President Donald Trump’s upcoming State of the Union Address Tuesday will likely differ from President Obama’s previous speeches. Trump is expected to boast about the booming economy, the recent government shutdown and healthcare reform. Taking over the presidential office at the economy’s highest point in years with a Republican grip on the House and Senate, Trump is sitting at much more comfortable spot than Obama during his first State of the Union Address. Inheriting the office in a time when the economy was in shambles, the Obama administration boosted the economy to economy to the state it is in today. With a reputation for boasting, Trump is likely to lay claim on these positive impacts still rippling in from the Obama administration. Having claimed the creation of 1 million jobs just six months into his presidency, according to The Washington Post, this will not be the first time Trump has falsely attributed Obama’s work to himself. The Washington Post also says Trump...
In the modern age of social media where websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and YouTube are available to anyone with access to a smart phone or computer, the manufacturing and maintaining of a personal brand is easier than ever. These social media engines have quickly become a successful tool for marketing and selling not just corporate-promoted materials but a person’s desired identity as well. Behind the guise of a screen, people can conjure up any identity or image of themselves that they desire others to see. From a self-written post to the content they re-post onto their public profiles, people can shape perceptions of their personal identities, their brands. A brand is a combination of unique and defining characteristics that together form a cohesive, manufactured image of a product, company, person, etc. In many fields of work, developing a personal brand is a major key to success that can help the person gain the respect or admiration of the public or climb the...