...Rhetorical Analysis Congressman Patrick Henry in his speech “Give me Liberty or Give Me Death” proclaims his feelings on what we need to do to get away from the control of Britain. Henry’s purpose is to inspire the people to revolt and appeal to the listeners emotions through a confident tone. Henry begins his speech by respectfully acknowledging the people, and explaining to the listeners that he can't be silent and let Britain control him with fear. He appeals to the curious listener by alluding to the odyssey. “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.” (Henry) He makes this allusion for the effect that the listener will feel similarly to how he feels...
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...March is a form of a graphic memoir that accounted the live of John Lewis struggle for civil and human rights meditating. The tradition graphic book frames the aspects of Lewis’s early life and his early role in the Civil Rights Movement. Congressman John Lewis (District 5,Georgia) is also the only man who spoken at the 1963 March on Washington who is still alive. 23 years of age he addressed the crowd of more than 200,000 the Lincoln Memorial 50 years ago. In this autobiography, he talks about a many civil rights leaders that he meet along the way or heard of. As a child, his parents gave him responsibility of taking care of the family chickens. (Lewis 20) They live in Pike County, Alabama and had a farm 110 acres of cotton, corn, and peanut fields. He feels compassion for the chickens and even practice preaching to the birds when he received a Bible from his uncle. He always wanted to be a preacher and by the time he was five he could read the Bible to himself. The summer of 1951 he took a trip to Ohio with his uncle and realized that life over there was completely different from where he stays. It was more upbeat and his uncle even had white people staying next to them. Lewis was always serious about his education and sometimes his family needed him to stay home...
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...Congressman Adam Clayton Powell rallied for better employement opportunities for African Americans in Harlem, and eventually led the Harlem Bus Boycott of 1941. At the time major and coach companies refused to hire black employees as either mechanics or bus drivers, due to company policy. The Harlem Bus Boycott of 1941 fought for greater employment opportunities for Blacks. During that time, major and Coach companies refused to employ black workers as bus drivers and mechanics. This exclusion of blacks was apart of their policy.. Between the Fifth Avenue Coach Company and the New York Omnibus Corporation there were only sixteen black employees and most were janitors. The Harlem Bus Boycott was led by Adam Clayton Powell. Powell was the leader of the Greater New York Coordinating Committee for Employment. His organization joined with the...
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...National Medical Association President, Dr. Edith P. Mitchell, Former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., to give spring commencement addresses at TSU NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The President of the National Medical Association, Dr. Edith P. Mitchell, and Former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., will be the keynote speakers at Tennessee State University’s spring commencement ceremonies. Mitchell, a retired Air Force brigadier general, will speak at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the graduate commencement in the Gentry Complex. Ford will address the undergraduate class at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, in Hale Stadium. More than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees in various disciplines. "I congratulate all of our graduates and wish them the very best as they enter a new and exciting chapter of their lives," said TSU President Glenda Glover. "Commencement is an exciting time for the university because it highlights the academic achievement of our students and the commitment of faculty and staff in their educational and social development. TSU students are prepared to work and serve in the global marketplace." Mitchell, a 1969 TSU graduate with a B.S. degree in Biochemistry, is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, and Program Leader in Gastrointestinal Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Medical Association, the National Medical...
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...Hurtful Trouble or Positive Trouble Honoring the passing of Congressman John Lewis, he once said "good trouble, necessary trouble" can redeem the "soul of America.” In this claim, he is creating an argument which is calling the American people to action. This quote from Lewis is effective and should be openly agreed upon. In just one simple sentence, he alludes to the history of America and calls for action using the internal American spirit. Making his claim correct with reason. In the first place, Congressman Lewis alludes to the history of America and how causing trouble is natural to Americans. The allusion is based on how he says America's soul can be redeemed, leading to the conclusion that the American people have a built soul, in which one of the main ideas of it is causing trouble....
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...Christopher Boshers Professor Jim Willis Mass Media and Cultures 26 February 2013 Story of a Lifetime The film that I chose “State of Play” starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Robin Wright Penn and Jeff Daniels was based on British television show with the same name. The story follows a journalist that is old friends with a Congressman who becomes entangled in the murder of a researcher that is currently working on the role of a big business in the security business that wants to privatize Homeland Security. At the beginning of the movie we see what appears to be a thief being chased by a very suspicious character. He then kills the man and shoots a pizza delivery man who survives the shooting. The next day the intern, Sonia Baker appears to commit suicide by stepping in front of a train. This is when Congressman Collins approaches Cal McAffrey, who happens to be the journalist and the main character of the movie. This is when Cal discovers that the Congressman and Sonia have had an affair which puts the Congressman in a really bad predicament. With this information Cal is able to be the first that has the necessary evidence from a credible source on the story. This source fit all three of the criteria for a news source. He was an authority on the matter, he was thought to be a credible source, and was available and willing to speak. The investigation leads to a PR executive who had served as the PR liaison for the corporation...
