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Benjamin Banneker, a son of former slaves, writes a letter to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Within this letter, he diligently describes his argument against slavery. He writes to these two important men and informs them of what they have done. By using satire, repetition, tone and diction, Banneker is able to ridicule Washington and Jefferson on their decisions and experiences in order to strongly support his argument against slavery. Banneker writes a letter talking about why he…

Martin Luther king was a very influential person during the battle for equal rights. He was an American Baptist minister born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. King delivered his famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Many people then did as people do with LGBT; Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transsexual gatherings and protests today and completely ignored the March and the persecution endured by the African American community. That was however until King…

Adam Walker 5/24/16 History Bush vs Gore Bush v. Gore was a controversial case between the front runners of each presidential party of the United States. This case was heard on December 11, 2000. The point of this case was to decide the outcome of the presidential election. The race to decide the next president of the United States took place on Nov 7, 2000. Voting has now become determined under the electoral college system of the United States. The electoral college system works by each…

To be elected president, candidates have to go through a series of events to become elected. The first president to been elected through these events was President Washington, in 1788. The Electoral college is the ultimate deciding factor of who becomes president. We citizens vote for electors who cast their vote in the Electoral college, and decides who becomes president. The first step in how the president is elected is the candidate has to publically announce his plans to run for presidency.…

Power has been around for a long time and has been used for desires for countries and individuals for centuries. Power can be used for good things or for bad, depending on the person and his or her position of power. Both Macbeth and Donald Trump used his power over others to get to their goals. While Macbeth and Donald Trump differ in how they achieved power and where they began, they do share a similarity in that they both began with a love of country. There are some similarities between…

The 2000 Presidential race all came down to sunshine state of Florida. The sate of Florida had to do an recount of the votes and shows that George W. Bush would have won the recount with the under-votes. Under-votes are votes that were not counted or used when calculating the presidential race.The studies also show that Gore likely would have won a statewide recount of all undervotes and overvotes, which are ballots that included multiple votes for president and were they weren't counted at all.…

On September 11, 2001, members of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, launched a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks against targets inside the United States. Terrorism, which is the deliberate act of using terror in order to advance one’s political agenda, is one of the most well-known threats to the American way of life. The American government, has several agencies which specialize in countering acts of terrorism inside the United States, such as the FBI, CIA, and NSA. Despite…

From just accepting rumors that he is the Zodiac Killer to watching porn with supreme court justices—Ted is a strange guy. According to Maclean's Canada author, Jason Markusoff, Ted was born on a -9 degrees Celsius December day in Canada to parents Rafael Cruz and Eleanor Darragh. When Ted was born, they named him Rafael after his father, and consequently they called him by his father’s childhood nickname: Felito. In grade school, Ted’s classmates would call him Dorito, so at 13 he changed his…

A couple members of the Wooster Emblem Club presented the Wayne County commissioners with a new flag for the newly renovated downtown courthouse Wednesday. President Carole Norris and her husband, Russ Norris, a marshal in the club, delivered the flag folded because its 15 feet by 25 feet size was too big to have open in the commissioners’ meeting room. The flag flow in the summer months is a bigger one, Commissioner Scott Wiggam said. A smaller flag is used in the winter because of the winds.…

Have you heard about the politics going on in the United States? Did you hear about the presidential debate? Well, two candidates in the running for president have been very interesting to hear about. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are two people in the running for president. These two people have met face to face to discuss issues with the United States. On September 26th, the candidates had their first debate in Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. As this debate in the presidential…