Many historians believe that Lincoln was one of our few truly great presidents for a number of reasons, even though not everything he did was perfect. Lincoln deserves his ranking as a great president because he was able to preserve the government of the United States and then restore unity to all of the states under one government. Lincoln's greatest contribution to the country was his ability to save the country from splitting into two separate countries. In his letter to Horace Greeley, Lincoln explains that he doesn't care if slavery is abolished or not, but only cares about keeping the country united. This shows how to determine Lincoln was to save the country and would do anything in his power to accomplish this (Document 1).…
Reading and Writing Assignment #3 Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in chief since he was inaugurated and used that power as a military strategy.…
from the Northeast, 54% from the Midwest, and 57% from the West while McCain won 54% of the votes from the South (CNN). The 2008 Obama-Biden election compares to the 1960 John F. Kennedy-Lyndon B. Johnson election. During his campaign, Obama was compared to Kennedy through their ability to easily speak to people. They were both young, charismatic men when they ran for President.…
George Washington could arguably be the best president but reasons as to why Washington was the nation 's most well done president can be drawn from before his presidency as a general during the revolutionary war. During the war he demonstrated great strength in leadership and intelligence, leading his outnumbered army away from defeat on two different occasions that gave them a much needed advantage that ultimately won the war. The first occasion was during the battle of Princeton on December 26th 1776 and in Morristown in 1777. During both instances, Washington seemed to be outnumbered and losing the battles but managed to outsmart the British on both accounts. Afterwards when he was unanimously elected by the electoral college in 1789 and…
Being the President of the United States can be a very challenging job. Imagine being the most powerful man in the world. Today, the United States is considered to own the strongest military in the world . There is no doubt that any nation will think twice before declaring war against the United States. However, there was a time when every nation was fighting to be that number #1 on the list and they would do anything to be the strongest.…
No one really agrees on who were the worst presidents. Everyone has his choice and they are all different. Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was a very prejudice person. He believed the United States was for white men only.…
How the 2008 election affected African American History in this country. On november 4, 2008 the election had taken a great turn in of events, the history of the African American history. Our newly elected president is a black man for the first time ever, and the forty-fourth. President Barack Obama was elected by 192 more electoral votes than Senator John McCain of Arizona.…
I kind of admire his tenacity, because Obamacare is expensive and failing in some markets outright, paying $430 for only Kaiser HMO plan is a lot republican have promised repeal and replacement of Obamacare for over 7 years and they didn’t do anything. Thanks to president trump at least trying to keep his promises and help the…
Our president is going great things. He just proposed the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in the Confederacy if they did not surrender by January. I sincerely appreciate that we wants to help my people even though he is a white man. If this were to take place, all of the slaves going through torturous labor and treatment will finally be free. I remember when I was first declared a freedman; I was filled with hope of all of things that I could now do now that the horrors are now over.…
For roughly the past 100 years the presidential elections have been a very sensitive subject, and it begs the question of what makes a good president. Although there are generally a few presidents who rank at the top, to name someone the best president is very subjective. Opinions can change due to many reasons; the main being the political party one associates their self with. One way to gauge a president is by how many terms they served. Teddy Roosevelt had served two terms and, although he did not win the election of 1912, he is still generally considered to be one of the most effective presidents.…
President Barrack Obama was voted into office in 2008 and reelected in 2012. Coming into office President Obama made a lot of promises and gave hope to many Americans who were suffering during the time of President Bush. Through both of his terms he tried his hardest to keep all of the promises he made. He implemented laws and policies to help relieve people in the workforce of their long work hours through Obama care and he tried to raise the government budget by making a health care reform. With these policies, among a few others, Obama intended to help lower class families have a much better quality of life.…
Throughout the 240 years the United States has been an independent country, there has been 43 different presidents, but of them all, the greatest has to be the first. George Washington was the first president of the United States from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797. Washington has maintained the title of greatest president in the United States thanks to his keen skills, perseverance through times of hardship, and his selflessness. Washington is the greatest president so far because of his leadership during the revolutionary war, his selflessness, and the fact that he had no guidelines on how to be the president of the United States.…
Impactful, courageous, inspiring: those are a few words that describe Martin Luther King Jr. His pacific approach towards the fight against hatred and the empowering words he spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 23rd, 1963 still give people goosebumps more than 50 years later. This marked the day when the black community was proudly able to announce: ''I have a…
Barack Obama is the first African American president. It took 43 presidents before him for our nation to nominate president of another race, but he was the first. Barack Obama had a successful childhood. He had an even better career. With all his political roles Barack Obama is a successful person.…
The comic portrays the Nobel Committee with pure intentions and filled with hope, but also uses irony to highlight the absurdity of Obama winning the award. Humorously titled “Heavy Medal,” the comic depicts the Nobel Committee as a large, wizened, old man. He is shown instilling hope and trust in the newly elected President Obama, without any signs of manipulation of trickery, when he simply awards President Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize. There are no “shady deals” or unscrupulous promises made between the two, the Committee plainly believes that Obama is worthy of the award. The scene is an all white background, showing the seemingly simplicity of the decision the Nobel Committee had to make, which further exemplifies the pure intentions of the Committee.…