From Affordable Care Act to Obamacare : Political Party and the Framing of Health Care in the 2012 Presidential Election

In the world of politics, language can be the difference between success and failure. Through language, we are able to communicate and understand one another, and it is important to critically analyze the language used by public figures in order to gain insight into their goals and attitudes. This study examines the language used by Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential election. Specifically, the study explores the ways in which Romney and Obama utilized frames, or the mental structures that shape the way they see the world. A sample of each candidate’s rhetoric and language was analyzed, using the topic of health care as a lens through which to study how both used language regarding health care policy. The frames chosen by Obama and Romney provide insight into each candidate’s political party ideology, particularly with regard to the ways in which the language used by each reinforced (or negated) worldviews traditionally held by Democrats or Republicans, respectively. The results are discussed in terms of George Lakoff’s family model of morality, which asserts that Democrats base values in government on a nurturant parent model of the family, while Republicans base values on a strict father model. Though Romney and Obama tended to use frames associated with their respective political parties, examples of both family models were found in the rhetoric of both candidates, suggesting a moderate political ideology for each

Self-deploying boom

Development and operation of metal ribbon which acts like self deploying boom are described. Metal ribbon is retained on two rollers for storage and extends into nonretractable tubular structure upon release. Illustration of equipment is provided

Photovoltaic module on-orbit assembly for Space Station Freedom

One of the elements of the Space Station Freedom power system is the Photovoltaic (PV) module. These modules will be assembled on-orbit during the assembly phase of the program. These modules will be assembled either from the shuttle orbiter or from the Mobile Servicing Center (MSC). The different types of assembly operations that will be used to assemble PV Modules are described

Multiple lacerations of the heart: When grief accumulates

The idea of multiple lacerations of the heart is both personally and professionally a topic of great interest to us. Experience has taught us that far too many counselors fail to account for the aggravated condition of the heart as a result of multiple losses. The lure of the immediate loss or trauma from childhood can hinder one’s ability to consider the amassed emotional cholesterol. As system thinkers advocate, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Subsequently, counselors need to be aware of how multiple losses accumulate and how such build-up manifests itself in a client’s life. In this article, we hope to acquaint readers with a cursory understanding of the mechanisms of emotional cholesterol and treatment of this malady which we will refer to as therapeutic angioplasty

The West Makes You, The Dust Bowl Breaks You: The Family History of Michelle Topham Sours

The West Makes You, The Dust Bowl Breaks You: The Family History of Michelle Topham Sours by Michelle Sours- 2016 This paper covers the effect that westward expansion and the Dust Bowl in Kansas had on Michelle Topham\u27s family. It includes genealogical information on her ancestors, including: Cherrie Alice Ford Topham (1947-1980), Randolph Phillips Topham (1941- ), Lela Edris Sneary Ford (1929-1980), Warren G. Ford (1928- ), Edna Gertrude Phillips Topham (1912-1985), Russell James Topham, Sr. (1914-1996), Lillian Eldred Martin Sneary (1908-2000), George Harvey Sneary (1904-1972), Ethel Carlisle Ford (1905-1991), John Harness Ford (1897-1975), Minnie Gertrude Doane Phillips (1879-1962), Sylvester Simeon Phillips (1876-1963), Mary AnnaBell Taylor Topham (1887-1963), Thomas James Topham (1880-1939), Lula Ellen Dyer Martin (1879-1961), Americus Vespucci Martin (1859-1942), Maud Victoria Scott Sneary (1878-1938), Lewis Edward Sneary (1875-1962), Lucena Tripp Carlisle (1864-1961), John Henry Carlisle (1861-1949), Malinda Catherine Ford Ford (1866-1937), James Harvey Ford (1863-1938), Mary A. Jarvis Doane (1855-1944), William Samuel Doane (1852-1922), Isabella Dennis Phillips (1856-1900), Francis Marion Phillips (1852-1915), Isabell Taylor (1859- ? ), J.B. Taylor (1852- ? ), Mary Howe Topham (1849-1922), John Bartlett Topham, Sr. (1843-1904)

Pedigree Chart- Michelle LeAnn Topham

Pedigree chart for Michelle LeAnn Topham