America has been thought to be the land of opportunity. Over the course of our country’s history we can see that this is not completely true. If America is the land opportunity that would mean everyone regardless of gender‚ race‚ or income would have the equal chance at having a better life. Throughout American history we can see this is not the case. The country is racially divided as it was hundreds of years ago‚ as well as the rich controlling the government. The texts “FROM SLAVERY TO PRISONS:
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The Iran-Contra scandal had a big effect on the United States but it had a huge effect on Nicaragua. Through out 1985-86‚ the Reagan administration was selling weapons to Iran illegally in order to encourage Iran to free hostages in the Middle East. Meanwhile‚ the Reagan administration wanted to support the Contras in Nicaragua‚ a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government. The administration decided to use the money made from selling arms to Iran‚ and had it sent to the Contras
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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DBQ 15: The Resurgence of Conservatism‚ 1964-2005 Liberals had dominated American society for most of the 1900s. The 1960s was widely known for being the age of counterculture‚ social reforms‚ and liberals. The era witnessed many advancements like racial equality such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ a strong advancement in political liberalism‚ and a significant increase in the power and influence of government-funded social programs as a result of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society reforms. Beginning
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora
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Adele Bloch-Bauer was born in 1881‚ the youngest daughter of a large‚ wealthy Jewish banking family. There is speculation that Klimt and Adele were lovers a brief time. Adele was the only woman that he painted twice. The painting was bought by Ronald Lauder for $135 million dollars in 2006. Surrounded by a daring sea of gold‚ Adele appears fragile‚ and Klimt paints her with gentle intimate nuance. Her elegantly tapered hands are folded loosely to hide a deformed finger. The parts—including the
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One thing that the U.S. Constitution could not run without is Federalism. Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington founded Federalism “divides sovereignty between a centralized state and regional or local states” (Miskelly and Noce‚ page 114). It was the subject of intense debate during the drafting of the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington founded Federalism by carefully dividing the powers between federal and state government. These men were
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thereafter‚ he became a millionaire by age 40 by way of the oil business. I know‚ shocking‚ those Bushes and their darn oil. After striking it rich‚ he attempted to run for the Presidency in 1980‚ eventually being beaten out in the Republican Primary by Ronald Reagan. Reagan turned around and named "old" Bush his running mate and George H.W. served as Vice President from 1980-1988. He again ran for President in 1988‚ this time earning the Republican nomination and beating out the
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Why was Carter unsuccessful in his attempt to secure re-election in 1980? Jimmy Carter was the first elected President in half a century who failed to win a second term. His election in 1976 was set during the period of time when people had lost their faith in the presidency. After Nixon’s humiliation considering Watergate scandal and Ford’s simplistic and unenthusiastic govern‚ people were looking for someone outside Washington’s corruption. Carter seemed a perfect decision ‚ governor of a small
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ranging across the disciplines with outstanding accounts of their personal philosophies about the law and the interpretation of it. When looking to the modern era‚ it is difficult to consider the philosophy of law without examining the much-esteemed Ronald Dworkin. Part I – Adjudication of Hard Cases In his well-regarded works entitled “Taking Rights Seriously” and “A Matter of Principle‚” Dworkin provides an outstanding account of how judges should adjudicate hard cases. In presenting this account
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