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...Congressman Robert H. Clancy proposes a speech to congress on April 8, 1924, about his position on the Johnson-Reed Act, and how it is racist and anti-immigrant. He backs up all of his points by his own personal experiences, from having immigrant parents. In the proposal An “Un-American Bill,” Clancy discusses racism through the Johnson-Reed Act, while establishing a poor argument with automatic, but irrelevant ethos, present though unreliable logos, and abundant yet ineffective pathos. Robert H. Clancy initiates credibility by getting automatic ethos. This automatic ethos applies to him seeing that he is a congressman. But when you think about the audience of this speech, his automatic ethos became a sort of void. Automatic ethos shows a person is credible on account of their title. Clancy was a...
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...children from the Indians. He was best known for being a hunter with a unique style. He became a hunter when supplies were short. Davy is also a militia man, folk hero, congressman, and an Alamo defender. Davy Crockett was a natural leader, which he showed when he joined the state militia, went to Congress, and fought in the battle of The Alamo. Davy joined the state militia of Tennessee under Andrew Jackson’s forces because he wanted to help other people. This shows Davy’s courage to fight for others knowing he could get injured or even killed. Some say “he got his courage from his dad that was in the revolutionary war” (Sanford, pg. 9). He was in multiple battles with the “Red Coats” during the time he was a militia man. One of the battles he didn’t go to. It was called the battle of horseshoe bend....
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...over spending; or stealing form the taxpayers. These “slush funds” as they are commonly referred to account for nearly 100 million dollars in government spending a year. If these accounts were made payable by the owner I believe that would eliminate some of these claims for reimbursement. Congressman and senators are not drawn from the normal populace any more as they once were. These people are now called professional politicians. The go to school to learn how to be politicians, and they spend as much time in office as they can. The government was originally meant to be made up of selected AVERAGE citizens and rotate every other year. Eliminating these “professional” politicians would breathe new life into a sometimes stagnant political process, as well as a fresh perspective on some less than clear policies. The average salary for a congressman is a staggering 174,000 dollars a year. They earn this salary every year they are in office and are eligible for pension after only five years. A pension pays them for life. So while the government is paying congressman the debt is increasing. Senators can make a yearly income of 193,000 a year another staggering figure. Pensions for congressman and senators can reach up to 113,000 and 175,000 a year respectively for the life of the official. Making this pension limited and not lifelong could help reduce the amount of money the government needs to tax the public to cover the cost. Corporations, and their almost infinite spending pool...
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...Becoming an Informed Voter Sherry Bragg L24583293 Becoming an Informed Voter Introduction The American people need to understand the fundamentals of the U. S. Representatives and the U. S. Senators. Voters that are educated can make the right choice for the right people to maintain their position in the interest of the population and area. This paper will discuss how the U.S. Representatives and U. S. Senators are chosen and how they voted. This paper also discusses the Senator and Representative of the State of North Carolina and their positions. The Constitution clearly states that number of seats each State has in the U. S. House of Representatives reflects the relative size of the State's population as compared with other States. Each of these representatives is elected by the voters of a congressional district established by law for the election of representatives to the U.S. Congress. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in the State as possible, based on census counts. The number of congressional districts in each State may change after a decennial census. The number of seats assigned to the individual States is determined by the task of drawing the new congressional districts, which is delegated to each...
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...M E M O R A N D U M TO: Gail B. Wright, DBA, CPA FROM: Sara Torocco and Rexhina Elezi RE: Federal Budget Proposals DATE: October 2, 2012 This memorandum analyzes the federal budget proposals currently being debated. Detailed information related to the components of budgets is also provided. Focusing mostly on the issue of Medicare, this memo identifies how Medicare will change in future years. The following compares and contrasts the overall budgets and Medicare budgets for each of the federal proposals, and also presents an argument against Congressman Ryan’s proposed Medicare budget. U.S “On-Budget” Surplus and Deficit Historical Data Presented below is the United States surplus and deficit data according to the historical tables provided by the Office of Management and Budget. * The United States on-budget has ran a deficit for the majority of the years between 1990 and 2011. * The years 1999 and 2000 both ran a surplus on-budget. * See chart no. 1, page 6. Federal Government “Off-Budget” Financing * Federally owned and operated entities that are off-budget do not affect the federal budget. The revenues and expenditures of these organizations are not included in the calculation of the federal deficit or surplus. * When the off-budget entities have a surplus, the Federal Government can borrow the money. The surplus in the Social Security Trust Funds is a large source of borrowing for the Federal Government (Penner, 2007)...
