United States Senate

officials thought they were doing the right thing to protect southeast asia's freedom. It wasn’t worth giving up the many of our own people's freedom. The senate claimed in their debates of the Tonkin Gulf (Doc 8) 1964 that “the United States is assisting the people of southeast asia to protect their freedom.” Now this may make the United States look like they are doing the right thing in policing the world since we are ultimately trying to protect the lives from falling into a communist…

that the United States had already reached its goal of Manifest Destiny, the belief in the justification of the expansion of American domain throughout the North American continent, political leaders sought to discover a new way to magnify American power and influence within the world. Because of America 's acquisition of new territories through victorious wars and the successful overthrowing of political authorities, nations around the world began to decide whether to see the United States as…

Republic of Colombia and its influence to the United States of America and beyond. Three key points will be discussed in the following paragraphs, including: politics and social relations; economics and resources; and United States’ interests in Colombia. 2. The Republic of Colombia has three branches of government: legislative, judicial, and executive; the legislative branch, being the dominant branch, is split between the House of Representatives and the Senate, the judicial branch is led…

Silbey is a comprehensive read about the journey of Texas becoming a part of the United States. The author, Joel H. Silbey, discusses the challenges and wars the people of Texas faced and how they eventually concurred them and gained independent from Mexico and then the journey of annexation into the United States. Through the book, Storm over Texas, he shares the historical events that shaped Texas and the United States and how they grew to where they are today, economically and geographically.…

consisted of Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. The United States had traditionally followed a foreign policy of isolationism. In other words, they didn’t want to get involved with other country affairs. “The shift” is the American society changing from non-involvement…

Americans throughout the civil war. Following the Indian Removal Act set in place by Jackson, an idea of conquest swept through the states, this was known as Manifest Destiny. The newly independent Republic of Mexico held that territory, yet President James K. Polk, a democratic and pro-expansionist, held nothing back in respect to claiming that territory for the United States. Positioning troops to various strongholds around the unidentified territory led by military General Zachary Taylor,…

The country of North Korea has been a very curious subject for the people of the United States countless other governments in power throughout the world. Many factors of North Korea have remained a secret over the last few decades, but some have become more open over time to the outside world. The United States and North Korea are both made up of an extreme difference in views within the power of government and also policies that follow their rule, but surprisingly share common virtues that…

conditions. NLRA stabilizes the employer-employee union relations (Bible, 2015). The Act also restrains certain private sector labors and management practices that may harm workers and the United States’ economy. Historical Foundation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Before 1935, workers in the United States had a right to down their tools and participate in industrial actions. However, employers too had a right to fire workers who had participated in strikes or had been enrolled in…

A rhetorical argument is a persuasive argument that uses one of the following three persuasive ‘appeals’: Ethos, pathos, and/or logos. To use ethos means to appeal to the character of the audience. It is a claim that is supported through a reference to the reputation or character of the speaker. To use pathos means to appeal to the emotions of the audience. The goal of pathos is to persuade the audience through the use of words that appeal to the feelings of the audience. To use logos means to…

Brazil went in a more democratic direction with the president, National Congress, state governors, legislatures, and local officials where all elected through direct election. This was the first time in Brazil’s history that all of its leaders where elected…