Argumentative Essay: Trump's Pilgrimage

Over the last decade or so we have seen our country fail our Veterans on so many different levels. The U.S. Governments treatment of our Veterans has come under fire because so many of our Veterans are not being adequately taken care of. Some would say this is a mere oversight in our government, but to me it is a lack of ethics. Menzel defines “Ethics as values and principles that guide right and wrong behavior.” When we look at the landscape of our Government beginning with the Executive office we see a lack of leadership in my opinion. The President of the United States should be the biggest advocate for our Veterans. Unfortunately, we see decisions that are made based on political motives instead of what’s right for the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the

About a year ago i was going into town on a sunday afternoon. I went to walmart to do some shopping. When i walked in and seen this guy asking for some change. I had asked him what it was for, and he said food. Then he had mentioned he was a veteran. He was a pretty old guy too i felt super bad, we should not treat are veterans like that so here's what i think we should do.

These incidents are not isolated. Federal funding for Veteran's Affairs has been under pressure for years. There was talk during the election campaigning that Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan's budget cut the VA budget a further 24%, though the actual GOP proposed budget endorsed by Governor Romney did not contain such cuts. There has been no proposal recently, however, that would increase VA funding. This comes despite the fact that the number of veterans in the United States has ballooned in the past decade as a consequence of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the fact that there is greater awareness of PTSD and other veteran-specific conditions now than there has been in the past.

Military veterans sacrifice many things to defend America. Sacrificing their families, jobs, friends, and sometimes even their lives, to protect our human rights is honorable. They venture away from all of the luxuries of home to ensure that America remains the same extraordinary country that it is.

Veterans are heroes in the eyes of many citizens of the United States. There are over 20 million veterans that have risked their lives at young ages to help give the nation a fear free life. They serve and protect the land for their children, spouses, parents, family, and neighbors. Yet they are not treated with the love and respect they truly deserve. The veterans took a devastating loss when the “House Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the 2016 Veterans Affairs funding bill, and slashed more than $1.4 billion from the presidents requested budget for America’s Veterans” ( ask mrs. Pyle 8). Today, the veterans are treated worse than prisoners who have committed murder or rape. While these criminals have a safe and warm place to stay,

Trump may be known for his wealth but many aspects has shown that he is definitely bad in business. As president, being good in business is one of the key aspects to succeed, because you have to handle the whole nation’s financial matters. Trump boasted that he earned his own money, but he isn’t like Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, who are self-made billionaires who were innovators in their fields. Instead, Trump’s wealth is inherited from his father. Almost all his best-known successes are deducible to family ties or money given to him by his

Trump acts as a religious figure where he dictates the morality of the collective. The collective has the power to impose moral expectations on the individual that explains their actions. Many people identify with the Republican party where their views are dominated by the collective in which they identify with and thus, support their collective leader. Durkheim defines religion as a system of beliefs and practices that unite a community through “collective effervescence” that forms “harmony and unison of movement[s]” (Durkheim 1915, 218). The force of collective on individuals could be uncontrollable and it dominates their bodies and perceptions that leads to “outlandish behavior” (Durkheim 1915, 218). Trump supporters lose themselves in a rally and experience a sense of euphoria by being in a collective and cheering on what they considered is sacred. Trump claims to provide his followers the sacred while protecting them from the “profane” such as the Mexicans or the Muslims. The followers believe in the faith of a “better America” and possess totems that represent their unity such as the red hat or the campaign

Ever since July 4th, 1776, the vision of the United States has been to constantly improve the government and society in any way possible. Many historical things have happened since that date; slavery was abolished, civil and women’s rights have been signed into law, and just this summer, marriage equality has been made federal law. Despite the efforts to make the United States of America the land of opportunity and equality, people tend to forget about the people who made it possible for the United States to remain the “land of the free”, our U.S. veterans. Our U.S. veterans, over the years, have been treated not like they should have. Veterans have had social security benefits taken from them by the government in secrecy, and bad-mouthed in

In todays society veterans are well respected and are in fact given certain benefits in things like insurance, meals, medical care, and psychiatric help. Veterans are important to America’s past, present, and future for many reasons. One reason is historys repetition, history has a certain way of repeating itself. Whether it be war, destruction, or dictatorship; no one wants history to repeat WW2, Vietnam,

Furthermore, veterans deserve respect for the bravery they have shown that no others could begin to portray and to be held in the highest esteem for their sacrifices. They left their families and lives behind to protect them and all of us. Some veterans develop posttraumatic stress disorder. Some even lose arms and legs. But, instead of letting these disadvantages hold them back, they are using them to push themselves forward and as a reminder of their tough work and

Our country is supplied with veterans that are out on the streets and don’t have homes, even though they fought for you, me, your family, friends, and the whole country. Athletes get paid more than veterans do. Without the veterans we wouldn't have any freedom to have our country secure and protected with the hearts of troops

In the heated contest for the American Presidency, candidates have been known to use rhetoric to gain the upper-hand and influence voters. Donald Trump, known for his hot temper and crass mannerism, is running as a Republican candidate against the Democratic Hillary Clinton who has a reputation for political cowardice and deceit. Trump grabbed the limelight in a negative way; once again, when media took advantage of a kairotic moment, or an exploitable and vulnerable situation, from his past, by discussing Trump shown on film voicing his opinion that John McCain is not a war hero--because he was captured (CSPAN 2015). To add to the cloud of negativity patriotic Americans began to build up in their

Instead of demoralizing McGraw’s actions, during NBC’s Meet the Press Mr. Trump admitted telling his “people” to look into McGraw’s legal fees. This is not the first time Trump has agreed to pay legal fees for those stopping people from protesting at his rallies. At a rally in Iowa, Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to “know the crap out of them”. He also promised to pay for legal fees although they wouldn’t be too expensive because “the

Donald Trump has no idea what he stands for, Donald Trump never imagined his campaign would be doing this well. Yet on the day of the first election of decision 2016 and nation’s only caucus in Iowa Mr. Trump is favorited to win because he says that angry Americans want to hear yet he as no solutions. Mr. Trump’s campaign is a perfect example of what money can really get you. It seems like Donald Trump has already won the election now he just needs to gain

Trump administration is becoming more dominant than others major corporation. However, I believe that the U.S citizens do not have a word of their own opinion. In order to have a voice or an opinion, its must require being very wealthy or own a major corporation. No doubt President Donald Trump is building an Autocracy government for an example in the article "Washington issued a temporary restraining order freezing enforcement of Trump’s immigrant and refugee ban"(1) this shows the example of what kind of power the president have. According to the constitution, Donald Trump is violating the rights of Muslims because of their religion, President Trump has a sensation that all Muslims are bad.