...are they? Why is the new gun control law never comes out? We will talk about these one by one below. There are 16 fatal mass shooting taken place since January 1. The tragedies took place at perfectly random places--at churches, movie theatres, soccer tournaments, and even an elementary school. President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks about the Connecticut elementary school shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012, in the White House briefing room in Washington. At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. The gunfire at Sandy Hook Elementary School left a toll both unbearable and incalculable: 20 students and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself. As all of us can see, the overflow of guns in the US have led to a serious consequence, so why is the new, more strict gun control law never comes out? Why is President Obama hesitating? Let the author introduce you National Rifle Association. The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1871 that promotes the right of citizens to bear arms, as well as police training, firearm safety, marksmanship, hunting and self-defense training...
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...Pentadic analysis incorporates five basic elements of drama called pentads. These include act (what is being done), agent (who is doing the act), agency (the means employed by the agent to do the act), scene (the backdrop against which the act occurred), and the purpose of the action (the reason why it happened). Act is the artifact itself whatever it may be such as speech, poem, monument, event, etc as it stands for what is actually being done or happening. Agent refers to the main communicator of the artifact which could be an actor, orator, writer or manager of the act. Agency refers to the main medium of communication which includes a book or televised film, presentation or personal communication. Scene is the backdrop against which the action occurs including the actual, physical scene and the context in which something happens and is meant to be understood. Lastly, purpose is the motive or the message which is conveyed and understood. Pentadic analysis has its roots in Burke's Theory of Dramatism which looks at life as a play where symbols and language are used to express thoughts as a way for humans to comprehend the reality of the world. Burke developed this theory as a way to attempt to understand the bases of human conduct and motives. Thus, the purpose of a pentadic analysis addresses the content of what is being done and what are the motives of a certain artifact as crafted by a rhetor. Burke believed that ratios interconnect important terms and map out a clearer...
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...Electronic Health Records Sue Fletcher Electronic Health Records As the Media will portray America is on the forefront of a healthcare whirl wind with the new legislations coming into healthcare in the month and years ahead. Electronic Health Records (EHR) is one of the many things coming into healthcare in the coming months and years. Obama’s pledge to ensure all American health records would be electronic by 2014 and the allocation of $19.2 billion as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) will ensure that Electronic Health Records (EHR) are here to stay (Jacques, 2011). It may seem that healthcare’s dependence on Electronic Health Records (EHR) makes this a great accomplishment in the healthcare field but since 1960 and on into the early 20th century computer technicians, scientist, healthcare workers and many others have been working on Electronic Health Records (EHR) (Jacques, 2011). However, there are many critics that argue that Electronic Health Records (EHR) is opening up many issues that will allow compromising American’s vital healthcare privacy. The point over the next few years coming up to the mandated implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) is to work thru the issues that will eliminate the critics concern of compromising vital health information by implementing Electronic Health Records (EHR). “While it may never be possible to ensure the absolute security of all records held in cyberspace, with the necessary safeguards in place...
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...| Health care system in the U.S. and changes by Obama | | Semir Golic30.11.2010 | Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 3 2. The History of health care in the USA 4 3. The Health Care System 5 4.1 How health insurance works 4.2 Different insurance programs 4.3 Problems 3.3.1 Financial & bureaucratic problems 3.3.2 Conflict with the American Dream 4. Changes of Obama 9 5.4 Reform of the system 5.5 Problems 5. Evaluation 11 6. Bibliography 13 1. Introduction As in we know the United States strive in most categories to be the number one of the nations, be it military power, or be it technological innovation as much as economic power. Usually they tend to have success in this aspiration and so we would assume that their health care system counts to the most modern and best working innovations on the world. As it is confirmed and proven by many different organizations we know different. “Seven years ago, the World Health Organization made the first major effort to rank the health systems of 191 nations. France and Italy took the top two spots; the United States was a dismal 37th. More recently, the highly regarded Commonwealth Fund has pioneered in comparing the United States with other advanced nations through surveys of patients and doctors and analysis of other data. Its latest report, issued in May, ranked the United States last...
