Chunk 10 of East of Eden

After settling in town, Adam sends the twins to school. Lee doesn't leave to San Francisco to have his own bookstore. Both the kids are intelligent and popular. Cal is more forceful and violent. Aron and Abra develop a relationship. They promise themselves they will one day get married. However, Abra tries to push Aron to seek more information about her mother's death. Cal, who is slight jealous of her brother, is constantly visited by a man who knows more about his mother. He one night takes him to her and shows her life as a prostitute. Cal comes home and tells Lee. lee reveals the truth and they agree not to tell Adam who is humble and emotionally weak. At one point, the whole town goes Evangelically Christian, and their is urge for morality. Aron wants to be a minister. However. after being caught gambling, Adam talks to Cal, and he tells them about his mother. They both agree not to tell Aron. One night, Cal visits Cathy and confesses he is her son. She attempts to convince him that he is just life her mother. But, Cal finds that she is nothing compared to him and follows the path of timshel.

Will Cathy use Charles to get to the Trask family?

Chunk 9 of East of Eden

Adam, eventually feels tired of the farm and wishes to move away with the children. Steinbeck offers an analyzes of the twins. Aaron, who has more similarities with Abel and Cal which has more similarities with Cain. At one point, Caleb's jealousy towards his brother, forced him to lie and deceive. He lied to the girl that Abel liked and showed no care in lying about his mother as well. Although, Adam hard to not allow the twins to know about her mother's turnout. The twins question the truth about their mother. Later, Adam sends a letter to Charles, asking him to visit them. Having received a letter about Charles' death, Adam is shocked to know that he left his money for him and Cathy. Adam visits Cathy and tells her about her share of Charles fortune. Furthermore, Adams visit shows that Cathy has no effect on him, after the years he yearn for her. Adam tries to move into to town, where Liza and Olive live. Dessie dies from a stomach pain and Tom, kills himself in his father's house, Samuel Hamilton, by shooting himself.

What is Steinbeck trying to do with all the deaths?

Chunk 8 of "East of Eden"

After Adam had been confronted by Samuel to name his children, he names them Aaaron and Caleb. After Samuel's daughter, Una, dies on her trip to Oregon with her husband, there is a great depiction of loneliness and sorrow, besides age on Samuel's face. His children argue and finally agree on taking their father to live with them for a short period of time, away from the farm. This however only emphasizes that he has reached an age of dependence of others to live stability; he apparently feels even older than he appears. However, before Samuel leaves, asks Adam of how he feels about his life. Knowing that he still felt something for Cathy, Samuel tells him that she worked as a prostitute in the worst brothel of the valley. They also discuss about the story of Cain and Abel, as they look at Aaron and Caleb. Thus, they come the result that timshel, is what God had given to all humans; the choice of doing good or bad. After, Samuel dies, Adam takes a visit to the brothel, and is surprised to see Cathy and in disgust leaves her. Although, she tries as hard to make him feel pity and anger, as she confesses that the twins are Charles sons.

From the way the novel is going, will Cathy turn back from her ways?

Pedacito numero 7 de "Este de Eden"

Living in satisfaction, if it is satisfaction, Cathy becomes successful in her career of prostitution at Fayes. Cathy or now Kate becomes personally attached to the owner. She considers Kate as a daughter, because of her "good" nature. Yet her respective alcohol problem becomes prominent when she speaks with Fayes about her will. Apparently, Fayes considers Cathy her as a daughter and wants to leave the brothel business for her, with all of it's wealth. However, Cathy, drunk, reveals all her intimate secrets. Fearing Fayes further actions, Cathy sleeps Fayes with ammonia and pokes her with a knife to make it seem as if she is having a nightmare. Deceivingly, Cathy comes to the rescue and takes care of Fayes. As time goes along, Cathy eventually kills Fayes with drugs and makes the women in the brothel think of her as a saint.

What are Cathy's true motivations?

