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Analyzing James David Barber's Essay 'Four Types Of President'

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Harleen Kaur Prof. J. Solinski English 190 17 September 2015 Summary of “Four Types of President” In his essay “Four Types of President” James David Barber distinguished between the four types of the presidential character. James created two baselines that are activity-passivity and positive-negative affect. James categorized the difference as active-negative; active-positive; passive-negative; and passive-positive and gave examples. The narrator wants the people to recognize their president before they cast their ballots for the president. The active-positive candidate is self-confident, enjoys the power exercise, uses power to achieve beneficial outcomes and want most to achieve success (Thomas Jefferson). The active-negative are
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