the US‚ a rising world power‚ struggle to contain the spreading communist values of the Soviet Union. As the Civil War stretches through the 1900s‚ presidents of the latter half of 20th century America began inheriting the foreign problem. Looking straight towards US victory‚ Lyndon B. Johnson began taking drastic attempts of ending the war. These efforts‚ however‚ as seen through the heightening of the Vietnam War in 1968 with the Tet Offensive‚ only brought further damage to the US government’s dependability
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A Petition to the United States President In the Article “A Petition to the United States President” Leo Szilard‚ the author expresses his concern about the use of atomic power. Szilard is a scientist who works with atomic power‚ along with some other scientist they were concern of the use of atomic bomb during the war. He discusses how the use of atomic bomb is not a good idea. He brings up some point about the use atomic bombs and how it will affect the outcome the long term of use of more powerful
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Petition to the President How much different would the world be if the United States would have used atomic bombs against Japan in World War II? The world will never know thanks to physicist and inventor Leó Szilárd. This essay will support Szilard’s views on the use of atomic weapons against Japan in WWII. It will do so by providing examples as well as evidence to support Szilard’s claims. The first supporting quote by Szialrd is‚ “We feel‚ however‚ that such an attack on
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and regional links with other countries in the world. A positive link that Australia has with other countries is International Aid. Aid provides new markets for Australia to import and export to‚ reduces poverty and provides better access to educational and medical services for those in need. But giving aid can encourage a ‘culture of dependence’ and aid can be distributes in the wrong way or to the wrong people. The Australian Government provides aid to developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region
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Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford both gave incredibly powerful speeches‚ however‚ they both wrote these in a very different manner. Richard Nixon was very blunt while Ford repeated himself and prolonged his speech. In the second paragraph of Nixon’s speech‚ he stated‚ “..it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the congress to justify continuing that effort” (Address Announcing Resignation). In just the second paragraph of his speech‚ he wants to let it be
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Compared to other Central American countries Costa Rica is very different. In Costa Rica you can get away and enjoy its variety of activities. Costa Rica has a very diverse landscape and a variety of animals. Costa Rica is different than other Central American countries because of the country’s geography‚ culture‚ and history. Costa Rica has a very diverse landscape. Costa Rica has many climates because of its different landscapes ranging from beaches and jungles to mountains and volcanoes (“Costa
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to watch or listen to the public address. The genre is a political speech. Richard Nixon’s stance is expressing his story and his reasoning behind it. The media and design is a public announcement made on television and streamed over the radio. Nixon begins his speech by addressing and connecting to the audience saying “My Fellow Americans”. He comes before his audience wanting to truthfully address the situation in which both his honesty and integrity have been questioned. He says that using
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President Nixon won the presidency in 1969. Public opinion polls gave Nixon a big lead over his competitors‚ Humphrey and Wallace. His campaign promises to unify the nation and restore law and order appealed to Americans who feared their country was spinning out of control. He also expressed that he had a plan for ending the war in Vietnam. In the end‚ Nixon’s promises to end the war and restore the nation won him the presidency. On Election Day‚ Nixon defeated Humphrey by more than 100 electoral
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Choosing the president is a prime decision‚ the outcome can be great or a tragedy. If u have no experience in any political situations then you should not be a president. As a president you need to know your action you need to care about your people . people’s lives are at stake and in your hands. The rules should change in the constitution for example i feel like you should have experience‚ most importantly Donald trump should not number45 I feel like if you are older you are more experienced
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Presidents of the Philippines PRESIDENT YEAR LEGACY FAMOUS TAGLINE Emilio Famy Aguinaldo January 23‚ 1899[ March 23‚ 1901[L 2] “this country will be great again” Manuel Luis Molina Quezon November 15‚ 1935 August 1‚ 1944[L 5] "Pro Patria et Jure: For Country and Law" Jose Paciano Garcia Laurel October 14‚ 1943 August 17‚ 1945[L 6] Sergio Suico Osmeña August 1‚ 1944 May 28‚ 1946 “immediate independence” Manuel Acuña Roxas May 28‚ 1946 - April 15‚ 1948 "Our noble aspirations for nationhood
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