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A History of the U.S. Labor Movement from Presidents Richard Nixon to G.W. Bush

March 1970, for the first time in the history of the U.S. Postal Service, there was a walkout in Brooklyn which grew to include ov...

What You Should Know About Becoming President of the United States

one would need to be an ascending political star to capture the candidacy of a particular party. The Constitution apportions elec...

Slavery and the U.S. Civil War

would have been changed forever. Still, Davis was a leader in his own right. He was the only president of the Confederate States o...

Economic Comparison of the Similarities Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan

In five pages this paper examines how Ronald Reagan employed FDR's 1930s' Great Depression era New Deal type policies to cope with...

Twilight of the Presidency by George Reedy

power because he placed himself above the law in authorizing the Watergate break-in. The tapes from the Nixon White House show a m...

Public and Political Bargaining in the Contemporary Presidency

of the presidential office, inasmuch as media influence is fundamentally based upon the element of perception. Contemporary presi...

Presidents and Congress

separate branches of the government: legislative, executive and judicial. With this framework in place, then, it was assured tha...

Assessment of Teddy Roosevelt's Presidency

or another somehow was able to get out of the war on a technicality. War records are important and Teddy Roosevelt was as fierce i...

The Student and Teacher Who Was Abraham Lincoln

ours to us" (Frost 90). Lincoln knew he was different from his contemporaries in both physical appearance and demeanor, but that ...

Abraham Lincoln and Presidential Power

fact engaged in international political action and many believe that they did not consult Congress, as they should have. C...

Meaning of Grace Slick's Song White Rabbit

. . sure, Sgt. Pepper gave the Summer of Love its soundtrack, but White Rabbit melted the patchouli-scented essence of 1967 into t...

Rome's Legacy

terrified of the retribution that followed delinquent taxation, the Roman period was one that reflected a considerably negative le...

Civil Rights and the Civil War

In five pages this paper discusses the impact of the Civil War in terms of the reasons why the South was defeated and also examine...

The Haunting Legacy of Columbine

The Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado galvanized the nation as few other events had before 9/11. This paper discusses the ...

The Cold War Superiority of the United States

as it was during what was deemed the cold war. II. The Cold War The expression "cold war" was used for the first time by...

The Life and Achievements of Andrew Jackson

Roughshod President). Growing up as he did in the backwoods country, Jacksons education was sketchy at best (Andrew Jackson). Ho...

Legacies of Josef Stalin

(Conan). And when he was died, he was embalmed and revered, so much so that he was on display in the Lenin Mausoleum for years fol...

Richard Attenborough's Gandhi Film Reviewed

the faith had a salient influence on him throughout his adult life....

Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca, 247 to 183 B.C.

it seemed only fitting that his efforts to take over Sarguntum from the Romans, once a Carthaginian stronghold, began the Second P...

Origins of Group Work and Settlement Houses

offered and in general the settlement houses just helped the children (and some adults as well) learn about their new homeland and...

History and Legacy of the Volkswagen AG Company

such a car (Caryl, 1996). The projects first director, Ferdinand Porsche, was a "nuts-and-bolts" man who was able to help turn Hit...

Bob Marley

In five pages the short life and lasting legacy of reggae musician Bob Marley are explored. Six sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Sound Liberator Edgard Varese

In five pages this essay analyzed how Varese's sound liberation had a profound effect upon music of the twentieth century with thi...

English Law Land Legislation in 1925

have come a long way since their inception. As is evidenced by the plethora of historical records, English property law was...

Maturity in Legacy, a Novel by James A. Michener

with methodical, journeyman style. As he told a radio interviewer in 1992: "My job is to be a hard-working man who sits at a moder...

Male Gender Role Definition and Understanding

In five pages this paper examines how male gender roles are defined in a consideration of The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarc...

Turning Point of Watergate for Richard M. Nixon

In eleven pages this paper discusses the catalyst or turning point the Watergate scandal represented for President Richard M. Nixo...

Literary Uses of Symbolism and Imagery

In 5 pages this paper Bogarad and Schmidt's Legacies are featured in a consideration of how literature is enhanced by the uses of ...

1070s' Scandal of Watergate

In seven pages this paper discusses the Watergate scandal in an overview of events, key players, and the legacy of the 'Saturday N...

Saigon's Fall and its Importance

In five pages this paper discusses the legacy of the Vietnam War in an analysis of the importance of Saigon's fall. Three sources...