...RED, WHITE, BLUE AND YOU Or, The Color of Politics An Essay by Charles Ebeling Presented at the Chicago Literary Club Election Eve, November 5, 2012 Copyright 2012 Charles Ebeling Dedicated to the memory of my good friend and neighbor Marshall J. Goldsmith Who was my guest at the Literary Club, October 24, 2011 Some us recall a great 1986 film called “The Color of Money,” and no, cynics, it wasn’t about politics. That film earned Paul Newman the Oscar for Best Actor as a pool hustler and stakehorse, who enjoyed a glass or two of J.T.S. Brown Kentucky bourbon, my favorite beverage from college days. But, unless I’ve missed a documentary or foreign film along these lines, I haven’t yet seen a dramatization called “The Color of Politics.” Yes, there is such a thing as “The Politics of Color,” but as social commentary, not as a film title. “The Color of Politics” is equally real though, and has a long history. I first dabbled in the palette of politics on election eve, 2008, when I presented before the club on that occasion an essay I’d titled “One Collage Too Many,” painting...
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...Painting with Blue and red Barnett Newman, Voice of Fire, 1967 Owned by the national gallery of Canada, museums try to get these different collections. Very close to Canada culture, shown at the expo 67 in Montréal, the world’s fair. When the work came up for by the widow by the artist, the museum thought, it was a great idea, and offered a much lower price than what she could get at auction. But the how this work defies our expectations in art. One of those are is representation. Art should represent something, it seems to reject and deny it. If the red and blue and been jumbled up it would look like fruit sitting on the table it would look closer to art sitting on the table. But Newman intention in painting thought, it was much more widely accessible, something that everybody can understand. His intention was to create an artistic vocabulary and have a universal appeal. He was hoping to achieve something cross-cultural, but it was naïve on the artist’s part. It’s not just its not representational. It also doesn’t tell a story, that’s what we count on, on art to tell us a story. Although, art can only show you a moment of the story. The newman said he was inspired by the old testament in the bible. How we look at it and bring our own expectations of art is much more literal. He does something symbol. He is representing a timeless essence in the story. I’m showing you the essence of the story. The difference between an art work and the expectations of art. It seems to not show...
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...Red, White, and Blue Fireworks Company Red, White, and Blue Fireworks Company Develop a staffing plan for RWBFC in accordance with the constraints stated in the case. employee Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 1 x x x x off off off 2 x x x x off off off 3 x x x x off off off 4 x x x x off off off 5 x x x x off off off 6 x x x x off off off 7 x x x x off off off 8 x x x x off off off 9 x x x x off off off 10 x x x x off off off 11 off off off x x x x 12 off off off x x x x 13 off off off x x x x 14 off off off x x x x 15 off off off x x x x 16 off off off x x x x 17 off off off x x x x 18 off off off x x x x 19 off off off x x x x 20 off off off x x x x 21 x off off off x x x 22 x off off off x x x 23 x off off off x x x 24 x off off off x x x 25 x off off off x x x 26 x off off off x x x 27 x off off off x x x 28 x off off off x x x 29 x off off off x x x 30 x off off off x x x 31 x x x x off off off 32 x x x x off off off 33 x x x x off off off 34 x x x x off off off 35 x x x x off off off 36 x x x x off off off 37 x x x x off off off 38 x x x x off off off 39 x x x x off off off 40 x x x x off off off Total 30 20 20 30 20 20 20 ...
