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    the United States was apart of in an effort to prevent communism from spreading. The Vietnam War was horrific because it resulted in a large number of casualties. As a result of the amount of American casualties during the Vietnam War, President Richard M. Nixon decided to withdraw the majority of American troops that were fighting in Vietnam at the time. President Nixon announced his decision on withdrawing the majority of American troops during his speech, “Address to the Nation on Vietnam”.…

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    The Roe V. Wade Case

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    Whether or not women should have the right to an abortion is an argument that is on the news a lot nowadays. This argument dates back to the early 1970s and the Roe v. Wade court case. In fact, the Roe v. Wade case is one of the most talked about supreme court cases to date. It took place in Texas, where state law only allowed abortion to save the life of the mother. “Jane Roe”, a pseudonym for the appellant, wanted to have an abortion. However, the appellee, Henry Wade, argued that it was…

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    William Rehnquist was born on Oct 1, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI to his parents William and Margery Rehnquist. From an early age he embraced his family’s respect towards Republican Party leaders such as Herbert Hoover and Robert Taft (Biography, 2005). After graduating high school, Rehnquist attended Kenyon College for one year before entering the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943 to 1946. Upon completion of his military service, he attended the University of Stanford where he earned a…

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    In this simulation report, Felicia is playing the role of a Consumer Advocate, a First term President, and a Supreme Court Clerk. In completing the stimulation, her score varied from being successful at 2 out of 3 of the stimulations. In completing the Supreme Court Clerk, she was not successful at accomplishing this task. She was over thinking on these question; therefore caused her to score lower in than the other 2 task. However, it led her to be more successful in the last two stimulation…

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    Though many seek power throughout their daily lives, the wish for power is something people should generally avoid. In substantial quantities, one’s wish for power has the ability to help create a good leader; however, in large quantities, one’s wish for power can ultimately cause the downfall of a society. Power-hungry people are those who wish to obtain as much power in the shortest amount of time possible. These people frequently focus solely on their goal and fail to act considerately toward…

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    Richard Nixon represented the Republicans while John F. Kennedy represented the Democrats in the 1960 Presidential debate. The presidential election culminated with John F. Kennedy elected as president in 1960. With the advent of television, both nominees…

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    Presidential Debates

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    Television has had a profound and wide-ranging effect on American politics because it plays a central part in the political process, particularly in shaping presidential debates, campaign and election. The impact of television, however, is not worthy of admiration or approval by the majority of American voters. Television has had a negative impact on presidential elections; it has caused its viewers to focus more on the candidates’ image and has diverted their attentions from the real issues of…

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    Science is in everything, including religion and lack thereof. In this paper I will show how scientism is tied in with the aspects of religious faith and atheism. First and foremost science is defined as the analytical and empirical basis for understanding reality, truth is either analytically understood or empirically verifiable. Also the main arguments that will be discussed deal with the finely tuned universe, the teleological argument, the theory of pragmatism and biological evolution.…

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    In Truman Capote 's book “In Cold Blood”, from 1965, the terrible murder of the Clutter family is told to you, in a way that in 1965 was called “new journalism”. It was Capote’s telling of a real life murder through the eyes of the people in the town and in particular Perry Smith, one of the people responsible for the murders. Truman Capote had many visits and conversations with Perry Smith and this led him to raise the question of whether a man alone can be held responsible for his actions…

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    Allende In Chile

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    The United States made a wise choice to be involved with Chile. “The election of Allende was viewed in Washington as a significant setback to United States interest worldwide” (U.S. Library of Congress). When Allende was running for election, it sparked United States interest because we wanted to prevent him from coming to power we wanted to protect our economy and our image as a country. In the 1970’s Allende was in the running for election and in that time we had United States companies that…

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