6th slice of "West of Eden" (I mean East of Eden)

After moving to the Salinas Valley and making friends with the Hamilton family, Adam's marriage began to further cripple. Samuel Hamilton's daughter, Olivia, chose the career of teaching to escape the wretched life of farming. She married a wealthy man, owner of the King City flour mill. In contrast to Cathy, who dislike the feeling of having children, is irresponsible and indifferent with guilty actions, Olivia raises four children and is altruistic in all senses. She helps the United States by proving Liberty bonds and is recognized by her efforts. Adam hires a housekeeper and a cook named Lee; a witty Chinese American who knows what occurs between Cathy and Adam. Furthermore, at the point of almost giving birth, Cathy's selfish behavior leads others (the Hamiltons and the servant) to believe that Cathy is a unhappy, immoral women. After giving birth, with help of Samuel, to twins, Cathy leaves Adam and finds a supposed home and job at the local brothel of Faye. Seemingly, Steinbeck seems to not have undermine the behavior of Cathy, due to her attitude, escaping from Adam after birth at gun point was acceptable , for her previous actions. It appears that Steinbeck inferiorized Cathy for her "evil" or self pleasing nature.

Why would Steinbeck pair up Adam and Cathy? Didn't Adam know what type of woman she was?

5th Chunk of East of Eden

Following the arrival of Cathy to the Trask farm, conflict between the brothers intensify as they argue about her further presence. Charles dislikes Cathy and doesn't believe anything she pretends to say. However, Adam falls in love with her and proposes marriage. During the wedding night, Cathy drugs her new husband asleep and unconscious and sleeps with Charles, who had argued about Cathy's immorality. Adam decides in moving to California, obligating Cathy along. Although, he has no idea about his brother and wife's adulterous behavior. Adam moves to the Salinas Valley, where he meets the Hamilton family. After consulting Samuel Hamilton he purchase the land that is most fruitful. Apparently, Cathy is pregnant, but she attempts to abort, without consulting Adam. Furthermore, Charles tries to substitute his loneliness with drinking alcohol and prostitute sex. Steinbeck addresses the lack of good decision the main characters have and the resulting change in their lives; a ride towards destruction.

Why wouldn't Charles confess how his brother's wife behaved with him?
Is the son, a product of Charles?

Chunk Number (((7 X 4)/(2))-10)=4 of East of Eden

Once Adam returns from his old regiment to the farm, there is a shift in hostility between him and Charles. There is a tremendous change in character superiority, which Steinbeck notes clearly portrays. However, prior to that encounter, Cyrus dies and leaves his children an equal worth of money in his will. Apparently, they each inherit $50,000, however, Charles questions the validity of his father's sudden wealth. Adam insist that they travel to California to pursue a better life.
Furthermore, Steinbeck introduces the audience to a different character, whose behavior seems to contrast the emotional intensity of the first 7 chapters. In chapter 8 we meet Cathy Ames, whose schoolgirl behavior shocks the reader from her promiscuous actions. She develops plots that lead to the punishment of mainly men, that after pursuing their sexual pleasures with her, makes them seem guilty over her innocence. However, after another relationship that leads to the death of her Latin teacher, she murders her parents by burning them in their house, who had prohibited her from moving to Boston. She eventually travels to New England, and joins a prostitution ring, where she changes her name to Catherine Amesbury. She is involved in a manipulative relationship with Mr.Edwards, and ends up in the Trask farm. Charles and Adam remain unresponsive to each, since Adam doesn't cooperate with Charles insisted labor to farm, before Catherine arrives.

Is Charles younger anger toward his brother appear more clear now?

