Richard Shiffrin

“ On Wednesday, April 14, 1965 Kansas supreme court decided two lives must end between midnight and two in the morning”(54). Perry Smith and Dick Hickock managed the murder of the Clutter family. The two men responded differently to the arrest, jail time, and death sentences. Initially the arrest came as a shock to both men, neither had any idea to consider the possibility of the murder as the reason of arrest. On the fourth floor of the county courthouse lived Perry Smith. Over time Perry…

Check and Balance means the influence and participation of each branch to other branches which prevents one branch is overpowered. The Legislative branch is a branch of Congress, which made up of the House of Representatives and Senate. Their main responsibility is to create laws. They have the power of impeachment towards the President and override vetoes with 2/3 the majority vote. Executive branch is where president work. Their job is to enforce the laws that Legislative branch creates. They…

The bloodcurdling narrator believes he can get away with murder, until the guilt overwhelms him; consequently, the narrator reveals to the cops that he committed the crime. Similarly, in Truman Capote’s novel, the unrealistic American Dream haunts Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Smith, so they fearlessly murder the Clutter family. Dick and Perry grow up in undesirable childhoods that lack conditions for them to grow into successful people. Plagued by failures…

“True leadership is modeled by those who live by proper application of Godliness and principles found in the Word of God, and being consistent with those principles that they teach” (M.Moore, et. Al, 2003). Readings state that Nixon knew about the Watergate Espionage operation before it happened but he tried to cover it up, raising “hush money” for burglars, and in a persistent effort to stop the FBI from investigating the crime. Was it biblical to pardon him? Was it ethical? “All have…

“All the President’s Men” is a story of two Washington Post journalist, who investigated the Watergate scandal. The journalist uncovered the story and presented the facts that eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation. The investigative reporting was effective in the Watergate scandal because journalist Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein focused on why there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C, and why those who worked under Nixon attempted to cover-up…

Music of the Third Reich During the Nazi regime, Hitler and his party members used propaganda as an integral method to promote the philosophies of the Third Reich. Due to Hitler’s lifelong passion for it, music became one of the essential avenues of Hitler’s propaganda messages. Bruckner, Beethoven and most Notably Wagner were just a few of the many composers whom were glorified by Hitler. Through a discriminant handpicking of composers, the Nazi regime was able to rewrite German music history…

forever and pave the way for generations to come. The 60s began with the first ever televised presidential debate in which, John F. Kennedy would square off against Richard Nixon in 1960. The result would lead to President John F Kennedy (JFK) being elected as the 35th president of the United States. Years later, then candidate Richard Nixon would become the 37th president of the United States. He would play a role in the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 1970s with Watergate and his…

agree with all of his goals. A law that she remembers well is when abortion became legal in the sixties. Then, the Vietnam War, which as she remembers was a war about communism, started in the seventies for the people of the United States. President Richard Nixon was the person that brought the United States into the war. This war particularly stuck in her mind because her husband at the time fought in it. Another political change that she remembers is how the South used to mostly favor the…

Vietnam war, demonstrating a nation divided both politically and socially. Antiwar movements, rallies, and protests were erupting across the nation; yet, the National Guard was summoned to manage the students at Kent State University, why? In 1969 Richard Nixon was elected president, and many hoped for him to bring an end to the Vietnam war. While the Vietnam war was coming to end during President Nixon 's first year in presidency the war sprung back into action with America 's invasion of…

not commit eight hours a week. Unfortunately not long after these programs were implemented all the funding for the VISTA programs was discontinued due to the inability of congress to make a funding decision for the program. In 1968, President Richard Nixon was elected and in 1969 he signed a bill which established funding for VISTA until 1971. In 1971, President Nixon implemented a reorganization plan which combined VISTA, Peace Corp, and senior programs (Senior Companion Program, the Foster…