...Introduction: The intention of this research paper is to establish that President Barack Obama is a high-minded leader. This composition is aimed towards those who are uncertain whether they support our current president. In this research paper, the question, “Is Obama a great leader? “Will be answered. To support the main question of this paper these questions will also be answered: Does Obama have influence, has he created a positive change, Does he exhibit integrity, Does he have well-defined priorities, and does he display the quality of vision? Mythology: The method of research used in determining whether president Barrack Obama is a good leader was as follows: First, defining what traits a good leader exhibits. Through the article “Great Leaders grow deep roots: six characteristics of exceptional leaders” provided great insight in explain what a good leader is. Second, by researching speech given by Obama the quality of his leadership was able to be determined. Then, a variety of articles were investigated though the internet. Finally a number of blog post where sifted through to experience the opinions of others. By this method of research a wide range of thought was gathered on Obamas leaderships skills. Research: Many sources were used to derive a conclusion on Obamas leadership character. Below our the sources with their Claim, Evidence, and reasoning. Barack Obama in the speech, “American rhetoric” claims that America is a great country full of oppurnitys...
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...decide whether to let Obama keep the keys to the White House or send him packing, here’s a primer in political prognostication: past is prologue; and personality drives behavior. Past is prologue The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. No speech, no campaign promise will fundamentally alter the general tenor of the Obama presidency in a second term. If you dislike Obama’s first-term agenda or leadership style as president, there’s little reason to cast a vote for Obama in hope of change. For the nonpartisan or independent voter, the great challenge is to anticipate how the candidate will govern. That task is simplified with an incumbent because the candidate’s track record telegraphs his likely path. However, the future is always uncertain. Little did we know when we sized up George W. Bush’s fitness for office in 2000 that history would throw us a curveball a year later in the form of Sept. 11. This is where political psychology earns its keep. Personality drives behavior Personality refers to the stable patterns of a person’s motives, thoughts and actions over time and across a broad range of situations. Accurate personality assessment allows us to anticipate a leader’s response to a broad range of contingencies – including those not currently on the political radar. Equally important, political psychologists have developed predictive models that link a leader’s personality traits to his or her likely performance as chief executive. Obama is a “confident...
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...energy of those around you. From working class girl to First Lady, Michelle Obama articulates these leadership qualities. Michelle Obama speaks out and uses her intelligence, confidence, determination, sociability, charisma, and authentic abilities to her advantage. She engages even to the point of breaking precedent. In addition, she also illustrates some leadership theories like theory Y, relationship theory, participative theory, and contingency theory. She uses her status as a role model in a positive and influential manner. Altogether, Michelle Obama is a different kind of First Lady, one who instead of being defined by her husband, defines herself. Michelle Obama was born January 17, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Chicago, in a one bedroom apartment with her family. Her mother, Martin was a secretary, who later decided to be a stay at home mom to raise the children. In addition, her father Frasier was city pump operator. Michelle and brother slept in the living room. They did not have their own bedroom so they separated the living room creating their own personal space. Their parents were very strict on education and wanted nothing but the best for their children. Both her and brother learned how to read by the age of four and later both skipped the second grade. “The family has been described as a close-knit one that shared family meals, read and played games together” ("Michelle Obama biography," 2012). Due to this reason, she is the woman she is today. As...
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...Obama Timeline: The most powerful person in the world -Barack Hussein Obama, was born on August 4, 1961 in Hawaii -His parents divorced when he was 2 yrs old and after that in 1967 he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia to live with his mother -1971: when he returned to Honolulu to live with his grandparents and attended Punahou school, a private preparatory school. He was one of few black students in school and his classmate regarded him as “the black kid from Indonesia” -1975: while in high school, Obama joined the basketball team and became a leader in class. (I think he started leading people very young) However, during his teenage years, he described his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage lead him to use alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. (At the 2008 Civil Forum on the Presidency, Obama identified his high-school drug use as a great moral failure) -1979: Obama attended Occidental College and here he made his 1st public speech, calling for Occidental’s disinvestment from South Africa due to its policy of apartheid (mid-1981). - He graduated Bachelor of Arts with the major in political science in Columbia University in 1983. -He worked as director of the Developing Communities Project (a church-based community organization). He helped set up training program, a college preparatory tutoring program. -Entering Harvard Law School in 1988 and becoming an editor and also a first black president of the Harvard Law review. ...
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...Military Nutrition in the United States Caleb T. Adcock English 135 Professor Checkett DeVry University April 24, 2013 Military Nutrition in the United States The United States military is regarded as the world’s premier fighting force, but the days of it holding that distinction could be numbered. It is becoming apparent that even America’s fighting men and women are not immune to the obesity epidemic that is ravaging the country. There are numerous speculations as to why and how this is happening, but service member’s poor eating habits seem to be the common denominator. The quality of food and food services in the U.S. military is a problem for two reasons: The food procured for feeding the military is of poor quality and the preparation methods are not held to the same standards of cleanliness and nutritional integrity that civilian restaurants are held; two solutions are additional funding for military mess halls and closer, more active oversight by military officials. The quality of the food and the methods in which it is prepared poses health risks to service members. Military food has a reputation for being poor quality. It is purchased in bulk from the lowest bidder with little to no regard for its origin and quality. For example, meat that is borderline safe for human consumption is served to service members in almost every meal. Fresh vegetables and fruits are few and far between and are often over shadowed by processed and fried foods. The vegetables and...
