My name Davin Goulbourne‚ 16 years of age‚ and currently a junior attending The School of Education & Training (SET) Academy. The position that I am applying for is the senior class president. I have already completed all criteria in order to run for this presidency (GPA currently higher than 3.0‚ absences lower than 5 officially - excluding my medical absence‚ and the completion of the application signed with the essay). I am running for the presidency position because I believe that it will make
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech SUMMARY Abraham Lincoln begins his second inaugural speech on March 4‚ 1865‚ in which he addresses the nation on the ongoing civil war and his high hopes to unite the nation once again under God. Lincoln began his speech by saying that the war has taken so much time and energy out of the country and that there is no need to report on it. He declares himself an equal with the public and says he has also felt the wars effects. “The progress of our arms…is as well
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INTRODUCTION An election is a decision making process by which people choose leaders. Elections are the most important ingredient of democracy‚ and have been said to be the factor that either breaks or builds the democracy of a state. This essay shall discuss the effectiveness of elections as a measure of democracy citing examples from recently held election in African countries. A conclusion shall be drawn at the end. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS The term‚ democracy comes from the Greek word‚ dēmokratía
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controversial because it has been used more often for the sake of political advantage than the correction of judicial error. To the 38th President of the United States‚ his perusal for the pardon power; granted by the United States Constitution‚ Article II‚ Section 2‚ had to do with the ushering in of peace into a hectic time period. (U.S. Constitution) A number of Presidents throughout American history have used pardon power for various reasons. For example‚ George Washington granted the first pardon to
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Obama reveals the purpose of his speech in the opening line. He chooses the first sentence from the preamble of the United States Constitution‚ that states‚ “We the people‚ in order to form a more perfect union.” He uses these words to capture and reframe the purpose of the Constitution for the purpose of his speech. The constitution‚ he says‚ was “stained by this nation’s original sin of slavery” (3)‚ the underlying root of inequality and division in America. Obama says that the Constitution provided
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Canadian as 2nd class citizens Since Canada was first formed the French were looked at as the “white negroes” and second class. This has caused multiple problems in the co-operation of the Canadian people. They were treated this way from all angles. At work at school on the streets in politics and ever at home. 33% of French were unemployed and those who did work were at English owned businesses and industries. Most were being payed the same as the females during the second world war.In
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ELECTION AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM Election has derived from the Latin word “eligere” which means to choose or pick out. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1] Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also
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including speeches by the President‚ propaganda‚ and drastic military actions. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a highly effective and charismatic leader who was capable of influencing the opinions of the American people with his speeches. Before
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Welcome family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and fellow students and thank you for coming to our 8th grade graduation. As we look forward to the future with excitement and anticipation‚ it is easy for one to become overwhelmed by the vast possibilities that our futures may hold; however‚ as we see our goals and objectives out on the horizon‚ life is about the journey‚ not the destination. We can all reflect back onto our transition from elementary to middle school. As we gained independence‚ we also obtained
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status of a "second class citizen". Most societies have a patriarchal system‚ which governs relations between men and women. Patriarchy‚ which literally means the rule of the men‚ is a social system where men play the dominant role. It also means that men are seen as the heads of households. In patriarchal societies millions of women are forced to deal with different forms of discrimination and abuses at their work places and in their homes. Women take a subordinate or second-class role. This is
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