...****A letter to everyone who says that we have to "ACCEPT" Donald Trump's Presidency**** If you're an opponent of Donald Trump, you've probably heard one of his supporters insist that "he's your president now, so you have to accept him," or some variant thereof. The implication here is that, because Trump cleared 270 votes in the electoral college, Americans must refrain from criticizing him and root for his unabated success instead. But that is nonsense — accepting that Trump is our president now does not mean what a lot of Trump supporters think it means. I vehemently oppose Trump and his agenda — but I accept that he's my president now. To be more specific, I accept the fact that Trump has completed the legal process necessary to serve as president of the United States. It is factually correct to say that, as of Jan. 20, he is America's 45th president, and I accept this. But that's all I accept. The rest, I reject. I reject the implication that just because Trump is president, we aren't allowed to condemn him anymore. To the contrary: We most definitely are allowed to condemn him, whenever we like and as strongly as we see fit. One of the nice things about living in a democracy is that we're allowed to freely criticize our government. This is the constitutional right of every American, and I'll exercise it under any...
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...When I first saw this article, I thought it was just going to be about another celebrity ranting against president Trump in a public setting. It did start out that way by describing how Meryl Streep brought many of her fans and fellow celebrities to tears by describing how heart broken she was by Trump’s actions. The example she used was when Donald Trump was recorded mocking a disabled reporter. Trump of course denied the rumour and many fans of Trump stated that Streep was what was wrong with the “liberal elite”. However, these comments against Meryl by Trump supporters was not the main point of this argument. The article then continued to go into how many people from the disabled community actually spoke up against her to reveal a shocking...
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...Donald Trump will protect this country and whoever threatens this country will have to pay a consequence. He will send armed forces in that country. We also will destroy them with our arm forces, no country should be threaten. We will fight them tell they want to surrender. I’m sick and tired of Obama say ‘’That he will get things done with ISIS’’ did it happen yet? No it didn't happen we need a leader to get things done. And we need a leader that sticks up for this country and not sit around and kid around with Joe Biden. And I hope that America gets better and we have a good president that sticks up for us. Also i think Donald smells the coffee and he wants to get this country on track. Donald Trump is also a christian and we need one...
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...vote for him after you made such statements. Question: HIS parents were German and Swedish illegal immigrants. Answer: Donald Trump’s Grandfather Friedrich Trump arrived in New York City on Oct. 17, 1885. Around the 1900’s Friedrich Trump returned to Germany, but the authorities determined that he had become an American and had to leave Germany. (Grier, 2015) Question: He disrespected women in the most humane way possible. Answer: Donald Trump has two daughters, Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump If he was so disrespectful towards women’s rights why would his eldest daughter have such a key role in his business. Question: he disrespect our troops. Answer: “The feuding between Mr. Trump and Senator McCain has nothing...
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..."Mirrors" is a political advertisement by the Hillary Clinton campaign that has been on television during this election cycle. Hillary attempts to argue why Donald Trump should not or rather can not be president. The advertisement contains first a quick clip of Hillary Clinton hugging a young girl and then merged into a serious clips of young girls looking at themselves in mirrors or cameras. During the scenes of the young girls there are clips and sound bites of Donald Trump saying derogatory things about women during his career over the years. This advertisement is able to provide a strong argument as to why Donald Trump should not be president, and in turn why she should. This advertisement mainly uses an appeal of pathos, emotional appeal,...
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...“Make America great again”, exclaims the giant orange bigot. “I did not delete those emails”, insists the wealth pirate. Secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has several years of prior experience in politics. However, Donald Trump is a mere businessman with no affiliation with public affairs. Although presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are obviously horrible choices for this year's election, there are many differences and similarities amongst the two. They have different views on immigration, how their campaign is run, and their character. Both candidates favor the idea of a secure and stronger border, but they have their own ways of tackling this key issue. On that note, Trump calls for deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants, a wall to seclude people from entering the United States, and migrant bans. One of Trump’s most iconic proposals is his wall, which he...
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...of affairs. From the beginnings of campaigns to the last debate, it has been a rollercoaster of insults, conspiracies, and dodging questions. Donald Trump has been a dominant figure in this race, and has exhibited a personality unlike any other candidate. His slogans of “Lyin’ Ted Cruz” and “Crooked Hillary” have brought him to the top of the Republican party, but have also brought controversy. Opposing candidates weren’t the only victims of his slander. He has slighted previous fashion models and even women in general, which he stated was “locker room talk.” Many voters are still undecided on who they will vote for this coming election day, and I don’t blame them. Although not...
