Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that anyone who doubts the demise of the two-party system in America has only to go back to the beginning of the latest presidential campaign and look closely at the campaigns of the two successful candidates to understand that the separation of political ideologies, which once separated the democratic liberal from the conservative republican, no longer exists. The writer then looks at health care policies according to Barak Obama and John McCain to illustrate why the two party political system in the US is on its way out. The writer concludes that the common denominator for both Obama's and McCain's health care plan is the billion dollar health insurance industry, which will be the single greatest benefactor of either plan, even over the American uninsured.

From the Paper
''Anyone who doubts the demise of the two-party system in America has only to go back to the beginning of the latest presidential campaign and look closely at the campaigns of the two successful candidates to understand that the separation of political ideologies, which once separated the democratic liberal from the conservative republican, no longer exists. It has never been more obvious than it was in our last election. How do we prove such a powerful statement, and one suggesting a very serious turn in American politics and history? It is done by taking one issue, a large and expensive issue, and examining the elements of the campaign approach, the media follow-up, and especially by identifying what separates the two schools of thought expressed by two candidates - in this case, President Elect Barak Obama, and his challenger during the campaign, Republican Senator from Arizona, John McCaine."

Tags:ideologies, candidates, uninsured, reform

Abstract
At a rally on September 9, in Dayton, Ohio Senator Barack Obama gave a speech on "A 21st Century Education". The author of the paper uses that speech as a platform to examine and analyze Senator Obama's abilities as a public speaker. The writer describes Obama's use of words and imagery and examines their effects on the audience. He goes on to show how Obama uses his linguistic ability to establish his credibility and promote the image of a caring, forward thinking, everyday American in an attempt to win support not only from Democratic party supporters but also Republicans.

From the Paper
"Besides revealing character qualities, Obama uses ethos to establish his credibility as a leader who makes wise decisions. He includes a bit of his track record when he brings up the successful law he passed in Illinois to double the number of charter schools in Chicago, and his plan to do the same thing nationwide. He mentions several statistics about the literacy rates in America and the rate of jobs offered to different levels of education to raise awareness of our current state, and more so to show that he is educated and passionate about this issue. He further shows his ability to solve this problem by mentioning a couple of programs he had developed last year, such as the Service Scholarship fund to solve the problem of finding good teachers."

Tags:democratic president senator republican, american dream, elections public

Abstract
This paper explores the hate-filled ideology found on the website stormfront.org and relates that its white-power membership is unhappy with Barak Obama winning the American presidential election. The paper explains that his history victory is not going down well with the Caucasian racist community. The paper provides a deconstruction of their response.

From the Paper
"This paper explores the hate-filled ideology found on the website stormfront.org. Its white-power membership is unhappy with Barak Obama winning the American presidential election. His history victory is not going down well with the Caucasian racist community. Here is a deconstruction of their response. First, a note about the site itself; it is striking in that it does not appear radical at first glance. The site appears to be a well-formatted community bulletin board, busy but not cluttered. No hysteria, racial or otherwise, is immediately evident--the main form page has no bold, italicized racial statements followed by exclamation points, for example."

Tags:white power, storm front, barak obama

Abstract
This paper provides an analytical and critical review of the article, "How Community Institutions Create Economic Advantage: Jewish Diamond Merchants in New York" by Barak D. Richman. The writer explains that the article provides a deep insight into the highly complex world of diamond industry and its historical background, and discusses its main arguments and questions some of them. Non-economic factors affecting economic exchange are discussed as being of particular importance in this industry. This paper contains MLA-style footnotes but does not include a works cited page.

From the Paper
"The specificity of participants is the first argument put forward in answering this question. They all belong to the system called "the F-connection" (family and friends (i.e. community) members). The Jewish communities were historically predetermined to engage in the diamond trade, since due to their continuing prosecution in earlier times they had to be able to easily transport their assets, and engage in professions with portable inventories. Their dominance and success in the diamond trade is explained by the author through a competitive advantage of the Jews in organizing diamond transactions more effectively than their potential rivals."