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...or the fame that they have achieved? It’s probably best to take time and actually define what a real role model is. In short, a role model is a person who has the attributes, values, and behaviors that comes with a particular role. The people that are held in this role are held to a higher standard and are often admired and emulated by others. According to the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry whether good or bad, “Children may try to copy the behavior and appearance of celebrities, such as athletes and entertainers, and characters from books, TV, movies and video games” (“Children and Role Models”, 2011). Due to the fact that these groups of people often do not take this into consideration, it is very easy for our youth to copy how these groups of people behave, in which a lot of cases is negative. Although this is a very large group, all it takes is for one person to give the entire group a bad name. Therefore, sports figures and celebrities simply should not be considered as role models to our youth. This is because they do not inspire children to work hard at other things than that particular craft, some are only concerned about what they are getting paid to do, and they most often...
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...Marketing Application Class A Task – Political Marketing Mohamad Alshafei (AKA Leo) 1|Page Contents 1. US presidential election 2012 Overview ..................................................................................... 3 2. Political Program and Positions ................................................................................................... 4 Barak Obama ............................................................................................................................... 4 Economic policy ....................................................................................................................... 4 Health Care .............................................................................................................................. 4 Foreign policy .......................................................................................................................... 4 Mitt Romney ................................................................................................................................ 5 Economic policy ....................................................................................................................... 5 Health Care .............................................................................................................................. 5 Foreign Policy .......................................................................................................................
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...Trump or Cruz as President? There are currently fourteen GOP candidates running for the 2016 Presidential election. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas became the first to officially announce his candidacy on March 23. Mr. Cruz seeks the Republican primary nomination by emphasizing himself as the most conservative candidate, he is also the candidate with the most hard-line stances against President Obama. Real estate mogul and television reality star Donald Trump, the twelfth GOP candidate announced his run on June 16, with the slogan, America doesn’t win anymore. When it comes to the issues, taxes have always been in the top five in every election, but recently immigration has been a leading issue. In fact during his announcement, Donald trump was very outspoken about Mexican illegal immigrants and during the first GOP debate, he added that he is openly confronting the severity of the immigration problem that “others won’t publicly acknowledge.” On the immigration issue, Senator Ted Cruz has taken active measures reform the legal immigration system and uphold the rule of law. As for taxes, Cruz believes that major tax reform, is the most important fiscal issue facing the U.S. He believes that the most important tax reform would be to get rid of the IRS. Donald trump has a more liberal tax that slashes taxes for the poor and levies higher taxes on the rich. By April 15, Americans will pay about 2.1 trillion dollars in combined federal taxes. The average American pays an income tax rate...
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...leader takes his or her position with the utmost responsibility to provide access for the masses to express their concerns, and hopefully respond in a justifiable manner that allows for the most favorable outcome for the largest portion of the ‘followers’. Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral,” Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” President Abraham Lincoln, and President John F. Kennedy all had characteristics of great leadership. The University Code of Integrity is also one of the examples showing the importance of integrity for a fair leader to embrace in his or her duties. It is with the use of these examples that I plan to...
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...This paper will discuss the effects of abortion on the women who have this procedure. For many cultures abortion is a horrible act. It is considered murder of an unborn human being. In today`s society many people still consider abortion to be an unethical practice and dangerous procedure. It is a typical conflict theory argument of social problems in today’s society. It is a conflict in society because it comes down to peoples ethical and religious stand point that is what makes up the conflict. Ethical is either it right because the fetus is in the women’s body and its her choice to choose if she wants to be a mom or not. The other side of the ethics argument czn stem from religious as well it is a life and murdering an unborn baby is wrong. There are two groups of people who fight to sway the law makers to their side the pro abortionist group and the antiabortion group (Henslin, J. M. 2011). These are commonly known as the prolife and prochoice groups. Many people though when you use these terms don’t take the group seriously they considered these people radicals. There are protesters who believe they are standing up for the unborn by murdering abortion doctors and burning down abortion clinics. The vigil-anti`s think this is justifiable due to the fact that abortion doctors are taking innocent lives and without the clinic there would be no place to have an abortion. The pro-choice group believes that abortion...