Chunk #2 of "East of Eden"

After Adams enlistment to the military forces, Charles is left wretched at his loneliness, due to his father's departure to Washington to become Secretary of Army. Adams confronts his discomfort towards violence as he is forced to train with military equipment. Charles develops the habit of visiting prostitutes twice a month, as he attempts to forget his conscious depression. At one point, he disfigures his face, as a scar from the result of an accident when moving a boulder. Charles urges Adams to return to the farm, but Adam doesn't concede what he desires. In 1885, he is discharged, but he enlists again. However, he later again gets discharged,and travels to Washington, where he meets his father,Cyrus. Yet, he finds his father is wealthy and successful.

What does Cyrus' wealth reveal about his ambitions?

First Chunk of "East of Eden"

John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden" depicts the relationship between two brothers who confront, due to the feeling of selective affection. As the title is metonymous of the book of Genesis in the bible and the story of Adam and Eve's sons, Cain and Abel, Cyrus is the father of Adam and Charles. Adam, is the least fierce, the most patient and compassionate, as well as the most disciplined. Charles is strong, unavoidable, unrestrained and envious. Cyrus is extremely fascinated with the military and armed forces, which is narrated as he intensely reads about the respective subject, without physical experience. Furthermore, with this obsessive behavior, he insists on his children enrollment into the military. Adam and Charles are half brothers; Adams mother died of suicide as she felt ashamed she contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her husband. Charles was the son of the second marriage of his father. Although Charles was the most courageous of the two, his father didn't intend him to enlist, due to his excessively fearless behavior. Yet he encourages Adam to do so, for he feels he will become a man, and might experience something worth while.
Charles, however, feels jealous of Adam, because of his closer relationship with his father. Charles feels less appreciated from his father, because of the praise his father gives to Adam, for simple things, which angers Charles, who feels he is superior. For that reason a strong sentiment of hostility and hate lies between the two brothers, for the feeling of security and love.

What does Cyrus appeal to, in his sons?

Analysis of "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child"

Addressing the issues and conflicts of the modern generation, Hillary Rodham Clinton's It Takes a Village to Raise a Child emphasizes the responsibility of the society to encompass the prosperity of it's children and country. Clinton asserts on the need of America to go to it's prior roots, and utilize the strong moral and ethical values to raise and help develop it's constituents, towards a more secure future. By applying anecdotes of her early memories of discipline, Clinton emphasizes in a greater extent, a commitment of parents to be lovable and understanding, as well as authoritative. From her experience as a daughter, to a her feeling of being a mother, Clinton appeals to the sense of comfort and security, in America that has gradually changed it's sense of family.

I seldom enjoyed this book, because it was centered on the white American, suburban family, which proved quite inapplicable to my community.

How would Clinton define family?

Analysis of "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

Setting in the American period of the Great Depression John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men grants the readers access to a compassionate story of love and effort. Lennie and George, the protagonists of the novel, move to a ranch in California, in search of work. Lennie is large, strong, and mentally disabled. While George, contrary to Lennie is lean, smart, bold and mature. As the move, live and work in a ranch, George and Lennie become acquintated to the surrounding neighborhood. However, at one point, George's naiveness insists him to play with the wife of Curley, where after petting her breaks her neck. As a result, George is obligated to shoot Lennie, for the sake of his life and the regret of letting others kill him.

I enjoyed reading this book because it possessed the thrill, pity and the excitement that made it entertaining.

Why would George chose to shoot Lennie, instead of allowing him to serve another punishment?

Analysis of "The Hummingbird's Daughter"

Luis Alberto Urrea's, "The Hummingbird's Daughter", accounts the life of Teresa, a bastard child who's independence guides her through out her life. Teresa's father, as detailed by the title, was adulterous man. Wealthy and powerful, he was able to utilize women at his pleasure; meaning that he had children spread out in the a small village in Mexico, where the novel takes place. Teresa's mother dies at her young age,and she develops a relationship with the curandera, Spanish for a witch. Becoming her adopted mother, she instruct Teresa to be resistant to the temptations of men and their pretended dominance over women. Teresa grows up with an empty sentiment towards life, as she views the violence and reality that she confronts; complicating her survival in a society of machismo and women inferiority.

