constituency relationship with either Congress or the public – as well as restrained. They gave the power to declare war to Congress‚ implicitly prohibiting the President from committing troops to a long-term conflict (Article I Section 8). However‚ if the Founders saw the presidency today‚ I believe they would strongly disapprove.Today‚ the executive is closely tied to popular will‚ not the Constitution. In many states‚ electors are legally obligated for the winner of the popular vote in their state. Many
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It was a sunny day. I woke up early in the morning. The room that came into view was unfamiliar. "Weird!’ I thought to myself. “Why couldn’t I recognize my own room?" After a while‚ I remembered. "I’m in the United States of America.” “ We are going to Disneyland today." My sister’s voice interrupted my thought. I could sense happiness in her cheerful voice. The moment we reached there‚ my sister suggested‚ "Let’s go for a ride on the roller coaster. I’ve heard so much about the roller coaster
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surrender spread‚ fellow Germans saw that they were losing the war and started mutinies. Many people told the Kaiser to seek an armistice with the allies. However‚ he did not show any intensions of giving up. With the end so close‚ many American newspapers started to create rumors that the armistice had signed been signed by the Germans. They assumed that our leaders were suing for peace. They were still only considering signing an armistice. The American armistice was based on Woodrow Wilson’s fourteen-point
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A Day of an Opposite Gender Its 7:30am in a Friday morning. I can’t wait for the weekend. Left my Xbox on last night‚ chips all over the room and dirty laundry everywhere. I get up take a shower‚ eat and get dressed. I pick whatever I find first thing on my dresser. After all those things‚ I usually play COD on my Xbox. I play with my friends and online gamers. It’s been 30 minutes since I started playing. Its 8:50am‚ I’m going to be late I thought while getting my shoes and bag on. As I arrived
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asked. What do you want to be when you grow up? Most children will say they want to be a doctor‚ teacher‚ police officer‚ etc. When i was asked what i wanted to be when i grew up‚ my answer would vary between giraffeopologist (the name i gave to people who studied giraffes)‚ a witch‚ or a mad scientist. My answer started to change the years passed‚ i grew older‚ became wiser and started to discover who i am and what i was really interested in‚ the human body and mind. At the age of thirteen i figured
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Cause of World War I World War I was called the “war to end all wars” or “the great war” but what caused this “ great war”? Most historians believe there are five main causes: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Many people use the acronym “M. A. N. I. A.” to remember these causes. The immediate cause of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand because a Serbian Black Hand member assassinated the Archduke‚ it made Austria-Hungary
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time high. The invention of Hoovervilles created innovation in the form of retrogression because Hoovervilles were destitute‚ but they were a necessary adaptation due to the economical environment of that time. Through the photos I’ve been exposed to‚ I can see that people were left to their own devices in a nation that offered no help. The previous american dream full of prosperity and good fortune vanished.
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"Ahh!" The sounds of joyful screams and laughter filled the air. I could feel the warmth of the sun on my face as I looked up to see the huge Disney castle in front of me. It was our first time at Disney World‚ and the Florida sun was strong. My mother handed me fluffy pink cotton candy‚ as we walked around staring in awe at all of the rides and sights. There were huge Disney characters walking around‚ posing‚ and taking pictures with children and their families. Balloons in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s
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The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of
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This propaganda poster was designed by a German propaganda artist during World War 1. In occupied Belgium‚ secret resistant groups were established from the hostility of the civilian population fuelled not only by the war itself but by the massacres accomplished by the German invasion. This caused disruptive complications for the German Government causing propaganda to be used. The Great War began in the year 1914 when Austria declared war on Serbia ultimately causing chaos across the globe. Allies
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