Robert Byrd

constituencies. Term limits are a necessary evil that we need to address now. They are evil not in a way that harms the democratic process, rather evil because it would require change and most often people are highly adverted to change. Ironic as it may be, in order to see a change in our government we first need to make a larger change that will prove beneficial in the long run. The longstanding members of Congress that we see today have histories that their consistency and experience seem to presently outweigh in regard to prior negative decisions. One notable Congressman by the name of Robert Byrd demonstrates how out of touch our representatives can actually be. At the beginning of his political career, “Byrd was a member of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan in the early 1940s” and “in 1964, he voted against the Civil Rights Act pushed by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson” (Cohen). Byrd was a representative in Congress for almost fifty-seven years and passed away while in office. Although he said it was “the most egregious mistake I’ve ever made”, in reference to being a KKK member, the fact still remains that a man who once firmly believed in black suppression helped guide our government for fifty-seven years (Cohen). This stance is a far outcry from what the people of today demand from our government’s political actions, so why not make a change? Term limits would be able to prevent this same issue from becoming a concern and would provide the nation with common…

For decades, African Americans were looked down on from their white allies. But on Sunday, March 8th, 1964, when Senator Hubert Humphrey appeared on the NBC news program Meet the Press to discuss the civil rights bill, many African Americans had hope that something was about to change. Since 1937, several Southern senators had prevented eleven civil rights bills from coming up for a vote in the Senate. But now, the civil rights bill had been approved by the House of Representatives and was sent…

“I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And, yes, I did. You know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president.” Hillary Clinton said during the first presidential debate. The election of 2016 will not be forgotten anytime soon. With a surprising turn of events of Donald Trump somehow winning. Millions of American citizens are in anguish with these results. The Best Man by Gore Vidal, November by David Mamet, All the Way by Robert Schenkkan, and Crucible by…

Purpose: The strong discourse by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia contradicted the direct assault of United States against Iraq's leader Saddam Hussain. It was composed with the purpose: 1) To influence the individuals from the Senate that US was going into a confused and avoidable war 2) To voice concerns to call of the attack of Iraq. 3) To establish discourse with the Senate and 4) To investigate the potential results in future of the war activity of the United States. (ICH) Claim: …

ANGELO IZZO BASIC CONDUCTING FINAL EXAM “LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, HARKSTOW GRANGE” PERCY GRAINGER: BIOGRAPHY - PERCY GRAINGER, BORN IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA IN JULY 8TH 1882, WAS A GIFTED PIANIST AS A CHILD. - AFTER STUDYING A YEAR IN FRANKFURT, HE BECAME KNOWN AS A PRODIGY. - AFTER ATTENDING A SEMINAR ON FOLK MUSIC, GRAINGER BEGAN COLLECTING FOLK SONGS AND NOTATING THEM DOWN ON SHEET MUSIC. - HE QUICKLY GAINED RECOGNITION FOR REVITALIZING FOLK MUSIC AND GOING AGAINST THE TRADITION OF THE GERMAN…

an early example shaker culture when Mr. Tanner gives young Robert the pig for help and apron with the calving. Mr. Haven and Robert are fixing the fence when Mr. Tanner brings the pig Roberts father states about accepting the pig “we thank you brother Tanner but it’s not the shaker way to take frills for being neighborly” (P 21). I think this shows that in the shaker culture they feel that is not right to accept a gift or payment for doing the right thing in any given situation are helping out…

The perspective of a work of literature changes from the first time you set your eyes on it. My point of view of the poem Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning changed drastically from the beginning of this research project till now. As I looked into information over this poem and different aspects about it, I began to have more of an open mind towards it and understand the true meaning behind it. I learned that poetry has more to it that just the words that were printed on the page. It allowed…

The Matrix, on the other hand, is more than just a thought experiment. It is a narrative that is judged aesthetically, and as such its success requires that its creators produce something that will captivate and engage an audience. Carroll has asserted that, narratives, far from being complete, have gaps which need to be filled by the audience. That is, creators of narratives do not spell-out every detail of the narrative, instead, narratives rely on the elicitation of moral emotions from an…

grand jury, jury, double jeopardy, and collateral estoppel, immunity from prosecution, eminent domain, takings, and lastly territorial jurisdiction. Nevertheless, this investigation will cover the basic and many varied interpretations of double jeopardy and how they applied to the local case of Robert Nicholas Angleton. Double jeopardy is within the United States Constitutions Fifth Amendment, “The State with all its…

Mainstream media representations of masculinity play a role in shaping attitudes and ideas about what it means to be a “real” man in our society. In most media portrayals, male characters are rewarded for self-control and the control of others, aggression and violence, financial independence, and physical desirability. Many characteristics of the alpha stereotype are demonstrated through the character of David Greene who is played by Brenden Fraser in the movie School Ties (1992), directed by…