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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 ...

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 ...

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...

Personal Essays

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

Peter J. Bensen

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

Condoleezza v. Barack Obama World View

America In the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Rice begins her speech by summarizing the current dynamic...

President Bill Clinton's Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Armed Forces if one so desires. Furthermore, sexual orientation should not be used to restrict someone from doing any jo...

Development and Human Rights as Addressed by Bolivian President Evo Morales

as a deep concern for human rights and a commitment to his countrys economic development (Trujillo, 2007). Having confronted adve...

The Stance of the 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

in history, and made history as well, since the U.S. elected its first African-American president. The race was long and difficult...

Barack Obama and Dr. King and Continuing Hope

Luther King wrote a long and moving letter from his cell in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. In 2007, Barack Obama gave a very movin...

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...

OBAMA HEALTHCARE EDITORIAL - BOSTON GLOBE

might seem strong at the outset; after all, enough people are blaming the Massachusetts plan for soaking the taxpayer, but this ed...

Checks and Balances Since 9/11

things although it requires approval by both houses to enact any law. The Senate ratifies treaties and must approve any appointmen...

Covert Operations vs. the Traditional Military

Roosevelt; the Joint Chiefs were afraid that this man would convince FDR to give covert action precedence, which of course would t...

Shaking Up Senior Leadership and Organizational Behavior

The concept of change in the organizational environment is a rather simple equation that is one of the most...

U.S. President and Democratic Theory

The second view is the "substantive" one, which "evaluates democracy on the basis of substance of government policies" (Janda, 200...

'Atoms for Peace' Speech Analysis

premise (at least in this example) is not necessarily true: not everyone who studies will get an "A"; sometimes even a student wh...

Ronald Reagan's Presidential Leadership

be stuck with high budget deficits. Economics aside, Ronald Reagan is considered an excellent leader and polished president. His...

Leadership Style and Legacy of Ronald Reagan

the role of the All-American boy so often, Reagan began identify with that persona. When World War II broke out, Reagan narrated ...

FDR's New Deal Programs

were beginning to lose faith in the entire banking system, and to prevent a catastrophe, Roosevelt ordered the banks closed ("The ...

Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

savings of 15% of Americans with them ("The New Deal"). People were losing faith in banks, and to prevent a collapse of the entir...

Economic Role of the US Government and Its Individual Effects

statement: "Read my lips. No new taxes" during the New Hampshire primary. Yet, during his administration, he did consent to raisin...

2005 to 2006 US Economic Improvement

previous quarter, growth as at 4.1% ("U.S. Economy Increases," 2005). Still, the economy is good, and it is much better than it ha...

Presidential Policy and the Impact of Race

of fellow Democrats John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson by leaving as his legacy an administration that encouraged "a new climat...

Education and Citizens in the Postindustrial American Society

"workers with world-class skills in information technology and digital literacy" (Strauss, 2004, p. 120). This is what corporate ...

George Washington Biography

was unsure of this decision and wrote to her half-brother in England, asking his advice. He told her, "The navy would cut him and ...

LBJ and His Foreign Policy by Alan Schwartz

the Vietnam debacle, and, consequently overlook Johnsons achievements in Europe, which Schwartz feels "deserve consideration as on...

World War II Russian Politics and FDR's Role

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...