, and the creation of a modern administrative apparatus for the president and the White House” (The Modern Presidency from Roosevelt through George W. Bush). Each of these came about under the “entrepreneurial leadership” of Roosevelt (Greenstein 3).
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.
The President of the United States is the single most powerful person in America. "A president can cause immeasurable harm (or good) purely on his own authority"(Alterman 12). Today is a very important time concerning the future of the Presidency and our country. The elections are coming up. The only two candidates who really have a chance of being our next President are Al Gore and George W. Bush. Both of these are wealthy, white, Christian family men. Political and economic power is in the hands of a few, like Gore and Bush. These candidates along with their corporate backers represent such a small number of people in our country that it constitutes minority rule.
President George W. Bush is notorious for horrible public speaking, tripping over his words and making silly mistakes are not uncommon in President Bush’s speeches. When 9/11 struck the heart of America we turned to President Bush to guide us back to the path of calm and reason. The American population tends to lean on our President in time of tragedy to serve as a system of support. Instantly after the World Trade Center buildings were attacked President Bush addressed the nation on live television. Bush used neo-Aristotelian tactics: ethos, pathos, and logos to instate a sense of patriotism, argue that America will recover from this tragedy and bring justice to our nation.
Richard E. Neustadt, the author of Presidential Power, addresses the politics of leadership and how the citizens of the United States rate the performance of the president's term. We measure his leadership by saying that he is either "weak or "strong" and Neustadt argues that we have the right to do so, because his office has become the focal point of politics and policy in our political system.
Democracy in the United States became prominent in the early to mid 19th century. Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, was inaugurated in 1829 and was best known as the person who mainstreamed democracy in America. Because he came from a humble background, he was the “genuine common man.” (Foner, pg. 303) He claimed he recognized the needs of the people and spoke on behalf of the majority [farmers, laborers]. However, critics of Jackson and democracy called him “King Andrew I” because of his apparent abuse of presidential power [vetoing]. These critics believed he favored the majority so much that it violated the U.S. constitution, and they stated he was straying too far away from the plan originally set for the United States. Because of the extreme shift of power to the majority, the limiting of rights of the few [merchants, industrialists] and the abuse of power under Jackson’s democracy, the foundational documents set in the constitution was violated, and the work of the preceding presidents were all but lost.
This is the essay for any person with open-minded views has been begging to write for the sake of their sanity, on the subject. This is due to the fact that incivilities in the media are always present anymore. These, are described in the book, In Your Face Politics, by Diana Mutz. She explains the problems put forth with having views yelled, ranted, and crammed into the face of the public. She, postulates the idea, that these overt opinions cause confrontation, with people that have opposing viewpoints. So with that, given the opportunity to express an opinion on a candidate with opposing viewpoints will give a person great satisfaction. Here is a chance to explain why, Mr. Donald Trump, is a fear mongering, under educated force and what that means for the American public.
As a result from extreme hard work and perseverance followed by an unmatchable drive to succeed, Donald J. Trump has earned the right to be known as a multi-billionaire, real estate icon, and President of the United States of America. Reflecting on his life, he has faced many challenges and overcame them all. To understand how he rose to success and his journey to the top of the kingpin, it is important to recognize how he saw the american dream and pursued it. Today, many recognize him as the president but very few can fully grasp all that he has done in his life. From his start as a real estate mogul, to his impact on media, there are many questions as to how he became so recognizable today.
Understanding and evaluating presidents’ performance often poses challenges for political experts. The nation votes one president at the time and each presidency faces different tests. The environments surrounding a presidency have a tremendous impact on the success and failure of that presidency. In addition, the president exercises his power through a check and balance system embody in the Constitution. As stated in (Collier 1959), the Constitution created a government of “separated institutions sharing power.” As a result, a president works with others institutions of the government to shape the nation’s agenda. Thus, determining a presidential performance becomes difficult, especially when it comes to comparing the performance among presidencies.
When describing Trump’s ability to effectively run the country, Blow highlights his “unrelenting assault” on “morality”, “ethics”, “truth”, “norms” and “decorum” in paragraph 11. By accusing Trump of unrelentingly assaulting cornerstones of the nation, Blow further portrays him as an unfit president, whose presence in office degrades the country. Describing the “assault” as “unrelenting”, Blow reasons that as long as Trump is in office, the standards of the nation will continue to be attacked and defiled; in other words, this degradation cannot be stopped by merely reasoning with the president but will dissipate once he is removed from office. By listing specific cornerstones that are affected by Trump’s presidency, Blow further urges readers
When in 1990, President George HW Bush used the phrase “new world order”, his words had an ominous ring both because they implied that this would be an American-d...
Serfaty carefully choreographs The Media and Foreign Policy, in a way that gives the media an appearance of the boy next door. Serfaty also sequences the articles in such a way that seemingly all aspects of United States' foreign policy and foreign relations are covered in one way or another. The majority of these authors are media personalities, in some way, shape, or form. They range from newspaper reporters, to television news anchors. These essays are also from several different political perspectives, whether it is liberal, conservative, or even non-conformist.