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The scandal involving President Nixon and many of his top aids took place over a total of 4 years and became known as the Watergate Affair. It involved many people, break ins, cover ups, corruption at the highest level of the American political system, and a man who would stop at nothing to achieve re-election. Watergate it’s self tested the faith of the American people in the democratic system and in the end led to the President losing the American peoples trust and support. From the…

I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know Asraa Abdulwahab. She is a student at Boise State University. She lives with her family in Boise, though they are originally from Iraq. Asraa’s parents met while attending college. They married and had three children. They decided to move to the United States from their home country of Iraq so that Asraa and her brothers could have more opportunities for their careers and lives. Asraa explained to me that prior to 2003 life in Iraq was…

In November 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected as the 35th President of the United States in one of the closest elections in the nation’s history. He was a mere 43 years old and thus became the youngest ever President of the United States. “Jack”, as he was called, had to overcome the doubts that he was too young and immature to be president, and he did just that. He also had to prove that as the first Catholic U.S. President, he could keep separation of church and state. Despite the…

from Bush's career including his presidential years. Bush became enmeshed in politics again through the careers of his sons, Jeb Bush and George W. Bush. Both sons held elected office: George was governor of Texas (1995-2000) and Jeb was governor of Florida (1999-2007). When George W. was elected President in 2000,…

The first college I did research on was the university of Florida which is also my number one choice for the college I want to go to. University of Florida or UF home of the gators located in Gainesville Florida was recently ranked number 14 of all the university’s in the country, it is very big in athletics, science and in the medical field. UF also has many opportunities such as jobs, honor programs in fact more than 3,400 UF students participate in these honor programs they also have many…

Many football players go their whole career without doing anything to help people off the field. They make a difference on the field, but off the field, it is a whole different ball game. Tim Tebow is a man of courage, love, faith, and hope. He spent his whole college and NFL football career, devoting himself to sharing the gospel and giving people hope in their darkest days. Tim Tebow used his fame as a way to help kids with dyslexia, ADHD, cancer patients, and disadvantaged kids. He is known…

dedication and love for the game. There are many different kinds, but these were the top three that have the most hardcore qualities. Knowing these three types of Hardcore Gator Football fans really shows you how football here at The University of Florida is not taken lightly. Football is huge and being in “The Swamp” is a feeling like no…

University of Florida, led by Dr. J. Robert Cade, had to test the drink on the freshman team because the head coach would not let him test it on the varsity squad. At first, it made the researchers themselves really sick. After a couple of tries, the Florida Gators had loved the drink. The Gators had used the drink in their 1967 Orange Bowl victory. They first mentioned the drink after this victory, which had been known as Cade’s Cola back then. After proving to be useful with the…

"You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated." I believe Tim Tebow is the most inspiring person of the 20th century. Tim Tebow was born on August 14, 1987 in the Philippines because his family was living there and on a Christian mission trip. Tim Tebow was a miracle child because his mom was in a coma and the doctors had to give her strong drugs while she was pregnant. Tebow's mom was advised by the doctors to abort the baby…

the community health assessment is to identify health needs and risks, as well as strengths and assets, in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County, Florida consists of 2,386.33 square miles; of which 1,969.76 square miles is land and 412.22 square miles is water. With over 1.3 million people, Palm Beach County is “the third-most populous county in Florida” (Wikipedia, 2014). West Palm Beach is the biggest city with a population of 102,436 and the location of the county’s three major hospitals,…