creates or helps to create good art‚ which reflects realism and projects awareness in society. An artist should be a person people look at. Taking an example: why is a movie like Frost\Nixon by Ron Howard considered art? It reflects reality back to us; the story portrays legendary battle between Richard Nixon‚ and David Frost‚ confronting the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. The movie delves into the controversy and helps educate the Americans
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aid in education‚ disease‚ Medicare‚ urban renewal‚ conservation‚ developing depressed locations‚ fights against poverty‚ removing obstacles in voting and insure civil rights for all. Richard M. Nixon: During his presidency the nation was divided with controversies in cities and over-seas wars. Nixon succeeded in ending fighting in Vietnam and improving relations with China and the U.S.S.R. But the Watergate scandal brought new divisions to the country and led to his resignation. The fourth
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Morgan Dunston All the Presidents Men All the Presidents Men was written by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Between 1972 and 1976‚ Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein emerged as two of the most famous journalists in America and forever became known as the reporters who broke the biggest story in American politics. When every other newspaper dismissed the Watergate Scandal as nonsense‚ these two men came together and uncovered the true story. Beginning with the investigation of a "third-rate burglary"
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy fought for the presidency. Since‚ this was the very first televised debate‚ many didn’t know what to expect‚ including the respective candidates. However‚ one candidate understood the importance of this debate‚ Kennedy. Kennedy practiced his debate‚ made sure to look well groomed and presidential‚ and even wore makeup‚ an idea that was unprecedented at this time. When the cameras turned on and thousands were watching‚ Kennedy was confident and handsome while Nixon was
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Modern America From 1870 to 1976‚ Robert Justin Goldstein explains Nixon’s abusing the intelligence agencies as a form of political repression triggered by dissenters. In the article‚ “The War on Drugs: How President Nixon Tied Addiction to Crime”‚ Emily Dufton describes how Nixon shifts America’s perception that withholding drugs are illegal‚ which enforces the creation of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)‚ an organization that investigates and prosecutes anybody who possesses drugs. As an authoritative
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The Forever changing Events of the 1950’s -1990’s Throughout the last fifty years there are many events that significantly shaped who we are today and changed America’s future greatly. Throughout these decades the American experience has greatly varied. There were several wars such as the Cold War‚ Vietnam War‚ and the Gulf War all which took its own toll on the American people and their economy. The civil rights movement‚ protest‚ and demonstrations throughout the decades
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The year of 1974 was definitely not a time to forget as within this time unique events occurred. The completion of a world renown structure‚ the death of historical figure’s mother‚ and the uncovering of a soldier loyal to his orders long after the war’s end. Truly 1974 stands out in its diversity of events among other times. On January 15‚ the navy of the republic of China altercated with the south vietnamese navy resulting in a two day skirmish known as the battle of Hoang sea. The objective of
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Due to the frustration‚ lack of belief and low morale of US soldiers in post-Tet Vietnam‚ a village named My Lai had been massacred in March 1968. The village had been a stronghold for Vietcong troops and most of the villagers had been communist‚ Vietcong sympathizers. During a routine search and destroy mission‚ Charlie Company‚ led by Lieutenant William L. Calley‚ was ordered to destroy the village. Charlie Company had lost a total 28 men which is almost 1/5 of the companies original size. While
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The war was a twenty year war starting in 1954 and ending in 1975. The Vietnam War‚ a long war between North and South Vietnam over communism‚ impacted all generations by changing the way Americans viewed war and by hurting the Vietnamese people; furthermore‚ the U.S. presidents during the Vietnam War had many different views‚ which affected U.S. polices and the country for many years after. The United States supported Diem and wanted him to win the election. The Vietnam War began as a result of
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