In Parks and Recreations “Citizens of Pawnee” clip we are exposed to a community meeting, and several related instances where community members air out their grievances, and make demands for changes they’d like. The changes are sometimes difficult to justify and negotiate, and at other times (outside of the comic...

Warren Buffett’s article “Better than Raising the Minimum Wage”, which was published online on May 21, 2015 in The Wall Street Journal, is the focus of this essay. The author argues that instead of raising the minimal wages for the low-income workers in the United States the federal government should...

The idea of a public image is one of the oldest of political concepts. Since Ancient Greece, and then Rome, individuals have actively cultivated such an image in order to provide a context for their actions and to secure themselves within the minds of the populations they rule. One of...

The American public relies upon the information media for a large majority of news in the 21st century. While most news sources are considered to be fairly accurate and reliable, the possibility that Americans are not really as well-informed as they would like to be is somewhat perplexing. The most...

An interview is a conversation, usually between two parties, where questions are asked by an interviewer and answers are given by an interviewee. Through multiple rounds of exchanges in dialogue and conversation, the interviewer is able to get a better impression and understanding of the interviewee’s personality, thoughts, feelings, and...