During a congressional debate in March of 1995‚ Republican Congressional Representative John Mica addressed the House of Representatives. In his speech‚ Mica expressed his distaste for the then-current welfare system by holding up a sign that read‚ “Don’t feed the alligators” (Gustafson‚ 2009‚ p. 660). As can be inferred from this visual statement‚ Mica likened welfare recipients to alligators— the same carnivorous reptiles ever-present in the senator’s home state of Florida. If welfare recipients
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was undoubtedly a man who changed history. His life and its story have inspired generations of awe and scrupulous study. Many would argue he is the most influential man in recorded history. However‚ can the great Caesar truly be declared a event-making man’‚ according to the criteria of the Great Man Theory? Did he truly influence the course of history through his own extraordinary acts of will and leadership? Or was he simply a fortunate man who appeared in the right place at the right time‚ being
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can be understood best through the biographical and historical aspects of Golding’s life and the time period. The Great Divorce also employs literary devices found in literary works. However‚ it is categorized as genre fiction. It is a short book about Lewis’ ideas regarding Heaven. Like Golding in The Inheritors‚ Lewis’ approach may seem simplistic. As in The Inheritors‚ The Great Divorce‚ and its significance can be experienced through biographical and historical perspectives. This work also
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Many people often wonder the story of how Germany got so bad that they voted for a leader like Adolf Hitler. Well‚ there were many unfortunate events that lead to this happening. Germany was a civilized European nation that started out a democracy and later‚ through extreme situations turned into a dictatorship. Throughout the years 1917-1929 the extreme blame or choices that different leaders had to face lead to German people not trusting the Rupublic. Overall there are numerous reasons that Germany
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Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people‚ 19 of whom were children (Rosenburg‚ 2011). On April 23‚ four days after the bombing‚ President Bill Clinton addressed the public and gave an effective‚ excellent speech. The overall goal of the message was to appropriately respond to the Oklahoma City bombing‚ support the ones who lost loved ones‚ and address what America as a nation should do to keep this from happening again. This goal was achieved through these
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America is a great nation that is built upon freedom and its ever-growing need to build alliances with other countries. These alliances are set forth through trade of needed resources and goals of economic prosperity for both parties. Even though America tries to keep conflict at bay‚ these alliances guarantee added protection for when any clash occurs. America has been involved in many wars. Some unintentional‚ but Americas’ greatest fears were exposed during the uprising of the Cold War…fear of
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equality. This paper will analyze President Lincoln’s call for finishing the war for the North to save the nation and Dr. King’s demand to change racial injustice now. Lincoln used rhetoric to persuade his audience to fight with the North. “Great civil war...great battlefield” and “testing whether that nation‚ or any nation so conceived‚ and so dedicated‚ can long endure.” is a rhetorical device he used. Lincoln wanted his audience to know that the war was a worthy war and was necessary to save the
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Analysis of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Jay Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ is a naïve‚ lovesick young man that is sucked in by his dream of wealth. Gatsby is naïve in the fact that he believes himself to be in love with Daisy when in reality he is only infatuated with her because of her wealth and status and what both of these would mean to his overall status. Gatsby is hardworking and loyal to a fault‚ which reflects upon his innocence‚ but the worst of Gatsby’s characteristics
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able to investigate various ideologies‚ moreover their impact on various characters and their development. A prime example of such use may be found within The Great Gatsby. By utilizing the Freudian lens to critically analyze Scott
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General Purpose: The purpose of the Speech is to persuade the audience Specific Purpose: I want the audience or agencies to be persuaded that there has to be action taken against GMOs. Although they might sound beneficial to providing for people‚ we should not look in the short term but look for the long terms effects. Background: To make it clear‚ I will defining what GMOs are and used in this speech. When we think of GMOs‚ we think of manipulative ways to change DNA in organisms using technology
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