U.S. President Barack Obama led the crowd in singing "Amazing Grace" during his eulogy at the funeral of Sen. Clementa Pickney at South Carolina on Friday‚ Huffington Post reports. The South Carolina state senator and church pastor was among the nine people who were shot to death during a bible study inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17. Now referred by attendees as the "Reverend President‚" Obama delivered a moving speech in honor of the "People so full of life and
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a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina’s Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013‚ a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope‚ the first from the Americas‚ the first from the Southern
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see partisan politics and political parties align. Federalist sought neutrality with France and Democratic Republican favored assisting France’s war activities. The growing alignment of political parties continued thanks to two treaties (the Pinckney Treaty and the Jay Treaty). Federalist sought improved relations with Great Britain
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Hamilton‚ of course‚ did everything in his power to stop him from winning for the second time. Hamilton for the second time in a row favored Charles Pinckney. Hamilton wrote and published a letter‚ stating that Adams was unfit for president and criticizing Adams ideas. In Hamilton’s letter‚ I quote‚ Hamilton accused Adams of having “A vanity without bounds‚ and a jealousy capable of discoloring every
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The country during the war was divided into three different groups of people; the loyalists‚ the patriots and the remaining people who did not care. Catherine Van Cortlandt‚ a loyalist had to endure different struggles then the patriot women Eliza Pinckney and Abigail Adams. However‚ parts of their stories are similar when it came to their family struggles. Catherine Van Cortlandt was a loyalist. She raised nine children‚ for the most part alone‚ while her husband Philip was part of the British
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the election process‚ problems arose not only between parties‚ but also within them. The federalists Party believed in a strong central government. They nominated John Adams of Massachusetts and Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina. A man named Alexander Hamilton worked undercover to get Pinckney elected‚ believing he could be controlled. Adams had help and support in the North‚ so Hamilton’s plans fell short. Mostly farmers and laborers‚ German‚ Scottish and Irish descendants‚ and wealthy plantation
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The Investiture Controversy is seen often times as a significant conflict between Church and State in medieval Europe. However‚ it was really a conflict over two radically different views of whether the secular authorities such as kings or dukes‚ had any legitimate role in appointments of spiritual offices such as bishoprics. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries the control of appointments or investitures of church officials such as bishops and abbots became a conflict between Pope Gregory VII and
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Hamilton and Jefferson- The Two Parties Democrats and Republicans argue over many subjects‚ their debates are often the highlight of the political year. However‚ political parties such as these were not always around; at the founding of our government political parties were thought to separate people and promote selfishness. Despite it never being their intention‚ Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson are credited with creating the first political parties. On account of their varying views on
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John Adams- 2nd President. Served one term‚ From Mass. Federalist. His political views were very influenced by James Harrington’s Oceana that was published in 1656 and outlined a model republic with an elected executive chosen by property owners. Adams became the leading American advocate of the principal “balanced government‚” arguing that the upper houses of the American legislature were the natural home for people of wealth and status. Adams was fiercely independent. Hated political parties
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It has been two months since the devastating tragedy and massacre took the lives of nine larger than life members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston‚ including the Rev. Clementa Pinckney. June 17‚ 2015‚ what seemed to be an ordinary day for many‚ quickly became a horrific nightmare that would haunt our communities for years to come. The night the incident occurred‚ I was watching a movie with my younger siblings when I decided to check facebook. The only thing I saw on my timeline was the
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