Dwayne Johnson

Lasting two decades of the 20th century, the Vietnam War was undeniably the longest and the most horrendous war in the history of America. The United States supported South Vietnam and resisted communist North. Based on our study, it was my contention that as one of America’s most controversial wars, the Vietnam War had far-reaching impacts on American citizens’ perceptions of government and military for years. Firstly, the credibility gap between the American government and the American…

Lyndon Johnson was the vice president at the time JFK was shot. Maybe he killed JFK because he knew he would be the new president. Johnson didn’t pull the trigger but maybe he hired somebody else too. Clancy says “Others, including the military industrial complex, a government agency such as the FBI, Southern segregationists, the Soviet Union or American conservatives.” He also had a perfect opportunity because Johnson planned his trip. Johnson could block any serious investigation…

Can one truly respect and appreciate a person or group of people without having accurate knowledge about what they have endured or contributed to a society? For me the answer is no, no such emotion is conceivable with a regard toward another human being without knowing about their past experiences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, shines a light on the adversities African Americans are faced with and how, in spite of those hardships, we have made a lasting impact. .…

Equal rights are important to the country. This is important because women think they can do whatever the man can do. The letters are about the Vietnam war and what is going into the war. “I did what was expected of me as an American. I did not run away from my duty” (Memories of Vietnam: War in the First Person). Martin Luther King Jr. was important because he brought peace in the country. Another reason why he was important because he wrote a speech. He wrote “I have a dream” and spoke to…

From 1965 until 1968, President Lyndon Johnson gradually escalated the war. He did so believing that aiding the South Vietnamese in their war against the North was paramount in holding the line against communism in the region. He also believed that allowing a defeat in Vietnam would hinder his…

When the United States was in its infancy, debates raged over concerns of how and where power would be distributed throughout the new government. The first proposals for a system of government, led by the father of the Constitution, James Madison, favored a strong national government composed primarily of a legislature based upon representation by population. His proposal, however, was significantly weakened by the cries of delegates from smaller states insisting that checks on the national…

“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air we all cherish our children’s future. And we are all moral.” John F. Kennedy. November 22 ,1963, is a day that will be marked down as one of the worst murders in history. There are many conspiracies that are associated with with the murder of our thirty-fifth president, John F. Kennedy, some believe that one single lunatic is responsible. Others believe there is more to it, that there was a deeper plan…

Bill Clinton’s “I Have Sinned” speech has become a popular speech and became nationally known. He performed this speech on September 11, 1998 at the White House’s annual prayer breakfast in front of hundreds of religious leaders. Bill’s purpose for this speech is to ease the turmoil that plagued him over the couple of weeks before the speech, which involved sexual relations with another woman. Bill uses examples of ethos, pathos, and logos all throughout his speech. This speech became famous…

The phrase “hippie” has been widely used as a derogatory term that describes individuals who are drug addicts, unwilling to obey authority, and are unpatriotic towards their country. In the book Hippies A to Z by Skip Stone describes what the common characteristics that a “hippie” stands for and how the “hippies” were very passionate about opening the debate to many specific issues that were important to the hippie counter cultural movement. Stone establishes in the first chapter that those who…

DeGregorio US History Mr. McGoldrick December 29, 2015 A politically courageous elected official after 1956 that has put his beliefs over his carrier was Lyndon B. Johnson, and his courageous acts he committed was during the Civil Rights movement and his not so lionized courageous act of starting the Vietnam War. Mr. Johnson supported the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts during the Mid - 1960s, which was a brave and moral belief, for this time. He put his Presidential campaign, and…