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The Checkers speech was created by Richard Nixon during his run for vice president in response to allegations that he misused funds meant to reimburse his political expenses. The media accused Nixon of accepting bribes from supporters in exchange for favors should he become vice president. In this speech, Nixon defends himself and attacks his opponents through the use of rhetorical skills and devices. Throughout the speech, Nixon seeks to improve his own credibility to viewers, while…

Government scandals have plagued our nation for many years. The Reagan Administration lead the way of one of the major scandals in our history, and the impacts of this scandal were treacherous. The trust of the people of the United States of America were what was destroyed. Reagan was believed to have been the key figure in these exchanges with Nicaraguan Contra, but he claimed to have known nothing about it. In total, 11 people were found guilty on the White House staff for many different…

outside of the house because he was scared of Mr. Shears. In Christopher’s book he wrote “ And then I heard Mother’s voice and she was shouting, ‘Christopher…? Christopher…’ and she was running down the road, so I came out from between the skip and the Ford Transit van and she ran up to me and said, ‘Jesus Christ,’ and she stood in front of me and pointed her finger in my face and said, ‘ If you ever do that again, I swear to God, Christopher, I love you, but… I don’t know what I’ll do.” Judy…

Today government has a lot of issues because are corrupted by power, they look for themselves before looking for the society. People are getting tired of the injustice government is causing, but today people are waking up and is noticing what is happening. They would find a revolutionary, but peacefully way to solve these problems. Marxist Criticism is a good way to analyze the readings from a socio-economic point of view. How society changes can affect the interest of a government corrupted by…

one that shows how approval of the president can affect the impeachment process as well as how the nature of the scandal or events in it can skew what the public decides to pay attention to. In the Whitewater Scandal, Bill and the First Lady, Hillary Clinton. While Bill Clinton was the Attorney General of Arkansas, he made a deal with Jim McDougal and his wife, Susan. They became business partners. Their partnership was called the Whitewater Development Corporation. During this partnership, they…

Clinton’s Presidency: The Balance of Power Clinton’s Presidency was full of national improvement, yet personal downfall. Bill Clinton-elected in 1992- was up for re-election in 1996, and was charged for infidelity all years throughout his presidency for numerous acts. Being a member of the Democratic Party while working with Congressional Republicans, Clinton not only had to manage the nation and maintain solutions to the issues he had seen as governor, but also unify both Republican and…

In their journey to California, the Joads have to deal with the increasing reliance on technology. However, this new technology ends up being a negative thing, pushing out people from their homes and wrecking the land. The struggle between technology and nature can first be seen when a truck driver sees “the turtle and swerved to hit it” and “roll[ing] it off the highway” (Steinbeck 22). The turtle represents nature and the people, while the truck and its driver represents technology. Like the…

Warren G. Harding is regarded as one of the worst presidents in American history. Why you might ask, is he held in so little regard? During his presidency, Harding allowed appointed friends and family, known as the spoils system, to official positions which allowed for a great amount of corruption. Such as, the Veterans Bureau Scandal. In which Harding allowed for the corrupt leader to escape to Europe as well as another member of the board to flee Washington D.C. and his name was removed from…

One of the most common methods of enhanced interrogation is waterboarding. Waterboarding is when the prisoner is strapped to a gurney inclined at an angle about 10 or 12 degrees. Once strapped in, water is poured on a cloth covering the prisoners mouth and nose. They pour the water for no more then 40 seconds at a time (“Interrigation”, par. 16). Waterboarding much like most of the methods are used in last resort when the prisoner no longer provides information (Rosso, 389). With waterboarding…

Stephan Seljan The Legacy Lives On “The legacy is ongoing in some areas, and still causing controversy”-Jack Granatstein(Cheadle,2010). Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born on October 18th, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec(Encyclopaedia of World Biography, 2004). He was the youngest of three, son of Charles Trudeau, a French Canadian Lawyer, and Grace Elliot, an English Canadian. Trudeau had received top marks in school, which lead to his success in becoming a lawyer in 1943. He remained outside of the…