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The early seventies started with the drug related deaths of several artists, such as Janis Joplin. The events of the seventies impacted the music of the period, but music mainly evolutions of passed styles. The seventies saw a revival of fifties styled rock, simply because the kids of the time grew into adults. Like many genres, there was several pioneers of the style, such as Rick Nelson. The early seventies was when the Vietnam war ended, because protesters referred to it as “The unwinnable…

President Richard Nixon is one of the most well known U.S. Presidents to date. During, not only his presidency, but also as a politician before getting elected, Nixon had a heavy influence all across the United States. With a man like Richard Nixon as president during the challenging time period of the 1960 's and 1970 's, many people expected a man with his status to be a good president. But shockingly, many things went wrong with not only his presidency, but also the man himself. Even with his…

Richard Nixon’s time as president quickly became one of the most debated and controversial times in American history. An incident of burglary involving the president rose to national exposure in what became known as the Watergate scandal. At first, Nixon and his administration stood behind a curtain of lies in order to save their reputations. However, evidence revealed crimes committed by the president in which led to Supreme Court involvement. Eventually, resignation was the only option for…

Conservatism is usually defined as a reaction against reform or revolution, this research paper will explore the conservative reaction against the social movement for reproductive and abortion rights. Abortion is relevant, albeit sometimes overdone topic. This paper is not meant to argue the morality of the issue, only to examine the contemporary political movements and political theory behind the issue as a case-study on modern conservatism. Abortion rights movement stem from the liberal…

Richard Nixon was in one of the most controversial issues that the United States has ever seen. The Watergate Scandal is now well known throughout history today. This issue led to Nixon resigning only 2 years in his 2nd term. Did President Nixon make the right decisions? Can anyone really trust the government after a situation like this? Some Historians believe that this changed the course of history, and that we can never truly trust the government again. While others believe that Nixon didn’t…

One war that clouds the United States with shame is the Vietnam War. The United States joining the war was an unpopular decision and was resented by many. Many stories have been told from the Vietnam war. Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried features the Alpha Company, a United States army unit that fought during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was unique because the United States drafted men to be in the army. This situation was true for some of the men in the Alpha Company, including Tim…

“It is our reward because it demonstrates that American journalism can be, and in its crucial hour was, conducted with the highest standards of ethics, the greatest concern for public interest, and a near-suicidal commitment to the pursuit of truth and justice.” This is what Ron Dorfman, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, said in 1974 about All the President’s Men. All the President’s Men is a historical non-fiction book written collaboratively by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in 1974, both…

Presidential scandals affect the entire nation. While some are particularly worse than others, they can also help implement change in things that will make the nation grow stronger. For example, the election of 1876 with former president Rutherford B. Hayes helped the country understand how a president is elected into office and clarified the confusion between the importance of popular vote and electoral vote, which greatly impacted Washington D.C. However, there are other presidential scandals…

As the elected leader of the United States, the President’s job is to represent the nation as well as the American people. Chief of state, chief executive, chief diplomat, and chief administrator define just a few of the various capacities the president is required to fill, all while maintaining a solid reputation and serving as a quintessential example of what it means to be an American. The citizens of the United States have consistently proven to have high expectations of the president,…

Under Lock and Key No one president has been more controversial or complicated than Richard M. Nixon. He was man who fought an internal battle between his “light” and “dark” sides throughout his personal and political life. Ultimately the darkness is what overpowered his presidency and captured the attention of the American people. However, Nixon is not to be simplified into a villain, rather he is paradoxical figure who cannot be nailed down to a single archetype. Therefore his memorial must…