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...ObamaCare: What is it, and What Does it Mean to American Health Care? So what is ObamaCare and what does it mean to you? There are really only a few things you need to know about the Affordable Care Act. • The Affordable Care Act contains over a thousand pages of reforms to the insurance industry and the health care industry in order to cut health care costs and to provide affordable health insurance to all Americans. • Before the law you could be denied coverage or treatment because you had been sick in the past, be charged more because you were a woman, be dropped mid-treatment for making a simple mistake on your application, and had little or no way to fight insurance company appeals. • There are around 44 million Americans who currently are unable to get health insurance. One of the major things ObamaCare does is help these individuals to get health insurance through expanding Medicaid and Medicare and offering cost assistance to Americans who cannot currently afford health care. • Most Americans will have to have health insurance by January 1st, 2014 or pay a fee on their year-end taxes. Many Americans will be eligible for subsidized health insurance costing anywhere from 0% - 9.5% of their taxable income. Subsidized insurance can be purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace. What is the ObamaCare Health Insurance Marketplace? Did you know that since October 1st, 2013 Americans making less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level can use the "Health...
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...Tom Peters would appreciate. On his just concluded trip Obama could to meet the movers and shakers of European politics. The very same ones, such as President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkell, would seemed not be around when McCain came calling. Obama also meet Brown in London, who if the recent Glasgow by-election, which was won by SNP, is a bellwether, is gone. His meeting with Conservative Leader, David Campbell, included a significant snippet caught by the ubiquitous open mike. Andrew Grice in The Independent includes in his account of the Tories new political mantra to be repackaged at later date for Australia his report of the private conversation between Obama and Cameron: It is a curse that afflicts all political leaders: having no time to think. Gordon Brown often does his thinking at the crack of dawn because his diary is so full. And a remarkable conversation when David Cameron met Barack Obama on Saturday was picked up by an ABC News microphone. Cameron: Do you have a break at all? Obama: Actually the most important thing you need to do is to have big chunks of time during the day when all you’re doing is thinking … The biggest mistake that a lot of these folks make is just feeling as if you have to be… Cameron: These guys just chalk up your diary. Obama: Right. In 15-minute increments … Cameron: We call it the dentist’s waiting room. You have to scrap that … you’ve got to have time. Obama: And … well you start making mistakes, or you lose the...
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...song within 24 hours after the uproar of government officials. Jay-Z talks about political issues that are occurring today and tries turn the criticism on them by pointing out economic flaws. He also mocks the government by saying that he is above them because of the amount of money that he generates. The overwhelming theme in this song is his message of being untouchable to government and how he is above the law. Jay-Z talks about his invincibility because of his ties with the President Obama. Jay-Z starts his first verse with “I done turned Havana to Atlanta.” This is referencing his recent trip to Havana the capital of Cuba. He is implying that he walks the streets of Cuba the same way he does in Atlanta with confidence and a sense of control. Jay-Z does this calmly even though it is illegal for Americans to visit Cuba. He totally disregards government laws and visits anyway because he knows the consequences won’t be too harsh. This is because he has such a close connection with President Obama and thinks he will not be incarcerated for his crime. Jay-Z is also trying to make a statement that he can do whatever he wants no matter what the law says. Jay-Z is a multimillion dollar man and can afford to go anywhere in the world no matter the cost and there is one place that is off limits; Cuba. He sees this as an opportunity to prove himself as one of the most powerful people in America. He also talks about the government and how they try to dethrone people who are making a mass...
