America has always been known as the land of the free where individual rights are of the highest value. Freedom of speech is one of these rights and loses accuracy more and more as each day passes. The word "sue" was hardly known in the early 1900's, harshly regarded in the mid 1900's, but today it ...
Sexual harassment, in law, consists of deliberate and unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted requests for sexual favors, and certain other offensive conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment may be committed by men or women in many different roles, such as that of boss, client, co-worker, fellow st...
When one gets excited with an idea, one thing commonly happens. They rush into it. They follow their gut and with an adrenaline rush, run into a situation blind and deaf. When George Bush diverted his attention to sad dam in order to bring recognition to the U.S, he definitely dug himself into a dit...
As companies start to recover from the economic recession, President Obama promised to make government an ally. "We can, and we must, work together," he told the US Chamber of Commerce. "Whatever differences we may have, I know that all of us share a deep, abiding belief in this country, a belief ...
Democrats would have us believe that many people will not vote for Barack Obama because they are afraid. The implication is that those same people fear a black president and most would never vote for him, simply because he is black. The 'fear factor' has been bandied about on the Sunday morning ...
All the Presidents Men All the presidents" men begins on June 17 1972 when five burglars broke into the Democratic National headquarters, which was located at the Watergate Hotel. Most of the Newspapers disregarded the story as just another break in but Two reporters for the Washington post stuck...
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both presidents of the United States and made many positive historical contributions. Although they were on opposites sides of the Civil War, both men had strong feelings for the protection of their land. While Abraham Lincoln steered the Union, Jefferson ...
Andrew Jackson: Presidential Bully? Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States (1829-1837), was a presidential bully. He did not make decisions based on the interests of the whole nation but on his own personal benefit. Although he portrayed or possibly manipulated the citizens to...
The United States is currently considering multiple different ways to approach greenhouse gas mitigation. One way that is receiving the most attention, however, is Cap and Trade. The "Cap" sets a limit on emissions. The "Trade" creates a market for carbon allowance. The term Cap and Trade as a whole...
As most of us should know, the government of the United States is made up of three branches, one being the legislative branch. This branch, also called The Congress, is responsible for making laws. Congress is made up of two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Representation in the ...
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers, " Aristotle observed in his Politics. "If liberty and equality are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons share alike in government to the utmost"" (Aristotle 60.) The media coverage on our elected officials is a constant factor in how well our leaders are maintaining democracy. Many of these reporting are unfortunately including the latest hairstyle of the first lady. But the favorite thing for the media to report is scandal and corruption. ...
Through out the years Abraham grew up to be a tall man he stood about 6-4, the Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois he worked several jobs like store operator and post master his boss admired him and introduced him around to famous people like Jack Armstrong, they became friends right away and the wrestled and joked together. ...
On September 27, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had their first presidential debate at Hofstra University. It was the most watched debate in history, as over 84 million people were either on the spot or in front of the scre...
"Men say he [Teddy Roosevelt] is not safe. He is not safe for the men who wish to prosecute selfish schemes to the public detriment . . . who wish government to be conducted with greater reference to campaign contributions than to the public good . . . who wish to draw the President of the United St...
A Ronald Reagan Timeline 1911, February 6 Ronald Wilson Reagan Was born in Tampico, Illinois 1912 Acquired nickname of Dutch 1928 Graduated from Dixon high school 1932 Graduated Eureka College 1932 Hired as a Sportscaster for a radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa 1937 Traveled to Southern CA to report on Chicago Cubs spring training 1937 Put under contract to Warner Brothers 1940, January 25 Married Jane Wyman 1941 Daughter, Maureen Elizabeth Born 1942 Joined the US Air Force 1945 Discharged from Air Force as a Captain 1945 Adopted Michael Edward 1947 - 1952...
The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a presidency of limited powers. It is also important to remember that when they created the office of the presidency, they did so without any model to go by. When the framers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to "revise the Articles of Confederation" and ended up creating an entirely new constitution, in no country in the world was there a democratically selected chief executive. What the framers of the U.S. ...
