Throughout his years in the Senate, Colin has continuously rejected the “go along to get along” political culture in Dover. Indeed, he has refused to support a single bloated state budget during his tenure. Colin’s energy, common sense conservatism and willingness to stand up against the big government politicians haven’t gone unnoticed. He has been presented with the “Guardian of Small Business Award” from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Republican Party of Kent County in 2012. Last year, he also earned the “Legislator of the Year” award from the Food Bank of Delaware for his work to help Delawareans to fight hunger.
Hamer was an informal bridge leader for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. When activists Annelle Ponder and Septima Clark came to Mississippi to teach people about voting registration, Hamer’s attention was sparked. A few weeks later, Hamer and a few other citizen of Mississippi set off to Charleston, South Carolina to share what they learned. They planned on teaching classes on voter registration. The group consisted of John Brown, Bernard Washington, Euvester Simpson, June Johnson, Rosemary Freeman, James West, Annelle Ponder, and Hamer herself.
Senator Ronald Lee Wyden is one of the two current U.S. Senators representing the state of Oregon. With a background in law as well as sociology, Senator Wyden has reached a high ranking position in the U.S. government. Belonging to the democratic party, Wyden puts forth a large part of his time pushing for the democratic vote. His experience ranges from leading the Oregon chapter of an elder rights organization, to being a loud-speaking member of the U.S. senate. This experience combined with his own personal experience based in his early life as well as recent years give him the perspectives he uses to maintain his positions on pressing issues such as the Iran Nuclear Deal, and the current immigration policies being developed.
His aspire shows he has the moral and characteristics to be a candidate. His academic and leadership qualities are very outstanding. While in college he severed as the senator of his chapter of National Society of Black Engineer (NSBE). As a member of NSBE he participated
In Ken Burn’s documentary, “The Civil War Episode 1: The Cause 1861 Ken Burn’s Documentary” was based on what had caused the Civil War. The difference between the North and the South was what caused the Civil War. Ken Burn demonstrated the differences between them, by explaining the emotions of people from both the North and the South. The North and South were divided because of what they believed in. Their differences about many topics, is what resulted in the Civil War.
Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina nominated for the Supreme Court, gave a speech to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her work experience as a judge and her outlook on education. Sotomayor speaks about her experinces as a judge, along with the hard work she put into her education that earned her scholarships into two Ivy League schools. Sotomayor’s purpose is to seek the support from the Senate Judiciary Committee by giving an image to show she is eligible to be in the Supreme Court. Sotomayor supports her purpose with her background story about her education and her occupations as a judge. Sotomayor uses rhetorical appeals and a grateful tone to persuade the committee she is an applicable candidate to be in the Supreme Court.
In her book “Our Declaration”, Danielle Allen argues for changes in teaching style in the classroom in order to promote democratic participation and civic responsibility amongst other things. While Allen's approach to teaching democracy in classrooms seems to be superior to current methods, it may also have its limitations and create other issues. Authors such as Simone Chambers, Deva Woodley, and Susan McWilliams, along with court cases can provide insight that supports or challenges Allen's unique perspective on the role of political education in classrooms. Simone Chambers' article, "Citizenship in Times of Crisis," contributes to Allen's argument in Our Declaration by providing an analysis of the role of citizenship in modern day politics.
I would like to explore the process of political politicization and how it correlates with protagonist Jackie Ishida, a young Japanese American senior law student coming of political age in the novel “Southland” by Nina Revoyr. The process of become politically aware or creating a political conscious is a two-step process
“Profiles In courage” is a book written by the then senator, John F. Kennedy where he highlights American politicians who went against the flow and against their own party to do what they thought was right. Their actions were actions of political courage. While it is common for politicians to go with the wind in a bid to get reelected, some have shown the spirit of true service, at the expense of political expediency. One such individual would be Alabama’s governor Bob Riley who was elected on a Republican ticket in 2002. During his campaigns, he aimed at appealing to the upper and middle-class of society.
The question of the campaign was whether this new type of Republican could win a general election. As political canvassers, my team was on the frontline of this effort. We employed retail politics in our local neighborhoods,
Ionah Romanos HIST 180 Professor Riggin 17 May 2023 Term Paper In the book "San Francisco's Queen of Vice: The Strange Career of Abortionist Inez Brown Burns", Lisa Riggin highlights the upbringing and navigates the challenges that Inez Brown Burns, an infamously controversial figure in the early 1900s due to her profession as an abortionist and her operation of an illegal abortion clinic. With notary forces such as District Attorney Pat Brown, who strived to implement conservative agendas to free San Francisco from such corruption. From the beginning of District Attorney Pat Brown’s involvement in politics, he has made it clear of his political, conservative views and measures. Even his own father, Ed Brown who owned a poker club, was an
Twenty-seven stab wounds. A gunshot to the face. Throat slashed from ear to ear. These are not examples of multiple murders, but rather the gruesome details of Travis Alexander’s death (Archer, 2013). Jodi Arias, charged with his murder, consistently lied throughout the ordeal, changing her story three different times and demonstrating a history of deceiving people on even the smallest of details (Archer, 2014).
In Florence Kelley's speech, she reveals her distraught views about child labor. Kelley argues the cruelty of “little white girls” being forced to work at unreasonable hours of the night while the common adult is at home receiving a good night's rest. Kelley underscores her ideas with exemplification, comparisons, and repetition. She begins her address by stating factual evidence: “We have, in this country, two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a well known American Poet who wrote “The Jewish Cemetery at Newport”. The poem can be seen as music like, but it stills has a historical background. The cemetery he writes about can be found in Newport, Rhode Island; which is a small seaside town. According to William E. Cain in American Literature “During the Colonial period, Jews, encouraged by the relative religious tolerance afforded to them in Rhode Island, settled in the area of Newport, which is also home to the oldest continually operating synagogue in the United States”(Cain, pg. 718). This makes sense as to why there would be a cemetery specifically for Jews in the town.
Humiliated, I hid my carefully written election speech in my desk drawer. However, I also understood why they laughed, since I spoke only when called on in class and would shake with nervousness. My mind was deeply entangled while watching other candidates speak in front of 74 classmates and the teacher: I was avid for this opportunity to manage the class and
