When asked to evaluate a speech of a caliber such as the President's State of the Union Address, it is important to consider that you are looking at a professional. The President of the United States is such a prestigious office that you would not expect to find much to critique in a negative way, ...
A congressmen might make several trips to his district and make appearances at charitable events to boost his standings in the polls and amongst his constituents, but he would not go on one single trip and decide to invest days upon weeks, or even months, to create and attempt to pass a single piece of legislation that stands against a powerful subcommittee – this would be to grand of a gesture to credit-claim even if it were to occur in actual politics – especially if it would not directly benefit his reelection. ...
Terror at Home Terrorism has become a raging epidemic this last decade. None can argue that the most damaging example was the attack on the two towers of the World Trade Center. This by far was the most damaging, awakening, and notorious attack of terrorism that the world has seen on mankind yet....
Since January there have been various debates about Iraq and why it should be conquered by our troops to maintain peace. Once President Bush made his decision to go in without the help of the U.N. it meant that more of our U.S. military troops were going to have to be deployed. Most of these troops ...
Until the election of George W. Bush, John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become the president himself. He had an impressive political background that began at the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principl...
Harry Truman is to be admired for many things; for example, when he left the White House, he moved back into the same house he had lived in when he and Bess were first married: "But when Harry Truman left the White House in 1953, he returned to the same rambling, slightly ramshackle, two-and-a-half-...
On September 27, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had their first presidential debate at Hofstra University. It was the most watched debate in history, as over 84 million people were either on the spot or in front of the scre...
The most effective speakers have mastered the art of public speaking. An effective speaker is one who addresses groups of people in an organized, thoughtful way to enlighten, sway, or entertain their listeners. A person being successful is often associated with how well they communicate and how easily they could influence their audience to view things from their standpoints. Everything we do from going to a job interview, meeting a perspective mate, or hiring a contractor requires persuasion and excellent public speaking skills. President Barack Obama is without a doubt the most effective publ...
