Chester W. Nimitz

In early August of 1990, Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, ordered the occupation and invasion of its neighbor, Kuwait. In result of Hussein’s order, Egypt and Saudi Arabia called on Western nations including the United States to interfere. Hussein confronted United Nations Security Council demands to depart from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War had started with an enormous U.S.-led air offensive known as an Operation Desert Storm. Also, after 42 days of fierce…

Throughout my 4 years at Booker T., I've met a variety of people, of whom, I never dreamed I'd ever come into contact with. Of those people, there is one person that really stands out to me. For the sake of her privacy, I wont reveal her name, I'll use a pseudo name (lat's say, Amanda). Amanda is an African American female in the theater cluster, she is a talented mime and even more talented costume designer. Amanda also happens to be a very far right winged republican with some of the most…

Summary: The article “Clinton Grilled on Benghazi Security, Emails” by Carrie Dann, found on NBC News, summarizes one of Hillary Clinton’s most recent hearings. The hearing is involving the Benghazi attacks in 2012, and the relationship between Clinton and one of her friends. Sidney Blumenthal. The Benghazi attacks were a series of attacks on an American diplomatic building situated in Benghazi, Libya during which the United States ambassador was killed, along with two CIA agents. When the…

Demi Lovato, an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton, apologized for a joke she posted on Twitter about Donald Trump. The “Body Say” singer said she was just trying to make light of the presidential election. The controversial tweet has now been deleted, but according to Fox News, the post was in reference to the leaked Access Hollywood tapes. Allegedly, those are the tapes where Donald Trump was making lewd comments on women more than a decade ago. Demi Lovato has several tweets with hashtag…

The Day the Earth Stood Still September 11, 2001. Most people remember this as being the most tragic day in U.S. history. Thousands of lives were lost during the attacks that day. More importantly, it symbolizes that we as a nation will not be broken or torn apart by hate. In the aftermath of it all, we rose out of the ashes and began to rebuild ourselves to be better and stronger than ever. If you do not already know what happened on this day, here is an overview: On September 11,…

Donald Trump: The billionaire, the TV star, and the favorite for the republican nomination for the President of the United States. Just hearing his name brings up strong emotions in almost anyone, whether they’re positive or negative. These clashing views have brought up more than just debate. They’ve caused mass protests and violence. But who exactly is Donald Trump? Slide 2: Donald Trump was born in New York City, in 1946, making him 69 years old. His father, Fred Trump, was a…

Christian politics in a secular state The latest version of the Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala establishes the church and the state are two separate entities, so it is a secular state. However, since the restoration of democracy in the country, Catholic and Protestant churches’ influences have been strong in Guatemalan politics. INCOMPLETE. THESIS MISSING. Guatemala is a presidential democratic republic. However, democracy is a relatively new system of government, as military…

War can be one of the most devastating things in history it has it’s benefits and it’s not so much helpful aspects to it. History has showed us not just one world war, but two and perhaps even a third one on the way. The ISIS war rising, it’s no wonder we all are desperate for protection from them. One thing seems to past the mind of all of us who live the freedom given to us by the brave of this wonderful country. Is that our own military is attacked by one of the number one causes of military…

The debate over security vs. liberty has been an issue in the United States since the nation was first born from the rubble leftover from the American War of Independence from the British Empire. Founded in 1908, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats as well as uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States. The NSA was founded by order of then President Harry S. Truman in 1952 with the purpose of…

Is Kanye West brewing another feud with Taylor Swift? As if his nasty verse about her in his new song "Famous" is not enough, the rapper took another shot at Swift and her win for her "Bad Blood" video, saying that A$AP Rocky deserved the Grammy and not her. This is like a deja vu from VMAs 2009 where West infamously interrupted Swift in the middle of her acceptance speech because he thinks that Beyonce deserved the award more. The 38-year-old recording artist and fashion designer is proving to…