Tags:exchange, commitment mechanism, Ultra-Orthodox Antwerp lucrative competition Sabbath monopoly

Abstract
The paper focuses on the fourth chapter of Barak Obama's autobiography "Dreams from My Father: A story of Race and Inheritance" where Obama reflects on his observations of the behaviors exhibited by other black men from the African-American community. The paper discusses how Obama addresses African Americans' racist beliefs and attitudes toward people of other ethnic backgrounds. The paper posits that the strength of Obama's style is his frankness in admitting the way things are without the cynicism that often accompanies it and without condoning racist behaviors.

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"Much of the debate concerning race in this country and indeed around the world has for centuries consisted of listing and extrapolating on the perceived differences from one race to another. Different theorists, politicians, scientists, and social philosophers, great thinkers and small minds alike, have pointed to various perceived differences between races as reasons that they reasonably could or should be separated, treated differently, or even simply understood differently. The differences between races perceived and asserted by these individuals have ranged from those that have a biological or genetic basis, which have been proven largely if not entirely unfounded by today's researchers, to social and cultural differences that certainly exist, though they cannot be said to have a racial basis. In short, many people--perhaps nearly everyone--have insisted on real and persistent differences in racial identity and/or worldview that affect the interrelationships among races in a diverse society.
"This background is what makes the fourth chapter of Barak Obama's autobiography Dreams from My Father: A story of Race and Inheritance both so compelling and so ironic. In this chapter, Obama reflects on his adolescent years, growing up as one of the very few black students at his Hawaiian high school wile living with his white grandparents."

Tags:African, Americans, balcks, whites, identity, adolescence

Abstract
This paper presents a statistical analysis of media coverage of Barak Obama using the 'Newsweek' magazine as the media source. The paper relates that the analysis uses 10 weeks of issues spanning from September 22, 2008 thru November 24, 2008. The paper further relates that all of the information in the tables is from the magazine, which is the primary source for the analysis. The information is presented in the form of statistical tables in order to provide a clear and concise account of the coverage pertaining to Barack Obama and the election.

From the Paper
As of October 13, 2008, the Obama campaign had shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million, with about half of that coming from donors who contribute $200 or less" (Isikoff, 2008). In Ohio alone, he had 1400 neighborhood teams that had been recruited, trained, and managed for the six months leading up to election day (Thomas, 2008). Ultimately, his campaign had over "3.1 million contributors, million volunteers, 2.2 million supporters on his main Face book page, 800,000 on his MySpace page and perhaps a million or more names on Obama's own campaign Web site" (Fineman, 2008).
There were 3 presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. The first debate was on October 2, 2008, and was supposed to focus on foreign policy. However, the economic crisis became a topic of discussion and in the end, the press scored McCain as winning the debate but the public proclaimed Obama the victor. The second debate was on October 7, 2008, and was fashioned to represent a town-hall style forum. Obama was proclaimed the victor of that debate as well, and fortunate for his campaign, the Dow dropped 500 points that evening.

Tags:newspaper, coverage, statistics, politics, campaign, magazine, election, voters, democrats, republicans, calculation, gop, photographs, visuals, tv, cinema, billboard

Abstract
This paper examines Barak Obama's platform when he was the democratic candidate for the US Presidency. The paper examines his position on five elements and whether they are typically democratic in nature or if his position is closer to the conservative platform than many democrats realize. The paper specifically focuses on the five issues of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, gay marriage, healthcare, abortion and illegal immigration.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The War in Iraq and Afghanistan
Illegal Immigration
Gay Marriage
Abortion
American Healthcare

From the Paper
"It is a subject about which Obama is very vocal, and he has a plan. Obama's plan is to extend to 47 million Americans who have no health insurance, subsidized coverage that will ensure they have access to health care (Flint, Samuel S. and Gorin, Stephen H., 2008). The problem is that Obama is addressing the problem of non-coverage, not access to healthcare. Since the onset of managed care in the 1980s, healthcare access has become a myriad of formalities and paperwork that delays access to vitally needed services and physicians (Zelman, Walter A, and Berenson, Robert A., 1998) (Altman, Stuart H., Reinhardt, Uwe, and Schactman, David, 1999) (Birembaum, Edward, 1997). It is the job of managed care to determine what services and care can be accessed based on the outcome of the diagnosis (Birenbaum, 13-14)."

