2007 AP English Language FRQ (Question 2: Muckrakers) A muckraker is known to be an individual who “searches pit and publicly exposes real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business.” The issue on whether a muckraker goes too far in their trivial pursuits or if they expose a just amount of lies can be debated. Muckrakers are responsible for many moments in history‚ in which government and/or businesses have been taken accountable for corruption in the United States. These brave
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In history‚ the American Government has their fair share of scandals; these scandals may include corruption within the American Government‚ or even more personal as a sex scandal. Scandals can be a wide variety of different things. Ari Adut‚ a professor in the sociology department at University of Texas at Austin‚ describes how he perceives scandal in his book On Scandal. Adut explains his definition of scandal as‚ Scandal is a polysemic word. A real‚ apparent or alleged but significant transgression
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Nixon Administration Evaluation Between 1968 to 1974 President Richard M Nixon served as the president of the United States of America. During the Nixon administration the nation faced many challenges domestically and internationally. Nixon’s administration was challenged by the Vietnam war‚ the fluctuating economy‚ and the Watergate Scandal. His administration was plagued with challenges‚ both domestically‚ where it failed to gain support from the nation due to the war and economy‚ and internationally
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Biography of SP5 CLARENCE E. SASSER Created by: SPC Roche‚ Paulin Biography Born • • • • : September 12‚ 1947 Chenango‚ Texas Branch/tour : United States Army (1967 – 1968) Unit : 60th Infantry Regiment‚ 9th Infantry Division Wars / Battle : Vietnam War Award / Badges : Medal of Honor Purple Heart Combat Medical Badge Expert Marksmanship Badge Biography Cont. Clarence Sasser was drafted into the United States Army after giving up his college deferment at the University of Houston. PFC
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Questions Five Common Ethical Traps Try explain the following Traps in your own way. The false-necessity trap The doctrine-of-relative-filth trap The rationalization trap The self-deception trap The ends-justify-the-means trap Think of a situation for each trap in your workplace Which is which? This is normally used to comment on the ethics or morality of what is done. By itself‚ it might be reprehensible. But as the only method to achieve a goal‚ it could be acceptable on a practical basis. A
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President Richard Nixon was found guilty and impeached for his high crimes and misdemeanors. Three articles of impeachment were passed against Nixon‚ citing his crimes. The first article of impeachment was for obstruction of justice. Nixon had tried to cover up the Watergate Scandal and make sure that none of it led back to himself. The second article of impeachment addressed Nixon’s abuses of his powers as the President of the United States. The third and final article was for contempt of Congress
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Richard Nixon was known for opening the door to China‚ and bettering the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Richard Nixon was very famous for what he did‚ but on June 17‚ 1972 all of his fame changed. The Watergate incident was one of the most tragic events in the United States because the scandal involved a president‚ participating in a cover up. Richard Nixon was positive‚ but also negative to the United States because of the Watergate break-in. President Nixon did demonstrate
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HIST101-1401B-04 Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century Phase 2 Individual Project Professor Mary Cluff 3/3/2014 On June 17 1972 a security guard named Frank Wills had alerted authorities that there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate. The Watergate is a complex which has offices‚ hotel‚ and apartments. Five men were arrested for breaking into the Watergate complex. They were found with cash‚ and electronic surveillance equipment. The
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CASE United States v. Nixon‚ 418 U.S. 683 (1974) FACTS A grand jury returned indictments against seven of President Nixon’s White House staff members and political supporters of the President for violation of federal statutes in the Watergate affair‚. The President on the other hand was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. The Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski filed a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure - Rule 17 for a subpoena duces tecum‚ a court summons ordering the President
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