General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was best known for his leadership and the impact he had on the Pacific front during World War II. He also excelled during the first Great War and the Korean War. He was a decorated veteran that was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippines. At home‚ the American people revered him as a hero. President Harry Truman saw a different man in MacArthur. He saw a subordinate‚ rogue leader intent on doing whatever he wanted in the Pacific. This paper
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Minorities are subjugated daily and the government allows it to continue. Louis J. Rodriguez can attest to the persecution of immigrants in his book‚ “Always Running.” He claims that society treats Mexican immigrants as their “scapegoat” and condemns any and all actions they may take in order to present them as a different group entirely‚ the “enemy” (Rodriguez 250). Making the immigrants the enemy makes it easier to marginalize and criminalize the minority. That is why
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approximately 13‚000 tons of supplies a day were delivered. The Douglas Aircraft Company‚ whose “C-54 airplanes were the backbone of the campaign”‚ released an advertisement with its headline: “Milk . . . new weapon of democracy (Standage‚ 2010).” The Douglas Aircraft advertisement is portraying the saving grace that was being provided to the Berliners by the airdrops that released supplies by the tons‚ predominantly from Douglas Aircraft planes‚ into West Berlin. Through the dark clouds‚ appear
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 was a very influential event that occurred in American history and has much significance‚ even till this day. The debates were in contest for the United States Senate seat in Illinois. The main topic involved in the debates was based around slavery and the separation of the union because of it. Both Lincoln and Douglas refer to the U.S. Constitution in their remarks and state different opinions surrounding what they interpret the meaning of certain parts regarding
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to learn for his own knowledge. Unlike me‚ I only learned how to read and write because I had to and that was what I was learning every day. It makes me think about how Douglas would feel in my shoes. I’m curious to know if he would still enjoy reading and writing‚ knowing that he’d be tested on these tasks. I believe that Douglas and I would have a similar mindset on this situation‚ he’d find it less enjoyable and very stressful. Also‚ I want to think about myself in his shoes‚ would I want to try
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Who is the greatest Canadian in History? Tommy Clement Douglas‚ the Father of Medicare without doubts. One can be qualify and granted with the title ‘Greatest Canadian in History’ when Canadians be proud of the legacy one has created. An online survey conducted by Leger Marketing has shown that 94 percent of Canadians thinks that Canada’s Universal Health Care created by Tommy Douglas is the most important pride as a Canadian; even though Europe too has Universal Health Care for their citizens. Although
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Richard Branson’s Leadership Holding more than 200 companies in more than 50 countries‚ including the recent Virgin Galactic‚ a space-tourism company‚ the virgin group is a business force like few others (Biography.com‚ 2014). Employing approximately 50‚000 people worldwide this international investment group was originally set up as a mail-order record business the Virgin Group has gone on to grow in various business sectors ranging from mobile communications‚ transportation‚ travel‚ financial
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Second Opinion by Douglas Dunn is a personal account of his wife being diagnosed with cancer. This account can relate to anyone who has had to watch a loved one be sick and slowly die away. In this poem he talks about sitting in the waiting room of the hospital waiting to be called back for the news. He witnesses people who look healthier than others and a mother who is using a walking stick and her kids look distraught. The doctor comes back and calls him in to let Douglas know his wife has been
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Literature > Richard Rodriguez’s Aria Richard Rodriguez’s Aria is a personal memoir about bilingual education. Throughout his essay he represents the power of the individual to defeat the language barrier and he tells how he overcame this particular problem as a child. He is very happy to celebrate his new name because he feels that he is part of the American society as a public individual‚ he is no longer afraid to express himself in public and by loosing the language of home he began to feel
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Douglas Mc. Arthur ‘I shall be back’‚ yelled a high official as he went to sea. This man had lived in the Philippines for more than five years. As he and his family left‚ they say their homes being destroyed a a man said‚ ‘I shall be back.’ This high official was Douglas Mc. Arthur himself. He trained men and oversaw their training in the Philippines for some time now. Now he was leaving his home and his life that he made on that island. Douglas fought in world war one as a leader of the rainbow
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