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...PDAF * Home * PDAF * Summary * District Representative * Legislator PDAF Releases Breakdown Legislator PDAF Releases Breakdown for Fiscal Year 2013 | Legislator: | Treñas, Jerry P. | District: | Lone District, Iloilo City | Region: | Region VI | Province: | Iloilo | Project | Recipient | Municipality/City | Implementing Unit | Release Date | Total | | SOCIAL SERVICES | Financial assistance for the implementation of Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) program such as transportation, medicine, burial, tuition fee, food, clothes and hospital bills; Community-based projects: livelihood and capacity-building assistance in the Lone District of Iloilo City. | | DSWD - Region 6 | 2013-01-22 | 2,500,000 | HEALTH | Financial assistance for indigent patients either confined or our-patients in the Lone District of Iloilo City. | | DOF - Bureau of the Treasury (Philippine Heart Center) | 2013-01-22 | 150,000 | EDUCATION Financial assistance for the implementation of scholarship program at the following schools to approximately 2,858 students in the Lone District of Iloilo City: | 1. ABBA 2. ACSI 3. Cabalum Western College 4. Central Philippine University (CPU) 5. Colegio De San Jose 6. College of Western Visayas 7. Iloilo Doctors’ College (IDC) 8. Iloilo Technical College (ITC) 9. John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (JBLCF) 10. St. Anne College of Iloilo Inc. 11. St. Augustine 12. St. Pauls’ University 13. St. Therese...
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...Randy Forbes: 4th Congressional District of Virginia POSC 320 October 24, 2013 Randy Forbes: 4th Congressional District of Virginia James Randy Forbes, Congressman from the 4th Congressional district of Virginia has served his community, state and country for his entire life. Born February 17, 1952, in Chesapeake, Va. Randy Forbes has lived a very successful life. A family man, Forbes has been married to his wife Shirley for thirty five years and has four children, Neil, Jamie, Jordan, and Justin. A man also of religious and conservative ideals, Forbes has made a name for himself everywhere he goes. After high school, Forbes graduated valedictorian from Randolph Macon College in Ashland, Va. From there, he went into law school at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he received his Doctorate in 1977. After working at one of the most successful law firms in southeastern Virginia, Randy Forbes began his political career in Virginia’s General Assembly. He served 7 years and was elected floor leader, until his election into the State Senate in 1997. After three and half years, Forbes finally made a run for Congress after the death of Democratic ten- term Congressman Norman Sisisky, who was acting Congressman at the time. Defeating the Democratic opposition, State Senator Louise Lucas by a 52/48% margin in 2001, was one of Randy Forbes greatest accomplishments. Forbes had won the 4th district that had been represented by the Democratic Party for almost 20 years...
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...Profile Essay “What the people of Nogales need are actions not promises” (Moises Casal). These were Moises Casal’s last words before the Election Day in Nogales, Mexico. Moises is one of the two current local congressmen of Nogales, he represents the political party PAN. He won the elections July of 2008 and since then he has been working hard to help the citizens of Nogales. A local congressman suggests laws and initiatives to make the city more efficient and more comfortable to live but is not as easy as it sounds, sometimes they don’t all agree on the suggestions he makes or vice versa. His profession requires a large amount of integrity, nobility and honesty because many local congressmen instead of helping the city they have been caught stealing money from projects for the city. “Sometimes I feel really homesick” (Casal). His job makes him travel a lot to Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora. Hermosillo is 450 kilometers away from Nogales, it’s a 4 hour drive, and he stays in Hermosillo for days or even a whole week. These trips distance Moises from his family. He have miss many important family events like his sons college graduation , wedding anniversaries, and even he has been alone in a hotel room during his birthday, and I know all this because Moises Casal is no stranger to me, he is my uncle. “Helping people has been one of my truth passions” (Casal). Moises always loved helping people since he was a little kid and that love for helping made him wanted to be a...
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...How effectively does congress perform its legislative function? (30 marks) The legislative process refers to the passing of bills in congress, meaning that they become laws. The process has been criticises previous due to the fact that the way the process is set up means that ti is extremely difficult for some bills to be passed. This is due to several factors, and has led to onlookers arguing that congress does not effectively perform its legislative function, as they often struggle to pass bills. A bill must get passed at many different stages before it can become a law. The process ultimately starts with the bill being proposed to a congressperson by a civilian, an interest group, or the executive itself. The congressman then decides whether to pass this bill, and therefore move it onto the committee stage, or to reject it. If he/she decides to send it to the committee stage, the bill will be sent to the respective committee which possesses the area of expertise needed to properly inspect this bill. For example, if the bill concerns army helicopters, it will be sent to the armed forces committee in the senate. From there, the committee then writes up the bill in formal legal language, this is known as the ‘mark-up’. The committee then votes now whether the bill deserves to be passed, and if so, it is passed on to full house hearing; formally known as the second hearing. However, if the committee doesn’t deem the bill worthy of the full house hearing, it has the power...
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