Tags:immigration, abortion, healthcare

Abstract
The paper examines Barak Obama's memoir "Dreams of My Father" and Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" that are both tales of a search for a sense of a stable personal identity. The paper shows how their quest for identity is found through explorations of the past lives of the members of their families, as well as moving forward into the future as an adult. The paper concludes that both texts are powerful in their portrayal of identity as not merely a personal psychological crisis, but a national, cultural and familial challenge.

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"However, Obama's quest remains an individualistic quest to find himself, despite the title of his work that he is looking for his father. When he actually encounters his father in the flesh, he experiences a sense of displacement from his idealized African roots, as well as a sense of homecoming. Kingston's work, in contrast, because of its narrative structure, seamlessly blends the tales of her female family members and her own struggle for selfhood together, without the same level of anxiety of the need to separate and develop a distinction from her Chinese values."

Tags:past, roots, selfhood, struggles

Abstract
The paper reveals that in the United Kingdom, handguns as an entire class of firearm have been banned for all citizens, although shooting for sportsmanship is still allowed. The paper goes on to consider the political obstacles the President must overcome to create more stringent gun legislation and suggests a two-pronged media approach. The paper asserts that first, he must show that he does support firearms used for legitimate sporting purposes, which does not include handguns or assault rifles, and second, he must dramatically demonstrate the human toll extracted from access to handguns. The paper posits that after a public relations campaign, hearings, and constant efforts to thwart the media blitz of well-funded opponents, Obama might be able to pass strict, U.K-style legislation.

From the Paper
"When President Barak Obama was a state senator in Illinois, and also during his years as a senator in the U.S. Congress, he supported mainstream efforts to limit access to firearms, such as "better enforcement of existing gun laws, tighter background checks on gun buyers and a permanent assault-weapons ban" (McCormick 2009). Despite Obama's advocacy of relatively moderate gun control policies that would enable more stringent control of illegal gun trafficking yet still allow unfettered access to handguns (provided the citizen pass a background check for mental illness and a criminal record), gun sales and sales of ammunition soared when the President was elected in 2008. In the United Kingdom, in contrast, handguns as an entire class of firearm have been banned for all citizens, although shooting for sportsmanship is still allowed. "The ban on ownership of handguns was introduced in 1997 as a result of the Dunblane massacre, when Thomas Hamilton opened fire at a primary school leaving 16 children and their teacher dead" (Handgun, 2001, BBC).
"To adopt a national policy regarding firearms similar to that of the British, Obama might first be tempted to use the U.S. Constitution and the existing laws of the land as justification for his policy. Of course, despite restrictions upon First Amendment free speech rights, advocates of guns claim that the language of the Second Amendment gives unfettered access to the use of firearms."

Tags:handguns, assault, rifles, sportsmanship, public, relations, massacres

Abstract
This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methods in the study of politics. Additionally, it attempts to determine if the controversy over use of these methods is worthy of its intensity, or if there is some common ground that both schools of thought can use to their best advantage. In particular, the paper examines online public opinion samples taken during Barak Obama's campaign and early days in the White House. A summary of the research and important findings are provided. The paper also includes a review of the relevant peer-reviewed and scholarly literature concerning the respective approaches to the study of politics today.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Because qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches both have their advantages and disadvantages, many scholars suggest that the controversy concerning which approach is superior is misplaced and researchers should use whichever approach, or combination of approaches, provides them with the best results particular to their research goals. In this regard, Korzi advises, "Some scholars, further, more than simply casting aside conventional opinion polls as the primary methodological tool, have utilized them as independent variables in their research. For instance, Ginsberg has pointed out how opinion polls facilitate the 'domestication of mass opinion.' "

Tags:Barak Obama, public opinion surveys, polls, online data collection