Presidents of the United States

Have you ever been afraid of getting sick? The fear lies not so much in the illness so much as the cost of the treatment. As you may well be aware of, the healthcare system in the United States could use some reform. That is what many believe anyway. Those who do not get their healthcare via health plans through their work inevitably have to pay for health care through more standard means, myself included. The most relevant form of health care, and the focus of my paper, is The Affordable Care…

One of the first pioneers of late night television, Dick Cavett, believe in the idea that he could make fun of high political elites, while covering hard topical news and maintain an entertaining personality. Though this aggravated President Nixon, because he was being made fun of, there was very little that he could do to screw over Cavett for what he had said about him. In a PBS documentary, Cavett explained that he set out to create an entertaining talk show, not realizing that he…

and the US pulls out of Vietnam. In 1974, the Terracotta Army is discovered in China and Mikhail Baryshnikov Defects. In 1975, the Cambodian Genocide begins, and Microsoft is founded. Also in that same year, there are two assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford’s life. In 1976, the first Ebola virus is found in Sudan and Zaire. In 1977, Elvis is found dead and Star…

Lincoln gives an account of the drastically divided nation existent during the American Civil War. Seen from the viewpoint of United States President Abraham Lincoln, it details his struggles with the continuing warfare between Americans, as well as the disagreements with lawmakers on the decision to permanently abolish slavery. Directed by Steven Spielberg, and released on November 9, 2012, Lincoln was nominated for, and received numerous awards. Met with worldwide critical acclaim, the film…

Throughout the 1980’s President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy created a powerful anti-drug campaign that used images like an egg representing a brain, and an egg frying for a brain on drugs. As a kid I couldn’t watch Saturday morning cartoons without being bombarded with anti-drug advertisements. Today kids get a different kind of message, not all drugs are bad regardless of the law. They are getting this message through the current fight to legalize marijuana within the United States.…

Abraham Lincoln: The Word Magician The purpose of this essay is to analyze the works of Abraham Lincoln. Often when presidents give speeches the general population neglects to remember them, and they disregard them. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, did not appear to have this issue. Some of his speeches are still pursued until this day. Not only are Lincolns speeches still being read and analyzed, but they are also being taught in learning environments. Much can be…

abroad and victory at home” This was due to the fact, U.S. had defeated Nazi Germany and the segregation that plagued the Army was officially acknowledged and finally the laws that have been enacted to oppress blacks have be laid to rest. In 1948, President Truman issued Executive Order 9981. ““Establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services,” officially declared that "there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in…

takes a more focused approach and sticks with the assassination and conspiracy around it much more than Killing Kennedy. That is really the biggest difference between the two as far as I am concerned. They both dealt with the assassinations of a President, as well as taking a deeper look into the lives of the assassins. Both of these books were great reads, and I would recommend them to anyone with a love of history. Killing Lincoln is better for people that like war, while Killing Kennedy has…

of what they wish to address in their presidential debates. This is demonstrated in Bill Clinton’s debate where the mention of his underwear was compelled “by a member of the MTV generation” (Source B). It is quite incredulous that the president of the United States can be instructed to make mention of his underwear by an employee of a privately-owned business. This proceeds further to show that the media would go through extra lengths to maintain their popularity and mass audience among the…

St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, waiting to capture the final moments of President John F. Kennedy. Cordoned off from the church’s perimeter, many of them captured emotional photos of the Kennedy family, as they mourn the death of the United States President that died just three days prior, in Dallas, TX, as a result of an assassination. Of the hundreds of photos taken on that dreadful day, Stan Stearns, from United Press International, captured the most acclaimed photos in Kennedy history.…