Cory Aquino: Icon of Democracy

Because of President McKinley’s death, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was put into office. Then, on March 4, 1905, Roosevelt delivered his Inaugural Address to disclose his ideas and goals to the American people as their leader. The audience of this speech were Roosevelt’s fellow citizens. He told the people to treat other countries with compassion and friendship because they became such a great nation. With his use of repetition, allusions, and his tone, Roosevelt was able to emphasize his point in making the country a powerful nation to bring tranquility throughout the world.

Upon McKinley’s assassination, a (relatively) young Theodore Roosevelt found himself in the position of President of the United States. A man of action – perhaps unnecessary action- Roosevelt was unafraid of the political consequences of his bold and often unilateral decision making, both domestically and abroad. U.S. governance in the Philippines had already

This comic mocks at the American’s diplomacy as a man with a moustache with a huge key in front of the door of China (Document G). It is presumed for the other people waiting outside the gates to be the other countries, waiting to meet with China (Document G). This depiction of the US explains the role that the United States wants to play with the rest of the other countries. They take a passive role on expansionism, playing the diplomat that watches over the other countries enter into China (Document G). Additionally, the US wants to see other neighboring countries thriving, and those that know how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters will have a friendship with the US (Document F). As stated, the United States played a crucial role in the freedom of the Philippines from Spain. President McKinley appointed the Philippine Commission in 1899 to set up a Filipino government with William H. Taft leading the Commission. This strive to create a government for the Filipinos, establishes the morality of the United States, playing the helpful

Beveridge indicated that no land in America could surpass the fertile areas in the Philippines where the temperate and tropical climate produced products such as rice, coffee, sugar coconuts and tobacco. His statement, “The mineral wealth of this empire of the ocean will one day surprise the world”, truly indicates his main idea, that the Philippines would help the United States financially and increase its status in the world (Beveridge).

In conclusion, political leaders across the world are often noted for their accomplishments during times of crisis in the minds of the people and within the books written about such events. Although political leaders must have certain skills and abilities in order to fulfill the tasks given to them once they enter office, those skills are simply tools to be used against the challenges faced. How political leaders face the challenges and how the challenge is initially solved, such as how they benefit the people at large by their actions, is what they are remembered the most

Roosevelt addressed a crowd of 30,000 people in Osawatomie on August 31, 1910. (La Forte, 1966, p.187). He spoke outside after the John Brown memorial dedication (Hennessy, 1910). When he arrived, the audience greeted him with chants of “Hello, Teddy!” and enthusiastically cheered the speech at its conclusion (La Forte, 1996, p.196). Roosevelt stood on a kitchen table in front of the crowd and spoke for one and a half hours (La Forte, 1996, p. 196). Kansas’ governor, Walter Stubbs, joined Roosevelt on the table after the speech and declared, “We have just heard one of the greatest pronouncements for human welfare ever made. This is one of the big moments in the history of the United States!" (La Forte, 1996, p. 197) Since there

It is said that individuals are value and critique by their actions and character in life. However, it is essential to understand why it is that certain individuals make certain decisions despite the outcome it may create, in this particular case, presidents. Each president has distinctive qualities and traits that make them unique when compared to previous and future presidents. No matter the time span between the 1930’s to modern time, presidents are still held to scrutiny for their success and mistakes during office. Every president of the U.S. while serving their term has had to deal with specific issues regarding poverty, war, economic, or foreign problems.

Describe and discuss political ambitions. Identify and discuss three deliberate steps that she took to legitimize her status:

Responding to her achievement as a leader, her leadership have been able to have upcoming constitutional change, establish what she called DACA legislation, and assist in OER research. The upcoming constitutional change is to upgrade setting provision in the constitution to meet the present day situation for instant, the presidency cross and other sections in the

This Biography is on the life of Theodore Roosevelt. Beginning with his childhood, and ending with his death. Describing in detail his early childhood, the author gives a good explanation of what motivated the future President in his later years. The book also gives good insight into many of Roosevelt 's decisions during his adult years and political career, along with information from his personal life, that many people may not have known.

American politics has always proved to be a difficult venue to measure success, there are limited amounts of numbers to quantify, and individual’s careers are often replaceable and short-lived in the face of controversy. In his book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell defines his version of success as his idea of an outlier: a man or women that does things out of the ordinary (Gladwell 17). Clinton, a political phoenix, is a woman who rises above the flames of politics and scandals. Hillary Clinton’s legacy exemplifies a successful outlier in American politics in multiple ways: by recreating a favorable public image after the infamous presidential affair, becoming electable and having a well-respected career in the Senate, humbly accepting the Secretary of State position from her former opponent soon after the devastating loss in the 2008 Democratic Primary, to persevering through the challenges of the State Department, and finally, to be considered the immediate 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee without formally announcing her decision.

As soon as Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, this officially handed over the Philippines to American control. With adding more troops over the years to win battles, to win the confidence, respect, and loyalty of the population, America engaged in a great deal of what is today called “nation building.” Like the European colonizers, the United States poured more into their territories it acquired than it took. Many leaders have come through setting up parties and elections and making their mark of what they’ve done. Many years following the Spanish-American War, the United States would intervene in the affairs of Caribbean islands and Latin American

The bald red, white, and blue eagle of American Democracy is coming for you Phillipines, run while you can! Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was so infatuated with the idea of democracy, and he wanted every country to have a little taste of American freedom! After America's victory in the Spanish American War, George Dewey and his 11,000 American troops marched into manila and were unsure whether to liberate or occupy the filipino people. Thinking the they were here to help, the Filipino rebels trusted the Americans, but were soon betrayed as Dewey decided to occupy the land. The United States had three choices to determine what they wanted to do with the Philippines: Give it back to Spain, Give the filipino people their freedom, or to annex the whole country itself. With much debate ranging from artists, influential citizens, and government officials, the US ultimately decided it would annex! The United States should not have annexed the Philippines but rather should have given them their independence. While others may think the annexation of the Philippines would have benefited them, what the Philippines really needed was

Firstly, Clinton's disdain for Obama during their joint campaigning seemed more pointed and contained more animosity than any other candidate. In the beginning of the chapter it is noted that Clinton would privately criticize Obama for comparing his record to hers and other candidates, including Joe Biden, after her dominance of debates. "Am I the only one who sees the arrogance? Does that not bother people?" Our group found this aspect of Clinton interesting because she has a reputation for being arrogant and unrelatable. We believe that her scrutiny and disdain of Obama reflected her

This week, Ted Rall analyzes the positive aspects about presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton’s campaign, as well as the negative. He states that Clinton has acquired many “followers” because she has professed herself as a “progressive” individual, but there is scant proof indicating that she has actually accomplished anything reputable. Rall also suggests that Clinton is one who steals ideas from Sanders--bringing up the health care issue to gain more followers. Although, many people have already acknowledged her motive. Rall also reports that her personality is something that causes many to go against her, claiming that she possesses no charm whatsoever, which is a trait that may provider her with publicity and many more voters. According