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...Unit 3 – Survey Sample Size Marietta Bloise American InterContinental University Abstract What you’re going to view are three different groups which took polls. You are going to see how many people were contacted. How did the pollsters contact people for the polls? They are going to use the information for real estate, what group of people each political party will need to reach out to for the midterm elections. How generations have changed with thoughts toward marriage, religion, and etc. then the dangerous habits in America. Introduction Entertainment Survey “The Ipsos poll conducted Nov. 29-30, 2012. The survey is a nationally representative sample of via Ipsos’ U.S. online omnibus. With a sample of this size, the results are considered accurate within +3.1 percentage points 19 times out of 20, of what they would have been had the entire population of adults in the United States been polled”. (Cast of "Honey Boo Boo" Tops List of Worst Neighbors in 2012; Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton Named Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbors for 2013: Most Americans Do Not Want a Celebrity Neighbor, According to 6th Annual Zillow Celebrity Neighbor Survey PR Newswire [New York] 27 Dec 2012.) Basically the survey is stating no one wants to be neighbors of realty TV show Honey Boo Boo. “Forty five percent of adults do not want to live by celebrities, compared to last year survey which was 42%”. The most desirable...
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...is that the same for the American people themselves. Columnist and Editor, David Brooks, seems to think so in his article called, One Nation, Slightly Divisible. David Brooks is a long-term columnist for “The New York Times” and an editor for “Newsweek” and “The Atlantic” (The New York Times). Written between 2000 and 2001 in Maryland, David Brooks explains the differences of two groups the American civilian are placed into based off their lifestyle habits. Brooks does this by separating American citizens into two groups called “Red States” and “Blue States.” Brooks uses an example of two counties in Maryland, Montgomery County and Franklin County. These counties are next to each other, but the majority of the civilians in one county have different cultural, religious, political, and social views compared to the other county. David Brooks considers himself a moderate conservative (Editors of The Encyclopedia Britannica) living in a “Blue State” society, which is Montgomery County (Brooks; 524). What is consisted in the article is David Brooks’...
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...Brooks’s essay is clear and all of his ideas are well thought out. “One Nation, Slightly Divisible” begins with a short excerpt about Brooks’s background, giving the reader the ability to know Brooks on a more personal level and understand where his experiences are coming from. Brooks uses a gripping first sentence that makes the reader want to read more. This first sentence states, “Sixty-five miles from where I am writing this sentence is a place with no Starbucks, no Pottery Barn, no Borders or Barnes & Noble” (487). This is an effective way of drawing the reader in because it makes the reader think about where Brooks physically wrote the essay, and draws the reader further into the piece. He begins by describing Red America (Republicans) followed by Blue America (Democrats). The first two introductory paragraphs are well organized, with this great organization, Brooks does a wonderful job of describing his intended purpose for the paper. While Brooks effectively reaches his intended audience, he also...
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...Patriotism and Toby Keith Ever since 2001, America has gone though many different moods. The mood of the society is often portrayed through music. It is hard to believe that music can have such a large impact on society, but I think society has impacted music. Tragedies and victories throughout history have impacted musical artists and how they express themselves. This is because artists use their voice to express their feelings. People most often accept the music because they feel the same way but do not know how to express their true emotions. Music provides a distraction from these feelings if the artists can capture the current feeling of society into a song. The few artists who are able to do this are among the most popular in history. One artist that represents the emotion of America after the tragedy of the suicidal bombing of the twin towers on September 11, 2001 is country singer Toby Keith. On September 11, 2001, the unexpected occurred when the two world trade centers, now American symbols of hope, faith, and commitment, were destroyed by terrorist bombs. Commitment to your country. Commitment to patriotism. As history is bound to repeat itself, it was time for a new musical artist to capture the hearts of the American people and provide a distraction from reality and a sense of hope for society to believe in. One of the few artists that emerged from the rebel of war was Toby Keith. Although communication researchers predicted that hit songs immediately following...
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...attention they pay to “swing states”; defined as “a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning” (“The Definition of Swing State”). Candidates will often focus their campaign efforts towards these states because they can be the key to victory. In fact. “Swing states are usually the only ones who ever see the candidates campaigning for election” because of the advantages associated with them. Furthermore, the Electoral College system has created divisiveness between states by the use of the red-state blue-state system. These terms have become the basis for discrimination and prejudice over the course of American history. They have also “imposed the false notion that political ideology is entirely defined by geography” (Rich, Alex K., Heather Newton.). Simply put, red and blue state labels assign false identities to the many Democrats in red states, Republicans in blue states, and independent voters everywhere. In addition, these terms give candidates the “mistaken impression that an entire state supports them simply because they won the plurality in that state” (Rich, Alex K., Heather Newton.). This can also alter their campaign efforts, as well as create false information about the...
