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In his Farewell Address, George Washington addresses the challenges he faced in his presidency. He says: “I… warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects [of political parties]” and “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations… to have with them as little political connection as possible… [We must] steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world…” He faced obstacles such as: debt, a nation divided by political parties, and a war…

BIll Nye William Sanford Nye also known as Bill Nye. Born in Washington, D.C on November 27, 1955. He graduated from Cornell University and studied astronomy, he graduated with a B.S in mechanical engineering in 1977. Which he then moved to seattle to work as a mechanical engineer for Boeing. Bill Nye then eventually became a comedy, show writer and performer. Nye become the face of Bill Nye the science guy which was an award-winning educational program that taught science to preteenagers…

Throughout history, women are seen as an inferior gender. Women have been perceived as only being capable of tending to the house and raising the children. As time goes on, however, this view on women is rapidly changing. Although women still have disadvantages in today’s world, the milestones that women have hurdled over are remarkable. There was a time where it was illegal for women to vote, now there is a woman running for president. Hillary Clinton running in the 2016 presidential election…

A Century of Dishonor is a outcry for justice by Helen hunt written in 1881.”One of the most prolific women writers of her time, Helen Hunt Jackson hoped to be remembered mainly for A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government 's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes (1881)”(Briscoe). Helen raises the question at the beginning of her book by posing the question to the reader, has the American government really been honorable in their dealings with native americans. Helen…

and social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, from mid 1950’s until his death in 1968. As reported by “King speaks to March on Washington”(2010), the great and legendary Dr. King expressed his speech on August 28th, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington D.C. located where Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. Common sense would tell us, Dr. King was bright when he delivered his speech at the…

learn lessons and solve problems on its own in order to stand on its own as a leading and powerful country. In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis goes in detail about the troubles America faced in the start up, the indifferences between Jefferson and Washington, and the rifts of Jefferson and Adams. America went through many trials and tribulations in its infancy stages. A major problem that Ellis describes is the terrifying $77.1 million in wartime debt (Ellis 55). The daunting task of reducing…

Throughout history, freedom has played a central role in American society. Freedom is an entitlement of all humanity, but America deprived some people of freedom because of their race, gender, class, and other ways. Freedom is not a birthright but it is an ideal goal which inspired so many Americans sacrifice. Since 1865, freedom was not distributed evenly in our country. It granted to some and withheld from others. Therefore, during the periods such as Reconstruction, Progressivism, and the…

legislative elections in Haiti and the conflicts that may arise because of it. The Haitian people want elections to be held and the president Louis Borno wants to hold elections on his own terms. Due to the conflict that may arise it is asked of the “Washington Government” to step in more specifically it was addressed to Secretary of State of the United States, Frank Kellogg. In the article it was stated that ‘“American officials here and their Haitian agents plan to repeat the coup of 1922 and…

Culture is all around us. From what we wear to what we eat to how we speak. You can try to hide your connection to culture, but it will always find you. When searching for a definition to culture I feel Texas A&M University did an amazing job. Their definition states: “A culture is a way of life of a group of people—the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation…

The novel The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander a compelling guide through the American justice system. The novel gives its readers insight that since the Jim Crows and Obamas Presidency the “colorblindness” within the United States has revolutionized the American society in ways unimaginable, especially in the Wars on Drugs. The author takes her readers past times in 1840’s, around the time of the Jim Crows to about modern day dealing with how…