Utilize the Knowledge You Have Gained to Respond to the Following

question 14

Essay

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
-Lobbyists have been identified as having very narrow self-interests. Apparently some of these interests go no further than lining their own pockets, with no regard for their clients' needs. Research the activities of Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon in connection with their representation of several Native American tribes and their gambling casinos.

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Definitions:

Manic Phase

A period characterized by elevated mood, overactivity, inflated self-esteem, and reduced need for sleep, often seen in bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Disorder

A psychiatric state defined by intense mood changes, from emotional peaks (hypomania or mania) to troughs (depression).

Hopelessness

Hopelessness is a state of despair where an individual feels a lack of optimism or hope for the future.

Unrealistic Optimism

The belief that positive outcomes are more likely to happen and negative outcomes are less likely to happen to oneself compared to others.