Jimmy Carr

Terry Anderson was a journalist of the Associated Press. He covered Lebanon's civil war for for three years before his capture in March 16, 1985. He was released on December 4, 1991, as the 16-year Lebanon civil war ended. Anderson, was the last American held hostage in Lebanon. He was held captive for 2,454 days by Islamic Jihad (Holy World). There were 14 other Americans held hostage for times ranging from two months to six years. Four Americans were all killed during captivation. Anderson’s…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an activist for civil rights. He is also a leader in nonviolent movements across America and influences people around the world to fight for civil rights. King is most known for his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave at Washington D.C in 1963. In fact, the speech was so influential it earned King a Nobel Peace Prize. Other works by King include “Beyond Vietnam,” “Give us a ballot” and his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (Biography.com Editors 1). King’s…

to President Jimmy Carter’s liberal policies that were deemed to be failing. Most voters complained about how the economy of the United States had remained stagnant in the 1970’s and thus called for the need to have changes in the White House. Both inflation and unemployment had remained high, real income had increased by only 1.5% from 1965 and the administration was being accused for failing to mitigate issues related to foreign policies like the Iran hostage case. The general Jimmy…

On 10 December 2014, Malala gave her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in Oslo, Norway. According to Malala, the award is not only for her, but also for those “voiceless children” (Yousafzai), who don’t receive education. Malala is from Swat, Pakistan. Her name was inspired by “Malalai of Maiwand, who is the Pashtun Joan of Arc” (Yousafzai), and Malala means “grief stricken, sad.”(Yousafzai) She is the first Pashtun and the youngest Pakistani to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She and Kailash…

Literature review Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like…

Biography of Ronald Reagan In an apartment on the second floor of a commercial building, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. (Cannon) With his parents John Edward Reagan and Nellie Wilson Reagan, Ronald moved around to series of towns to finally settle in Dixon, Illinois, where he spent of his childhood. With a grade-school education, John cumulated the family income by opening a shoe shop, which got the family by. (Kengor) He was a visionary, but tough…

Mark Twain and Jack London’s San Francisco Earthquakes Earthquakes are devastating tremors that cause serious damage. Mark Twain and Jack London describe two earthquakes they witnessed in San Francisco. In Mark Twain’s essay, he uses a satirical and humorous approach when describing human reaction towards the sudden earthquake, through a first point of view, and carefully chosen descriptive words. Jack London, on the other hand, focuses mainly on the effects the earthquake had on the city.…

We also held a presidential election in school and Jimmy Carter won. While we walked to the polling place, he was telling me how important voting was for him and how his vote will count during this election and one day it would be important for me for vote as well. When we reached the polling place, my father…

As the 39th president of the United States, in my opinion, Jimmy Carter demonstrates qualities of a “great man” but at the same time, he struggled to respond to impressive difficulties, including a vital emergency and a high increase in unemployment. He revived U.S. relations with China and attempted progress with endeavors to deal with peace in the notable Arab-Israeli clash, however, late in his term a prisoner emergency occurred in Iran. Carter 's analysis of the country 's “emergency of…

to release the hostages as a punishment to Jimmy Carter for his support of the Shah, and others believe in the October Surprise Conspiracy Theory. An October Surprise is a political incident that is arranged before an election to try to change the results of it. In the October Surprise Conspiracy Theory, it is believed that Reagan's presidential campaign came to an agreement with Iran to stall the release of the American Diplomates to stop President Jimmy…