Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton succeeded where no other Democrat since Franklin had. He was re-elected to a second term as President. Clinton also proved most of his critics wrong‚ surviving the personal scandals that came about. During his presidency‚ Clinton broke promises and failed in certain areas‚ but he still had support of the American people. Even after his affair with Monica Lewinsky‚ the people still wanted him in office. They liked what he was doing for the country and
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in mind that France entered into the American Revolution at two different times: the first being when politicians became increasingly curious over what was happening in the colonies and began to intervene in secret‚ and the second being when France formally and publicly allied themselves with the American
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Freedom to African Americans in the 19th century meant the reestablishment of family connections‚ the achievement of literacy‚ the exercise of political rights‚ and the ability to be economically and socially self-sufficient. The road to achieving such freedoms is usually told from a male’s perspective‚ yet women participated in such liberating activities just as much if not more than their male counterparts. African American women have faced an abundance of particular adversaries‚ especially in
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In 2016‚ we won’t just choose our next president. America will choose a direction for our country on issues from gun violence prevention to women’s rights to building an economy that helps the middle class get ahead—and stay ahead. Hillary Clinton has proved she’s the candidate who can take on tough fights and get things done. Hillary is a long-time advocate of rights for women and girls‚ equal pay legislation and economic opportunities‚ protecting reproductive rights and access to health services
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“We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.” -Toussaint Louverture‚ an African American man who was a slave‚ little did he know he was right. Soon after slavery was ban the South would force some blacks into even worse type of labor. After the Civil War slaves were freed from tretourachs amounts of work with harsh punishments‚ slavery. Soon after slaves were freed Southerners found a way to put them back into a slave like position
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they had to fit a ‘role’ in American society. By the time the baby boomer generation was growing up‚ they had different experiences in their lives and had different ideals than their parents in the Great Generation. They expressed themselves through Rock and Roll. Elvis was a major icon for this type of music. He was loved by his adoring fans‚ mainly teenage girls. Although‚ he appeared vulgar and unappealing to the parents of said fans because of the way he moved his hips. Another group of people
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America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Thomas Jefferson‚ our third president‚ predicted that the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion. According to the online OpenStax textbook‚ section 11.1‚ subsection: Lewis and Clark‚ it states‚ “Many Americans also dreamed of finding a Northwest Passage and opening the Pacific to American commerce and influence‚ including President Thomas Jefferson. In April 1803‚ Jefferson achieved his goal of purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France‚ effectively
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affected many of the Native people in America. What is smallpox really‚ have you wondered? It’s considered one of the most destructive diseases in history because of all of its deaths. It was a disease that was spreading everywhere in America after it was brought from European countries. Smallpox is a rapidly spreading disease. There were different types of vaccines‚ but still tough for some Indians. Smallpox was split differently with how rare and deathly it was. There was many tribes affected
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Although Hillary Clinton is the one running for president this time around does she compare to her husband bill Clinton in terms of rhetorical devices in her speeches using ethos‚ pathos and logos. Ethos is the appeal to ethics.It deals with the credablity of the speach. Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience‚ and logos appeals to logic‚ and includes reasonable premise and proofs. Hillary Clinton establishes credibility through ethos by being well known around the world as well as her background
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After World War II ended‚ the postwar began and Americans life changed drastically in a radical way. This brought new innovations to the United States‚ which led people have more leisure time than ever before. At that time‚ leisure was an activity people wanted to do because it didn’t implicate working‚ due to all the hard work during World War II. Leisure time flourished‚ largely due to technological innovations. In the early 1950s‚ the American population was in real need of entertainment and leisure
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