In Plato\'s \"Allegory of the Cave,\" prisoners waste their entire lives chained in an underground cavern, nurtured into deeming that shadows\' wavering in front of them is a reality. Socrates presents the allegory of the hardship of grasping reality. One prisoner manages to break off the chains to ...

CBS's lead story for February 23 was "Haiti's Uprising". The amount of time dedicated to CBS's lead story was about 2 minutes and 20 seconds. NBC's Nightly News with Tom Brokaw's lead story for February 23 was "Haiti's Uprising" as well. The amount o...

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, amongst other things it guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association (assembly). However, everywhere you turn today there is some group trying to take some god given right away from us. Freedom of speech is a right...

The current role of mass media in American politics has definitely played a significant role in how Americans view and react to certain events and issues of the nation. Newspapers, magazines, television, and radio are some of the ways information is passed onto many of the United States\' citizens....

In the article, "The Great Unwatched", by William Safire, located under the Supplemental Readings section of the English Textbook, Connections, we are introduced to the possibility of government control over unsuspecting Americans using hidden cameras. Safire discusses the pla...

The case of the CBS Bush Memo controversy deals with the authenticity of memos cited in a 60 Minutes report. CBS news anchor Dan Rather cited documents regarding President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard. These documents are now being scrutinized by experts concerni...

Jimmy Carter, Helping In Today's World James Earl Carter Jr., the thirty-ninth president of The United States of America, is still an involved and influential authority figure today. After leaving the oval office and his presidency, he refused to spend his retirement years relaxing on a...

Muckraking or Muck-faking Former United States president Theodore Roosevelt, first coined the term muckraking, or as referred to today "investigative reporting." The president had intended the term to be disdainful, but it became a badge of honor among journalist. Magazines began ...

Changes in the Foreign Service Since February 8, President Clinton has appointed nine foreign ambassadors. The countries included in these appointments are Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Australia, Bangladesh, Poland, Kyrgz Republic, Mongolia, and Laos. These individuals have degrees from Yale, Harva...

Geography Essay "What are the advantages and disadvantages which Washington D.C. has as a capital city?" Washington is coextensive with the District of Columbia, and is the federal district of the United States. It was established in 1865 as the capital and as a seat of national gove...

Media's Coverage of the 2004 Election Overall, I believe that the media's coverage of the 2004 presidential election was pretty fair. The biases on both sides ended up balancing each other out. If one candidate received more bashing than the other, it was the incumbent, George W. Bush...

The Presidency and the Media The Political government and the Mass Media are two huge manifestations of our nation of America. Over the years both have needed each other to be successful. In 1960 the potential of the, then small later to become known as powerful, media was seen in the Presidenti...

John Quincy Adams, born in Braintree Massachusetts in 1767, was the son of America\'s second president, John Adams. John Q. Adams\' Political career was admirable. In many respects, he paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his father. Many historians considered him, a...

Examples of BureaucracySome examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the Heal...

Examples of BureaucracySome examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the Heal...

Examples of BureaucracySome examples of bureaucracy in the United States are: the International Revenue Service, which collects taxes from citizens. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which looks into crimes for American citizens. The Postal Service, which delivers mail to citizens and the Heal...

Cyber-SecurityReview and SummaryCondoleezza Rice, President George W. Bush's national security advisor said," The very technology that makes our economy so dynamic and our military forces so dominating also makes us more vulnerable."Recently, President Bush proposed $37.7 billion for Homeland Defens...

"Does the media wield too much power in America?" Today, with all of our advanced technology, the media influences our lives more than ever. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines or the Internet, the media has a huge impact on American lives. In the last fifty years alone the med...

As Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney was at the center of Bush's "War on Terror." Along with then Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, he was the chief architect of the plan and attack against Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Cheney advised and convinced President George W. Bush to inc...

How Bill Clinton Cures Homelessness ResponseThe news has become one of the most political phenomenas there exists today and this article of "How Bill Clinton cured homelessness" is the perfect example. Watching the news, sometimes I would notice when they are biased and speak in favor of a certain r...

Jimmy Carter, Helping In Today's WorldJames Earl Carter Jr., the thirty-ninth president of The United States ofAmerica, is still an involved and influential authority figure today. After leavingthe oval office and his presidency, he refused to spend his retirement yearsrelaxing on a private estate ...

Voting and the American Presidency The United States of America, we are the champions of the democracy. Why is it then that our society is so inactive in our government? In the last presidential election there was a forty-nine percent voter turnout. In the most important and most publicized of all o...

Election 2000: What Went Wrong and What's Being Done About itThe United States is the backbone of the technology age. We are responsible for the first use of weapons of mass destruction. We are the world's greatest economic powerhouse. All this, and yet we were counting presidential ballots by hand....

Why the Gore/Bush Election is such a mess Right now, America is in a time of uncertainty about this election. The race between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the closest presidential race the country has seen in its history. With an election this close, many controversial issues have also risen f...

Media Effects on Governing The mass media has played a major role in American politics since the formation of our country. So much so that it has been called by many, "the fourth branch of government." Originally, media power was only vested in the papers, but today radio and television are the more...