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something I will either back away from the situation or will attack the source of my fear. Multiply this fear by millions of people and society has events like lynching’s and burning of blacks, methodical starvation of the Irish or the Holocaust. Richard Wright’s novel Native Son is imperative to history and the lessons we should learn from the events of slavery and the Jim Crow laws. Unfortunately, those who need to learn from history usually are the ones who turn a blind eye and create their…

Conservatism is usually defined as a reaction against reform or revolution, this research paper will explore the conservative reaction against the social movement for reproductive and abortion rights. Abortion is relevant, albeit sometimes overdone topic. This paper is not meant to argue the morality of the issue, only to examine the contemporary political movements and political theory behind the issue as a case-study on modern conservatism. Abortion rights movement stem from the liberal…

Richard Nixon’s paranoia led him to re-install a recording system in the White House after removing the recorder that was already in place. Mistrust led to his downfall as President of the United States. Nixon feared that his people would turn on him during his presidency, so he installed the voice-activated recorder as a means of security for himself. Nixon viewed the tapes as his personal property and never expected anyone else to listen to them unless the tapes would benefit him; his plan…

Richard Nixon was in one of the most controversial issues that the United States has ever seen. The Watergate Scandal is now well known throughout history today. This issue led to Nixon resigning only 2 years in his 2nd term. Did President Nixon make the right decisions? Can anyone really trust the government after a situation like this? Some Historians believe that this changed the course of history, and that we can never truly trust the government again. While others believe that Nixon didn’t…

went down by saying, “Early in the morning of June 17, 1972, several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), located in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they had been caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents…In August…

The 1950s have always been portrayed as a perfectly painted picture, an era of traditionalism, prosperity, and conformity, however, as the 1960s ushered in the United States proved to be the complete opposite with recklessness, disillusionment, and protest. Many historians identify these two decades this way and it is completely true considering both social and political aspects of the 1950s and the 1960s are incredibly different. Political aspects in the 1950s were outstanding, the economy…

On 1972, several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee, which at the time was located in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. The intruders were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. It was discovered they were caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. Although Nixon maintained his innocence at first, he was guilty of covering the scandal up, which many frowned upon. Nixon…

As the elected leader of the United States, the President’s job is to represent the nation as well as the American people. Chief of state, chief executive, chief diplomat, and chief administrator define just a few of the various capacities the president is required to fill, all while maintaining a solid reputation and serving as a quintessential example of what it means to be an American. The citizens of the United States have consistently proven to have high expectations of the president,…

Protests from coast to coast, with a particular fire in Washington, D.C. and college campuses across the country, plead for the end of war and civilian destruction. President Richard Nixon wanted to continue South Vietnam war efforts, but felt pressure to end the war due to intense anti-war sentiments and continued casualties in Vietnam. Nixon gave in and started an exit plan with the National Security Advisor Henry Henry Kissinger…

Under Lock and Key No one president has been more controversial or complicated than Richard M. Nixon. He was man who fought an internal battle between his “light” and “dark” sides throughout his personal and political life. Ultimately the darkness is what overpowered his presidency and captured the attention of the American people. However, Nixon is not to be simplified into a villain, rather he is paradoxical figure who cannot be nailed down to a single archetype. Therefore his memorial must…