This book was easily readable, and I was able to feel a connection through the novel, due to my Mexican roots

Why would Teresa's relationship with men, stand as contrary to the cycle of the idea of the hummingbird and the flowers?

Analysis of "All But My Life" by Gerda Weissmann Klein

Detailing the pain and the suffering of the Holocaust, Gerda Weissmann Klein's autobiographicalAll But My Life, insights the gravity and the inhumanity of World War 2. Recalling the loses and the difficulty in accepting the fate of the people Klein knew, she uncovered another picture of a face who suffered in the Holocaust. Beginning with a nostalgic scene, Klein flashbacks in her book, the last memory of her complete family; Arthur, her brother, Mama and Papa. Furthermore, her brother is raptured by the German army, and she is separated from her parents, and never sees them again. Her friend, Isle, becomes the only comfort through the march to Czechoslovakia. Eventually, Klein loses everyone she knows, and is rescued by an American soldier Kurt Klein, who marries her. Throughout her book, Klein exerts a hope of freedom and tranquility, through the rough encounters of the holocaust.

I thought this book should be cherished, because it provided the a honest view of the suffering of real people.

Why would Gerda title her book, "All But My Life"?

Analysis of "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Reliving the mortifying events of the Jewish Holocaust, Elie Wiesel's Night, recalls his experiences as a survivor of one of the world's most heartbreaking events. Wiesel addresses the epic of the holocaust, through the eyes of Eliezer, who represents the Wiesel. As he journeys through crematories, Eliezer describes the observations he makes of the casualties and honors that was occurring in Germany. Originally from Hungary, separated from his mother and sister and eventually sent to Buchenwald, where his father dies of inhumane conditions and Eliezer is freed by the American Forces, Eliezer reflects the reality of death and inquires on the existence of God.

I found this book nerve racking, shocking and simply genuine. I felt that Wiesel did a good job at writing the cruelties of hatred, that was the holocaust.

Why wouldn't Wiesel write and autobiography of himself,with no pseudonyms, instead of the novel?

Analysis of "Notes From Underground"

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground embraces the concept of existentialism, through surreal imaginative thoughts. The protagonists remains unknown through out the novel,and thus reflecting his desire to isolate himself from society. At times, the protagonist becomes quite hysterical at his lack of decisive action. Ignoring love, and driven by self-disgust, the protagonist questions the purpose of life and the existence of God. Apparently, divulging between faith and reasoning, without the attachments of emotion.

This book was deep in thematic ideas and pleasant to read, due to its originality.

Does the absence of the protagonist name, give a sense of no life and identity?

Review of The Davinchi Code

Grasping the audience's thrill as the greatest mystery of all times is generated, Dan Brown's "The Davinchi Code", re defies religious endeavor, and sacrilegious devotion, under the emphasis on feminist and philanthropist perspectives. Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu, the protagonists who are engulfed in the development of their cliche love, journey to discover Neveu's grandfather's past, and his association to the cult of Mary Magdalen. Dealing with pagan rituals, impulsive trips to Europe, and observations of Catholic chapels, Langdon and Neveu uncover the essential need to live, as they envision the sanctified Mary Magdalen. Langdon, the self-conscious, dastardly American, is held back by his ambiguous occupations, and Neveu the emotionally driven and skeptical intellectual, discovers her self as she journeys to know someone else.

I found this book a waste of time, due to it's overly exaggerated emphasis placed in it's plot. Although, it seemed quite thrilling at one point, the closing resolution was extremely weak, which made the book unpleasant.

Why does Dan Brown write anti-biblically compelling books?

