social studies
I have gathered four articles from the New York Times newspaper, which is a Liberal newspaper, and broken them down into a summary and a short understanding of what makes the article Liberal. The four articles include a political cartoon, an editorial peace, a national article, and an additional article. International / additional article. During the daylight hours of October 2, the cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians came to a sudden and violent standstill. The Gaza Strip and several Arab towns inside of Israel was the scene for this horrible event. Gunfire sent hundreds of Palestinians civilians running off the streets and seeking shelter and safety from guns and other arms fire. Israeli military officers began firing their yesterday. This event was triggered by Arab protesters who claimed that the Israelis had provoked the by failing to pull back there armored vehicles and riot officers from key junctions in the Gaza Strip. By the evening, three more Arabs had been killed bringing the total death count to fifty-four people. In this article as you read, you can start to get the since there are two sides
The article begins by saying something like Most of America understands that the competence bar is set so low for Gov. George W. Bush of Texas that it's practically lying on the ground. The expectations of the American people were very low from these candidates. If you paid attention to the content, and used it as a gauge to determine which candidate was better prepared. Who was more knowledgeable. Who had a greater command of the facts and grasp of the issues, then Vice President Gore won easily. The article goes on to say. This person obviously likes gore and the way he presented himself last Tuesday. He asserted, for example, that Governor Bush "would spend more money on tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent than all of the new spending that he proposes for education, health care, prescription drugs and national defense all combined." Tax cuts for the wealthy was a priority for Bush and would be for a conservative thinker. This writer asks why didn't Bush explain this acti! Faced with over dramatized facial features Al Gore or primarily his head is reenacting on what her will do when confronted by a remark by Bush. The comic mocks Gore and makes him look like he is above his opponent " I have ways of handling any simpleton who wants to debate me." Gore goes though every one of his facial features as if he is planning them out. First he will start with a "arrogant smirk", then the "roll of the eyes", followed by a " haughty interruption", and finally "loud sighs." At the end of the comic a little duck says " Perhaps a mistake" meaning that Gore was a mistake for the Presidency. on was best for the Amer
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Approximate Word count = 1093
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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