Brian Johnson

used as evidence against Bill in court. When questioned about the Lewinsky affair, the president was not forthcoming, which lead to charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. No one had seen an impeachment trial happen since 1868, when Andrew Johnson was…

The authors purpose behind the reading; On the Arrogance of Power, 1966, is to depict the United States and its failure to spread Democracy due to its “arrogance of power” (Fulbright, 2012). More specifically, this article discusses the failure to spread democracy during the Vietnam conflict. The author begins his writing with an argumentative thesis: “The dilemmas involved are preeminently American dilemmas, not because America has weaknesses that others do not have but because America is…

Civil disobedience has been practiced time and time again throughout, not solely American history, but the history of a variety of nations. Civil disobedience, the act of peacefully rejecting a subjectively unjust law, has proven to not only solve crucial issues, but alter the cultures of entire countries. In a free society, one where individuals make a difference by fulfilling their own potential, not limited by higher powers, citizens are able to make an impact which can better the lives of…

Looking back at the JFK assassination, with regards to news media of the past and present, there are many differences to how the terrible event would have been covered today. Back in 1963, before hundreds of cable channels, before smart phones, before social media, and decades before the invention of the Internet, there were more limited sources of information and the media had more time to compose their stories. Kennedy was shot during a presidential motorcade through Dallas, Texas. Many news…

Finally, on July 2, 1964, that goal was realized, as President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law was intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin and has often called the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction (1865–77). Though near-universally…

deescalate tensions, then President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to use the incident to escalate “The Gulf of Tonkin incident and the…

was not our country’s place to fight in the war. They felt like this was something that needed to be just the countries involved. However, the U.S joined the war anyways. President Lyndon B Johnson passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which was a resolution to aid South Vietnam during the war. President Johnson was trying to stop the spread of communism around the world, therefore he felt the need to help South Vietnam fight off the communist. Almost immediately after the North invaded the…

Quindlen is a very deep and understandable writer. She brings out the good things, but also the bad things in a theme. She can reach out and grab a reader's heart, knowing exactly what they know is right and wrong. ¨America was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like a crazy quilt¨ [Quindlen 1]. It didn't take her weeks to write a story like this. The ideas and words just came to her, Like wind blowing against her face gently. Her writing at first, almost brought me to tears. Her…

the 1970s the 1970s was a time of change. america was at war with vietnam. nixon was corrupting the us . and the protesting was worst than ever .america could not take the war Nixon Nixon was the president of the us during the vietnam war. he filled people with false hope. saying things like he is the cure of america ,he will change the war and stop the riots.but everybody voted for him for one thing.he promised to stop the leftist organization and the antiwar protests.…

John F Kennedy John F. Kennedy was the 35th president. He became the youngest man and orthodox catholic to hold the office of the presidency. He was immensely popular with the citizens. His entire family was in politics. He was a huge opponent of communism and faced many challenges with foreign policy, this led to and escalated the United States involvement in Vietnam. He also oversaw the launch of the Peace Corps, which was a volunteer program for people outside the United States to help…