Amaru+Hernandez

= =

Presidential Candidate: Mitt Romney Scott, Andy. "Romney 2012." //2012 Presidential Candidates//. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. [].
 * 1) Born in Detroit on Marh 12, 1947
 * 2) His poll numbers have consistently hovered in the 23-25% region
 * 3) His support base seems to have held pretty solid over the past two years
 * 4) the ability to build a consensus from diverging factions
 * 5) He appears to be intent on pleasing everyone
 * 6) quarter billion dollar man
 * 7) he doesn’t believe in putting all of his eggs in a single basket
 * 8) adopted a very organized and low-keyed strategy for this nomination cycle
 * 9) has chosen to skip all the straw polls and remain in the shadows of his rivals
 * 10) making controlled media appearances

//Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012//. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. [].
 * 1) Mitt’s father came from humble origins and never graduated from college
 * 2) dad was Governer of Michigan
 * 3) Mitt married his wife, Ann, in 1969
 * 4) he was a Cub Scout
 * 5) they have five sons and sixteen grandchildren
 * 6) Mitt is not a career politician.
 * 7) He has spent most of his life in the private sector
 * 8) But he has also been an outstanding public servant
 * 9) he reversed the decline of a state mired in recession
 * 10) he salvaged the 2002 Winter Olympic Games from certain disaster
 * 11) Mitt was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002
 * 12) Mitt made hard decisions that brought state spending under control
 * 13) He restructured and consolidated government programs
 * 14) He is calling for a fundamental change in Washington’s view of how economic growth and prosperity are achieved
 * 15) His plan seeks to reduce taxes, spending, regulation, and government programs.
 * 16) Mitt Romney will cut federal spending and bring much-needed reforms to entitlement programs.
 * 17) Mitt will work toward balancing the budget, reducing the size and reach of the federal government, and returning power to states and the people.
 * 18) Mitt Romney will bring fiscal restraint to Washington by placing a hard cap on federal spending to force our government to live within its means and put an end to deficit spending.
 * 19) Mitt will curb federal spending by repealing Obamacare, the federal takeover of health care that is scheduled to cost taxpayers one trillion dollars over the next ten years.
 * 20) He will focus on eliminating wasteful government spending and right-sizing the federal government to save taxpayer dollars.

"50 Interesting Facts about Mitt Romney." //Random Facts | Fun Trivia | Interesting Insight//. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. .
 * 1) Polls consistently find that Democrats are more opposed to a Mormon president than Republicans are
 * 2) Mitt Romney is the 9th Mormon to seek the presidency
 * 3) In 1981, Mitt was arrested for “disorderly conduct”
 * 4) In 1965, Romney was arrested for sliding down the slopes of a golf course on large blocks of ice.
 * 5) Romney is opposed to giving driver licenses and resident college tuition rates for illegal immigrants
 * 6) In 2002, Romney was charged with use of profanity while talking to an officer in Huntsville, Utah.
 * 7) he was a winner
 * 8) he said he would donate his $400,000 salary as president to charity.
 * 9) Romney regrets not having serving in the military
 * 10) On January 8, 2007, Romney raised $6.5 million in a single day for his presidential exploratory committee
 * 11) In his first 100 days, put our Navy on the path to increase its shipbuilding rate
 * 12) Modernize and replace the aging inventories of the Air Force, Army, and Marines
 * 13) strong military presence in the Pacific
 * 14) he was valedictorian at BYU
 * 15) he had a highly successful career as a management consultant.
 * 16) He helps the world's largest corporations improve the efficiency of their operations.
 * 17) He is a republican
 * 18) he restructured and consolidated government programs
 * 19) cut red tape for businesses
 * 20) critic of Obama

"Mitt Romney on the Issues." //OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues//. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. .
 * 1) I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life.
 * 2) 2003: Battled legislatively against legalizing gay marriage.
 * 3) Hire private companies to manage our state prisons.
 * 4) Will bring new businesses to urban areas.
 * 5) Opposes legalization of recreational or medical marijuana.
 * 6) Combat the ruthless narco-terrorists in Colombia.
 * 7) Identify failing schools; push choice & English immersion.
 * 8) Bush was right on No Child Left Behind.
 * 9) Principles: choice; parental involvement; merit scholarships.
 * 10) Reform under-performing schools or replace with charters.
 * 11) Schools can teach family values, but not religion or prayer.
 * 12) Compensate Nevada for nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain.
 * 13) Opposes McCain-Lieberman bill due to $0.50/gal. gas tax.
 * 14) Big Oil should reinvest profits in oil refineries
 * 15) Develop energy technology like nuclear or liquefied coal.
 * 16) States should be able to have their own emissions standards.
 * 17) Clean environment will be a campaign theme.
 * 18) The Worst Generation precludes children from American Dream.
 * 19) Strong military, strong economy, and strong families.
 * 20) Unacceptable for Iran to become a nuclear nation.
 * 21) American Exceptionalism means America need not decline.
 * 22) Unless US changes course, we’ll no longer be superpower.
 * 23) To win the war on jihad, we need friends in Muslim world.
 * 24) US is not arrogant, but we have resolve.
 * 25) Protectionism stifles productivity, under Bush AND Obama.
 * 26) Dislikes obama
 * 27) Re-negotiate trade deals with China and other countries.
 * 28) Measure American success by series of cyclical indicators.
 * 29) Focus on global Jihad, immigration, tax cut, and healthcare.
 * 30) Supports Second Amendment rights but also assault weapon ban.

Outline:

Intro, Thesis, and add the opening sentences

Paragraph 1-Mainly pathos get the audience to keep reading.

Paragraph 2-Logos, very logical

Paragraph 3-Ethos, very ethical

Closing Paragraph-summarize the essay and restate the thesis statement.