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Paper 1: November 8, 2004 (handed back Nov 15)
Paper 2: January 17, 2005 (handed back Jan 24)
 
Paper 3: April 4, 2005 (handed back Apr 18)
Paper 4: June 6, 2005 (handed back Jun 13)
 
In correcting students' papers, I basically use three abbreviations:
i: idiomatic mistake. Idiomatic English uses words in a way that sounds natural to native speakers.
c: Your sentence construction (=grammar) is not acceptable as a whole or in detail.
st: The stylistic elements, the words, phrases and/or structures, you used to express your ideas are not good enough. It means that you haven't paid a lot of attention to the work we did in class and, as a consequence, to the way you write about the subject.
 

Paper 4

 (including correction work)

 

Job Application

By Linda Blake Smith

http://a4esl.org/q/h/employ/applic.htm

 

A completed job application provides the employer with two kinds of information about you. First, it provides answers to questions about your education and work experience. Second, it provides information about your ability to follow directions, work neatly, spell correctly, and provide accurate and complete data. This information is provided by "how" you fill out the application form.

A completed job application is a statement about your personal, educational, and work experience. It is also a statement about some of your other very important characteristics as a person and as a prospective employee. It is very important that you take the time to make every job application that you fill out a very positive statement about you as a person and as a future employee. You need to be thorough in your preparation and then careful while you are filling the application out.

When you fill out the form, be sure to follow directions. Be neat. Provide only positive information. For example, list any unpaid volunteer experience in the work experience section. The job application represents who you are.

 

Task 1:

An employment application form sometimes makes it difficult for an individual to adequately summarize a complete background. Write a cover letter (i.e. a letter sent along with other documents to explain more fully or provide additional information.) according to the requirements mentioned in the text above detailing any additional information necessary to describe your full qualifications for the specific position for which you are applying.

 

Task 2:

Fill out the empty spaces in the letter below. The sender is the company with which you have already had an interview; in this letter they confirm in writing an earlier verbal offer; the addressee is you.

 

___________________________________________________________

                               Company Name

June 6, 2005

 

[Your address]

 

Dear M _____________________________________

 

It was a pleasure having you visit our office recently, and I trust that we gave you an appreciable understanding of the position for which you have been considered.

I would like you to know that the gentlemen with whom you spoke think very highly of you from both a personal and professional standpoint, and we feel that you can make a decided contribution to our efforts. Therefore, I would like to confirm my verbal offer to you for a position as ___________________________ in our ________________________ Department at a salary of $1650 per month, based on a forty hour week.

We have endeavored to convey to you the career opportunities available at our company for an individual with your background, and sincerely hope that your decision will be to join us.

It is necessary that we know your decision by July 15, 2005, so that we can plan accordingly. I would like to reiterate our high regard for you, and in the interim, if I can be of help, please do not hesitate to call me.

Very truly yours,

 

Task 3:

Now consider the job you have applied for in terms of the work satisfaction it offers. It is understood that you don't know everything about the position or organization, but take your best guess. Pick as many criteria as you feel fit to consider from the list below and compare them to your personal qualities and your priorities.

 

(Example nr. 8: I do not want to spend more than two hours a day commuting. So the workplace should be within easy reach of …; Example nr. 10: As I don’t feel comfortable in formal clothes, I would rather take up a position that does not require me to represent my company in direct contact with clients.)

 

Criteria for a work satisfaction check list:

1. Will I enjoy working with my future co-workers and supervisors?

2. Will I have a good opportunity to express myself on the job?

3. Is the working environment satisfactory?

4. Will I be fully using my primary skills?

5. Is there sufficient diversity and challenge?

6. Will I be able to get the kind of feedback I require to actually see the results of my efforts?

7. Is there an opportunity to learn and expand?

8. Is the commute to and from work within satisfactory limits?

9. Are there open avenues of communication?

10. Will I be able to dress comfortably?

11. Will I be able to get value from my work to the extent that I make a contribution?

12. Am I motivated and satisfied with the ultimate purpose of the organization?

13. In terms of work pleasure, is this opportunity close to any of my "dream jobs?"

14. Do I really want to do this kind of work?

15. Is the salary and benefit package satisfactory?

 

Task 4:

Write an essay on your high hopes for a meaningful life in a highly interdependent global society.