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...advantage to Red Fish, Blue Fish of having China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as its sole source of supply would be the cost of products and labor. Since products and labor overseas are a lot cheaper than they are in the United States. This would be the most logical decision to make of having them as a partner. This decision could save Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP a lot of money in the long run. A potential disadvantage of having China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as its sole source of supply would be that if anything would happen with Lui-Sheng Trading Company to where they have to close or stop production, it could damage the sales flow of Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP. They would have to hold up the production of products causing the sales to go down drastically. This could cause major destruction to the company, possibly to the point of closure. In my opinion I would add China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as a supplier to Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP, but not as the sole source of supply. I would also have a source of supply up in running in any of the other locations of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, or in the South American countries since those are where the internet sales have been growing geometrically. By having a plant close by lowers the cost of shipping for both the customer and supplier. That way if anything would happen in the China location we would have a backup plan and can keep production moving forward and sales would continue to rise. A supply challenge Red Fish,...
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...they stated, “when polls are designed to tap consensus, they reveal that on wide range of policy questions, most Americans hold opinions that are squarely in the middle of the political spectrum”. This shows that there is little evidence of a culture war in American politics. They go on and say that although it seems everyone disagrees in politics, it is not always true. Even when there are disagreements in politics, acceptable compromises are normally figured out. In an article I read from the American Psychological Association, Bridget Murray Law discusses the culture war. She agrees with Fiorina’s views that the culture war is a myth and most Americans are moderate or in the center of politics. She states, "Red states are a little more conservative than blue states. But people by and large see themselves in the center." This helps prove that a culture war is more of a myth. She goes on to state that the media plays a big role in saying there is a culture war because that is what gets headlines. She says you do not get headlines by writing on things that Americans agree on....
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...GOVT 2305 Presidential Elections Project See the assignments file linked below for the state assigned to you. Research the politics of the state assigned to you in order to answer the questions below. The following information sources may prove helpful (you may need to copy and paste the links into your browser): State elected officials and members of Congress by state: http://www.commoncause.org/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4860375 Presidential election outcomes by state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_election_results_by_state Presidential election outcomes by state: http://www.historycentral.com/elections/states/List.html 2012 election outcome by state: http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/ Good Advice: · Do not wait until the day the assignment is due to begin work. That is a prescription for a very poor grade. · Don’t complete this project until you have studied up on presidential elections, especially the Electoral College. · Read the questions closely before answering them. Students frequently lose points for failing to fully answer each question. In particular, if the question asks you to write a paragraph, that means you need to write several sentences. A paragraph is not a single sentence. As you recall from your English class, paragraphs have topic sentences, several sentences in the body that develop the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that ties the paragraph...
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...Running head: RWBFC Scheduling at Red, White and Blue Fireworks Company Shelia Iceson Operations Management Dr. Kyle Peacock December 12, 2011 Develop a staffing plan for RWBFC in accordance with the constraints stated in the case. This staffing plan recognizes the significant commitment of human resources necessary to accomplish the job and its requirements. It also recognizes that the Red, White and Blue Fireworks Company (RWBFC) must continue to provide a high level of service and maintain the same level of productivity while this project is underway. The Red, White and Blue Fireworks Company’s staffing strategy is to minimize labor costs by staffing only what is needed for current production due to its inability to expand at the current facility. Staffing levels are rebuilt or contracted as determined by production schedules and as reflected by staffing requirements and constraints. To minimize the potential for over or under staffing, hiring should be based on a review of RWBFC’s production schedule and a review of at least 2 to 3 months forecasting. In order to develop the staffing plan for RWBFC the basis of estimate analysis needs to be used, considering the following constraints: * RWBFC needs to operate ten hours a day * RWBFC needs to operate seven days a week * Employees must have three consecutive days off * The manufacturing process requires a minimum of 20 employees The following table represents a simple schedule...
