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Increasing Exports with the National Export Initiative

recovery, is still very far from robust. To improve the situation, President Obama announced a National Export Initiative, which h...

Peter J. Bensen

responsible for all financial issues at the company (PR Newswire, 2008). He is responsible "for the Accounting, Investor Relations...

Personal Essays

career involved his presence in the Civil Rights Movement. He was a President who seemed concerned about injustice in the nation. ...

Reforming Education

dollar program, "funded through the Recovery Act," that encourages competition among the states "to inspire education reform" (de ...

More Troops to Afghanistan

power in the region (Obama, 2009). Unfortunately, as U.S. attention turned to Iraq (which Obama opposed from the outset), b...

Are Good Leaders Likely to be Tall?

In 1924, 1970 and 1976 the US elections for president were not won by the tallest candidate, in the others the tallest candidate h...

JFK and MLK Gone Too Soon

international community. Some of the wilder theories were that the Soviets were behind the shooting, and there were fears that it ...

Lincoln and His Odd Cabinet

The writer discusses Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals,” which describes President Lincoln’s cabinet. It was unusual in ...

Johnson’s Veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau

the idea of moving to abandoned lands; in addition, white Southerners, as is well known, were not ready to accommodate the entry o...

AN OVERVIEW OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE REFORM

FY Budget overview for health care reform including Reduction of long-term growth of health care costs being saddled by bus...

The Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott Case

was introduced and defeated; it would have "prohibited slavery in the newly-acquired territories" (Compromise of 1850, 2009). The ...

Niger Delta and Operations Justification of Shell

In five pages this paper examines how Shell justifies its operations in the Niger Delta and considers how a Vice President would e...

Causes of the Civil War and the Events That Characterized This Conflict

In fact, the movement was headquartered in Boston. This city was one that contained support for the freedom of slaves. The slave...

The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull by Lois B. Underhill

out on their children. Faced with two parents that were obviously emotionally disturbed, young Victoria developed coping mechani...

Presidential Leadership and its Changes

In fifteen pages this paper examines the changes in presidential leadership in an analysis of writings by Presidents Washington, L...

Lou Cannon's Reagan

In five pages this paper critically reviews Lou Cannon's unbiased biographical portrait of President Ronald Reagan entitled simply...

Services of Air Traffic Control and Their User Fees

In seven pages this user fee proposal by President Bill Clinton's administration and the controversy which resulted are examined. ...

U.S. Civil War Reconstruction

when he suspended individual liberties, and closed down anti-war and anti-administration newspapers (24). Not only did he do that,...

Similarities and Differences Between Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon

Lincoln and Nixon under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Each man would be involved in the reconstruction of a country after a major war, Jo...

1992 and 1999 U.S. State of the Union Addresses by George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these 1992 and 1999 State of the Union Addresses made by Presidents G.H.W. Bush an...

Texas Southern University, Change Leadership

This case study focuses on Texas Southern University, which experienced a scandal that threatened the institution in 2006. The wri...

China and the Foreign Policy of the United States

In six pages this paper considers China and how it is regarded by American foreign policy with the administration of President Bil...

Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren

In twelve pages Earl Warren's life and role as Supreme Court Justice are discussed with a consideration of whether the President c...

US Tobacco Industry and President Bill Clinton's Proposed Federal Government Lawsuit

In five pages this paper discusses the various issues associated with the proposed tobacco company lawsuit proposed by President B...

President Reagan Hurt Economy

This essay reports on two separate issues. The paper first discussed the similarities and differences between the Korean and Vietn...

China Economy Trade Allies

This paper discusses the entitled aspects of China in terms of how it fits into the world of international relations. The paper al...

The Capture and Escape of Colombian Presidential Candidate Ingrid Betancourt

Born in Colombia, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt ran for the president of Colombia in 2002....

The Great Depression and the Policies of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt

consumer buying power (Barber, 1997). Businesses were growing at a much faster rate than wages. In hopes of supplementing their ...

Drug War in Mexico

to internal corruption. Therefore, Calderon turned to the military and declared war on drug traffickers (Bonner 14). This policy...

President Truman's Foreign Policy

and respect for the individual and was seen as posing a major threat to democracy and freedom and would deny people under those re...