 

The following can be found on:

 http://www.careercc.com/resumpr.shtml#Sally

 

Cover letters are necessary when sending your resume in the mail, but remember to keep your cover letter short. A cover letters purpose is to obtain an interview, not tell a lengthy story. The focus should be on your qualifications, and setting up an interview. There are two types of cover letters - specific and general. The specific cover letter is directed at a specific company, specific person, and position. The specific cover letter personally addresses the companies needs. It also sends a positive message to the employer that you are truly interested because you took the time to write an individual letter. A general cover letter is often addressed Dear Employer, (with date omitted) and emphasizes your qualifications in hopes that a position will be available to utilize your skills. Feel free to use the cover letter examples below when preparing your own cover letters.


SALLY B. DOE

7124 S. Decoto Street
Any Town, Any State 36254
Telephone: (815) 879-2680

January 30, 2005

Mr. Smith - Dir. of Human Resources
Raymond Kate Associates
524 Fair Lane Street

Any City, State 78194

Dear Mr. Smith:

I am responding to your advertisement in The City Tribune (dated 1/20/00), regarding the Pharmaceutical Representative position. Please regard this letter as my formal application. Enclosed is my resume showing my education, experience, and background.

I have over 7 years experience in the sales and marketing field, and 3 years experience as an LPN staff nurse.

Throughout my sales and marketing career I won top sales awards, and trained other sales representatives specific sales techniques to increase their sales. I enjoy working with the public, as well, demonstrating products, and educating others in their uses. I believe I would excel in pharmaceutical sales because I truly find sales a challenging and rewarding career; as well, my nursing background offers an advantage in better understanding the products I would sell.

May I arrange an interview to further discuss my qualifications? I am available for an interview at a mutually convenient time.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Sally B. Doe

Encl.


BILL J. DOE
942 Sunset Circle
Hampton, Virginia 84217
(555) 555-0000

Dear Employer:

In response to your advertisement regarding the safety/loss control position in your organization I am enclosing a resume for your review. Please consider this letter as my formal application presenting my background, education and experience.

I have over 8 years experience in the Health and Safety field; and I am well versed in the areas of Health and Safety issues in conjunction with state and federal guidelines.

I have considerable experience in dealing with insurance claims and litigation; and a thorough knowledge of the process and procedures of the corporate environment. I work well with people and enjoy getting the work at hand completed.

Below is a list of agencies I have extensive consulting experience with:

Virginia Workers Compensation Commission -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Occupational Health and Safety Administration -- Department of Transportation -- Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Commission -- Federal Aviation Administration

May I arrange an interview to further discuss my qualifications? I am available for an interview at a mutually convenient time.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Salary History:
Planned Health Care, Inc. $38,000.00
Jonet Group, Inc. $25,750.00
City of Millington $18,000.00

Sincerely,

Bill J. Doe

Encl.


Example: To Whom it May Concern Letter

To Whom it May Concern:

The purpose of this letter is to recommend Karen Smith for employment as an office manager or related position.

Karen possesses excellent office and administrative skills necessary to administer a project, while gaining the acceptance of other office personnel. The work she produces is on-time and accurate. This has made Karen a valuable part of our management team. During her employment with us, we have acquired a larger percentage of clientele. I believe her good business skills and pleasant personality have helped our business grow.

During the last three years Karen has worked her way from clerical worker to part of our management team. This is due primarily to her ability to quickly comprehend difficult tasks. Karen is unique individual with a positive attitude, who can accept responsibility to complete a project with little oversight or direction. Her excellent secretarial skills and office administration skills make her a valuable asset. I would highly recommend her to any company seeking these qualities in an individual.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jason Jenken


Example: Thank You Note

1/10/05

Attn: Mr. Alex Smith
Raymond Kate Associates
4854 Bay Street
Millington, Virginia 58745

Dear Mr. Smith:

Just a note to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to interview with your company for the position of loss control specialist. I enjoyed our conversation and feel my experience and education would complement Raymond Kate Associates. I look forward to being able to put my extensive knowledge and experience of working with environmental protection agencies to bring about effective safety programs to your company.

