For eight single professional women gathered in Dallas, it is holy Wednesday — the night each week that they gather in one of their homes for the Traveling Bachelorette Party. Munching snacks and passing a bottle of wine, they cheer, cry and cackle as their spiritual leader, Trista Rehn, braves heartache, indecision and the occasional recitation of bad poetry to choose from among her 25 swains. Yet something is unsettling Leah Hudson's stomach, and it's not just the wine. "I hate that we've been sucked into the Hoover vac of reality TV," says Hudson, 30. "Do we not have anything better to do than to live vicariously through a bunch of 15-minute-fame…
William Carney born into slavery on February 29, 1840, in Norfolk Virginia. William usually worked out in the fields with his father, and his mom worked in the master’s home. As William was growing up, his minister helped him with his schooling as a secret. “Father William Sr. had escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad, He had tried to gather enough money to buy his family’s freedom.” (Helm) His father finally purchased his wife and son out of slavery in January 1, 1850. After they were free they moved and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts.…
Before William Clinton became a President of the United States, he grew up with changing directions like many children. William Jefferson Blythe III was born on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas ("Bill Clinton Biography"). His father had died three months before he was born in a car crash. His mother moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to achieve her…
On January 20, 1993, the endless chant of “Clinton, Clinton, Clinton!” was the single word heard as the American people watched on TV while “the first Democrat to be elected President since 1976” (Savage), Bill Clinton stepped to the podium to give the anticipated Oath of Office and Inaugural Address. The Inaugural Address of 1993 provided a sufficient amount of evidence that if looked back on, would show that Clinton had kept the promise of “change” that the speech and campaign had been built around. Clinton worked to get the Family and Medical Leave Act, “Don’t ask, don’t tell”, and to raise overall economic growth. In the Inaugural Address Clinton said, “When our founders boldly declared America 's independence to the…
On September 5th 2012, former president Bill Clinton stepped on stage to address citizens at the Democratic National Convention and countless other Americans watching from home. Clinton’s speech took place prior to the Republican National Convention, and responds to many of the misleading claims that were made there. Clinton’s clear goal and objective is to inform and educate the American voters as to why he believes Barak Obama should be re-elected as opposed to Governor Romney. In doing this he not only gives the facts, but cements his ethos by referencing his own presidency and letting his record speak for itself on issues such as; jobs, the economy, healthcare, and even the constant bickering between parties.…
Hello everyone, I am here representing Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. When Reagan started school he went to Eureka High School, after graduating from Eureka High School he attended Eureka College. While he was at Eureka College he had majored in Economics and Sociology. While attending college he had worked as a sports announcer on several radio stations. After college he had moved to Hollywood in 1937 and from there he had became an actor and was in a few big movies. In the 1950’s Reagan started to get really involved with politics. In 1964 he had wrote a speech called “A Time for Choosing”, this speech supported Barry Goldwater presidential campaign and gave him national attention as a conservative…
It has almost become the norm, but it was difficult to read the posts, and peruse the pictures on social media of students gathering around a former convict and infamous drug dealer for a photo opp. The featured speaker is now famous for his name not for his past transgressions in the crack cocaine drug game that began in the early 1980’s. A well-known rap artist, whose real name is William Roberts II, had stolen Rick Ross’s government name to become famous in the rap game as “Freeway Rick Ross”. On the day of the assembly, only a handful of students had been invited to hear the featured speaker, the real Rick Ross recant his life story.…
Bill was originally from Hope, Arkansas and grew up in Little Rock with his family. Bill was born on August 19, 1946 and is now 70 years old. Bills father died in a car crash a few months before…
You can name all the presidents right? All the men who have governed our country, the ones who make sure everything is smooth sailing? Can you do that? I mean we’ve only had 44 presidents so far and 55 presidential elections. That’s not too many, this should be a piece of cake.…
Washington was a state of many white settlers and Indians. But George was one of the first black American settlers in what is now called Washington State. Life back then was tough, especially for a black man. Many laws would make him move or give up land. Today I am going to tell you all about George Washington Bush. About his background, adult life, and why he is important to Washington State.…
or poor, even conservative and liberal” ( Barack Obama 118). This is mean we should love each other like brothers and sisters lives in one house, do not be racist just because they have different skin colors or never be disregard them just because they are poor people. We must and have to help people that they are need our help because helping people is a chance to helping you to In the course of A Dream Fulfilled: The Story of Barack Obama, Barack Obama delivers three important speeches. One important speech Obama delivers is “ Understand - I’m not ashamed of being half Kenyan. I don’t ask myself a lot of questions about what is all means. About who I really am.”( Barack Obama 80). This quote is important because he reminded people that…
“Best part about being a former President is you do what you want to and if you don’t want to do something, you don’t have to.” Those were the words of former President, Jimmy Carter as he told a story of a young boy who told his father that he wanted to be a “former President.” Mr. Carter and his wife arrived at Grand Rapids Community College to speak for the Diversity Lecture Series to help welcome the 100th birthday of the institution. I personally had the privilege of attending this momentous occasion thanks to one of my professors. This event was really my first opportunity to listen and watch an American politician outside of the scripted big stage.…
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Alfred and Mary Silvina (née Burghardt) Du Bois. Mary Silvina Burghardt's family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington, having long owned land in the state; she was descended from Dutch, African and English ancestors. William Du Bois's maternal great-grandfather was Tom Burghardt, a slave (born in West Africa around 1730) who was held by the Dutch colonist Conraed Burghardt. Tom briefly served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, which may have been how he gained his freedom. Tom's son Jack Burghardt was the father of Othello Burghardt, who was the father of Mary Silvina Burghardt.…
This is Claire Crosswaite reporting live on November 22nd from the Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. It's about 12:15 p.m. on a beautiful Friday afternoon and there are around 200 thousand people waiting to see President Kennedy. With the President will be his lovely wife Jacqueline, Govenor John Connally and his wife Nellie. It's been reported that Mr.President and the first lady had to take a short flight from Fort Worth, but will be here shortly. You can almost feel the excitment in the crowd and throughout the city. I see a white car turning off of Houstion Street... could it be the President?…
Good morning everyone today I will talk about why Donald Trump should not be elected president of the United States. I think Donald Trump will never be elected president of U.S.A as he is making all of these crazy ideas like proposing to build a wall between Mexico and America and making Mexico pay for it. He also always thinks he is correct and has a hard time admitting that he is wrong. He plans to ban all Muslims until he knows what is going on and better security precautions are made.…