3rd Chunk of "Freakonomics"

Analysis

In chapter 5 Dubnar and Levitt address childrearing and the challenge it places in parents who driven by the fear phenomenon of death. As they ask the question,"Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool?", Dubnar and Levitt, maintain the emphasis on the lack of knowledge, induces the execution of inappropriate decisions. Parents tend to supposedly make the "best" decisions for their children, when in reality, they lean towards their affection of death, with no consideration of the hazardous environment they place their children. Dubnar and Levitt make a excellent analogy, when they insinuate that a parent would rather let her daughter play with her daughter's friend who's parent owns a pool, that her other friend who's parent owns a gun. When in reality, there is an increase in probability, that her daughter will die in a pool (1 in 1000) than being shot to death (1 in 1 million). In chapter 6, Dubnar and Levitt, encompass the parents job in naming their children. Either by giving them trendy, classical, bazaar or simple names, they attempt to dictate and embed, the lifelong success of their children. Dubnar and Levitt, simply devise on the economic principles of incentives, and nature of humans to be emotionally en coursed to decide and make choices.

Diction: Alarming, humorous

Style: Direct and Explicit

Rhetorical Devices:

1. Diction: Use of language, especially on the use of names. When describing the names, he uses colloquial and more unstandardized academic words. However, when reasoning, he elevates his word choice, making his argument more credible.
2. Appeal to Logic: Dubnar and Levitt utilize statistics to reinforce their arguments; 1 out of 1000 chances of dieing. By also utilizing reasoning, they adhere to the audience sense of understanding.
3. Tone: Dubnar and Levitt shift their tone as they humorously make the argument about names and success.
4. Pacing: Dubnar and Levitt structure their sentences in long, devised length, unless they satirically mock an issue.



Questions:

If the choice of selecting a name might affect the success of children, what would a last name or even a second last name do in effect? It is much harder to change your last names?

Is a swimming less frightening than a gun?

How would typical racial names, alter the social life of another race, or group of people with a different racial name?

Chunk Two of Freakonomics

Dubnar and Levitt further utilize the concept of incentives to introduce a even more veridical economic principle, associated with the availability of jobs. In chapter 3 of the second chunk of Freakonomics; Drug Dealers Living with Their Moms, the mediocre pay of a drug dealer, is almost incomparable to the average minimum wage. However, the mere idea of gaining honor, respect and at least the possibility of rising to a higher employment position , was enough to compensate for the lack of sufficient pay. In a study made by Sudhir Venkatesh, in a impoverished black Chicago community, research was conducted to understand why drug dealers lived with their mothers, when it appears that they can afford a mansion. Although, as may be lie, the highest position held the average hour wage of $66 dollars per hour. Under his status, the next top rank position of treasurer, distributer and security earned $7 dollars an hour. The ranks below, including foot soldiers, went as low as #3.30 an hour; ignoring the changes of being killed, arrested or injured. Yet, most of these people were driven by the ambition of reaching the height of becoming a a crack gang leader, in a extremely competitive environment of more than 500 people. In chapter 4, Levitt and Dubner address the decrease in crime due to the increase of abortion rates in the United States. A study was made, were the abortion rates in the late 1960's were compared with prior years. As states legalized abortion,due to the no desire to concede a child under rape, incest or simply because of health complications, suddenly led wave of abortion in the U.S. By 1980, 1.6 million abortions were executed that day. Levitt and Dubnar argued that this casualty only secured a more crime-less generation. Furthermore, the abortion study, expanded on the idea of incentive, and expanded it to the social scope of benefit and conviction, while it still maintained association with micro economics.

TONE Serious, Critical

RHETORICAL TERMS

Diction: Other than simplifying economic principles in a simple and conversational context, Dubner and Levitt include phrases that add credibility to the research made on an African-American Chicago community. The use of "to try and jacking up the drug's potency", and "Fuck you, nigger, what are you doing in our stairwell?", makes his argument more believable and possibly even attention grabbing.

Appeal to Logos: Dubnar's and Levitt's inclusion of statistical information doesn't fail them again as they incorporate them to clarify their claim about the average wage of a drug dealer and the abortion rates of the U.S. in the 1980's compared to the 1960's.