As we discussed I have enclosed 3 letters of recommendation from my professional acquaintances. In addition, I am also enclosing some of the safety programs I designed so you can see first hand the type of work I am capable of performing to bring about the successful safety programs the government requires in organizations today.

Again, thank you for your time. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Bill J. Doe

Links to more cover letter examples:

 

Cover Letter Example 1 - Technology Cover Letter

Cover Letter Example 2 - Marketing Cover Letter

Cover Letter Example 3 - Administrative Cover Letter

Cover Letter Example 4 - Management Cover Letter

Cover Letter Example 5 - Executive Cover Letter

Cover Letter Example 6 - Human Resources Cover Letter

FROM YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:

 

I would like to apply for the position of designer advertised in the ONYX snowboard magazine last week. [I am interested in the position of ...]

What I like about my future job is that other people will respect me for what I do.

The only thing I'm afraid of is that in my future job there is a lot of competition.

I want to take public transport to and from work.

 

 

To ATTEND school: to be present at

 

WHETHER is used to introduce alternative possibilities: ... whether [not IF] I will like this work or not.

 

Make sure that you understand the various [more than one, different] meanings of the German idiom ERREICHEN, and translate them accordingly. [to reach, to achieve]

Paper 3

 

The anti-cosmetic surgery view

written by Sally Winthorp

 

At its essence, cosmetic surgery is a symptom of the 'easy come, easy go' society that we live in. Everything can be bought - from the ideal home to the perfect body - image is everything. There are apparently no boundaries and no limits. While some may say these are the benefits of a free society, the cost of this pursuit of 'perfection' is that the notion of values and development of the inner self are lost, buried in a mire of pert bums, large breasts and button noses. (1)

We are instilling these values of surface beauty over inner well-being into the next generation and they are buying into it; a recent survey published by a teen magazine (Bliss - source BBC News), states that one third of its readers want cosmetic surgery. Idealism like this can only translate into a more hollow, materialistic and shallow society than the shell we already inhabit and that is not good news for anyone.

Unfortunately, many of the people who opt for cosmetic surgery are actually trying to heal a deeper hurt than any surgeon's knife will ever reach.

In the aforementioned survey, 85% of respondents stated that appearance affected self-esteem, but what these adolescents don't seem to realise is that a smaller waist or a wrinkle-free brow will not make a person value themselves. Confidence and self-esteem can only be built on a strong foundation of self-value and belief in your own abilities, not on the shaky, and inevitably fleeting, platform of beauty.

Having said all this, I do believe that it is important to enhance the traits you've been given; I wear make-up, I dye my hair, I think that it's important to be active and keep your body fit and healthy, but I don't believe cosmetic surgery is the answer. There are inherent risks involved with any surgery (2), and in most cases surgery is kept as the last option. It therefore defies logic that people will welcome the knife so readily in order to improve their appearance. How do we justify this flippant view of cosmetic surgery? My breasts might explode, but they look great? I may never wake up but at least I'll have a smaller nose?

 

Adapted from: http://www.handbag.com/healthfit/health/cosmeticsurgeryvote/

 

Annotations:

(1) paraphrase: “at a time when only outward appearance, that excites men, counts.”

surface beauty: outward appearance

aforementioned: referred to earlier in the text

foundation: basis

(2) paraphrase: “ risks are an essential part of any surgery.”

it defies logic: you can’t understand

flippant view of: light-minded attitude about

 

Tasks:

  1. What does cosmetic surgery stand for these days?
  2. Which drawbacks of an “'easy come, easy go' society” does the text bring up?
  3. Comment on the statement “Image is everything.”
  4. What is the “deeper hurt” the text mentions?
  5. Why is confidence built on beauty shaky?
  6. What is Sally Winthorp’s opinion on make-up?
  7. What is Sally Winthorp’s conclusion?
  8. How far do first impressions influence you?
  9. What do you consider important for a lasting relationship?
  10. Comment on this quotation:

"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want - an adorable pancreas?"

                                                                     Jean Kerr, The Snake Has All The Lines (1960)

 

Additional annotation: You use the expression 'easy come, easy go' to indicate that the person/society you are talking about does not care much about money.

