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    Perpetually Malicious Author Stephen Kendrick once stated in his book The Love Dare,“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.” Almost every iniquity in the world has been caused by narcissism. Selfishness thrives in humans, feeding off of their evilness. People forget that evil exists within themselves as well, not just their peers. Evil is a very loose term, however the most clear denotation…

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    Cold War Identity

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    of events that occurred, that can be described as having a big impact on the identity of the United States. There nothing in this world more important than unity, especially when a time of war and we saw that in the United States during World War I, II and the Cold War. We also saw that the United States had the ability to thrive under pressure during severe time .During, World War I the United States establish themselves as a difficult opponent and a powerful country. During World War they…

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    Once the United States entered World War II, he was called up and commissioned an officer in the cavalry, an assignment with an army film unit. After the war ended, Reagan appeared in many movies, mostly small parts in big films. But, as time went on he became more comfortable and confident and…

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    On July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Leslie Lynch King, Jr. was born to his abusive father, Leslie Lynch King, and his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. Two weeks after his birth, his parents divorced and him and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, MI. While in Grand Rapids, his mother met a businessman named Gerald R. Ford. Dorothy and Gerald soon got married. Gerald was immediately nicknamed “Jerry” Ford and in 1935 officially changed his name to Gerald R. Ford Jr. Gerald was a successful athlete…

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    Richard Nixon Legacy

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    Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, he served from January 20,1969 to August 9, 1974 (Funk & Wagnalls). Nixon is widely regarded as one of the most controversial presidents in all of history, he is the only president in history to resign the office of the presidency (Barone). Amid the controversy the Nixon administration is notable for creating change in American political, military, and diplomatic history (Funk & Wagnalls). Nixon is almost universally…

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    The transition from liberal to conservative ideas was caused by the Civil Rights Movement, American involvement in Vietnam, and the mistrust of the government. The general population was ready to move past the civil rights movement in which the democrats in office were so invested. The Vietnam War was deepened solely by democratic presidents. The corruption within the Democratic Party pushed them out of office. Though each factor allowed for the transition, the end of the democratic rule started…

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    Watergate, an office complex located near the Potomac in Washington never seemed to serve as such an important place as it did on the evening of June 17. 1972. On that evening a burglary took place that not only would shape the rest of current President Nixon’s term in office, but would also shape how the American people see their President, and how the American people sees their government. Nevertheless, the story of the robbery came to Woodward on a Saturday, quite confused by the location of…

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    Steven Levy: Hacker Ethics

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    Being a hacker has evolved through the centuries. Recent past indicates a hacker as a person that gets into the system of a company or individual in order to obtain information, or to damage the computer. However, in Steven Levy’s text, he indicates a hacker as someone who is trying to push the limits farther, as being a visionary or adventurer. What Steven tried to accomplish was to bring forward the contributions that these innovators laid the foundation for. He was not trying to tell the…

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    modern campaign (Donaldson), was one of the tightest races in American history. Massachusetts 's John F. Kennedy and Texas 's Lyndon B. Johnson held the presidential and vice-presidential spots on the democratic ticket, respectively, and California 's Richard Nixon and Massachusetts 's Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. occupied the positions on the republic ticket. This tight race involved battles related to appearances, religion, and political perspectives, impacting progress in the civil rights movement…

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    view of Roosevelt’s life; relationship, tragedies, love, friendships. His childhood asthma problem and his strong relationship with his father. This documentary deals with almost every aspect of his life.It features reading of Roosevelt’s words by Richard Dreyfuss and interviews with President Bill Clinton, Governor George Pataki of New York, Authors H.W. Brands and Edmund Morris, and a number of the 26th president’s descendants- all of which perceptibly illuminate the life of this sui generis…

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