¿Preguntas?
-Would the selling of different drugs, have different results?

-What if Hispanics were research in L.A., for the MJ business?

-Is there a common variable in all thematically revolving issues?
For example, for the drug dealers study, is there something that will not change, if different factors were applied.( other than the incentive to get a more elevated position in the business)

1st Chunk of Freaknomics

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubners 2005 book, Freakonomics, offers practical solutions to infamously ignored contentions and approaches quotidian issues through economic theoretics, humorous analyzations, and speculations. Freakonomics begins with a succinct introduction about the purpose and the revolving issues that will be encountered in further pages, and gives the reader details about the authors; Steven D. Levitt is an economist and Stephen J. Dubner is a journalist and writer. Freakonomics revolves around the conception of incentives in regard towards the mentality and social structure of modern society, driven by self-interests and benefits. Chapter 1 addresses the speculation in a study made on school teachers and sumo wrestlers and honorable behavior. This study revealed that school teachers, in an atmosphere of standardized testing, result to cheating in behalf of a higher pay, by illegally attaining a higher student performance score. Sumo wrestlers, mean while, wrestlers assured their victories and the preceding glory through schematically designed combats and bribing. Chapter 2 conjectures the comparison of a real estate agent and a Ku Klux Klan supremacist and their method of incorporating their ideals through manipulation of client’s and victim’s lack of knowledge and exposure of to their respective occupation. A client an be easily drained out of their money, for a house not worth the pay, although their real estate agent will assure that the price is th e best in the market. Levitt and Dubner simply grasp the reality of everyday problems and ensemble it around economics and it's science.


Tone: alarming, disbelieving

Style: Euphemastic, Pretentious

Rhetorical Strategies:

Appeal to Logic: Dunbar and Levitt utilize statistics to approach the issue of incetives with more precition and support. By reveling the test scores and their patterns, allow Dunbar and Levitt establish credibility and in fact it does show that some teachers cheat. Also, since this book relates to economics (the title), stats and digital and calculated information is needed to embrace the main arguments. Further more, the authors include more data; chart on test scores (p34), KKK lynching on blacks (p61) and even phrases that become explicitly useful in attaining the audiences attention.

Allusion: Dunbar and Levitt tend to utilize refences and comparisons to known people, largly in chapter 2 to emphasize, their knowledge of the Ku Klux Klan and acheive credibility. They reference Hitler and Mussoini's actions in relevance to the crimes committed by the KKK on African-American. From mentioning Ulysses S. Grant and Civil War in relevance to the formation of this white supremacist group to the Jim Crom laws.

Questions?

Does the child care study apply to other countries, knowing that it was made in Israel? Can it detail the child care system in the United States or even South America? (they different societies)

Can you mention another way by which the realtor and the KKK supremacist comply with their methods to achieve their goals on their victims?

Why does Dunbar and LEvitt utilize consistent dashes to exemplify on their ideas?

Why Iowa Matters (and New Hampshire, Too) Analysis

Author: Ex-U.S. Senator of New Hampshire, Warren Rudman

Source: Washington Post

http://http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/01/03/AR2008010302162.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Analysis:


According to Warren Rudman's 2008 essay from the Washington Post, "Why Iowa Matters (and New Hampshire, Too)", the essential purpose of the caucus and regional elections, is to publicly display the authentic goals and intentions of every candidate. Considering the recent caucus elections of Iowa, this past January the 3rd, Rudman defends the idea of maintaining anticipated voting that not only influences the caucus elections, but over all affects the outcome of the presidential ballot. While, at the same time regarding the judgmental critique of having primordial caucuses and primaries, claiming to not being granted enough time to make a substantial decision. Although, he vindicates the respective criticisms, by addressing the veridical plans and desires of the candidates, revealed through their intensive campaigns. He labels that analogous wave of emotional manipulative campaigning as the Iowa-style, not only because of it's proximal occurrence, but because of it's capacity to attract the attention of the masses, regionally at least. Rudman claims that this technical method of electing regional caucuses and primaries, is the most efficient and practical process of inclusively gaining a president.

