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    -My wife has an austere distaste for the Cape Coons. (a feeling of violent disgust or loathing {Farlex}/dislike/ aversion/ repugnance/ offensive/ revulsion/ disgust/ hatred/ hate/ antipathy/ abhorrence/ repulsion/ abomination) -It’s one of your detestable attributes. (Arousing or meriting intense aversion: abominable/ Inspiring or deserving repugnance or scorn/ Stimulating disgust hateful {Merriam Webster} / despicable/ repugnant/ vile/ revolting/ abominable/ abhorrent/ loathsome) ~ I sniffed…

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    This is because of the high winds which reached up to 115 mph as well as the storm hit a highly populated area, New York City and New Jersey during a high tide and a giant slow wave moved the ocean inward causing the massage storm surge. Vice Pres Joe Biden went to New Jersey to personally…

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    “All states or dominions which hold or have held sway over mankind are either republics or monarchies” (Machiavelli, 5). Machiavelli states that both monarchies and republics are the most widespread, used forms of government; however, as Machiavelli critiques the way monarchies are run, specifically in Florence under the Medici family, The Prince highlights how republics could be more beneficial. Although The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli, discusses both forms of government, the text is still…

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    Jan. 16, 2013. The president of the United States had a very unique gun control speech at the White House. The vice president Joe Biden, children, teachers, parents, and journalists attended the speech. In the speech, President Obama constantly mentioned several families, these families would become the protagonist of the speech. Because, December 14, 2012. A shocking gun shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A 20 years old young man shot 20 children and…

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    The progressive era is one known for a time in American history full of activism and reform, politically and socially. It is the era that brought the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments which changed our country with voter reform, income taxes, women’s suffrage, and prohibition. One major proponent of these changes were women’s groups working for the equality of the sexes. In Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow, he tries to paint a vivid depiction of women and their sexuality and how it changes…

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    From watching the frontline documentary and reading the book, I think that interest groups have too much influence in American politics. Interest groups are seen to be everywhere in the nation and I believe that by them creating a great deal of controversy helps to create a division between the government and its people. Interest groups first objective is not political influence but simple survival, which helps to shape a group’s political activity. The issue that I see constantly arising is…

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    Minimum Wage A hot topic across the United States is the debate about raising minimum wage. In Iowa the minimum wage is seven dollars and fifty cents. Some states have higher minimum wages but that could be due to the cost of living in that state. The United States’ minimum wage is seven dollars and fifty cents which most states follow. New York’s minimum wage is nine dollars an hour. Living in Iowa is a lower cost of living than living in New York. Some companies have raised their minimum wage…

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    Vice President Role

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    A President sign the bill of Congress, make speeches, choose members to serve, is elected by the Electoral College, acts as an good example for the U.S. citizens. He also acts as the executive of the Federal Government. A Vice President is one whom is in charge of the Senate, plays a major role in the United States government and follow responsibilities. Throughout the years there have been Vice Presidents who became Presidents of the United States. This leads to the discussion of the…

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    I’d like to take you back approximately 78 years ago to a time where the average cost for a brand new home was $4100, gas was 10 cent a gallon, and workers made approximately $1780 a year in wages (The Year 1937, 2004). A time where Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President and our country was on the recovering end of a severe economic downturn known as The Great Depression (This Year 1937, 2004). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a recently released movie and the famous “Of Mice and Men,” book…

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    Abandon Ship? This Could Either be Very Good or Very Bad. Well, this wasn’t supposed to happen. By now we have all seen the once uncontested candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination (ahem, Hillary Clinton) begin to face unexpectedly stiff competition from Bernie Sanders. From her slipping popularity suggested by her slim two million dollar fundraising advantage over with Sanders, to the surrounding controversy regarding her personal email server, clearly the S.S. Hillary Campaign has seen…

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