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    Introduction Making the populace happy has always been a problem when running a country, And through war and rising inflation, the necessity to meet the needs of the American people are ever more important than before. In the time between President Nixon of the 1970’s to George Bush of the 1990’s the lives of Americans have been affected through actions committed by these Presidents who ran our country. Following the liberal surge of Lyndon Johnson, the Conservative presidents of Nixon, Ford,…

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    Weimar Germany (hyperinflation of the 1923) After the World War I, Germany faced strong political and financial instability. The German treasury was all empty due to the world war outlay. The government with the inability to raise proper amount of taxes so that the economy blooms up again, the German government started printing money. But it didn’t go as such, the huge amount of money pumping in the economy caused hyperinflation, the prices skyrocketed which made the German currency less…

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    President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan were presidents that were big in history. President Richard Nixon President Richard Nixon was involved in one organization called Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which was the to make sure of the establishment of oil markets to secure the economic supply for customers and a income for producers of petroleum. President Richard Nixon’s administration to end the embargo in the oil industry since it was…

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    agreement is reached, therefore providing a system where states can ensure that their interests and welfare are protected. Critically, if a state is not a participating party in a lawmaking process, its state interests will be unprotected. This is seen in OPEC where as an overall major influence in global oil price, member states will want the price to be at a profiting level, which can negatively affect the rest of the world. Whilst the role played by consent in international lawmaking may…

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    Throughout the years there have been countless wars, leaving behind many casualties. The causes of these wars all vary, whether it is monetary gain, dominance and power, or control of resources. Regardless of the cause, the result of a war may end on a good note like it did for Kuwait in The First Gulf War of 1990. The Gulf War of 1990 provides, in large amount, an important piece of historical context for the 20th century. While the war was gruesome, the historical importance behind it has left…

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    Ever since the Europeans ventured into North America, people of power blunder to recognize the Aboriginal people. In this case, the Lubicon people’s land and identity were stripped from their hands by the government. When OPEC, an intergovernmental oil supply market, stopped selling America Oil, Canada then pounced on the idea that they could create a profit by selling oil to America. Unfortunately for the Lubicon they were forgotten in treaty 8 negotiations which would have sheltered Lubicon…

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    The watergate scandal involved five men from the Republican committee breaking into watergate hotel and bugging democrats rooms. It was later found out that Nixon had issued this order and may have been involved in many other scandals. Numerous noticeable individuals from the President's organization surrendered. VP Spiro Agnew was likewise compelled to leave for taking rewards. Congress then had Gerald Ford take the place of Spiro Agnew. A select Senate panel, headed by Senator Sam Erving,…

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    Each author has a way of expressing their intended purpose to their audience, many do so by using rhetorical strategies. A rhetorical device is a way to convey meaning or to persuade. Rhetorical strategies are found in every piece of writing but we generally do not realize it. In the speeches by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, they use rhetorical strategies to convey their messages. In Tim O’Brien’s book The Things They Carried, rhetorical devices are found throughout his writing. Between these…

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    higher interest rates, but because it has a lot of assets overseas, the interest hike won’t be as beneficial for them as it is for other major banks. From a macro standpoint, the possible future increase in interest rate by the Fed as well as the new OPEC oil agreements could increase the volatility of at least two companies in our portfolio, Exxon and Citibank, which would result in an increase in the riskiness of our…

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    To defend the US, JFK tripled the US’s nuclear capability, increased the number of troops, ships, and artillery, and established the Green Berets, a special force squad. JFK also turned toward aiding third world countries where communism would be fought in the future. A plan similar to the Marshall Plan called the Alliance for Progress was created as a series of projects for peaceful development in Latin America, and the Peace Corps was established to send young volunteers to third world…

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