 

Yours Truly's version of an acceptable text:

 

(1, 2, 3) In today's fast-going society with all its shallow values, when almost everything goes, almost everything can be bought, and only outward appearance counts, a growing segment of the population considers cosmetic surgery to be the basis of self-confidence. At a time, when traditional values like the development of the inner self are lost, an evermore materialistic and hollow society doesn't feel the deeper hurt anymore that no cosmetic surgeon's knife will ever reach.

(3, 4) The deeper hurt is the lack of confidence in the traits one was born with and the lack of education one should have been given by one's parents. Sally Winthorp even claims that today's teens who want to have plastic surgery performed at their young age have had the pursuit of the shaky and inevitably fleeting concept of 'perfection' instilled into them by their parents.

(5) As history shows, the concept of perfection goes with the times. ... [see course book]

(6, 7) Sally Winthorp's conclusion is that these days even youngsters in their pursuit of perfection are willing to take incalculable risks from disfigurement to death, when it would be much wiser to enhance the traits you have been given in a healthy and unobtrusive way.

(8, 9) Although "first impressions go a long way", you can't build a lasting relationship on them. First impressions, that hardly ever go deeper than skin-deep, may be good for a one-night stand but are certainly no basis for a relationship "till death us do part." A long-lasting relationship is based on mutual trust, which in our context means that you can rely on your partner to remain at your side "for better or for worse" and not to leave you just because Prince(ss) Charming waits round the corner.

(10) The quotation is cynical and obviously comes from a shallow mind who sees - his?/her? - any partner as a sex object rather than an individual personality worth exploring.

 

More quotations about beauty

 

Jean Kerr
born July 1923, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
died January 5, 2003, White Plains, New York

Photograph:Jean Kerr.
Jean Kerr.
© Archive Photos

née  Jean Collins  American writer, remembered for her plays and for her humorous prose on domestic themes.

 

 

 

From your own contributions:

We live in the belief that ... - to be of the same opinion - To put it in a nutshell, ... [Kurz gesagt ...]

When the author of this text, an adult, says, We are instilling these values ... into the next generation, you, a teenager, cannot use this sentence as an argument as if 'you were instilling...' You, teenagers,  are the ones who are buying into it. In any case you are supposed to paraphrase such crucial statements.

'to make your image better' is bad style, when you (should) know a more appropriate [NOT 'better'] idiom like 'to improve'.

For a lasting relationship it is important to trust each other. (See above for a paraphrase.)

For me, first impressions are important. I know that this attitude is questionable, but that is how I feel. I would never approach a girl in a disco if she didn't look attractive to me. (See above for alternative view.)

Modern society doesn't seem to know any boundaries or limits. Today's cosmetic surgery craze even among teenagers is a symptom of the 'easy come, easy go' society. People readily undergo plastic surgery in order to... Some people who opt for cosmetic surgery try to heal a psychological problem they have with an operation on their bodies. You have to have a strong mind so that you can't easily get hurt deeper down. As they say, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. S. W. doesn't think that plastic surgery is the answer to a person's low self-esteem.

One of the drawbacks of the 'easy come, easy go' society is that people for whom money doesn't matter think they can literally buy everything. The attitude that image is everything is as old as mankind is. From Stone Age man to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to modern man, human beings who matched (past tense!) the required looks of their time have had (present perfect tense!) a better chance in life, be it the job or the chance to procreate. However, time is fleeting and so is beauty.

Breast implants bear risks because they may rupture and cause all sorts of health problems including breast disfigurement.

I look for that special expression in his/her eyes.

Final 'laughing matter':

The alchemist Paracelsus once proposed that he had created a false human being through his science. Called a homunculus, this creature stood no more than 12 inches tall and did the work usually associated with a golem. However, after a short time, the homunculus was known to turn on it's creator and run away. The recipe consisted of a bag of bones, sperm, skin fragments and hair from any animal you wanted it to be a hybrid of. This was to be laid in the ground surrounded by horse manure for forty days, at which point the embryo would form. This supposed beast relied upon the theories of spontaneous generation.

Paper Two

 

Are there ethics in advertising or does the need for profit take precedence over any principles?

