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Sincere Selfhood It is fair to say that in today’s day and age our identity is often defined by rather shallow attributes such as name, age, or appearance. A common example would be the basic information, like height, weight, and home address that is required on a driver’s license. With that said, one could make the argument that these everyday societal formalities and public perceptions, which are mostly out of our control, do make up our full identity. However, identity is not something given…

All the President’s Men, an investigative, nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, details the investigation into the Watergate scandal of the 1970s caused by President Richard Nixon and his team. By detailing the investigation of a burglary, recounting the discovery of a high-profile scandal, and revealing the importance of both anonymous and credited sources, Woodward and Bernstein analyze the factors that were necessary in exposing President Nixon’s part in the Watergate scandal.…

While reading President Richard Nixon’s first inaugural speech, I could visualize all men working together towards a common goal of peace. Nixon voiced his desire for the American people just as the presidents did before him, we want peace and equality for all mankind; black and whites working together, to create a habitat of freedom throughout the world, peace at home and equality for all men black and white alike, working together dominating none. At the age of nine years old we moved from…

pioneers of the style, such as Rick Nelson. The early seventies was when the Vietnam war ended, because protesters referred to it as “The unwinnable war”. In the same decade, Terrorists attacked the Olympic games, which in that year was in Munich. Richard Nixon was almost impeached for the Watergate Scandal, several men broke into the Watergate Complex in Washington DC. This happened while Nixon was running for re-election, the men were caught because of a single piece of tape, which was used…

President Richard Nixon is one of the most well known U.S. Presidents to date. During, not only his presidency, but also as a politician before getting elected, Nixon had a heavy influence all across the United States. With a man like Richard Nixon as president during the challenging time period of the 1960 's and 1970 's, many people expected a man with his status to be a good president. But shockingly, many things went wrong with not only his presidency, but also the man himself. Even with his…

Throughout history, there have been numerous monumental speeches that either changed public perception or brought forth a new era of thinking. From Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, these orations have all had their own unique effects on the United States’ history. Among those most famous and sacred speeches, one must include John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. On the afternoon of January 20, 1961, Kennedy delivered one of the most powerful…

future of our great nation. During this period of change a group of individuals arose that would become a legacy to later represent the ideals and aspirations of our country. These individuals would be known as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon and it would be these men’s decisions and influence that would define and shape the…

Richard Nixon’s time as president quickly became one of the most debated and controversial times in American history. An incident of burglary involving the president rose to national exposure in what became known as the Watergate scandal. At first, Nixon and his administration stood behind a curtain of lies in order to save their reputations. However, evidence revealed crimes committed by the president in which led to Supreme Court involvement. Eventually, resignation was the only option for…

Richard Wright is an African American writer and poet that is known for his great and moving short stories and poem about life as an African American growing up in the early and mid-1900’s. He was born in Roxie, Mississippi and schooled in Jackson, Mississippi what was known for one of the biggest racial states in the south. Wright was a son of a sharecropper and raised by his mother in a single parent household, and was the grandson of slaves. The upbringing of Wrights childhood brought him to…

Though Muhammad Ali was not one to skirt with the concept of breaking the law and resorting to aggressive means to ensure his survival outside of the ring, but he was known to stir controversy when his opinions, often strong, were to clash with the established norms and issues of the time. One of the most notable examples was his eventual arrest and conviction upon refusing to serve in the armed forces during the Vietnam War. An institution that was one of the primary elements of the…