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Podcast Script This photograph was taken in an era where the most defining characteristic of America; freedom, was barraged by the daggers of communism surfacing around the globe. In the 1960’s, American soldiers fought a raging war in Vietnam to protect liberty and freedom on the home-front. With Americans liberties protected, they were able to pursue the American spirit with full force. This image is part of a series called the “Freedom Riders” that Danny Lyon captured and produced. He…

America’s national parks are more than areas of scenic or historical importance, these parks embody the idea of preserving what is left of this country’s beautiful wildlife, before mankind adapted and urbanized. Ernest Ortega, the Former Park Superintendent stated, “Parks belong to everyone. Parks belong to all of us. Our history is there. America’s history, as diverse as it is, is captured by the national parks (“This is America”).” National parks are there for everyone and with the times…

Being an American means to have freedom. There are a few ways to explain this freedom. The first example is freedom of speech. Second is freedom of religion. Lastly, is the freedom of press. Having freedom are what is means to be an American. Imagine being prosecuted only because you said something that someone disliked. In the image”Opinions on Freedom of speech”,it clearly shows that America is a free speech zone which explains what it is to be a free american. Freedom of speech is important…

On October 21st 1967 Bernie Boston while working for the Washington Star (a well-respected newspaper agency at the time) took the photo that would later define an entire decade. Oddly enough, the photograph was originally rejected by the Washington Star’s editor for being irrelevant and therefore was never published by the Washington Star. The photo earned its reputation when Boston submitted it into several photo competitions. My goal is to give this photograph the chance that the Washington…

Since the day I was born, I have been taught to proudly sing “The land of the free and the home of the brave” along with my fellow Americans. But how free are we really? From brainwashing to unknown scandals, do we really even know what we are standing for? With so many secrets and lies it is hard to tell just exactly what is true and false, but the most astonishing secret of all is the power held by secret societies in The United States of America. A secret societies is a group or club of…

The filibuster is widely viewed as one of the more characteristic procedural features of the United States senate, in which a senator who opposes a bill can engage in unlimited debate as a means of preventing the senate from voting on that bill. Currently, the only way to end a filibuster in senate is though a cloture. Encompassed in senate rule XXII, a motion for cloture in senate requires a 3/5 majority vote, or 60 out of the 100 senators. For a cloture to take place, a senator presents a…

The method for selecting an elector to vote for the president rather than having individuals choosing the president through their own particular vote is a system known as the “The Electoral College”. In the book, “We the People: An Introduction to American Politics” an electoral college is defined as “ the electors from each state who meet after the popular elections to cast ballots for President and Vice President”. The Electoral College was acknowledge under Article II of the United States…

What Freedom Means to Me In our country, people don’t take freedom for granite. Our freedom is more important than you may think. Almost every American citizen has been free their whole life; the have never experienced not being free. They should really be thankful for their freedom . . . in America we have many freedoms; there are race freedoms/ letting colored have the same freedoms as whites, Every American has many rights (lets thank the bill of rights), and every single person should be…

Native Americans Historically, Native Americans have participated in military operations since the colonization of America during the 17th century (Nancy,2005). Their involvement expanded during the late 1800’s when they were drafted to serve in segregated units however, they were still not able to claim U.S citizenship. During World War I, Native Americans did not receive equal treatment compared with Caucasian soldiers. The Navajo and Apache “code talkers” were responsible for significant…

Roland Smith was born November 30, 1951 in Portland, Oregon. Roland claims ever since he was little he has always loved “the sound of the keyboard and the look of the letters and words that eventually turn into stories”. When Smith was 5 years old his parents gave him a keyboard. This keyboard was the best present he had ever received little did he know that this one small gift would later lead him being a bestselling author of children and young adult books. Roland went to the Portland State…