“President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino” María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25‚ 1933 – August 1‚ 2009) was a Philippine politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines‚ the first woman to hold that office‚ and the first female president in Asia‚ though not the first female Asian head of state. Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution‚ which toppled the 20-yearauthoritarian rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to
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Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive Analysis On June 1‚ 1787 Federal Convention first talked of establishing a new executive branch. James Wilson said that the Executive should consist of a single person. To U.S. citizens today‚ this is an obvious statement‚ but it wasn’t at that time. Americans had just won their independence from an autocratic monarch‚ Britain. They feared that another oppressive leader would rise and try to dictate to the newly independence-gained
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since you’ve been elected. Because the class vice president is often under less scrutiny than the president‚ many are often unaware of the things the vice president does‚ so don’t leave anything out. 2 Write down ways you and the class president have listened to the student body and how your plans for the future reflect those needs. Write down how you plan to accomplish those needs. 3 Greet your audience. Begin with‚ "Good Morning‚" or‚ "Good Afternoon." 4 Start your speech on a positive
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Hannibal Because Hannibal was such a successful leader‚ his character was‚ and still is‚ debated over. By nature‚ the Romans‚ their allies‚ and even Hanno‚ a Carthaginian‚ disliked Hannibal because he brought fear and destruction to their peoples. On the other hand Carthage and its allies respected Hannibal because he brought expansion and wealth. Although both sides of the argument completely oppose each other‚ both have adequate reasoning. Hannibal gave many reasons to be disliked due to his
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A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective entity of the people‚ made gay rights a part of our
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Election In the upcoming presidential election‚ the standpoints on many topics are opposites. Mitt Romney is the Republican‚ and Barack Obama is the Democrat. Their views on three things are very drastically different: same-sex marriage‚ abortion‚ and immigration. When it comes to same-sex marriage‚ Obama and Romney’s standpoints are very different. Obama has affirmed that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Romney on the other hand‚ thinks that marriage should only be between
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President Obama took the stage in front of the National Archives in Washington‚ D.C a couple of months ago on December 15‚ 2015. In front of men and women from 25 different countries that had just become new citizens of America‚ President Obama deliver a passionate speech on how immigrants and refugees are at the heart of revitalize and renew America. With so much attention on the concept of immigration in this election year‚ the speech spoke to more than the attenders of this event. It was speaking
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A Petition to the United States President In the Article “A Petition to the United States President” Leo Szilard‚ the author expresses his concern about the use of atomic power. Szilard is a scientist who works with atomic power‚ along with some other scientist they were concern of the use of atomic bomb during the war. He discusses how the use of atomic bomb is not a good idea. He brings up some point about the use atomic bombs and how it will affect the outcome the long term of use of more powerful
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influential leaders in history; leaders such as George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln amongst many others. This was embodied all through the early 20th and late 19th‚ with the presence of the progressive presidents in the oval office. President Theodore Roosevelt‚ President William Howard Taft and President Woodrow Wilson had diverse levels of effectiveness on reforming our nation‚ however they had one factor in common; they were great leaders who promoted the growth and prosperity of our country. Theodore
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How much power does the President really have? Does the President sometimes overstep his boundaries? Can the President also be put in his place by the legislative branch or the judicial branch? The answer to both of the latter questions is yes. Yes the president oversteps his boundaries‚ but there are also times when he has almost no power and his powers can be taken away from him. There are times when he uses his influence and power to have an affair‚ when he goes to war without Congress making
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