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...National Health Reform - Decreased Cost in Medicare and Medicaid: How Does it Impacts Nursing Home Care in New York State by Vina Aileen Bonner HCA 621 Utica College Fixing medical care and health insurance in the United States has been a public policy concern for about a century. Presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton focused on the National Health Reform, but only President Barack Obama achieved the health care reform. Health care costs are increasing while the access to health care is declining. The occupationally based health insurance system is greatly stressed. Medicare and Medicaid are consuming more of the federal budget. According to the White House’s budget for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), President Obama’s proposal would save nearly $360 billion in Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years: $56 billion would come through Medicaid reforms. Medicare is a federal health insurance program providing health care benefits to all Americans age 65 and over. Medicare is a significant part of the reason the national debt is soaring out of control. It is an open-ended program for provided for millions of senior citizens and people with disabilities. Medicare is growing faster than Social Security and more expensive in the next 25 years. Nationally, health care experts believe that as much as third of all health care spending – about $800 billion in...
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...Date Comp I The Bear is moving in, what will the Eagle do? On February 28, Russian troop aided by the pro-Moscow militant group occupied strategic sites and building across the Crimean Peninsula under the pretense of “protecting Russian people.” Now Crimea is under the direct control of Moscow. The Russian parliament has voted to annex the region into the Russian Federation. There was a mass rally in the capital of Ukraine. The demonstration brought down the Russian backed President Viktor Yanukovych. Moscow could not tolerate this. So they decided to violate the Ukrainian territorial integrity and invaded Crimea. Soon after the invasion there was a dubious referendum in Crimea under the watchful eyes of Russian troop. About ninety six percentage of the population voted to join Russia. So now the Crimea is an independent province of Russian Federation. This is a failure for the Obama administration’s foreign policy in Europe. U.S reduced its forces in Europe in the recent years and this led the Russians to be more aggressive toward their European neighbors. Let us look at some of the article for proof. The editorial “After Crimea” published in April 2014 in the magazine America, says “the United States and the European allies are in no position to push the Russians out of Crimea.” This editorial suggests that the United States and NATO should increase sanction against Russia. Rather than going to war with the Russians. Impose sanction to bring down the Russian ruble...
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...of the United States Barack Obama and many of the 2010 Congressmen and Senators could have learned a lot from this Organizational Behavior class. I believe that their lack of managing diversity training is the root cause of some major turmoil both in and out of the military, and will continue to be for many years to come. In this analysis I would like to focus on some issues with the legislations repeal act of president Bill Clinton and his 1993 legislation’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and discuss how the 2010 legislation could have managed diversity with less complications. The following analysis is not meant to voice the military nor my personal opinion of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy nor its repeal. This analysis will focus purely on how the 2010 legislation could have managed diversity with less complications (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2010, p. 35) in regards to: the repeal act of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (Wikipedia, 2012), the Defense of Marriage Act (Beutler, 2011), and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 125: Sodomy (SLDN, 2012), and how these policies are currently not working well together (Beutler, 2011). Diversity represents the multitude of individual differences and similarities that exist among people. Diversity is not an issue of age, race, or gender. Diversity is not an issue of being heterosexual, gay, or lesbian or of being Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Muslim, or Buddhist. Diversity also does not pit white males against...
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...Bush era to come to an end. With the upcoming Presidential Election, citizens pay more attention to politics, world affairs, and news shows than usual. There are many different sources of news ranging from television, newspapers, and the internet. With technology constantly changing, many young Americans turn to alternative sources for their news, and some researchers and politicians feel that this is a problem. These young Americans rely on satirical, or “fake news” shows, along with internet resources such as Youtube to get updated on current affairs, and learn about Presidential candidates. According to a survey done in 2004, Warner found that 50% of Americans between the ages of 18-29 get at least some of their news from shows like the Daily Show or the Colbert Report. This is a dramatic change compared to the 2000 research which showed that only 9% watched these programs. These “fake news” programs are shows such as, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with John Stewart, and The Colbert Report. We investigated whether or not satirical news shows can actually influence a voter’s opinion about a political candidate. Satire: a working definition Satire is when a person makes fun of or ridicules actual fact based information in a way that can influence the opinion and attitudes of the audience. Satirical news shows and internet sites use satire to deliver their top stories, unlike regular news programs. According to Baumgartner and Morris, “compared...
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...Read Why did Navy leaders allow offensive videos to be shown on the USS Enterprise? Answer the following question: Does Capt. Honor’s behavior fit your schema for an effective leader? Explain The total length of your answer should be greater than 400 words but no more than 600 words After reading this story about Mr. Owens Paul Honors, Jr., I actually remembered hearing about this on the news. Owen Paul Honors, Jr. definitely made some mistakes with this type of actions. It is really hard to judge him based solely on this mistake or lack of better judgment. We are all human and we all make mistakes, to what level of mistake we make determines the discipline. This one of course because it hit the news, he had to be reprimanded in order to show the integrity with the United States Military. I think with Mr. Honors having the support of 100% of the Enterprise workers says a lot for this gentleman. His work record had demonstrated that he knew how to command a ship and had respect amongst his fellow comrades and from the people underneath him. As far as my thoughts on his direct behavior with this certain incident, well it was pretty immature on his part and he set himself up for major discipline and loss of respect. This subject is a very sore subject among the service men and women and I feel that when the ruling came down from President Obama, it probably sent him over the edge and attributed to his poor judgment. I would have thought about my actions before...
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