Gerald Ford

Another example that showcases the persuasiveness of Levitt and Dubner’s argument can be seen in the chapter when they compare the Ku Klux Klan to a large group of real- estate agents. Within this specific chapter Levitt and Dubner go over the history of the Ku Klux Klan and how their membership began to decline when President Kennedy exposed their secrets on the radio which led to the mockery of the clan, thus leading to their membership going down. Levitt and Dubner then explain how the Ku…

Throughout the many years in American history battles, conflicts, and turning points have shaped who we are and how we act today. But specifically the year of 1975 was the biggest defining year in U.S. History. Being the only President to resign from office, Richard Nixon was accused of being involved in a conspiracy to cover-up illegal espionage and sabotage of Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern's campaign in 1972. This conspiracy known as the Watergate scandal created a…

Lindbergh Baby Case The Investigation There were a variety of components of the criminal justice system involved with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Some of the information obtained for the case was received by New York Police Department, New Jersey Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The New Jersey State Police became embroiled in jurisdictional battles with New York City Police and the F.B.I. The kidnapping occurred in New Jersey, the child was reported missing from the…

The United States of America has had a rich history of presidential elections, with every one being interesting and important to the future of the country. Out of all the steps in the election process, debates have been an important factor. Atifete Jahjaga once said, “Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.” Debates are crucial to American elections, as evidenced by the…

Some of our deepest secrets correlate with our wrongest doings. We hide the truth with the hope of either keeping ourselves from trouble or protecting someone from the truth. We make these decisions out of spite or personal pleasure not considering its long term effects. We believe that the truth won 't come out and we will succeed in getting away with it. It is not usually the fact that we lied that makes us upset but the fact that we got caught. Secrets are not exclusive to a certain age or…

Barry Goldwater was an American politician, a published author, businessman, father to four children, and a United States presidential candidate in 1964 against John F. Kennedy. Born in Phoenix, Arizona territory on January 2, 1909, Goldwater wasn’t always the type of person to be seen as a politician, he ran his family’s department store full time as a dropout from college after his father’s death. During the time he was running the store Goldwater began to take interest into airplanes and…

Similarities between Frost/Nixon and Michael Clayton To begin, the movies Frost/Nixon and Michael Clayton did not have much similarities, but they both had ethical issues. In the movie Frost Nixon, Frost’s intention was to get an interview with President Nixon to drive up his popularity and help him with gaining a possible show on a US TV network. Frost was unethical in this case because he did not explain to his colleagues what is intentions were and could have wasted their time and effort in…

The Blaxploitation films in the decade of the 1970’s are one of the greatest examples of Hollywood benefiting from the independent film industry. African American viewers were demanding to see black actors cast in more prominent and leading roles within films, and Hollywood responded by creating movies specifically for urban black audiences. These Blaxploitation films followed a specific outline that changed the traditional characteristics of the typical white male hero by, "substituting a…

I chose Rolling Stone magazine because it focuses on popular culture, such as music and movie reviews, musical artists, politics and sports. In my opinion, Rolling Stone’s vast majority of topics ensures a section for everyone, no matter what their interests are. Jann Wenner created Rolling Stone in 1967, who is still editor and publisher today. Wenner borrowed money from his family and in-laws to start the magazine. In the first edition of the magazine, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone “is not…

Now that you know about how the media informs the public we will move on to how the media exposes government corruption or controversies and how the government reacts to the exposure of these controversies by inspecting the intense scandal Watergate, which occurred under Richard Nixon’s administration. Details of how this scandal happen are bizarre, first, five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the hotel Watergate who was caught and was carrying thirty-five hundred…