single-mined and insanely rich. Donald J. Trump‚ 45th President of the United States is listed among the 500 most affluent people in the world. He seems obsessed with media attention‚ and certainly makes news in America quite interesting and controversial. There is hardly ever a dull moment! From his days as a real estate developer‚ television personality and businessman‚ Donald J. Trump is no stranger to rash statements‚ and seems to relish a good public fight. Trump asserts an over-confident
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detrimental effect on the United States for decades to come. Only time and history will be able to adequately answer this question. I will say that this election has been like no other that I have ever seen in my 48 years. There has never been such a controversial President in United States history. There are many people who do not know how President Trump could have been elected‚ but I honestly believe that most Americans wanted a change. They did not care what the change was‚ the American people just wanted
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Gay right has long been a controversial topic‚ and the debate seems to never end. In 2015‚ after gay marriage was legalized‚ instead of subsiding the skirmishes towards this topic‚ more and more problems come to surface. One of the most representative cases is the Denver‚ a case about whether Jack Philips‚ a cake shop owner‚ should be sentenced guilty for breaking the antidiscrimination law by refusing a gay couple’s wedding cake request. Although I grant that everyone should be treated equally‚
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Annexation of Hawaii Proves Controversial Queen Liliuokalani to President McKinley‚ 1897 “BECAUSE it is proposed by said treaty to confiscate said property‚ technically called the crown lands‚ those legally entitled thereto‚ either now or in succession‚ receiving no consideration whatever for estates‚ their title to which has been always undisputed‚ and which is legitimately in my name at this date.” In this quotation from the letter written from Queen Liliuokalani to the president of the United
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Mark Twain: Controversial Folk Author Imagine growing up in the segregated south‚ on the Mississippi River‚ and being able to adventure on the river and in the forests nearby. This adventurous childhood inspired Mark Twain’s childlike‚ yet still sophisticated‚ novels. Mark Twain was born in 1835 and grew up with his brother in a small southern town on the Mississippi River. He spent his childhood adventuring and playing around. Adventures on the river gave Twain the influence for writing his novels
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cocky‚ bold‚ unapologetic‚ opinionated‚ doggedly stubborn‚ and insanely rich. Donald Trump is considered highly as one of the world’s richest citizens. He seems to crave media attention‚ and certainly makes life in America quite interesting and controversial. From his days as a wealthy developer‚ television reality star and businessman‚ Trump is no stranger to rash pronouncements‚ and seems to relish a good public fight. Trump seems to assert an overly confident persona‚ and seems bent on attracting
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Affirmative Action XX MGT 434 March 31‚ 2012 XX Affirmative Action After the introduction of affirmative action‚ the perception has become a controversial topic. Many individuals confuse affirmative action with the Equal Employment Opportunity and the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ even though each share similar ambitions and motivations‚ each aspect is slightly different from the other. This paper investigates the essentials of affirmative action as it relates to the private and public sector
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Professor English 101 14 April 2014 The Catcher in the Rye Controversial Classic The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has been one of the biggest sources of contention in American literature since its first publication as a novel in 1951. The author himself has proven to be an elusive creature‚ not writing much of lasting value after the publication of his first novel‚ granting interviews extremely infrequently‚ and eventually allowing himself to fade away from the public eye. Yet the spirited
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Carolina Quiroga April 02‚ 2012 Leslie Jones English 102 The Drinking Age and Young Adults. Because underage drinking is a major problem for young adults‚ the drinking age has become a very controversial issue. In the 1990’s‚ the drinking age was 18‚ but it was changed to 21 in 1984. The Federal Government informed states to choose between raising the drinking age to 21 or foregoing highway funding. This decision obviously affected 18 to 20 year olds who could no longer buy alcoholic beverages
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Pros and Cons of the Controversial Pipeline The Dakota Access Pipeline Project‚ is beneficial to transport crude oil over large distances where it can then be used for energy. The oil is transported underground through a series of pipes and valves. According to the firm‚ the pipeline will transport as much as 570‚000 barrels of crude oil each day. Advocates have celebrated the thousands of construction jobs that will come from this pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline Project will carry oil extracted
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