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...In class, we discussed how media impacts the perception of polarization which supports today’s reading, going further into depth about the causes of polarization and how the media impacts people’s views on red and blue states. Chapter three in Culture War? says the political difference between red and blue states in 2000 and 2004 is smaller than assumed because the ideological difference between Democrats and Republicans differs by only 10-20%. (page 34). This is partly due to the media’s influence. Figure 3.9 on page 47 shows that people’s disposition did not change much from 2000 to 2004, where Democrats are common in both red and blue states. Only 1 out of 5 people wished for a unicameral government in the 2000 presidential election, meaning that the people may have similar interests regardless of whether or not a state is considered red or blue....
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...Government Essay 1 Texas becoming a swing state is an idea that is very scary to the Republican Party. The whole state of Texas has a strong Republican background and does not have a very strong Democratic supporting. This all could change because four of Texas’s major cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio all voted for Obama. A worry for Republicans is that the 4.3 million new residents that have moved into Texas cities have been Latino, black, and Asian. These groups of people are more Democratic and were the ones that voted for Obama. If Texas did become a swing state there would be no chance of another Republican likely ever wining a Presidential election. It would almost be like the Republican Party would not exist and become something of the past. Republicans should not have to worry right now because the Hispanic population only accounts for some of the votes and a lot of them are not registered to vote. Also we should not assume that all the Hispanics are going to vote Democratic. The Republican candidates have been smart enough to know how important the Hispanic community is and works hard to get their votes and have been successful. The Republican candidates have been receiving about 35% of the Hispanic vote which is really good for Republicans and the state. As of right now Republicans have almost 75% of the white vote and it will probably stay that way for quite some time. Texas definitely could become a swing state in the next few elections especially...
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...RESISTOR COLOR CODE GUIDE 4- Band Code 1.0 KΩ +5% 1st 2nd Color Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White Gold Silver None 1st Band 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2nd Band 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3rd Band 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3rd Decimal Multiplier Tolerance 1 1 + 1% 10 10 + 2% 100 100 1,000 1K 10K 10,000 100K 100,000 1,000,000 1M 10,000,000 10M 100,000,000 1,000,000,000 + 5% 0.1 0.01 + 10 % + 20 % 4th 5th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 254 Ω +1 % 5- Band Code Calculation Resistor Lead Left Right First Band Red Second Band Black Multiplier Band Yellow Tolerance Band Silver 2 0 x10,000 10 % 200 KΩ + 10 % - The Gold or Silver band is always placed to the right. The resistor value is read from the left to right. If there is no tolerance band, then find the side that has a band closest to a lead and make that the first band. Equation 2 0 x 10,000 1,000 = 1K Resistor = 200 K with a + 10 % Tolerance = 200,000 © Copyright 2006 Blue Point Engineering All Rights Reserved Page 1 Quick Guide Color Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White Gold (G) Silver (s) None Band 3 Gold Silver Value 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 5% + 10 % + 20 % - Resistor Color Code 4 Band Resistance .22 ohm .27 ohm .33 ohm .39 ohm .47 ohm .56 ohm .68 ohm .82 ohm 1.0 ohm 1.1 ohm 1.2 ohm 1.3 ohm 1.5 ohm 1.6 ohm 1.8 ohm 2.0 ohm 2.2 ohm 2.4 ohm 2.7 ohm 3.0 ohm 3.3 ohm 3.6 ohm 3.9 ohm 4.3 ohm 4.7 ohm 5.1 ohm 5.6 ohm 6.2 ohm 6.8 ohm 7.5 ohm 8.2 ohm 9.1 ohm 10 ohm 11 ohm 12 ohm 13...
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