James Farney describes North American conservatism as an ideology focused on reacting to progressivism‚ resisting any changes from the perceived natural and historical. The three major areas of change that concern conservatives are the breakdown of the community‚ the breakdown of laissez-faire capitalism‚ and the breakdown of traditional family and gender roles. Each of these concerns maps onto one of the three branches of modern conservatism: traditionalists are primarily concerned with the community
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The key to being able to differentiate one newspaper from another is often‚ if not always‚ the way the latter presents its news‚ both aesthetically and stylistically. These aspects have gradually divided newspapers into two distinct categories: broadsheets and tabloids. The former being a more neutral and respected type and the latter a newspaper for more or less entertainment purposes only. This can be well observed in two specific articles that both report on political campaigns. The first one
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“What is it that makes Lincoln such a seminal figure in our story? … Some of it has to do with the trajectory of his life. In his rise from poverty‚ his self-study and ultimate mastery of language and of law‚ in his capacity to overcome personal loss and remain determined in the face of repeated defeat - in all of this we see a fundamental element of the American character‚ a belief that we can constantly remake ourselves to fit our larger dreams.” (Senator Barack Obama‚ 2005) The above quotation
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largely ignored in the south‚ particularly after 1877 when the last federal troops of the military occupation are withdrawn. The experiment in radical reconstruction is over. Democrats regain control of every southern state government. Far from the Republicans‚ establishing a strong presence in the region‚ the south becomes an area of one-party politics until the second half of the 20th century” (historyworld.net). The federal troops being withdrawn mean that things were now safe. With the war being
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The Long Road Still Traveled: The African American Struggle Toward Equality Cecil Cousins HIS204: American History Since 1865 Professor Gregory Lawson September 24‚ 2012 United States history was made on January 20‚ 2009 when Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th resident of the United States of America. It was a very chilly day in Washington D.C.‚ but a day that many would travel from around the world to witness. Some estimates say that there were over a million people in attendance
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Explanatory Summary on Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech In “Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech”‚ from The New York Times on January 21‚ 2013‚ President Barack Obama gives out the speech for persuading the Congress‚ especially the republicans‚ and Americans to vote for him for becoming the next president in the election. In the speech‚ President Obama persuades that people should all get together in order to move forward‚ retaining the liberty and equality for everyone. This is a persuasive speech because
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A wide array of issues face President Barack Obama as he enters his second term. Although he and Vice President Joe Biden were officially sworn in on Sunday‚ Obama took the opportunity on Monday to address some of his legislative priorities. More broadly than that‚ the speech was remarkable for its clear and unapologetic defense of Progressive ideas. Although there were many aspects of the speech that reminded me of the 2012 campaign (“America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a
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Theodore Roosevelt One of America’s most powerful and influential Presidents in its history would have to beTheodore Roosevelt. Although strong and powerful as an adult‚ he gave no signs of being a strong leader in American history during his childhood years. His sickly little body held him back from being as active as he wanted. Asthma was his biggest health issue and Teddy had a hard time doing anything strenuous without getting extremely ill. Even though he was thought to be hindered from
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this idea of acceptance did not occur overnight. It took many years‚ and massive feminist movements to unite society and display the great value of women. During the time period of various minority rights movements in the 1800’s‚ in “Enlightened Motherhood”‚ Frances
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Nowocin English 1100 October 2014 “Motherhood: Who Needs It?” Reader Response Asking who needs motherhood is a bit of an understatement‚ in my opinion. Instead we should go deeper into it. What needs motherhood and why? Is it people‚ males‚ females‚ society or the planet as a whole? In the essay “Motherhood: Who Needs It?” written by Betty Rollin in 1970‚ I find so many unanswered questions and issues and my goal now is to find the answers to them. What is motherhood? Why exactly do‚ or don’t‚ we
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