A falling America - Peter G. Peterson in his book 'Running on Empty'
Peter G. Peterson, in his book "Running on Empty" offers a refreshing, non-partisan look at political parties in the U.S.A. What is interesting to me is that Peterson is a Republican and they tend to support their party very intensely, but Peterson does not make his party (the Republican Party) loo....
Americas Next president
Americas Next President
Barrack Obama
Americas Next President
Four score and seven years ago...this was the start of perhaps one of history's best known speeches. Abraham Lincoln provided for this nations black population a hope that one day they would trul....
Athletes as Role Models
Athletes as Role Models
Primetime timeslots, Monday Night's main attraction, a large slice of the daily paper, and worldwide attention and recognition. This is the life of America's superstar athletes, but only in part. America's professional athletes, their political standings, and their ....
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the 5th African American to run for president of the United States. He is one of the most charismatic people in the black race and at this point, one of the favorites. This article will describe Barack Obamas ethnic background, early years, education, political begin....
Barack Obama
February is Black History Month. Black History Month is a holiday that's celebrated yearly, and is celebrated all through-out the month of February. It is celebrated to remember where black people came from and how far they've changed. With the help of determined and devoted leaders they've risen f....
Barack Obama or John McCain
Barack Obama or John McCain
Throughout the presidential race so far there have been many issues brought up about taxes, going green environment friendly, and immigration. Both of the presidential nominees have different views on the majority of the issues and similar thoughts about some of the issu....
Brand is an invaluable asset
Today, it seems to be impossible to find something unbranded. Brand has been considered as such an essential part of a product that ever more firms and organizations have recognized the importance of brands as the most powerful asset. The Chitty et.al. states that "A well-known and respected brand i....
Can marketing can be taken seriously if it is not know how to measure the impact of its action.
INTRODUCTION
Linking marketing performance with financial results of a company has never been easy for marketers. However, marketers live in times where showing the results of their work become necessary. Examining impact of marketing actions can be beneficial not only for marketers but for compa....
Compare and Contrast: 2 articles on the same subject from different newspapers
Barack Obama is a Candidate for Presidency
On February 10, 2007, Senator Barack Obama told the American people that he would run as a Democratic candidate for the 2008 Presidential election. The public perception of Obama so far has been positive and his support has been steadily risin....
Comparison between the Great Depression and the current Recession
It may seem a far stretch to compare today's 'recession' (as the politicians are reluctantly calling our current economic status) and the Great Depression of the 1930's, which lasted an entire decade. However, by studying the roots and beginning stages of each problem, a surprising number of commo....
Credit CARD Act of 2009
"An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit...." - H.R.627 title
When President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card issuers experienced the m....
Economic Health
The health of the economy affects every consumer in different ways. If the economy is doing badly, people across the nation can feel it in ways of losing their jobs, cutting back on budgets, or being denied for loans. Many reasons exist why the ways and managing systems of the United States economy ....
Future of This Country: The Presidential Election of 2008
Barack Obama was born on the fourth of August 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up herding goats, but when he entered a life of education, the direction of his life changed course. He went to school at Punahou Academy in fifth grade and later graduated with honors in 1979. After high school, Barack ....
Hawaiian Sovereignty
Introduction:
Hawaiian Sovereignty is a strongly debated topic. From local marches to congressional hearings, the local Sovereign movement is spreading throughout the nation. What Started as a small grassroots movement has moved onto the halls of the Senate. However, how strong is the voice of H....
Healthcare
The Waiting Room
Healthcare may not be the biggest concern of the average American. Not many sit and ponder their insurance plan or if some illness will be covered under their plan but it is certain that when something terrible does happen to a family, the question does occur, who is going to....
Hurricane Katrina Disaster
On august 23rd, during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States of America hit the north-central coast, mainly causing the most loss of lives in New Orleans. There have been many theories and essays written by anthropologists and sociol....
In Response to What Are Homosexuals For?
In Response to Andrew Sullivans What are Homosexuals For?
With the modern worlds hyper-sensitive awareness of race and gender and religion and sexual preferences and politics and, well, everything, making a few misplaced generalizations is inevitable. Although stereotyping can be false and ....
Jordan VS Bryant
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest basketball players to ever live. The way they play the game is memorizing. These two athletes are very extraordinary, though only one can be called the greatest of all time. The debate still and will always continue on who is the best. On one ha....
Macbeth
The play Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays; it has been performed for centuries and still attracts large crowds. I recently read the play and found it very intense. Macbeth has a captivating story line that keeps you reading on and on. Macbeth is the thane of Glamis. Macbeth is confr....
Medicinal Marijuana: Is it Worth It?
One of the most recent and frequently controversial topics in United States history is the legalization of marijuana for medical use. As of late 2009, a bill to legalize medicinal marijuana in Illinois is pending and may be passed. This prompted my investigation into the risks and benefits of using....
minimum wage
Welcome to the land of Oz
Conservatives and liberals envision two essentially different economic systems. Liberals believe that the rich have acquired their wealth at the expense of others who are paid second-rate wages, working in second-rate conditions, receiving second-rate health care. Libe....
New Light for a Big Problem - Renewable Energies
Does 83,607,000, seem like a big number? Thats the world's total for barrels of petroleum used per day in 2007. For many of you this is a shockingly high number, others may say it looks like a big number but sadly its the status quo. For those of you who see things in that perspective, it calcul....
Platos Republic Justice
In Plato's Republic, Socrates defines justice in two ways, as being harmonious and as each person doing their own job. The harmonious definition aims at the relationship of the conflicting parts of the person or state. Socrates divides both the soul and the state into three parts. The soul's thre....
President Barack Hussein Obama
Is President Barack Obama the most controversial President in American history? Quite possibly. What do we know about our country's 44th President? More importantly, when his time in our lands highest office is up, what will we have learned about President Barack Obama? We will examine President Ba....
Robert Gilpins - The Challenge of Global Capitalism
Globalization has become the driving force to create an open market for increased international trade relations. The Internet, computer technologies, lowered shipping costs and more have allowed international trade to be much easier and more profitable for many companies. However, there are many cr....
Traditional Vs Non-Traditional Radio
Background Analysis:
Radio (The First Broadcast Medium) "is the system or work of broadcasting sound programmes for the public to listen to "(Cambridge Dictionaries Online 2009). The 20th Century, especially during the decade of the 1920s, was a significant milestone for advancements in the media -....
Women In Politics
What is your typing ability? is the first question asked when a woman graduate begins looking for a job said Shirley Chisholm in Id Rather Be Black Than Female, a look on prejudice between women and blacks in political positions; focusing on harsher acceptance towards women. Chisholm ....