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    The Principled Politician mainly focuses on former Government Ralph L. Carr and the intense battle against Japanese American Internment. As a Governor, Carr believed in a few principles that helped him stand out from other governors. According to Adam Schrager, the author of the book, “Carr believed it essential to continue his fight for the principles of the Constitution.” Even with the dark, unfriendly climate happening around. If freedom were to possibly be flourished abroad, America’s…

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    Effective and exemplary political leaders are those who can achieve the greatest good for the general population, serve as an example to the people they represent, and resist the temptations of power. In The Education of Cyrus, Xenophon describes Cyrus as the embodiment of these traits, but Book 8 shows the Persian empire immediately disintegrating after his demise. It would seem that altruism and success as a leader are inadequate, and that Cyrus’ hopes of leaving a legacy disbanded along with…

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    North had more to do with the Civil war than the South, due to atagonistic writers and newspaper editors. Once won the South was returned to (on paper at least) it's normal position in the USA. However, the Solders and the Politicians fought for two different reasons. Most politicians wanted war, in the way a child want to punish others for their own selfish resons. Their resons for it are too complicated and diverse to discuss in this paper. The poeple, on the other hand, believed they were…

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    Tennyson Nelson Professor Bhuiyan RWS 100 Section 73 23 October 2014 Corruption the Language of Politicians Though written more than a half-century apart, “Politicians and the English Language” by George Orwell and “Why do politicians lie? Because they have to” by Melanie Phillips are essays that share similar viewpoints. Orwell claims politicians use the tools of corrupt language to get what they want and to manipulate the populace. Phillips concludes the same in her work. Text examples and…

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    evil man, and I believe that while Claudius is evil, he has received more than enough punishment for his actions. Shortly after he comes to power Denmark is in a state of turmoil, and as displayed in the critical essay titled Hamlet the Populist Politician, he faces problems not only on a military front, but on the home front as well. Not only must he deal with the fact that Hamlet…

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    In the introduction and first chapter of their book, The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America, Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers discuss the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s ties to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Snippets from one of Wright’s sermon were blasted in the media, leading to public outcry against the preacher, and against Obama for attending his church. While this outcry against Wright painted him as a radical extremist, Walker and…

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    1st- On March 1st, 1841, Blanche K Bruce was born. He was a politician. He represented Mississippi as a Republican senator. He was the first elected black senator to serve a full term (1875-1881) 2nd- On the 2nd of March, 1867, Howard University was chartered. Chartered is when something is considered professional. Howard University a private historically black university and even though the majority of people that attend are african american, they accept all races. 3rd- On the 3rd of March,…

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    Is Donald Trump a real politician? Many people would argue over what the true answer is to this question since there are so many definitions of the word “politician”. To clear the fog over this question, this essay is going to discuss the term politician by explaining what a politician is and isn’t through comparing the 2017 main party presidential candidates since the 2017 presidential election is one of the best examples of competition between a professional politician and a powerful…

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    History 18 - Section K Essay Number # 1 “Caivus Ivlivs Caesaris: Conqueror, Politician, Leader.” “I have been told that the soldiers will refuse to obey orders to advance,” the eagle-eyed commander began, his soldiers still trembling in fear of the enemy. “Such a statement leaves me completely unmoved. I know that in all cases where an army has failed to obey its general, this has happened because of some misfortune brought on by the general’s incompetence or else because some crime of the…

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    These career politicians are unable to truly represent the common…

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