America was established. It was necessary at the time to find a way that represented each state and accommodated to each state’s population size in the presidential election. The nation was without a fast mode of transportation and the quickest it took to get across country was roughly two weeks. With this in mind it is reasonable to assume that news about the presidential candidate took an excessive amount of time to reach each individual citizen so it became necessary to make up a team of electors…
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Ronald Reagan was no average person. He was beginning the sixty-ninth day of his first term as President of the United States, one of the most difficult and stressful jobs in the world. No day was more stressful than March 30, 1981. On March 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan’s competency, composure, and compassion could not have been seen more clearly. Ronald Reagan at sixty-nine years old was the oldest president ever to be sworn into office. Sixty-nine days later and now seventy years old, he was preparing…
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according to the Carter and Reagan Administrations in the United States, they were “freedom fighters.” According to President Carter, Soviet intervention in Afghanistan presented a “grave threat to world peace” (Hughes 2008). Following the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan in January 1981, the antagonistic interpretation of Soviet intentions prevailed with the root being that Moscow’s objective was regional hegemony (Hughes 2008). According to Geraint Hughes, “one of President Carter’s final…
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with post on debate.org regarding the quality of Reagan’s economic policies is as follows: “Reagan provided the method of the greatest economic expansion in American history, built up the military to the strongest force in the world from where Jimmy Carter had it. Did what he said he would do, although didn't have the House of Representatives, lowered taxes, gave the American people that great feeling that we were, and are, the freest and greatest country in the world. He was a great statesman who…
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During the months after the events of September 11, 2001, I remember staying out to sea as a sailor for extended periods of time. I also remember talking to other sailors stationed at other bases about how their working hours were extended. What this meant was spending a lot more man-hours for the sake of security. At the time, I was thinking that all of these extended working hours made sense. If there is an imminent threat in the surrounding area, it would only make sense having people in the…
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symbolization of democratic leadership and political freedom. Although, the United States resides as a home to many architectural landmarks such as the Pentagon and the Golden Gate Bridge, the White House is the most recognized due to being the home of the President of the United States. Unfortunately, that is all people know behind this American beauty, that it is just the home of the Leader of the Free World. Whether it is the history or its formal attributes, more people should take…
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Buffer: To protect Soviet Union from invasions, Stalin ingored the Yalta agreement and installed or secured Communist governments in Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Poland, and Yugoslavia. Stalin regarded these countries as a necessary buffer, or wall of protection. Potsdam Conference (Truman, Churchill, and Stalin): After Roosevelt’s death Truman became the next successor. To Truman, Stalin’s reluctance to allow free elections in Eastern nations was a clear violation of those…
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musical scores. In 1975, Maya Angelou received the “Ladies’ Home Journal” Woman of the Year Award in Communications. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year, and was appointed by President Gerald Ford to the American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Council. In 1993, for President Clinton’s inauguration she read her poem, “On the Pulse of the Morning.” Maya Angelou has received more than thirty honorary degrees. • -Marguerite…
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It was shortly after midnight on March 24, 1989, and a ship called the Exxon Valdez was traveling a route from Valdez Alaska carrying 53,094,510 gallons of oil. They noticed icebergs in the shipping lanes, and the Captain gave the order to go out of the shipping lanes to avoid the icebergs. The third mate was given instructions to turn once they got a certain point in order to miss hitting Bligh Reef while the captain went below deck. The crew failed to make the turn back into the shipping lanes…
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Unit 9 Organizing Principle The cold war led the United States to pursue an ambivalent policy of confrontation, negotiation and prevention maintenance I. The Kennedy Administration A. Election of 1960 1. Republicans nominate Richard Nixon, Eisenhower’s VP a. Nixon is viewed as tough on communism and experienced in politics and foreign affairs 2. Democrats nominate John Kennedy (Mass) after a hard primary fight with Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas a. Major weaknesses included inexperience, lack of…
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