Why did Obama win the 2012 election? The 2012 US election saw Democrat Obama come up against Republican Romney. Obama was the favourite throughout and in the end won with 332 electoral votes, with Romney only gaining 206. There were several reasons as to why Obama won the election, such as the October surprise, a majority of Hispanic and Women votes for Democrat, and Romney as a man himself. However the main one can be considered Obama being an incumbent President, giving him a huge benefit in terms
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in many different ways. People have certain meanings as to what makes a hero, a hero. Some would like to say it’s about putting others before yourself and others would describe it as completing good deeds for their cities. Paradise Lost written by John Milton is an epic that tells the story of Adam and Eve and how they put the human race’s futures at stake for sin and death. Milton displays a good sense, which I support as well, of what a hero truly is. The story takes place in the Garden of Eden
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Prompt #1 Characters do what they do because of their various motivations and desires. Often, their desires conflict with their ethical or moral responsibilities. For example, personal belief, love, a thirst for vengeance, a resolve to rectify a wrong, or some other ambition may cause a character to conflict with a moral obligation. Write about a literary work in which a character’s motivations/desire conflict with his/her ethical responsibilities. Working thesis Watch out who you
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they could not see before. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor gain valuable insight into themselves, as well as others. Elizabeth Proctor has many moments which show how she is changing throughout the play. When she is trying to persuade Proctor to tell the court that Abigail said the girls were not practicing witchcraft, Elizabeth blurts out, "John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now? I think not." Elizabeth
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lived long enough that is. For some there was an alternate escape. Music was a way to not think about how bad things were and how much worse they could become. Four young men were about to embark on a lifelong journey of music, mayhem and madness. John “Ozzy” Osbourne, Terence “Geezer” Butler, Bill Ward and Tony Iommi had come together to form a band called Earth. However things weren't going well for them. They kept getting confused with another band named Earth, so they opted to change their name
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Week 5 case studies According to the needs theory, individuals have three types of needs resulting from their life experiences. These are the need for achievement, need for affiliation, and the need for power. Since purchasing Pixar, from Lucas Films, Steve Jobs invested nearly $60 million to keep the company afloat before they began seeing success. When Jobs purchased the company for $5 million, he was seeking a new technology venture similar to Apple. His individual needs aligned with Pixar’s
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John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men” was written the 1930s, during the great American Depression. He used the ranch as a microcosm to show society’s desensitisation to violence, the inhumane ways in which the marginalised were treated and the prevalent misogynistic attitudes. Steinbeck focused on lives of itinerant farmworkers who constantly searched for work. The economic crisis led to high unemployment rates and fierce competition for jobs. Many people were poverty stricken, violence became
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Female Education in the Early Republic Dr. Benjamin Rush was an advocate for a republican form of government after the Revolutionary War because he believed it was a way to distinguish the United States from Britain. As a part of the republicanism philosophy that he was promoting, he advocated for the proper education of women through many speeches including one influential speech called “The Education of Republican Women.” Dr. Benjamin Rush had many thoughts about the education of women, which
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The Philosophy of War Derek Garner PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor Michael Larson 8/10/15 The Philosophy of War War can be defined in many different ways. It can be a conflict between nations or states or between schools of thought or ideologies. J. Locke states, "the state of war is a state of enmity and destruction" (pg 1). Every human being has the right to defend themselves against threats of violence or destruction. If someone
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“Cargoes” By: John Masefield In the poem “Cargoes,” the author, John Masefield, writes about nostalgia and progress. The gritty realities of modern life are set against the golden age of the “Stately Spanish galleon” and the even more distant glamour of the “Quinquereme of Ninevah.” The author evokes the senses using multiple kinds of imagery in each stanza of the poem. The poem encompasses the past and the future of the changing ships and cargoes throughout various periods of history. John Masefield
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