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...16) Currently, Donald Trump does not have any true branded entertainment. The closest branded entertainment he has now is his television interviews, but those may not be considered traditional ‘entertainment’. Before he ran for office, his main source of branded entertainment consisted of talk show interviews, his comedy central roast, and predominantly The Apprentice television series. This entertainment allowed for him to develop into the persona of a wealthy, powerful, and savvy businessman who was tough and honest. Throughout his presidential campaign, he was able to leverage his outrageousness and celebrity status to gain appearances on entertainment shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon. These types of appearances may have been extremely beneficial for Trump as they not only gave him free publicity, it allowed him to appear as a non-threat or a joke in the political race. In other words, all the jokes made at his expense allowed him to become a punchline that almost everyone was talking about Given the current circumstances, there would not be a new and effective way for Trump to produce branded entertainment. He may be able to appear on more entertainment talk shows, however, now that he is president the audience’s reception of him would be...
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...environmentally significant reasons I am against the Dakota Access Pipeline. For instance, our president Donald Trump has had stocks in the pipeline, and sold them off last summer to avoid a conflict of interest. However, the chief executive Kelcy Warren, of the pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), has made generous contributions to his political campaign. It appears Trump deliberately made the stocks for this company soar (Mufson, 2016). Secondly, the pipeline runs through sacred land according to the Sioux tribe and there are concerns it will contaminate their drinking water (Worland, 2016). Many protesters were arrested for their diligence in standing with the Sioux tribe in Standing...
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...Ad #1: Political Attack Ad Against Opposing Candidate I decided to present this ad because I feel it is one of the most powerful political ads against Donald Trump and it shows how important it is for America to have a steady minded leader. This Advertisement implements the pathos strategy by using language in ways that evoke emotions in the audience. For Example, Donald Trump Stated, “Knock the crap out of her, would yah, seriously!”. He also demonstrates the lack of calm judgment by using vulgar language when expressing himself and threatens to bomb Korea resulting in the concern for our nation. The video also has rhetorical strategies such as the use of sound effects. In the event of a bomb launching this strategy helps to broaden the...
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...Donald Trump has many followers not only because he is president but because he is a well-known entrepreneur. Before Donald Trump was elected as president, he was just known as a man that owned successful businesses, as well as a televisions personality. Donald Trump is the 45th and current president of the United States of America. He borrowed a similar slogan from Reagan “Make America Great Again”, or in my terms “Make America Racists again”. In the Saturday night live sketch “Voters for Trump Ad,” people are sarcastically explaining why they love and support Trump. There are many different sides throughout the video portraying different points of view, including Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, white power, and Muslim banning. The video is depicting...
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...Because earlier in the during the primaries for the Republicans, Marco Rubio would later suspend his campaign due to him losing his own state Florida against now President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Apparently due to his devastating lost at time made the decision he would not run for reelection for his congressional seat, many when he was questioned whether he’ll run for the governor, would he accept Vice President if offered by Trump, and would run again for his congressional. Eventually you’ll see him finally giving reply to reporters that question and would answer with I’m not running for those elected offices, but I’m running to become the next President of the United States and won’t settle for anything other than that elected offices. Inadvertently, he would later change his tune due pressure from his fellow Republican colleagues, because they could potentially lose the open seat to Patrick Murphy thus allowing the possibility of Democrat gaining more control of the...
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...Nicholas Kristof, an American journalist, wrote an article published by the New York Times, “The Dangers of Echo Chambers on Campus,” on the radical reactions of people after the 2016 presidential election. Once Donald Trump won the presidential election, an uproar of confusion and sadness erupted particularly in universities and spread throughout the United States. Nicolas Kritof mentions that the main reason for the uproar is that some liberals are close-minded and should embrace the republican’s beliefs and proposals. Overall, Kristof uses stylistic language and an informal tone to emphasize the need to be well-rounded individuals in society. Kristof utilizes rhetorical questions to emphasize that liberals must embrace the diversity of opinions in the United States. After Donald Trump won the election, university students and people across America were worried on the next steps for the...
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...protest for Planned Parenthood. The argument they make of Planned Parenthood being evil for their abortions, the money they are using going to waste as well as this not being the “norm” of society. `Planned Parenthood provides sexual and reproductive healthcare, education, information, and outreach to both men and...
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...criminalization of Black people has become instilled within American society. DuVernay uses pathos, logos, and ethos to convince audiences of her claim. A strong presence of pathos can be seen in the film, 13th. 13th presents its argument in multiple ways that text can not. DuVernay uses various visual sources such as video clips and photos to emotionally move the viewer. Photos and videos are attached to audio sources which can vary from a speech made by a presidential candidate to a rap song from the 80’s....
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