 


Advertising: the attempt to send information to people to convince them to spend their money with a certain company. This concept is the foundation of much of the modern financial world. The ads can attack any of the senses. Sight, hearing, touch even smell or taste. For example movie popcorn has a specific smell that's been refined over years to entice others in the movie theater to buy their own large bucket.

Advertising is big business. Billions of dollars are spent each MONTH on advertising. Many industries exist solely due to the influx of money advertising brings in. The cable TV industry, magazines, newspapers and many other media and non-media industries would be drastically changed if they couldn't sell advertising space. Plus we wouldn't know what to buy.

Because of these facts, companies try all sorts of tactics to get our attention and money. Sometimes these attempts involve illegal, underhanded or dirty tricks.

One of the main problems is that often times, these underhanded techniques work all too well. They're based on deception, misdirection and other highly refined but sharply unethical techniques.

In many ways, and especially on the internet, the porn industry has had its share of unethical advertising. One of the most common tactics used by the porn industry websites is to create pages that rank well for unrelated but "free" stuff. You are searching for something, say information on the latest Angelina Jolie movie, on the search engines and you see a search result offering free videos of Ms. Jolie. Sounds cool of course and you head to a page which flashes tons of banner ads (Which the owner gets paid for if you click on any of them. Another unethical practice.) The page offers secret pictures and videos of Ms. Jolie completely naked. Just click this link. You click and go to another dizzying array of ads before finding another link. You end up at a page that offers plenty of sexy naked women. All you have to do is fill in your name and credit card number...


Source of text: http://www.rubak.com/article.cfm?ID=13

 

Adman 1
Adman 2 (This cartoon is not a comment on the gay lifestyle.)
    

Tasks:

1. Why is advertising important for the economy and for

     us, the consumers?

2. What is the aim of advertising?

3. What are the tactics of advertising?

4. What is the problem of unethical techniques?

5. In Adman 1, what does the lady want from the gentleman?

6.  Why is she not happy with the initial suggestion?

7.  Put yourself in the position of the gentleman in frame 4 and 

     render his feelings.

8. If Adman 2  is not a comment on the gay lifestyle, 

     what ethical question does this cartoon raise, nevertheless.

     (This is a difficult one. If you can’t or don’t want to do this

     task, forget it.)

9.  Explain your opinion about the cartoons. Do you like them?

10. How far can advertising go in your opinion?

 
Yours Truly's version of an acceptable text:
 
If we didn't have advertising, we wouldn't be able to watch commercial channels that "exist solely due to the influx of money advertising brings in." Their raison d'etre is to sell us TV consumers to advertising companies and not - as many may think - to entertain us. It is the share of viewers that a programme has that determines the per-second-fee for a TV spot.
We couldn't afford quality papers and/or glossy magazines if they didn't - at least partially - earn money by selling advertising space. Equally, public services like buses or trains would cost much more if ... [see above].
The aim of advertising is to convince consumers to spend their money on a certain product. So all sorts of tactics are used to get our attention and money.
[Add your own observations. Ads entering the subconscious with the victims unaware that they are being attacked, are an interesting example of underhanded techniques.]
Especially the porn industry is notorious for its sly tactics that work all too well because ... [Add your own observations. "Exploitation of male instincts" would be one in the context of this paper.]
It is well known that  - also outside the porn industry - sex sells. No wonder that in Adman 1 the initial suggestion is to exploit the male lust for female flesh. Traditional advertising surrounds a product that is to be sold to men with gorgeous women in bikinis. Women feel that they are seen as objects and this is what the lady in Adman 1 finds politically incorrect. When the gentleman comes up with the reverse strategy and wants to put male body builders on the advertising poster, the same lady does not feel to be the prey of male lust anymore but turns into the predator lusting for male flesh. The cartoon uncovers double standards in the lady's thinking that baffle the gentleman in frame four.
Adman 2 is "a dig at people that are happy to do business with any groups that they normally wouldn't want to be associated with, as long as they can make money from them."
Adman 1 addresses a problem that is as old as advertising is. It needed women's lib in the 1960s(!) - only 40 years ago - to make women aware of the fact that their sexuality was being exploited. Being seen as an individual and not as a 'sex object', is an 'unalienable right' [see US Constitution] and so a woman protesting (half-)naked women in ads should also criticize reverse strategies.
The ethical question raised in Adman 2 is one of recent advertising history. In modern times, when lifestyles have become more versatile, criss-crossing traditional dividing lines between 'straight' and 'gay', the "high discretionary income" of gays ('pink money') has come under 'attack' by the advertising industry.
What you need, is self-confident gays, women, you name it, who are aware of the power they literally hold in their hands and don't spend their money with companies that in one way or other discriminate against them.
 

