With a ferocious intensity and unwilting determination both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head in a series of catastrophic arguments over which candidate would make America a better country. During the debate, the atmosphere was tense and the audience held no trace of humor, but instead very serious questions that the audience thought were relevant to determining which candidate that they should vote for. Throughout the centuries, American citizens have relied on the presidential debates to determine which presidential candidate would be best suited for the role of the the leader of the free world. Although some citizens may say that the presidential debate may be more biased to one candidate and the citizens of America would…
Caitlyn Jenner wants to make a deal, or at least her lawyers do. The trial date for vehicular manslaughter is coming up and her lawyer Blair Berk is trying to keep Caitlyn from going to jail. Radar Online, August 21, 2015, reported that Blair is talking with the Los Angeles County District Attorney Major Crimes division to get the lightest sentence possible for Caitlyn. The accident goes back to February 2015 when Caitlyn Jenner, who was Bruce Jenner at the time, failed to notice the traffic had slowed and come to a stop until it was too late. She rear-ended the Lexus driven by Kim Howe.…
Loretta disclosed she gets wiped with a stick, flip-flops, hand and a belt. Loretta stated she covered herself in blanket when she get a beating. Loretta is being held down by the other children, she was punched in the stomach and they picked a hand full of her hair out. Loretta stated that recently she purposely wear a long sleeve shirt to school to cover a bruise she had on her arm. Loretta stated that she was punched her by another child.…
Novel Prompt 1. Write a summary of the author’s personal life. Ernest J. Gaines was born in 1933 in a small town in pointe coupee parish, Louisiana. Gaines became a brilliant writer during the 1940’s His novels focused on the difficulties African American faced in the 1940’s.…
Most people think of Halloween as a fun holiday where you get to dress up and get free candy. But for Allison Piscitelli it was a frightening day for her as well as family and friends. On October 31st, 2013 Allison Piscitelli had to go through one of the toughest surgeries ever. Piscitelli had to get a heart surgery.…
Sensory details emphasized that Eleanor Roosevelt had a truly cold childhood. More specifically, “Orphans now, Eleanor and her brother, Hall, continued to live with their grandmother and her own unruly brood of eccentric sons and daughters.” (15) This illustrates not only how much loss Eleanor experienced in her youth, but also what she had to deal with as a result of her losses. For instance, after both of Eleanor’s parents passed, she had to complete a great deal of tasks that most children would have cringed at, such as caring for her “brood of unruly brothers” as well as herself.…
Sandra day O’Connor did not have had the right to serve on the Supreme Court and sally ride should not have had the right to go into space. These two American women did not have the right to break the “glass ceiling”. Back in the seventies and eighties women would go to school and graduate. Most women would start families and some would go to college, those that went to collage faced hard judgment because they were women. Those women that started families and are house wives are very smart verses the women who did not.…
A lone gunman killed three people and wounded nine others in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Police identify the man as John Russell Houser, a 59-year old with a criminal history. ourt records show a history of mental illness, erratic behavior from Houser. Police described the man as a “out-of-state drifter” and could not find a clear reason he targeted the particular movie theater and the romantic comedy Trainwreck. One possible reason is that Trainwreck is written by feminist comedian Amy Schumer.…
The second presidential debate was at the Washington University in St. Louis. The moderators for the debate were CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz. The debate was divided into six 15 minute segments, with topics about immigration, national security, health care and many more. In the beginning of the debate a member from the audience asked each candidate if “they feel that they are modeling appropriate and positive behavior for today’s youth, knowing that educators assign viewing the presidential debates as student’s homework?” Each candidate completely ignored the question and went off topic.…
The run for the presidency in 2000 was an event that any American watching will never forget. This historic election made Americans question the legitimacy of our election process and whether the president-elect was the actual winner. The 2000 election of vice president Al Gore vs Governor Bush was not legitimate. There were many factors that appeared after the election, that stirred up an uproar throughout the country. Networks announced that Al Gore won the popular vote with 51,009,810 votes and Bush with only 50,462,412 votes.…
In the articles “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” “Ban the Ban!,” and “Soda’s a Problem but…”, all three authors present their arguments with facts, opinions, and counterclaims. However, one article presents itself better than the rest. I believe that the article “Soda’s a Problem, but...” was the most convincing article. Sarah Conly- the author who wrote “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”- argues that the soda restriction is a good idea because people would be stopped from making foolish decisions that they’ll pretty definitely regret.…
As a woman, there is a constant pressure from society: be beautiful, respected, and intelligent. Programs such as Miss America—with the winner’s crowning and the focus on the contestants’ intellects over their bodies—was always advertised as the perfect method to achieve societal standards. After all, Miss America prides itself on how it furthers women’s education by offering over $45 million in scholarships, which they claim makes them “the largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women.” In a society that acknowledges a woman’s body before her mind, Miss America projects itself as a beacon of hope for all women across America. However, I began to wonder about the legitimacy of such a program.…
Hungry for Change Why is it that law mandates public school meals have a minimum calorie intake, but not a maximum? This owes itself to the fact that when nutrition standards were established for public schools, it was to solve the problem of undernourishment. The majority of school aged children used to walk to school, played more outside, and were more active in sports. This resulted in children burning more calories than school meals provided.…
In a period of an election, people look around and about for a candidate that has policies that will favor them. Most candidates, unfortunately, use this as a leverage to raise false hopes and promises. The people of America deserves better than that. A candidate should be realistic and not just for the sake of power, throw dust into the eyes of the people. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd present of the UnitedStates and the first democrat to serve two terms in office since FDR.…
It is clear that Obama is using the kairotic time to his advantage. He is aware of the fear and the patriotism that is still currently instilled in Americans from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and he utilizes that emotion in order to unite the American…