Theodore Hesburgh

person is built. It is a perception that becomes reality. I have learned from my father that to be a good leader you must always show confidence. One trait of a confident leader is someone that is a good listener. When someone is talking to me, I want them to know that what they have to say is important. I may not always agree, however everyone’s input should be considered. At the end of the day, a leader has to be willing to make a decision. A leader has to be willing to take responsibility for their decisions. I want people to know that I am not afraid to be accountable and I am always willing to make a final decision. The late Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame's president from 1953 to 1987, served as a trusted adviser to U.S. presidents and popes. A champion for human rights, Fr. Hesburgh was one of the architects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Reflect on the current state of civil rights, the progress that has been made, or the problems still being faced today. As a middle class white girl, it is difficult state an opinion as to racial problems that minorities may still face today. I believe their issues today to be more specific and micro in nature then they were in Rev. Hesburgh’s time. I am convinced that the discrimination issue of my generation deals more with immigration. I believe that the world was created by God. When God created the…

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As Chief of State, the president it required to inspire and symbolize the American nation.Wilson did not only convert the minds of Americans when he needed troops to fight in World War I. In fact during the election of 1912, many people saw Wilson as a remote like administrative mouthpiece, in comparison to the outgoing Theodore Roosevelt, because of his straight forward intellect. Nonetheless, he still managed to sway the minds of many in his hopes of providing the nation with what he called,…

“A steam engine in trousers,” a contemporary once called him. The first president to ride in an automobile, fly in an airplane, and even be submerged in a submarine. Who was this man? His name was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States of America. After the assassination of the 25th president, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, his vice president, rose to power to make many great achievements. One of those achievements was making the Progressive movement as successful as…

The more we grow, the more powerful we will become, it is a fact of life. It is under manifest destiny, that the US must move westward into California, but now the country must spread overseas to become powerful, successful, and rich. Hurting other people, and taking over land that does not belong to them, the US single-handedly annexed a good portion of the Western hemisphere under President Theodore Roosevelt. His aggressive personality, and his views mixed together to make America a country…

society to the public. “They feed them on sour milk, and give them paregoric to keep them quiet, until they die when they get some young medical man without experience to sign a certificate to the board of heath that the child died of inanition, and so the matter ends.” (Jacob Riis) Riis publicly draws attention to everyday living conditions in a New York neighborhood in order for the middle class and wealthy to be aware of the lowest members of society. In essence the more aware society…

invade the US, Francis Scott Key, made a song that eventually became the national anthem and affected millions. During the war, Britain decided to bombard Baltimore, Maryland and he saw the wreckage that the British did and how the American flag still flying high he got inspiration to write the “Star-Spangled Banner”.(Smithsonian 1). “Praise the pow 'r that hath made and preserv’d us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,...”(Key 1). This quote shows that nationalism is still…

occurring everywhere in the country. It spanned across all political parties. During the Progressive Era political primaries were developed to better the democratic process, productivity of businesses was improved through careful analysis of operating procedures, and regulations were placed on large corporations (Tindall and Shi, pp. 944-946). This was also a time of moral reform. Progressives lobbied for limited work hours, the regulation of child labor, and workers’ compensation (Tindall…

rogressive Era The Progressive Era during the years of 1900-1920 was a period of widespread social activism and political change across the United States. Reformers, such as Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, and Alice Paul, attempted to bring change to the obstacles that had affected Americans during previous years. The challenges that were improved were woman suffrage, child labor, working conditions, and civil rights. After the Industrial Revolution, reformers were trying to eliminate child…

1.) The source is a physical item; specifically a button that indicates President Wilson’s campaign platform. 2.) This item’s message revolves around the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the United States during the First World War 3.) This source is produced during World War I, and it relates to the 1916 Presidential Election. Indicating by the button’s message, Americans were not in favor of war and the United States still remained militarily neutral. The conclusion that Americans were…