Additional reading: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_905522.html

Beauty firm to use 'real women' in adverts

A firm is using 'real women' in its beauty product promotion because it says stick-thin airbrushed models make women feel bad about themselves.

Linda Di Maria as a 'real' woman in the Dove ad /Dove

A survey for Dove Firming moisturiser found two-thirds of UK women feel depressed about their figures and have low body confidence as a result of beauty advertising.

A selection of 'real' women used in Dove's campaign /Dove

The study found three-quarters of women wanted to see more realistic-looking models in beauty ads and the media.

The women rated Renee Zellweger in her more curvy guise as Bridget Jones as their healthiest celebrity role model - but the slimmed down version, when she starred as Roxie Hart, only came in at number eight.

Victoria Beckham was voted the least healthy role model by both men and women from the celeb selection.

The results have led to the new ad campaign, which Dove says is designed to celebrate real women and boost their body confidence.

Women of different shapes and sizes are pictured in their underwear for the Dove Firming advertising - and the company says the images have not been retouched in any way.

Psychologist Dr Linda Papadopolous, an expert in women's body attitudes, said: "Women are constantly bombarded with images of often unrealistic and unattainable perfection. When the girl in the mirror doesn't look like the girl in the magazine or on the TV, it's not surprising that women's self esteem can be affected.

"It's great that companies like Dove are starting to listen to real women's concerns and talking to them about feeling good rather than performing miracles or selling the beauty myth."

The company's research polled 2,317 men and women, and found strong negative effects of beauty images on British women's self esteem.

 

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Paper One

Voting for president is a leap of faith. All citizens can do is mix guesswork and hope, examining what the candidates have done in the past, their apparent priorities and their general character. It's on those three grounds that The New York Times on the web enthusiastically endorsed John Kerry for president on October 17, 2004:

We look back on the past four years with hearts nearly breaking, both for the lives unnecessarily lost and for the opportunities so casually wasted. Time and again, history invited George W. Bush to play a heroic role, and time and again he chose the wrong course. The Bush White House has always given us the worst aspects of the American right without any of the advantages. We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better.

Over the last year we have come to know Mr. Kerry as more than just an alternative to the status quo. We like what we've seen. He has qualities that could be the basis for a great chief executive, not just a modest improvement on the incumbent.

We have been impressed with Mr. Kerry's wide knowledge and clear thinking - something that became more apparent once he was reined in by that two-minute debate light.

He is blessedly willing to re-evaluate decisions when conditions change. And while Mr. Kerry's service in Vietnam was first over-promoted and then over-pilloried, his entire life has been devoted to public service, from the war to a series of elected offices. He strikes us, above all, as a man with a strong moral core.

Mr. Kerry has the capacity to do far, far better. He has a willingness - sorely missing in Washington these days - to reach across the aisle. We are relieved that he is a strong defender of civil rights, that he would remove unnecessary restrictions on stem cell research and that he understands the concept of separation of church and state.

He has always understood that America's appropriate role in world affairs is as leader of a willing community of nations, not in my-way-or-the-highway domination.

 

Text adapted from The New York Times on the web,  October 17, 2004. “John Kerry for President”

 

Tasks:

1.      “The Bush White House has always given us the worst aspects of the American right without any of the advantages.”  From the list below, choose at least 5 examples for Mr. Bush's disastrous tenure and discuss them in detail.

1.   government turned over to the radical right

2.   antiterrorist campaign

3.   misrepresentations to the American people

4.   human rights and civil liberties

5.   incompetence and inept management

6.   Supreme Court

7.   economy

8.  fiscal recklessness

9.  environment

 

2.     Discuss in what way Senator John Kerry might have been “a great chief executive, not just a modest improvement on” President elect, George W. Bush.

 

      3.  If you had the opportunity to vote, what would your criteria be to

           vote for a candidate?

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