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...Mahimda 1 Abdlillah Mahimda Eng-112-26 Professor Dubson 4/21/10 Universal Healthcare For America The healthcare system in America has been an ongoing debate for many years. President Obama has just passed a bill to Americans that will provide healthcare for many that are uninsured but it is still not the single payer they have in Canada, and many other European countries. The Current system of healthcare companies has deprived many Americans of important medical needs for profit. Pre-existing conditions and outrageous monthly premiums are just some of the measures they input for ongoing profit. Universal Healthcare in America should be mandated because it will eliminate health insurance companies that only look for profit and it will also show the world that Americans consider healthcare not as a privilege but as a right. Health insurance companies have benefited tremendously from the current system of healthcare from record profits and hefty bonuses to their chairmen. To give you a few examples , Ronald A. Williams from Athena received 23,045,835 in compensation, H. Edward Hanway Mahimda 2 Cigna 25,839,777, and Dale B. Wolf from Covernity received 14,869,823(Ricciardelli). These hefty salaries were all made possible because these companies denied medical care to their members because of a pre-existing condition.” A pre –existing condition can be something as common or as serious as heart disease, high...
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...Introduction In any nation state, internal and external policies are closely related to the country’s own traditional social culture and reflect the country’s own cultural values. The United States is a society of religions, a vast field of religious identities and conceptions, a sea of swirling religious currents. Religions legitimate the existing social system, institutions and values to a certain extent. They also provide a means to contend with and change the system; they are at once conservative and liberal. They motivate people to do things, to change the world in many ways. It might be said that the ultimate purpose and effect of religion is to take humans and their cultures to the “Ultimate”. (Eller, p 330) Owing to the importance of religion in America’s national identity, which is largely shaped by American core cultural values and "mainstream religions", these attitudes and traditions have played an important role in American social life, thus religious power naturally has penetrated into politics and foreign policy decisions more regularly in America than in other countries. Religious values are the sources of American “exceptionalism” and “messianism”. (Xie, p 39) After the Cold War¹, it became evident that religion was a key factor in many conflicts, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. However, the ¹ “Cold War”: the state of hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the Western powers from 1945 to...
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...analysis Barack Obama: “Back to School” 2009. The education of young students has always been a big issue in politics. Politicians are concerned with the quality of the educational system in the country, because education is the backbone of our modern society. The school system is primarily an investment for the future. So the quality of the educational system equals the quality of the coming working generation. Society is dependent on the students, so they have to be well educated, and well prepared, so they can take over the positions, which the country requires, to function normally. The education is also a political cause, because there are a lot of votes, to be won, for the political parties by holding speeches, etc. President Barack Obama is concerned with the current issues of education; this is mentioned a lot in his speech “Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to school” which was presented at Arlington, Virginia, 2009. Obama’s main points of views in the speech, is the importance of education, that every single student has a responsibility to be well educated, and serve their country. It’s their responsibility to do well in school, to be able to fulfill their responsibilities. In the speech to America’s students, President Obama addresses the importance of getting the education, and which responsibilities follow. Addressing all children from 6 to 18 years of age, is a very difficult task, which requires various strategies from President Obama, to reach the...
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...it Obama Drama! It’s been 17 years since the last government shutdown that occurred in October 1996. So how is it possible that we’re in that same situation again? Will this time be for the worst, or will it be for the best? The government shutdown is due to the fact that the Congress did not reach their spending bill by the end of their fiscal period, which is October 1st they are to shut down the government. As most of us think that this is happening because of Republicans and Democrats, and how republicans are selfish, we’re somewhat wrong. If we put further thought into it, the problem is money. The nation kept borrowing money, and was so in debt that they reached a point where they were warned to stop spending money. All of this was ignored by President Obama and the nation kept borrowing money to where they then had to shut down the government two years later. "We continue to talk. No progress, but there never is until you reach a breakthrough," McCain told reporters "I'm not saying that we will ever reach a breakthrough. I'm saying conversations are going on. I hope that they reach some conclusion. I'm not sure whether they will or not." – John McCain, senator of Arizona. How the government could possibly be so terrible at managing the budget, is beyond me. But why do we keep electing them? Every time, they promise change and a better future for the nation and it only seems like it’s getting worst. These congressmen should give up their pay. Why do people at...
