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    Who killed young Herbert? It all started on a dark, stormy night, while playing chess. A man, from a faraway land, knocked on the door. He told a tale about a monkeys paw. The paw would let you make three wishes. In the story, “Monkey’s Paw”, Herbert dies; I believe Herbert is to blame. Since Herbert didn’t believe it that’s why he died. Herbert suggested that Mr. White (Herbert’s father) should wish for two hundred pounds (Money). When Mr. White did wish for two hundred pounds Herbert said,…

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    The presidential election of 2000 created great controversy throughout the country regarding claims that some African Americans and other Democratic voters were not allowed to vote in Florida for various reasons. Some of these reasons included claims that the voter did not have proper identification cards, manipulating a list of former felons to exclude thousands from voting, and even different acts of intimidation. Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election focuses on the suspicious pattern…

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    controversial. Now after watching the movie Recount it is obvious that George W. Bush illegitimately won the election. Firstly, older voters were confused on how to fill out the ballot, which ended up in a significant amount of dimpled chad that were not counted by the machines, therefore robbing thousands of people of their right to vote for the president they wished to be in office, not to mention that it may have costed Gore the presidency. When the chad were first run through the counting…

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    2000 Election Analysis

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    Presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore continues to spark controversy regarding which candidate actually should have won, even 17 years later. In 2008 the dramatization film of this election, Recount, aired on HBO and primarily documented the voting irregularities in Florida. At the time, Florida counted with 25 electoral votes, thus analytics predicted that whichever candidate won Florida would also win the election. It is later revealed in the film that George W. Bush won the…

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    with a purpose and a particular message; nothing is by accident. Al Gore’s “1969”, one of many campaign advertisements during the 2000 presidential election paints Al Gore as a candidate years in the making, someone they can trust, and someone who is willing to…

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    George W. Bush ran for president in 2000. The candidates running against Bush included: Al Gore for the Democratic party and a third party candidate Ralph Nader. During the election, the United States was dealing with many different issues. Some of these issues were health care, the economy and education (George). Bush made promises for his campaign based on the issues that the United States was associated with. Bush’s 2000 campaign was successful because of his domestic promises, Gore’s…

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    The first reason torture should be justified is as followed: the use of torture can save lives and prevent future acts of terrorism. Through the process of torture, the US, was able to distinguish connections between Khalid Sheik Muhammed and Jose Padilla. The use of torture was conducted on al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah. Khalid Sheik Muhammed and Jose Padilla are two international terrorists that have committed terrorist actions m42k.p against the United States. When Khalid Sheik Mohammed…

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    Recount Film Analysis

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    the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, the whole country, maybe even the world, was asked the same question, "who really won?" The HBO film, "Recount" about the election gave us the inside look of how everything went down up until Gore seceded. After watching for the intense 2 hours, my opinion was evident. The film did shine a light on how Mac Stipanovich influenced Secretary of State Katherine Harris to lean more towards the republicans. While Clay Roberts, Director Divisions of…

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    The dispute between presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election made the American population aware of the legitimacy of elections. Additionally, this event illustrated how deeply divided the nation truly is. The debate focused on the state of Florida where there was conflict regarding Bush’s 2,909,135 votes and Al Gore’s 2,907,351 votes [1]. The difference is a staggering 1,784 or about .03% [1]. Clay Roberts explains that, “Any difference of less than .5…

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    George W. Bush Biography

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    George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States of America who served from 2001 to 2009. He was the son of George Herbert Walker Bush who was the 41st president. Before George W. Bush ran for president he was the two-term Governor of Texas. George W. Bush also graduated from Yale University and Harvard Business School. He also owned the Texas Rangers baseball team. .George W. Bush was the oldest of six children of George H. W. Bush. was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven Connecticut.…

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