Sandusky was the assistant coach for 32 years serving as its defensive coordinator. He was a very highly touted defensive coordinator many schools contacted him to become their football coach‚ which he declined. One of the reasons for staying at the school was his work with Second Mile‚ a charity he founded for at-risk kids in 1977. The organization offered support and services for children. He took kids with him to Penn State games both home and away. Everything was going well for Sandusky in people’s
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The election of 1980 was a key turning point in American politics. To present day‚ American’s still have strong feelings and opinions about their former President‚ Jimmy Carter. The result from the 1980 election‚ led to the appointment of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States of America‚ and the Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time in twenty-five years. There are several reasons behind the animosity of American’s towards Jimmy Carter at the time and in present
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The 1950s‚ 60s‚ 70s‚ and 80s were a very important decades in American history. In the 1950s‚ there was the start of the Korean War‚ and many families were moving out of the cites and into the suburbs. The 1960’s were all about fighting for equality and brought a man to the moon. During the 1970’s the cold war was really taking its toll but the United States pulled out of the Vietnam War‚ and president Nixon resigned. In 1980‚ Ronald Reagan won the presidency over Jimmy Carter and although the
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D: What values about public office does Jordan’s speech express? When she says‚ "My faith in the Constitution is whole‚ it is complete‚ it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution‚ the subversion‚ the destruction of the Constitution." This part addresses important themes such as unity‚ equality‚ accountability‚ and American ideals in which she believes in and thinks all American should agree to that. Audience A. House Judiciary committee‚ chairman
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Kathryn Abraham Mr. Schoch English 11 Honors 9/26/2012 A New Day Dawns in this Great Nation Kathryn Abraham Ronald Reagan was an inspirational speaker who planted hope in the minds of Americans through his speeches. He echoed throughout the streets of this democracy what true revolutionary ideas were. His ideas and beliefs rang true within the hearts of our fellow country-men as proven by his landslide second term victory. One of his most famous speeches‚ his First Inaugural
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Ronald Wilson Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was our 40th president of the United States. Born February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico Illinois‚ and died June 5‚ 2004 in Bel-Air Los Angeles California. Reagan was married twice with four children. The first marriage was to Jane Wyman from 1940 to 1949‚ with two children Maureen and Michael. The second marriage was to Nancy Davis from 1952 to 2004‚ also with two children Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott. Ronald Reagan was an actor as well as a politician
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The Animal Welfare Act was first first passed in 1876 in Britain and titled “the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1876”. It was created to approve all animals used in research. Since there were initiatives to protect laboratory animals it took many years until there was a national law to protect laboratory animals in the U.S. There were multiple numbers of states that passes anti-cruelty laws between 1828 and 1898 in the U.S. and fourteen states exempted animal experiments. There were also a number of bills
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JFK & LBJ What were the elements of Johnson’s Great Society? Why was the “Affluent Society” actually an illusion? The elements of Johnson’s Great society consisted of all the fundamentals of issues such as poverty‚ education‚ economic opportunity‚ health care‚ immigration reform‚ the culture‚ and arts. The importance of the environment‚ he wanted the address and tackle these issues in his aim to create a Great Society. Along with poverty came the “Equal Opportunity Act” the appropriation doubled
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It’s hard to discuss the Vietnam War without mentioning President Richard Nixon. Like everything else related to Nixon‚ his role as a leader during the Vietnam War is the subject of debate‚ speculation‚ and much interest. For one‚ President Nixon won the 1968 election thanks to his secret plan to end the war through a strategy known as “Vietnamization” in order to bring “bring peace with honor”. However‚ Nixon’s leadership during this period cannot be discussed without mention of his domestic
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Figures throughout history have been known and remembered for many things‚ but these boil down to two basic ideas: those who contribute to more tangible contributions such as in science politics‚ and acts‚ and those who contribute to the arts‚ ideas‚ and direct influence. While many fit into one of two categories‚ a select few break the status quo and make an impact that goes above and beyond mere groups such as these. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 to a poor family in Tampico‚ Illinois
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