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...shape the future of our country, which is how both Obama and Romney pitched this election. This allowed the race to turn into an ideological battle between two main ideas of government. One that argued for less government and privatization and the other that argued for the fundamental need for government in order to provide foundation for our society to work. While this war of ideology waged on there was another war that was being waged, the all out money war that took place this election. This was the first presidential election after the infamous Supreme Court ruling on citizens united vs. The Federal election Commission, which paved the way for Super-Pacs and unlimited corporate and union donations. This ruling was thought to have powerful ramifications on future elections and the 2012 presidential election. After the election it remains somewhat unclear what effects Citizen United had on the presidential election and what future impacts it will have. Citizens United did not hurt Obama substantially in the election because of his demographics and organizational advantage; however, citizens united could have a significant negative affect on future state and federal elections. Citizens United did not hurt Obama because it allowed him to seize a demographic advantage in the election. In this election Obama’s key advantage was minorities. According to Latinos Post, “Over 93 percent of African-Americans voted for Obama this year, as well as 73 percent of Asian-Americans...
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...Healthcare: The Patient Protection and Affordable Act Jennefer Paddock POL 201 Thomas Arndt October 26, 2013 Healthcare: The Patient Protection and Affordable Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Act, also known as Obamacare, was signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. It has been the most significant overhaul in the United States healthcare since Medicare and Medicaid. The Patient Protection and Affordable Act affirms the core principal that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care. Obamacare is aimed at helping the underinsured obtain insurance when they do not have insurance. Under Obamacare, everyone would have health insurance regardless of income or anything that would prohibit the person from attaining health insurance. Health insurance will be extended by expanding Medicaid and by providing federal subsidies to help lower and middle class citizens buy private coverage. Although health insurance will be extended, Obamacare raises issues of federalism, Obamacare has advantages and disadvantages, and Obamacare is not consistent with federal policy. Federalism facilitates the problem solving synergies that arise between the separate strengths of local and national governance for dealing with different parts of inter-jurisdictional problems. Obamacare raises issues of federalism because some say that mandated healthcare can be considered unconstitutional. Some view the fact that the government telling the citizens...
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...Genetically Modified Organisms Monsanto has a close relationship to the U.S. Government and agencies that work under the U.S. Government. The US government has become the cliched revolving door for Monsanto (and other industry insiders) who make smooth transitions between agency posts and back. This kind of “revolving-door-relationship” with the governmental regulatory agencies has been guaranteed with huge sums of money Monsanto has used to keep the officials and politicians on their side. In the year 2009 Monsanto used 8,7 million dollars for lobbying.This has led to situation where the regulations towards GMO food is extremely loose in the US. For example products that have ingredients made with GMO are not asked to to have a label warning about the non-organic ingredients. FDA who should be investigate whether the food is safe or not, is not neutral towards Monsanto, and the reason for this is that many former Monsanto workers have made a smooth career change from Monsanto to the public government supervised agencies. Some examples of officials who now for for the US government but have a strong tie with Monsanto reveals that these people sit in quite a high seats when it comes to decision making; for example the US Secretary of Agriculture Anne Veneman, was previously on the Board of Directors of Monsanto's Calgene Corporation. The former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld was on the Board of Directors as a chairman in Monsanto's Searle pharmaceuticals.G. D. Searle...
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...Essay – Barack Obama,”Back to School” What are some of President Barack Obama’s methods for successful speeches? How does he manage to gather the attention of his audience? Is he really just throwing out slogans at people or does he really deliver a mark after they’ve left the audience? This essay will embark on some of these questions through an analysis of his speech presented at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia at an event called, “Back to school”. President Barack Obama’s speech is about the importance of education, and an efficient infrastructure in the USA. He gathers his audience’s attention by emphasizing on how important it is for each individual in America to have an education – not only for their own sake, but also for their country’s sake. Throughout the speech he addresses his audience in a specific way while advocating for some values. These values are different; however, they have an equal significance since they all contribute to the success of an eminent society. I’ll highlight the way he addresses his audience and the values he advocates for in his speech, respectively. “The president: Hello everyone – How’s everybody doing today?” [l.1] This statement used by Mr. Obama clearly states that he wants to create an impact in these young Americans’ heart. He isn’t speaking academically towards them but rather in a language that everybody speaks and understands, so they can easily relate to each other. Obama’s intention must have been not to elevate...
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