Calvin Coolidge

EXCESSIVE FORCE: THE BLACK MALE PHENOMENON 3 History of Police Use of Excessive Force Police misconduct is as old as policing in the United States itself. Beginning with the very first police departments in the 19th century, there were significant patterns of police misconduct, including: the use of excessive force, illegal detention and arrests, coercive tactics to gain confessions, illegal searches and seizures, race discrimination (with respect to both arrests and the use of force), and…

The Hoover Dam was an engineering marvel of its time period. This project was one of the largest construction projects ever attempted in the U. S. history. The original purpose of the dam was for irrigation, water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric production. The dam project was interesting to study because of the history involved, the construction phase, and the different benefits to the country. During the early 1900’s, the U.S. bureau of Reclamation wanted to find a way to help…

From 1919 to 1941 was the time span after World War I had ended and the second World War was just beginning. This interwar period disrupted the United State’s foreign policy. The term “isolationist” is often used to describe the policy used during this era. An isolationist is defined as a national policy of abstaining from political and economic relations with other countries. America tried their best to stick to this approach as the world started on the long path to the deadliest war in…

Charles Lindbergh Camerin England March 20, 2017 Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was an American aviator and war veteran. He was born in Detroit Michigan on February 4, 1902. At the age of eighteen he enrolled into the University of Wisconsin to study mechanical engineering. After two years of college he became a barnstormer which is a daredevil pilot. As a barnstormer he performed at fairs and other events. He then enlisted in the army in 1924 and became an Army Air Force Reserve Pilot…

On one hand, Neustadt argues that presidents have limited formal powers and depend on Congress to achieve preferred policy goals. Thus, Neustadt claims, presidents must bargain and rely on the power of their personal reputation and public standing to persuade others for support (Neustadt, 1990, x). Presidential power is the power to persuade, as opposed to the power of command, because the President’s formal power provides no guarantee of success (Neustadt, 1990, 11) and the unilateral use of…

It might be safe to say that at one point or another, most people run into or befriend a person who is mysterious and maybe viewed as a liar because of their outrageous stories that they tell. Often times, the mysterious person will foreshadow an event in everyday conversation, which can leave a taste of uncertainty in the mouth of the befriender. The person will vaguely leave the event in question without further expanding it, then proceed to tell another outrageous tall tale. In this case,…

I chose Franklin D. Roosevelt because he was a central figure in world events during the 20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His New Deal involved the great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy. In the state election of 1910, Roosevelt ran for the New York State Senate from the district around Hyde Park in Dutchess County. The local party chose him as a paper candidate because his Republican cousin…

main tourist spots.” (270)Four U.S. presidents were born in Massachusetts. John Adams, the second president, and his son, John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, George H. W. Bush, the 41st president, and Calvin Coolidge, the 30th…

The KKK, yes we’ve all heard of them and are slightly familiar with who they are and what they do but have you ever took the time to actually look into them? Have you ever thought about all the people who were killed just because what the color of their skin was? Imagine all the pain and suffering that families and friends had to go through just because of group of people didn't like what color their skin was. Killing millions of innocent people for doing nothing but just living life. The Ku…

After World War I, the United States became increasingly isolationist until World War II, when America was forced to become more involved in foreign affairs to support France and Britain against Germany and Japan. Originally, the devastating consequences of World War I including war costs, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations in the US, and the harsh treatment of Germany led to America’s isolationism and neutrality. After pulling out troops from Latin American nations,…