Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln were both great and powerful leaders. They were both strong-willed‚ ambitious men who changed their states. While these two men were alive at very different times‚ their lives and impact were similar. Julius Caesar is estimated to have been born on July 12 or 13 100 BC in Rome. Even though his family came from aristocrats‚ he did not grow up wealthy. Julius began his political career as a prosecutor after returning from the military. In 74 BC he formed a private
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The Chicago Speech The presidential victory speech delivered by Barack Obama who is the president to be was held on 4th of November 2008 in Chicago. He creates an immediate bond with the audience as he begins his speech saying‚ "Hello Chicago!". He then pauses for a minute in order for the citizens of America to welcome him as the USA’s president. Then he addresses the people who had not voted for him because they thought he was not capable of leading America and then thanking the thousands of
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OBAMA Chief Legislator Mieczkowski: Barack Obama’s veto power gathers dust Originally published: January 15‚ 2013 3:07 PM Updated: January 15‚ 2013 6:46 PM By YANEK MIECZKOWSKI Photo credit: iStock | Something stunning has happened -- or rather‚ largely failed to happen -- during Barack Obama’s presidency. He has almost never used the veto. When a president begins his second term‚ as Barack Obama does next week‚ he ponders his legacy. Whatever Obama’s achievements‚ history
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Vladameer lennon leader if russia said "universal healthcare is the keystone to socialism" October 21‚ 2013 at 12:24pm I really like this. Someone did their homework‚ Googled it all & compiled it all into one. Problem is‚ no one bothered to read his book‚ where he essentially spelled this out before the first election. The only thing missing here is his heavy drug use during the”Choom Gang” years and beyond‚ the bathhouses… WHEN he refused to disclose who donated money to his election
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Barack Obama is running for a second term. During the Presidential Debates‚ Obama did his best to convince the citizens of the United States to vote for him‚ and give him the opportunity to continue his role as President. In these debates‚ Obama tackled many issues including the economy‚ foreign policy‚ health care‚ immigration‚ abortion‚ and social security. Together in our essay‚ we highlight the important parts of each issue handled by Barack Obama. The first‚ and biggest‚ issue Obama takes
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unprecedented amount of undecided voters and help paint a picture to the public of how they want to be portrayed. Obama’s 2008 New Hampshire speech did just that. With the usage of many literature techniques such as logical fallacies and rhetorical devices Obama was able to bring to life the ideas he wanted to share and the tasks he wants to accomplish as he takes office. Though‚ the speech resembles strengths and weaknesses in persuasion capability‚ it still played a major role in Obama’s presidential election
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Lincoln The film Lincoln was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ it mainly covers the last four months that Lincoln was in office before his assassination. It’s main focus was on the Lincoln trying to pass the 13th amendment‚ which abolished slavery. The plot of the story is set in January 1865‚ centered around Abraham Lincoln ‚ who is played by Daniel Day Lewis. The president has just started his second term and the war is coming to an end. The film opens with a brief flashback
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there can be no doubt but that Lincoln would have fared poorly. Not much more could have been said for him even a year later‚ when Lincoln thought that he would lose his bid for reelection. It would take Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and his own death a week later to propel Lincoln into the pantheon of presidential greatness. And Lincoln’s canonization began almost immediately. Within days of his death‚ his life was being compared to Jesus Christ. Lincoln was portrayed to a worshipping
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Clinton and Obama both supported the path to legalization for illegal immigrants that would include learning English and paying taxes. Both President Obama and Former Senator Clinton have experience in working in the government. Their leadership are very much similar to each other. Clinton’s and Obama’s leadership style are of leaders who believes in the common good and to make sure their people are getting the things that they need. But leaders believe in fixing any problem and given everyone an
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Secession was a clearly a big issue certainly around the times of Lincoln’s presidency. Desperation to keep the Union together was cautiously argued by Lincoln in his first Inaugural speech‚ delivered on March 4th‚ 1861. President Lincoln was clearly against the idea of secession by any State. Many events occurred between the years of 1850 -1861. Two presidents were elected‚ President Franklin Pierce(1853-1857) and James Buchanan(1857-1861). The compromise of 1850 was created‚ which consists of
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