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    My Hero Betty Ford

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    own dance group‚ worked with handicapped children‚ and maintained an active social life. She was married two times. Her first husband was Bill Warren and they got divorced because he was on the road a lot and she wanted a family. In 1947‚ Betty met Gerald R. Ford‚ a Navy lieutenant who had recently returned from duty to resume his law practice. The young couple dated for a year before getting married. Two weeks later‚ her husband won election to the House of Representatives. The Ford family expected

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    Richard Nixon (1969-1974) In the beginning of his presidency‚ Richard Nixon was faced with a lot of pressure from the country to end the war in Vietnam. This caused him and his administration to turn to the policy of vietnamization. U.S. troops were gradually removed from Vietnam and the South Vietnamese were forced to fight on their own. Later‚ Richard attempted to rebuild a diplomatic relationship with China and communism when he visited the country on February 1972. This visit goes along with

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    A summary of “hidden intellectualism” by Gerald Graff: In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff offers a critique of the education system for overlooking the intellectual potential of those who possess unconventional “street smarts”. We as a society assume that only the inherently weighty academic subjects grant us “true” knowledge‚ and that knowledge in subjects such as fashion‚ sports or even dating holds no intellectual tenor. The problem with this assumption‚ Graff insists‚ is that

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    Announcing a Program for the Return of Vietnam Era Draft Evaders and Military Deserters September 16‚ 1974. By the President of the United States of America Gerald R. Ford. The United States withdrew the last of its forces from the Republic of Vietnam on March 28‚ 1973. In the period of its involvement in armed hostilities in Southest Asia‚ the United States suffered great losses. Millions served their country‚ thousand died in combat‚ thousand more were wounded‚ others are still listed as missing

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    Response to Literature Essay “The Horned Toad” ‘Your little Juan is safe with God‚ my son’ she [great-grandmother] comforted.” (pg. 4‚ paragraph 8). The realistic short story‚ “The Horned Toad”‚ written by Gerald Haslam‚ is awe-inspiring. In “The Horned Toad”‚ taking place in the mid 1940’s‚ in Oildale‚ California‚ a young boy learns how to be a companion with his great-grandmother. The narrator finds a horned toad that changes his perspective about his great-grandmother. In life‚ sometimes

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    essential is to begin healing the wounds of this Nation‚ to put the bitterness and divisions of the recent past behind us and to rediscover those shared ideals that lie at the heart of our strength and unity as a great and as aa free people”. Nixon and Gerald Ford both share the same views on this and other things. But they also have many differences. Nixon and Ford are alike but different by‚ wanting to keep the main focus on America and its people‚ only one has the power to act‚ and both have hopes for

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    The Watergate Scandal Victoria Daniele Constitutional History May 19‚ 2013 The Watergate Scandal involved a number of illegal activities that were designed to help President Richard Nixon win re-election. The scandal involved burglary‚ wiretapping‚ campaign financing violations‚ and the use of government agencies to harm political opponents. A major part of the scandal was also the cover-up of all these illegal actions. The Watergate Scandal got its name from the Watergate office complex

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    Identifications: * Yuppies/VCRs/Three Mile Island * Yuppies: young‚ urban professionals who wore ostentatious gear such Rolex watches or BMW cars. they came to symbolize the increased pursuit of wealth and materialism of Americans in the 1980s‚ represented decade of greed‚ stopped being radical‚ worried about weight. * VCRs: video cassette recorders became popular in the late 70’s that allowed viewers to tape and view later their favorite programs and to rent movies on cassette

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    Umair Zia Houghton English June 30th‚ 2013 Book Smart vs. Street Smart In the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Gerald Graff discusses the topic of book smart versus street smart. Being street smart means having interest in other activities more than in school work‚ while being book smart is the complete opposite of that. Graff believes that having the personality of a street smart person can benefit society if one knows how to channel their potential correctly. He persuades his views

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    American Ballet Theatre: This theatre began in 1939 and was managed by Richard Pleasant. By 1939‚ former Hollywood agent‚ Richard Pleasant‚ came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939‚ Pleasant and Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company and to base it on “a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of

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