Questions:

Application Question: If people are well informed and exposed, does it mean that they are more likely to make better decisions?

Clarification Question: Why does Obama's victory in the Iowa caucus elections, give him an advantage over the other Democratic candidates?

Tone: serious, critical and analytical

PEOPLE CAN BRIBE BY GIVING COOKIES

Bhutto's Son Chosen as Eventual Party Chief Analysis

Author: Griff White

Source: Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2007/12/30/AR2007123000223.html?hpid
=topnews&sid=ST2007123002739

Analysis:

Griff White's 2007 essay, "Bhutto's Son Chosen as Eventual Party Chief", draws attention towards the subsistence of the People's Political Party in Pakistan, after the death of the prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. White describes the public display of Pakistan's legitimate successor of the prime ministry, on Sunday Dec 30. in Karachi, Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, a current student of Oxford University, was appointed and anointed as the rightful recipient of the Pakistani chancellorship. Although, he is temporarily unprepared to embrace the corresponding obligations of prime ministership, his father, Asif Ali Zardari, was provisionally given permission to suitably substitute his son's leadership position. White stresses on the expected tensions that might seemingly arise because of Zardari's illegitimate possession of power. Zardari doesn't belong to the Bhutto dynastic clan, but is only affiliated to Benazir Bhutto through marriage. Traditionally, only born members of the clan could legally precede the nation. But White, conciliatively asserts the acceptance of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, by the PPP and his influence in prolonging the endurance of democracy in Pakistan.

Tone: revealing and instructive

Application Question: How does belonging to a dynasty, enable prejudgment in terms of efficient governing? Why is it so common?

Clarification Question: Why does marriage have no effect in the inclusion of Zardari to the Bhutto clan? Is there a different perspective on marriage, distant from union, materially?


BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI








BHUTTO's ASSASSINATION

Message, Method Are Behind Obama's Climb: Analysis

Author(s): Shailagh Murray and Peter Slevin

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122102402.html

Analysis:

Shailagh Murray’s and Peter Slevin’2007 essay, “Message, Method Are Behind Obama’s Climb” from the Washington Post, delineates the supposed strategy that Barack Obama’s campaign manager, Steve Hildebrand, is utilizing to grasp a victory over the caucus elections of the Democratic party for his respective client. Murray and Slevin, describe Iowa as the Democratic caucuses’ target, where the favor of the masses in sought, in order to reach the advantage and approximation of the party’s top nominee. Thus, he unveils Hildebrand’s manipulative technique of personally appealing to the public thru education, that would result into a reformation that would advocate a more proportional benefit for students as to their instructors. Hilderbrand attempted to acquire further state support of Obama’s presidential campaign, by organizing committees through out Iowa with the mere goal of propagating the preferential selection of his client as the ideal contender. Which proved to be successful, as he was placed as one of the prime three nominees for the top Democratic candidate. Ergo, contributing to the assertion of developing an efficiently organized campaign, that retrieved the expected support from the Midwest and East part of the U.S. Murray and Slevin identified the improvements made to the Democratic caucus from previous years, mainly thru Hildebrand’s experience, as they hindered the thought of not minimally having a Democrat achieve the presidential office.

Tone: elucidative and illustrative

Application Question: How does the reference towards education in Iowa, considerably give a Democratic (or any) candidate the solemn advantage by means of the ballot? Basically, when organizing a presidential campaign, how does the inclusion of education, rend useful for the support of the masses?

Clarification Question: Knowing that Hildebrand was Al Gores' campaign manager, why would Obama select him as his campaign manager? Was it because of his success in granting Al-Gore the Democratic Candidacy?

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