economic linkages are also a key to progress. Given such awareness‚ President Ramos complemented whatever local initiatives with economic diplomacy‚ otherwise termed as Development Diplomacy. This effort only emphasized the priority placed by his administration on the importance of economic development and the kind of strategic initiatives ventured upon. 1. Domestic reforms Lagging behind in a region of rapidly growing economies‚ President Ramos recognized that for the Philippines to catch up with its
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Presidents and Affirmative Action In 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors to undertake affirmative action to increase the number of minorities that they employ. He wanted to ensure that minorities were recruited to have real opportunities to be hired and then eventually get a promotion. In 1969‚ the Department of Labor exposed widespread racial discrimination of the Construction Department so President Richard M
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election. There is no doubt that it is controversial‚ but in the end either Trump or Clinton will be moving into the Oval Office in the start of next year. Experience is something that I feel is strongly important and crucial to have when running for president. It has been said in Donald Trump’s campaign that “he’s a smart businessman and successful dealmaker”. Hillary Clinton on the other hand is a “self-assured lawyer‚ a powerful political wife or a tenacious presidential candidate‚.”. She has had
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History 1302 Critical Essay Ch. 9 03/07/13 President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States and a remarkable man. Edmund Morris wrote an article on Teddy Roosevelt and in this article he mentions how great of a man he was describing him as “More remarkable than its quantity” (Morris‚ Pg. 95. This article shows Roosevelt’s great leadership skills and leadership rolls and focuses on the great things Roosevelt accomplished while he was in the precedency
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I have to agree with President Obama on one issue‚ poisonous gas should not‚ must not ever be used against any living thing; however I do not think that the United States should bear the full cost of any action taken against Syria. President Obama’s passionate appeal to retaliate against the Syrian regime for the death of hundreds of children appears hollow when we consider what the US did in Iraq under the same pretext of weapons of mass destruction. The US bombing and the consequential war killed
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October 11‚ 2013 Dr. Elsa A. Suralta President Southwestern University Urgello Street‚ Cebu City Dear Dr. Suralta: Our relationship with the foreign students‚ who are especially enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Biological Science (BSBS) under the umbrella of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)‚ is very commendable. It is a fact that the BSBS‚ under the umbrella of college of Arts and Sciences (CAS)‚ is the stepping stone to medicine. Through this program‚
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Nixon : A Bad President? Nixon revisionism was probably inevitable‚ and no doubt will continue stronger than ever in the wake of its subject’s death on April 22. The old caricatures--Nixon as villainous schemer‚ mad bomber‚ domestic underachiever-- were bound to collapse‚ because they were built more on Nixon’s personality than on his record. A more recent crowd‚ however‚ at a further remove from his presidency‚ is reconsidering that record. Look beyond Watergate‚ they say‚ and you find a blemished
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which eventually led to the project’s bankruptcy. Theodore Roosevelt believed strongly in the building of the Panama Canal‚ and he had strong public support. In 1900‚ President McKinley elected Roosevelt as vice president for his second term. The next year‚ McKinley was assassinated‚ so Roosevelt promptly took his roll as President of the United States. He strongly believed that the U.S. needed a firm grasp in Latin America. He tried to gain control of the failed French project in Panama. Colombia
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have criticized the GOP nominee in many of our other editorials. With early voting already starting in many states and polls showing that it will be a close race‚ now is when we feel we should spell it out‚ the reasons Donald J. Trump should not be president: He is Unstable. Trump has switched sides on so many issues that trying to figure out his positions on policies is like shooting in the dark. We have a list of 124 shifts by Trump on 20 major issues that he has addressed since the start of the he
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Presidential Campaign Speech In every school election‚ people will make long speeches about how they are qualified to be president of their grade. In middle school‚ I had to sit through speech upon speech as people I’d never vote for tried to sway my opinion‚ and I realized‚ I should be president‚ because everyone else is just boring. I never think about what might come about because of my actions‚ because I feel it’s best to live in the present. As Albert Einstein once said‚ "I never think
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