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    Since the creation of the United States of America, the Electoral College has been the decider of who becomes the next president. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia, is assigned a certain number of electors based on population and two senators, adding up to 538 for the nation. When one votes at a polling station, they are not directly voting for the president. Instead, they are voting for a particular elector that will then vote for the president. Whichever candidate wins the…

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    A broadly known speech that makes evident the power of rhetoric is “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Junior, which was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. This civil rights leader proclaimed his views about human equality for all African Americans to have equals opportunities in the United States. His speech is known as one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. His symbolism, powerful persuasion, tone and diction helped to create an impact on his public…

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    “If my name ever goes in \to history it will be for this act”. A quote said by Abraham Lincoln who was one of the most famous and remembered presidents in history. For his actions that recreated America entirely. He created the emancipation proclamation which saved most of the enslaved african americans. And furthermore saved America from the civil war.”Emancipation” by Russell Freedman and “ O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman portray Lincoln as a fierce and capable leader through symbolism…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for freedom and equality of African American people and is now a well known historical person for what he did for people all around the nation. Segregation and discrimination have been going on for quite some time now. Negroes didn’t have their rights, there are separate places for white people and colored people, white people feel superior to African Americans, and nothing is changing. This is until Martin Luther King Jr., a minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist…

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    An American minster who led the Civil Rights Movement famously said, “One day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed… that all men are created equal”, that man is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Similar to kings’ beliefs on equality stood Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was an American poet and social activist whose poetic themes targeted African American Culture, furthermore bringing about his conurbations to the Harlem Renaissance. Two of his poems titled, “Harlem”…

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    On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence became one of the founding documents of the United States of America. Addressed to King George III, the king of Great Britain it explains the grievances of the American colonies and that they were leaving the British Empire. The preamble of this great document reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and…

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    included the bombing of the church most likely because to show how horrible some things during the movement were, and how some people became scared because of them. During the Civil Rights Movement, many actions, including sit-ins, the March on Washington, and peaceful protests, all contributed to exposing the North to how horrible segregation is through the television and the newspapers. By reading the Watsons, people may learn that the 1960’s weren’t as good as people say it was. Instead,…

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    Over the years people have been overusing the First Amendment as source of defense. Since the first amendment entitles people the freedom of speech, people like to use it as an excuse to express their emotions about a certain situation knowing that the first amendment protects them. Therefore, they take less responsibility for their actions and blame the constitution for their slip-ups. In Free-Speech Follies by Stanley Fish, Fish addresses the First Amendment issue. Fish states that people use…

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    Does Family and Culture Outweigh the Problems of Reservation Life? The first Indian reservations were created by the United States government in 1851 as places where Indians can live and have their own tribes. For a lot of Native Americans, the Indian reservations hold a strong sense of community and culture and they feel like it is home. However, in many cases, such as in the case of Sherman Alexie in his personal narrative The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian, Native Americans feel…

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    What Motivates People to Do Good? The American author Kurt Vonnegut once noted, “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.” Puritanism stems from Puritan ideals while Humanism stems from Enlightenment thinking. The Puritans, God fearing people, focus more on the afterlife and godly approval. Humanist, God respecting people, believe that humans can gain God’s graces through commendable acts towards others. In today’s…

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