TOPICS: 1. It has now been almost 2 years since President Obama took office. Write an essay assessing his presidency during his first two years. What were the principal promises he made during his campaign? How successful has he been in keeping those promises? How do you explain his successes and failures to date? 2. At the 1992 Republic National Convention Patrick Buchanan gave a speech arguing that‚ “there is a religious war going on in the United States‚ a cultural war . . . for the soul
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Japanese Occupation Filipino war veterans would describe it life under the Japanese was anything but peaceful. Thousands of them stood witness to oppression and suffering through the years of colonial occupation under Japan. All their stories were spoken against a backdrop of violent subjugations‚ each one bringing back old wounds and reliving some of their worst nightmares. For most Filipinos‚ it was a harsh and fearsome reality filled with terror and abuse. Never in the history of the Philippines
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As the first daughter to president Theodore Roosevelt and wife to Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth‚ many could say that Alice Roosevelt was set for life. It would have been very easy for her to conform to the societal ideal as the respectable and demure daughter‚ and later wife‚ to politically powerful men. It is extremely unlikely anyone thought she would become known as the most rebellious first daughter or to continuously gain international headlines (Donahue). Alice constantly challenging
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the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a president‚ a soldier and naval strategist‚ a conservationist and hunter‚ to name a few. Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever hold office‚ he had also led a cavalry unit called the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war. Theodore Roosevelt’s fascinating early life caused him to develop into one of the most influential presidents of the United States of America. Theodore Roosevelt had a life filled
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problems of the Great Depression. How effective were these responses? How did they change the role of the federal government? The first order of Franklin D. Roosevelt was to declare war on the Great Depression. In the first one hundred days alone‚ Roosevelt had one of the most active presidencies America had seen in decades. Roosevelt focused on three major things: relief‚ recovery and reform. He changed the attitude of the government form laissez faire to determined and purposeful. His efforts
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strong approach to foreign policy began during his term as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley. He advocated war against Spain and mobilized the Navy while his boss was away. When the U.S. declared war on Spain‚ Roosevelt assembled the Rough Riders and led the First Volunteer Cavalry to victory on Cuba’s San Juan Hill in 1898. Pbs.org also reports that as President‚ Roosevelt followed McKinley in ending the relative isolationism that had dominated the country since the
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home learning responsibilty working together in taing care of the clasrrom and each other. -Partake in a afterschool club each year whether their Sports or gardening to learn the Japanese values of forming strong relationships. -Partake in a afterschool club each year whether their Sports or gardening to learn the Japanese values of forming strong relationships. Wear fashionable uniforms that unifies the community. Boys: Dark pants‚ a Blazzr with a brass button‚ and a collared shirt Girls: Blazer
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orical • Prepare an essay outline in response to each essay question 1. How far did the Japanese Occupation period represent an improvement in the fortunes of the nationalists? • Nicholas Tarling (ed.)‚ The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Vol 2 Part 2 (Cambridge University Press‚ 1999)‚ chapter 6‚ section “World War II and Japanese Occupation” 2. “The Japanese Occupation had so dramatically altered the colonial landscape that independence was a foregone conclusion
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It is interesting to find that only some political economists emphasize the fact that Japanese colonialism in Korea played a large part in the development of a high-growth economy. In both readings we get to see that Japanese colonialism greatly differed from European colonialism. In one way‚ this is because European colonialism rarely introduced heavy industry into the economy‚ or even pushed the economy with such a heavy hand. As well‚ Japan left Korea with a relatively high level
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no boundaries or age limit‚ and it is a universally popular phenomenon. In doing research‚ the fashion choices of the Japanese culture was really intriguing; from the unique shape and intricate designs of their kimonos‚ to the more modern and outrageous fashion style of the Japanese youth. Traditional Japanese fashion is timeless‚ and many time unchanging. Although the Japanese have taken to fashion quite a bit in the last few centuries‚ they are still very traditional and continue to wear their
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