Henry Ford II

Grand Rapids, MI. While in Grand Rapids, his mother met a businessman named Gerald R. Ford. Dorothy and Gerald soon got married. Gerald was immediately nicknamed “Jerry” Ford and in 1935 officially changed his name to Gerald R. Ford Jr. Gerald was a successful athlete throughout his life ((1)Greene). He received a scholarship to the University of Michigan where he majored in economics and political science. Ford graduated with a B.A. degree in June of 1935. After Michigan, he attended Yale Law…

Vietnam: Authoritarian or Democratic? Following the democratization of The United States of America after their secession from Britain, democracy spread to other states through various reforms. Many states, however, still hold on to authoritarianism as their modus operandi. A form of government defined by strong central power and limited political freedoms, authoritarianism chiefly describes Vietnam’s government today. Freedom House’s Report of Vietnam in 2006 described the Vietnamese…

The powers of the executive branch are spelled out very loosely in Article II of the Constitution. The power of executive privilege is not expressly given anywhere. It is a power that has been derived from Constitutional foundations such as the idea of separation of powers among the three branches, but the scope of this power…

Economic crime continues to be a significant issue for the engineering and construction industry. In the beginning of this year, January 22, 2015, another violation of the FCPA took place. SEC encountered a FCPA case within the Engineering industry. Bribery case was against Walid Hatoum and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan (PBSJ) Corporation. PBSJ is one of Florida’s largest engineering designs firm; now known as The Atkins North America Holdings Corporation. The investigation was performed by…

Raiders of the Lost Ark In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones had stated “I’m goin’ after that truck.” Sallah had responded with, “How?” Bravely, Indiana Jones replies by saying, “I don’t know, I’m makin’ this up as I go.” According to filmsite, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1981. This movie is also an example of a modern epic. There are five traits are characterized in an epic. The five traits of an epic are that the protagonist is a hero with the…

Tara Mikaelian POL 343—Fall 2015 President Nixon’s Infiltration of Cambodia In 1970, President Richard Nixon invaded Cambodia, on behalf of Khmer Republic and South Vietnam. Although this action kept with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, regarding constitutional authorization, the bombings lacked congressional awareness; thereby stripping Congress of the opportunity to rescind their prior granted authorization. The bombings of Cambodia failed to give Congress the opportunity to rescind…

He also mentioned his wife Pat and the difficulties they had to face when they first got married. Nixon appealed to the American people by giving a relatable personal experience. For example, he gave an account of him living in an $80-a-month apartment in Alexandria, Virginia, amongst his other financial expenditures and savings. He mentioned the modest or “respectable Republican coat” his wife had, and tried to continue to sell his “modest-lifestyle” and appeal and relate to the average…

Eric Foner makes it well known that President Nixon did not get along with workers and some known reporters. In the section called, “Watergate” Eric Foner states, “He viewed every critic as a threat to national security and developed an enemies list, that included reporters.” When a President has foes and considers them enemies his job will become very hard and Americans can claim him as bias. Also, by having the mind set as a critic could really make world affairs a rough situation for Nixon.…

The Justice System of the United States was founded on more historical terms. The Watergate was something that should've been expected, especially when Nixon was known for erratic and sometimes paranoid behaviors; which was proven by his “Checkers” speech. The Watergate affair was referred to because of multiple 1972 break-ins and electronic buggings. Within Nixon's administration officials, financial contributors and campaign officers more than 30 either pleaded guilty or were found guilty for…

According to Nixon, “Because of America’s bold initiative, 1972 will be long remembered as the year of the greatest progress since the end of World War II toward a lasting peace in the world” (Doc F). Anyhow, this was not the case and America made little, if any progress. One domestic issue the Nixon administration dealt with was the Energy Crisis. For example, consumer gas prices rose steadily between…