Time for New Beginnings It is often said when the stars are aligned for you, your potentials are endless. This is true especially for those living in the united state of America. With a sheer will and dedication there is hardly anything knowing to mankind that cannot be accomplished in this great country. Some may spend countless hours and years pondering about the greatness of America, particularly seeking to find out what makes America great. Some say America is great because of its people, which certainly true, for without a strong group of people a nation can hardly exist. Others argue it’s because of Hollywood, some it’s because of education, while others say because of the men and women who fight for our freedom. All these and many
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Speaker Boehner, a republican from Ohio who fought hard to retain his position, but unable to do so, due to growing opposition within a faction of his own party. The people who elected him as their leader are the same people who made things difficult enough for him to resign. The author mentioned “Mr. Boehner struggled almost from the moment he became speaker in 2011 to manage the challenges of divided government while holding together his fractious and increasingly conservative Republican members.” After 5 years of immense pressure, it was time to call a quit for the speaker. No one expected this. After a history making week with pope Francis, making it the first time a pope was able to address a joint meeting to congress. Speaker Boehner was the leader in making history happen that week. The speaker telling us how he came about his decision “This morning I woke up, said my prayers, as I always do, and thought, ‘This is the day I am going to do this.’ ” this is massive decision which seems to have been made easy. Being under pressure of a government shut down from his party members, no wonder his decision seems to have been made easy to
Speaker Boehner, a republican from Ohio who fought hard to retain his position, but unable to do so, due to growing opposition within a faction of his own party. The people who elected him as their leader are the same people who made things difficult enough for him to resign. The author mentioned “Mr. Boehner struggled almost from the moment he became speaker in 2011 to manage the challenges of divided government while holding together his fractious and increasingly conservative Republican members.” After 5 years of immense pressure, it was time to call a quit for the speaker. No one expected this. After a history making week with pope Francis, making it the first time a pope was able to address a joint meeting to congress. Speaker Boehner was the leader in making history happen that week. The speaker telling us how he came about his decision “This morning I woke up, said my prayers, as I always do, and thought, ‘This is the day I am going to do this.’ ” this is massive decision which seems to have been made easy. Being under pressure of a government shut down from his party members, no wonder his decision seems to have been made easy to