Reflection Paper

Beginning with a contextualization of America surrounding the 2004 presidential election. This was the first election since the 9-11 attacks and the beginning of the war on terror. Many Americans uneasy, and the state of the nation was unstable. With this fear and instability,

As Americans, we the people, as well as our nation are built on past events that have occurred. Sometimes our moods are even based on occuring American events. Currently, some people are ecstatic while others are heartbroken or mournful that our 2017 president-elect is Donald Trump. The election has already dramatically changed and shaped people not only in America, but in countries all around the world. My grandpa is seventy years old and has shared with me three american events that have shaped him into the respectful, thoughtful man he is today. He has been truly touched by meeting John F. Kennedy, the outcomes of the Vietnam War, and the outcomes of nine-eleven. People from different generations see America's identity, as well as their

November 8th and 9th are considered two of the most important days that will determine where this country’s political future will head. Between midnight and the early hours of November 9th the final results had come in declaring that Donald Trump had won the presidency with 290 electoral votes to Clintons 232 electoral votes. This had sent a shock wave throughout the country some asking how something like this could happen and others celebrating the new president elect. There were many many factor that lead to the down fall of Hilary Clinton and the rise of our new president elect Donald Trump.

Politics is a dangerous topic: minefields to the left and right, shrapnel everywhere, and often the best opinion is no opinion. Dave Barry in “Now That’s It’s All Over, Let’s Eat!” approaches the modern American political apathy with a cynical eye. In 2012, before the second election of Barak Obama, Americans were feeling a lack of faith in the political system. The Democrats were demonizing Mitt Romney and the Republicans were bad-mouthing Obama. Barry says that the American response to all this drama should be to go watch football.

Incumbent Barack Obama battled it out against Republican Mitt Romney. Their campaign styles, reputation, and platforms were the ultimatum of the outcome of the general election. The economic conditions both in 2012 and leading up to that year were at devastatingly low points, where unemployment rate was a boggling 10%, highest it had been since the 1982 recession. Although, Romney came from a political family it unfortunately wasn’t enough to sway the voters’ opinions causing him to lose the presidential election. Our nation was dealing with a plethora of significant issues during this time and the citizens wanted a president who could promise to resolve those conflicts. Obama, being a returning president allowed voters to put their trust in

This year’s election has reached new extremes that were never predicted to come about. We have two candidates that are both unfit to run America based on past occurrences and current ordeals. Along with this, there is bound to be arising conflict, yet who knew it would become as horrible as it is?

I was only eight years old at the time of the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC), but the impact of that event on me has been immense. I had just begun taking a keen interest in U.S. politics, sparked by the Democratic primary between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. My parents adored Hillary Clinton, so naturally, I adored her too. I initially was very disappointed when she lost the primary to Senator Obama, but I realized that my parents weren’t too upset, so naturally, I wasn’t either. Since I avidly followed the primary, my father, who has been attending the DNC since he was a teenager, offered me an opportunity that few would think to offer an eight year old—the chance to tag along with him to the big DNC that year, to be held

Have you ever waited to hear important news that could change not only you, but also the lives of others in an instant, but constant confusion left you anxious as the weeks went by? This happened in the 2000 presidential election between Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore. It was one of the closest presidential elections ever, but it also sparked controversy.

This was the major issue during this presidential campaign. It was so easy for the electorate to understand issues pertaining to economic conditions. This included the performance of stock market, job creation, and unemployment. Meaningful improvements in the economic state of the country would have plunged president Obama to lose the contest. The electorate cast their votes with great consideration of issues such as healthcare and the economy. In my view, economic condition played an integral role in casting votes for their head of state (Erickson & Wlezien, 2012). After an extensive research, the economy was the main issue of campaign because of the following reasons:

In the wake of the recent presidential election a wave of discomfort, despair, and devastating anxiety has swept across some of our citizens. Protests and riots have emerged across the U.S. in an effort to make this realized apprehension heard. Those who feel negatively impacted by the election may feel lost or uncertain of the future for their families, friends, or for themselves. They may feel as if their voices have gone unheard.

When I was twelve years old I didn’t watch the news. Sure, I would sit on the couch with my father as he tuned in every night. He would have his feet up on the coffee table, watching Greta, O’Reilly, or whatever other host the Fox News Network had on at the time. I would have my feet up on the same table, watching the same clips on screen but still goofing around on my Gameboy Advance. I would see the news headlines and clips every night, but I never really watched the news until I was twelve years old. The first news story I ever felt compelled to watch was a special broadcast honoring the anniversary of the September 11th attacks. I don’t think there will be another two hours in my life that will change me as profoundly as that special did.

Eventually my interest began to diminish, as my Dad and I decided to flip on the World Cup of Hockey game. This is when I came to the realization that politics are really stupid, and I shouldn’t have cared this much to begin with. The United States isn’t working with much, in this upcoming election. Each candidate probably won’t have much success, and both are just absolutely lying about so many issues just gain votes. During this time of realization, as I continued to watch this hockey game, Politics should be more like Hockey, I imagined Trump and Hillary dropping the gloves on the ice and possibly this could resolve some issues. Sure they both have to sit 5 minutes in the sin bin, but I would say that would be a lot better than whatever they did on that stage that night. My view about this election changed immensely, I came to the conclusion that politics are overrated and very devious. America needs change, none of the candidates seem to be the best option, but come November 8th, I will most likely still be voting for Donald Trump, just not with the same enthusiasm as I had

Over the course of the semester, there has been numerous amount of areas where I believe I have improved in comparison to high school. What has helped me in my writing is the writing class and the in-class writing workshop. The writing class that is located in the Kremen education building has helped me with my writing greatly because in the writing center the person in charge teach us lenses and we apply those lenses to the writing, draft, or reading that someone brings in. The in-class writing workshop has helped me because other students get to read my writing. This is helpful because I get feedback from many students and they let me know what needs to be fixed. A new tool I have been using is They Say I Say. The book is very helpful because of the information and examples it provides such as the templates. I have been applying the templates into my essays and I have seen a significant difference.

Since the beginning of the semester, my writing has changed and evolved to accommodate and sustain longer essays. With longer essays, there is more room for in-depth analysis. Further analyzing a topic has led me to findings that I did not know existed. As I continue to write, I uncover addition and superior methods to approach my writing to the benefit of me and therefore, my audience. Throughout the semester, I have incorporated techniques to further my narrative throughout my writing.

The 2012 presidential election finally reached its conclusion late Tuesday night on November 6th, as the incumbent Barack Obama won a second term in the White House over the challenger Mitt Romney. The election, with its reputation as the most expensive presidential race in history, attracted wide attentions not only from the United States but also from many other countries around the globe (Confessore & McGinty, 2012). The election was also noted with a numerous number of debates and discussions in both online and offline about the two candidates’ policies and pledges on every level. However, while a lot of attention was paid to the candidates’ verbally expressed speeches and pledges, the candidates’