Persuasive Essay On What Makes A Good President

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During election time in the United States, it can be very difficult on how to choose a president who will lead our country, in the “right” direction. The Presidential Election is a huge deal to Americans, people have parties, celebrations, galas and balls. This election is not just a two-day thing, it goes on for months at a time and is televised for the majority of those months. As citizens of the Unites States, we see overly-staged commercials, phony advertisements, and overall, lies, on who would make the “better” president during the months prior to November, right before the election on the 2nd. With the many presidents, the United States has had, there has been a show of both good and poor leadership. Use the last President, Barack Obama for example, personally, I believe that he was a very admirable leader because of his undeniable urge to help all people in America, whether black or white, rich or poor, he wanted to create a better place for all citizens of the United …show more content…

As of now, our new President, Donald Trump, has not been showing the best character traits to be a great leader. In a multitude of occasions, Trump has been immature, too quick to judge, and too interested in tweeting about all the changes he hopes to make, that he has not yet attempted. When choosing a president, you need to look at who you think will lead the nation with positivity, someone who is capable of handling the unthinkable, someone who is always ready, and someone who shows a deep love and understanding to the citizens of this country. With these characteristics, the President can insure his people that he will perform well in the office. The premise of Barber's argument in The Presidential Character is that he believes presidential personalities fall into four categories and combinations of activity, passivity, positivity, and negativity and those personality combinations can be indicative of presidential

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