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Based on my research of George H.W. Bush, I do think he was a very good and influential leader. I believe starting off serving the military gave him a better point of view of the issues revolving the nation at the time. By serving in the military he knew how to react to threats against his country in a quick and intelligent way. He gained many supporters after the Americans with Disabilities Act because the act affected more than 43 million Americans. However he had much support from Americans,…

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, trust is believing something is good, right, reliable, honorable, and dependable. Trust is something important in each and every day. From friendships, to the bonds of marriage, to the belief that things are going to do what they have always done; trust is important. People everyday put their trust in other people and things. People trust when they turn the key in the ignition of their cars, the car is going to start, or when they tell a friend a…

In this assignment we were asked to find things in Robert Zemeckis 's 1994 Forrest Gump that can be connected to what we have learned throughout this year in United States History class. Events from the vietnam war, the riots, President John F. Kennedy’s time in office and so many more. In the beginning, when Forrest was telling his lives story to the nice young black lady at the bus station. He telling the young lady that his mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest. Who was a lieutenant…

As a human being we have an unbreakable relationship with the land that we find ourselves on. The Earth is the foundation of all humanity. It provides us with our food, our habitat and most of all it contributes to our sense of identity. In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath the author explores the relationship between the people and the land, examining who holds the ownership, the power that the land has over the people and the consequences of abusing mans relationship with earth for his own…

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was named after Richard the Lionheart, who was King of England in 1189 up until his death in 1199. Richard Nixon had a very successful life, being in the military, becoming vice president and then later on, President of the United States of America. Nixon was vice president from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961, with president Dwight D. Eisenhower. He then became president in January 20, 1969 up until…

I. INTRODUCTION Boxing as a legitimate sport is traced back to when it was adopted by the ancient Greeks as an Olympic game in BC 688, making it one of the oldest dated Olympic sports. Through the late nineteenth century, boxing was primarily a sport of uncertain legitimacy. This continued throughout the early twentieth century, until boxing promoters in the United States like Tex Rickard began to influence politicians and others in power. This also marked the plague of corruption in the…

The Watergate Scandal changed the way people thought of President Richard Nixon. If the event had not occurred he would have been known as one of the better presidents and until this day people still do not trust elected officials or government because of it. It is hard to have a healthy society without out having faith in the government, especially when it comes to voting. This was a life changing event for many Americans. It was on the morning on June 17, 1972 that several burglars were…

The Outsider Archetype in Nineteen Eighty-four In every society, there are always those rare intellectuals who don’t quite fit in with the crowd. These are the kinds of people who tend to watch from a distance and question what is going on around them. The outsider archetype in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, is Winston Smith. Firstly, Winston uses his knowledge against the party instead of for it. Secondly, he is the only person that still holds an appreciation for…

of deciding to pardon the former president or not. In President Gerald Ford's mind, he saw the best course of action to take was to pardon Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal in order to easy tensions about it and put it behind us. "Ford justified this decision by claiming that a long, drawn-out trial would only have further polarized the public."(A&E Television Group) While this seemed like the best course of action to take, it did not sit well with the American people. They saw…

All the President’s Men, an investigative, nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, details the investigation into the Watergate scandal of the 1970s caused by President Richard Nixon and his team. By detailing the investigation of a burglary, recounting the discovery of a high-profile scandal, and revealing the importance of both anonymous and credited sources, Woodward and Bernstein analyze the factors that were necessary in exposing President Nixon’s part in the Watergate scandal.…