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Papers On Presidential Studies (U.S.)
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Al Gore: The Obvious Choice
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A 5 page paper supporting Al Gore for the National Presidential Election. Contends that this election could quite possibly be the most important election in the history of the Nation. This is true in regard to a number of issues, the most obvious of which are the environment, gun control, the rights of a woman to seek an abortion, and health benefits for our nation's elderly. Gore,representing the Democratic Party, stands head and shoulders above his opponent, Republican George W. Bush. The contrasts between the philosophies of these two men, and indeed these two parties, is tremendous in regard to the way they propose to address some of the most difficult questions in history. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPgore.wps
All the President's Men
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5 pages. All the President's Men and Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward was a book designed to inform America of what could happen behind some of the most important closed doors in America. This is considered by many to be the book that turned the United States upside down as Bernstein and Woodward revealed secret after secret regarding the Watergate break-in. This tells about the biggest political scandal of all time. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JAprsmen.rtf
Alonzo Hamby/Liberalism and Its Challengers
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A 7 page essay that offers a chapter by chapter summary of Alonzo Hamby's Liberalism and Its Challengers, from FDR to Bush. The writer then offers a critical evaluation of the text. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khlibcha.wps
Applying Aristotle's Rhetoric Theory To President Bush's Memorial Address
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5 pages in length. As the shaper of truth and reality, the discourse community is constantly at odds with the manner by which rhetoric is approached in contemporary times. Outsiders pay little mind to the value of words, asserting that their presence is merely symbolic in nature and superficial in reality. Like so many who have adopted this way of thinking, these nonmembers of the discourse community possess very little interest for truth, being concerned only with rhetoric persuasion. With a rhetorical epistemology solidly entrenched in their psyche, these naysayers hold firm to their convictions that words are not the connection between concept and knowledge, but rather that obtaining such a possession is not only unwarranted by humans but also impossible. Examining President Bush's recent memorial address at the National Cathedral, one can readily argue that Aristotle's three-point definition of rhetoric was a primary component toward persuasion through words, as well as a solid example of substantiating his own character, credibility, and persona; an emotional state in his audience; and a sense of reasonableness. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCethos.wps
Are The Skills That Are Necessary To Become An American President Substantially Different From Those That Are Necessary To Function As President?
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7 pages in length. If the skills necessary to become an American president were one and the same with the skills necessary to function as president, the United States would boast some of the most ethical, righteous and humane leaders of the free world. However, being that the requisite skills for each are completely divergent in nature, it is understandable how disillusioned the constituency becomes after a candidate secures office by selling himself with political promises and administrative skill that does not materialize once the president has been elected. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCSkilP.rtf
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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A 10 page paper which examines the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAlincol.rtf
Bill Clinton: Ethics, Morals, Virtue, and Monica Lewinski
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A 10 page overview of the various philosophical approaches which could have been utilized by Clinton's key political advisor to instruct him how to deal with the Monica Lewinski scandal after it erupted into the public eye. Examines virtue, morals, and ethics from the standpoint of philosophers like Plato and Socrates, John Stewart Mill, and Immanuel Kant. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPclntEt.wps
Bill Clinton: Motivation And Emotion Of His Behavior
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses the emotion and motivation of Bill Clinton's behavior by referring to Robert Franken's book "Human Motivation." Franken implies that human behavior can not be cast off so simply when what motivates people like Clinton is buried deep within the psyche. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCBClin.wps
Borrelli's President's Cabinet
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This 3 page paper looks at this 2002 publication by Maryanne Borrelli. Gender as it plays out in politics is discussed. The book is used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA345prz.rtf
Brian VanDeMark’s “Into the Quagmire -- Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War ”
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This 6 page report discusses VanDeMark’s 1991 book that tells about the decisions and actions that increased American involvement in the Vietnam war between 1964 and 1968. VanDeMark shows how Johnson’s advisors were undeniably “hawks” who were determined to increase U.S. involvement in the tiny Southeast Asian nation to “prevent” the communists from gaining any measure of power there. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWquag.rtf
Brookhiser's Account of George Washington
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the book Founding Founder as well as the president on which it is based. The traits of the United States' first president are examined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA307GW.rtf
