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To become President of the United States of America, one must demonstrate a number of traits, but the most important quality is someone who demonstrates great leadership above all else. In the twentieth century one president who stood head and shoulders above the rest was Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the Unites States. He lead the country through Cold War tensions, ended the conflict in Korea, and worked on domestic polices to better the lives of all Americans.…

John F. Kennedy, the youngest and first Roman Catholic United States President, delivered his Inaugural Address outside the Capitol building on January 20, 1961. His address highlighted both national and global concerns. Kennedy’s purpose was to establish his credibility as a leader and to unify his audiences; those attending the inauguration, the Americans watching the address on their televisions, and “citizens of the world.” Kennedy adopts a respectful and eloquent tone in order to reflect…

In the recent issue of Officer Peter Liang, many Asian elders have argued about the discrimination of the court verdict. The elders compared Peter Liang with other white officers who did not get charged for second degree manslaughter crime on an African American citizen. The elders describe the guilty verdict for Peter Liang as “making an ethnic minority American a scapegoat to satisfy the political thirst of a few and to pay for the police brutality that has troubled the American society for a…

Diversity in the Media The United States takes pride is promoting how diverse it is – we are a melting pot after all. While the United States is full of many different religions, skin colors, races, etc., there is still a lack of diversity in modern media. Representation, especially amongst the minority population and young children, is necessary in modern media. Having products reflect an entire community of people is important in modern issues. Rihanna uses her makeup brand, Fenty Beauty, to…

Mexico and the United States is thought provoking and captivating in the stark contrast between how two cultures are seen from varying perspectives. Kahlo is a renowned painter whose art is a significant part of Mexican culture and is powerful enough to remain relevant for over 80 years, her legacy influencing 2nd wave feminism and current political movements. Appropriate to the title of this painting, Kahlo is standing on the border of Mexico, to her right, and the United States, to her left.…

famously known as Bobby Flay was born on December 10, 1964 in New York City, NY. His parents Bill and Dorothy Flay were Irish-Americans who raised Bobby on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Bobby Flay knew at a young age how much he loved cooking, cooking became a distraction for Flay and he soon dropped out of high school at age seventeen. After dropping out of school, Flay wound up in a job as a busboy and later kitchen helper at Joe Allen’s in New York as demanded by the manager, his father…

Home Training by Bruce A. Jacobs and Papi by Edwidge Danticat are different as Home Training by Bruce A. Jacobs, he was born in New York and wrote about race manners. While Papi by Edwidge Danticat, she was born in Haiti, she wrote about her life growing up, and about how she was made fun because of her accent. Home Training by Bruce A. Jacobs and Papi by Edwidge Danticat are also similar as they are both free verse poems, are in past tense, narrated in first person point of view, were written…

When people hear the word ‘propaganda’, a negative image automatically seems to pop up in their heads. Propaganda generally revolves around hiding the whole story with information often being provided in a biased or misleading fashion. In the United States during World War II, propaganda was everywhere. There were…

As with any conflict, the postwar world can be drastically different to the world that existed during the war. The fashion trends that existed during the war were typically aimed at practicality in the workplace. Furthermore, the rationing during the war led to a decline in fabrics and clothing availability, so the fashion industry was not significant during this time. Gradually, as World War II ended, the trends begin to be less practical and focused more on overall appearance. Women’s clothing…

implementation of the strict Sharia law. Beginning with the Soviet Union’s military invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the conflict between the Afghan communist government and the anti-communist Muslim population became much more violent. Moreover, the United States decided to take measure to prevent the Soviet from increasing in power, as it feared the newfound advantage the Soviet would have in the Cold War. It thus provided an abundance of military weapons for insurgencies known as the…