scholars have ranked each president in various ways. Despite the debate surrounding whom the “greatest” leaders of our nation are‚ ranking consistently proves difficult given the vast successes and failures each individual encountered. Similar to previous scholars‚ I have a created a rubric that outlines different characteristics of a “great” president. Each attribute within the rubric is important in distinguishing what I believe to be appropriate qualities in a president. As it is impossible to hold
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Presidents should have great characteristics. In my perspective they need to have a kind heart and a good personality. He/she needs to have a good thinking process and need to keep to their word. They also need responsibility for themselves and their country. Presidents do not have an easy job. They need to be responsible for the things that happen in our country. A president has a lot to learn when they start this job. They have to learn how to take care of a big country like ours. A president needs
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On the 13th of May‚ in 1787‚ the British Government sent a fleet of 11 ships on a mission to start up a new colony led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Captain Arthur Phillip was born on the 11th of October‚ 1738‚ in London. Phillip went to school at Greenwich and later served an apprenticeship in the merchant navy. He was then transferred to the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War but then retired to become a farmer in Hampshire. After he served his time as Captain in the Portuguese Navy‚ Phillip re-joined
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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ initially comes off as a happy and light-hearted story‚ with imagery showing kids playing in a yard and mothers gossipping with each other. An annual ritual called the lottery. Jackson keeps the reader in the dark as to what takes place in the lottery until the very end of the story. The story suddenly gains a very serious and solemn tone. The head of each household draws a slip of paper‚ and when Bill Hutchinson draws the paper with the black dot‚ his wife Tessie
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Whigs Editorial Now that Andrew Jackson is leaving the White House‚ we should look back on the past eight years. Jackson has done many things‚ some we commend‚ other we criticize. We commend his action during the nullification crisis. We must criticize the actions of Jackson during the bank wars and the Indian Removal. The nullification crisis started when a proposed alliance of South and West to reduce tariff and the price of land did not happen. This was because Webster had discredited the
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construction. This loan from the DOE was such big deal because of the “Green Jobs” that it would create that Vice President Biden‚ Energy Secretary Chu‚ and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid visits to the Solyndra offices. In truth this was only the beginning of problems to come. Even though there were auditors raising concerns about whether Solyndra can continue as a company President Obama visits Solyndra in 2010 as states “that Solyndra is a model company”. (Washington Post Sept. 23 2011). Then
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Andrew Johnson was the first U.S. president to be impeached. Johnson’s impeachment was not successful‚ however‚ as he did not meet the stipulation of votes needed to fully impeach him under the Senate. Andrew Johnson was the vice president of the 16th president of the U.S.‚ Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was assassinated on April 15‚ 1865. Johnson was then sworn into office on that same day‚ making him the 17th U.S. president. Although Lincoln was a Republican‚ or a part of the National Union Party‚ Johnson
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The president of the United States‚ one of the leading figures in the country‚ one who can make decisions and laws‚ some of which will determine the future of America for years to come‚ and one of their jobs is to help manage the country‚ especially in times of crisis. During the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries‚ many crises arose following the foundation of America‚ such as how Jackson managed the nullification crisis and preserved the Union‚ Abraham Lincoln’s approach to slavery issues with the
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Powers of the President A common question today amongst the citizens of the United States regarding the president‚ especially today’s president‚ Barack Obama‚ is whether or not the President has too much power. A question even asked in one of the video which garners different opinions with many‚ including myself‚ typically saying that the President’s power may seem a bit excessive. However‚ is it necessary that the President have that much power and how exactly does he acquire all that power
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Do presidents have so much power that they can almost guarantee reelection to more than two terms? Instead of starting a second term knowing he could not serve again‚ the president would be able to keep congress and the public guessing‚ thereby retain their influence until the last minute. There was a great belief early on of steadiness for America‚ and to achieve that there must be a stable president‚ so it was more likely back then to be reelected opposed to getting change. Presidents were
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