people to know that AIDS can happen to anyone. In her speech she said‚ “It [AIDS] does not care whether you are Democrat or Republican; it does not ask whether you are black or white‚ male or female‚ gay or straight‚ young or old.” In this speech‚ she was talking to the Republican National Convention. By comparing the two completely opposite political parties (Republicans and Democrats)‚ it shows that truly anyone can be victims of this disease. Fisher really made people think when she stated
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After the Civil War the Republican Party push to pass the Thirteenth Amendment. The Amendment was passed in 1865 which abolished slavery in the United States. This was very important during the Reconstruction period because you now had over 4 million newly freed slaves. The Republicans tried to find new ways to help the newly freed slaves from adding the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. These amendments were to protect newly free people civil rights and to guarantee that the men had the right
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former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Instead of selecting the controversial Gingrich as an illustration of change‚ Fenno chose a long-time Democratic predecessor and the Republican heir to the Georgia district. The area south of Atlanta‚ for generations a rural‚ conservative Democratic area‚ quickly changed to a suburban‚ Republican-dominated one from the 1950s to the 1990s. Fenno’s goal was to provide an in depth look at this dramatic change that impacted the South and the entire nation. He also sought
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Did the Republican Party from 1877 to 1896 abandon its earlier principles and succumb to expediency? The Gilded Age was a big change for both Democrat and Republican parties. Both sides started changing tactics to stay in power‚ but one was more prominent. The Republican Party in the Gilded Age did drop abandon their earlier principles because of the Compromise of 1877 and getting votes. The Compromise of 1877 was the time that the Republican Party really abandoned their principles. This
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issues in America at the time‚ like the economy‚ war‚ gas prices‚ and jobs. Obama starts his speech thanking his family and the Clinton family. He begins by talking about himself as a third person‚ he approaches his audience by telling the Democrats‚ Republican and Independents to keep the American promise alive‚ he states that the American promise is everything we dreams we can achieve trough hard work and sacrifice‚ but still come together as an American family so that the next generations can pursue
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Marcus Cato: The republican Man Some years into the republic age of Rome‚ Marcus Cato was born into a less-than-impressive‚ but honorable home. Over time‚ Cato would prove to be a great statesman as well as earn many other titles and honors. However‚ before one can understand the great man‚ one must understand the society that shaped him. At this time in its history‚ Rome had formed its republic by vesting the power in the people‚ represented by the senate. Despite there being instances of
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things that were once missed. Many Republicans‚ of course‚ saw the disaster coming in advance of the shutdown. But they were terrified to take on a movement that is fortified by money‚ energy and the backing of a bloviating brigade of talk-show hosts. The assumption was that the tea party had become invincible inside the GOP. People who knew better followed Sen. Ted Cruz down a path of confrontation over Obamacare. Yet even before the shutdown began‚ Republicans stopped talking about an outright
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Donald Trump many thought this election would just continue Republican dominance in the state (“Party Affiliation”). With just under $1.8 million dollars raised Roy Moore enjoyed a modern day front porch campaign remaining mostly active on social media (Strauss and Bland). Roy Moore didn’t actively travel or push for tough grass root efforts but rather‚ remained active on twitter with over 609 tweets‚ attempting to mobilize young Republican Alabama voters (“United States”). Through his social media
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The Radical Republicans were members of the Republican party who believed that slaves should be treated equally‚ they were led by Abraham Lincoln and after his death and war they were led by the conservatives‚ South and the liberals‚ North. The radicals in the south boasted several important achievements such as funding the constructions of hospitals‚ insane asylums‚ prisons and roads. The radicals also introduced exemptions that protected the property of poor farmers while Republican legislators
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Following the Civil War‚ Radical Republicans in Congress held tight control of the fragile nation‚ forcing policies past a Southern Democratic President and into law. These Reconstruction programs had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially
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