Graduation Speech: Relief, Recovery, And Reform

"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and of courage. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in this crusade to restore America to its own people." 1

With tension on the rise, American farmers continue to demand reforms to lift their burden of debt as well as greater representation in government. Recently, with the tremendous growth in industrialization of oil and steel, migrants have felt the difficulties associated with farming and continue to fall into arrears.

“I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people,” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said after winning his party’s nomination in 1932 ("A New Deal for Americans"). The 1930s was a time of great economic depression; in response the New Deal was FDR’s plan for America’s recovery. By 1933, when FDR took office, one in four Americans was unemployed. Furthermore, there was widespread hunger, malnutrition, overcrowding, and poor health. The New Deal was made to combat these tragic conditions and it did so through the means of welfare and government intervention. Indeed, the New Deal was a radical change to the way America had

Donald J. Trump outlines his plans to make USA great again through better leadership and action. Too much empty talk, not enough action. We the People are tired of these politicians who talk their way into office and then fail to live up to what they promised. Trump will restore America to its former greatness, a greatness we have not seen since the Reagan years. This book is also a call for the return of genuine patriotism and taking pride in our country. We the People know that USA is the greatest country in the world and we need to put someone in the Oval Office who will actually Lead and put that greatness on display by taking Action.

In his first one hundred days, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed, a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, known as the New Deal. The New Deal was designed to use the federal government’s power to help revitalize the economy by ‘trying’ anything and everything, focusing on the unemployed, rural and city areas. The New Deal also marked the beginning of complex social programs and growing power of labor

Before the advent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 1933 and the general conception of government safety nets, the United States banking industry was quite different than it is today. Depositors assumed substantial default risk and even the slightest changes in consumer confidence could result in complete turmoil within the banking world. In addition, bank managers had almost complete discretion over operations. However, today the financial system is among the most heavily government- regulated sectors of the U.S. economy. This drastic change in public policy resulted directly from the industry’s numerous pre-regulatory failures and major disruptions that produced severe economic and social

Tonight, I am honored to speak to you on behalf of our president. He has restored confidence to many people in this nation, however, a great number of you are still unemployed. I know how it feels to lay low in spirit. In my eighty years of life, I had seen poverty, and experienced misery but I had also experienced victories, triumphs, and a deep love for my country. With all of my confidence I can assure to you that we will get through this depression.

It is no question that agricultural workers have one of the most mentally and physically demanding jobs in the world. This was especially true for farmers in 1932, because of an abundance of food in the market that could not be consumed or sold in a depressed world market. As the prices of crops grown by farmers hit all time lows the Agricultural Adjustment Act was established in hopes of restoring the purchasing power of farmers. By reducing surpluses in crops and other commodities, and giving farmers cash payments for controlling how much crops they would grow the Agricultural Adjustment Act proved to overall help increase the value of crops ultimately increasing the purchasing power of farmers and enhancing their quality of life.

The Glass Steagall Act was passed on 1933, which is also known as The Banking Act to tighten regulation on the way banks did their business. This act was written as an emergency measure when about 5,000 banks failed during the Great Depression. Banks mostly failed because of the way they would invest with money. The act prohibits banks from investing money on investments that turn out to be risky. Banks could no longer sell securities or bonds. The act also created Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to protect the deposits of individuals, which is still used to this date. The FDIC in this era insures your deposits in your bank up to $250,000. This gave the public confidence again to deposit their money in the bank. In 1933

The banking industry as a whole after the stock market crashed was going bankrupt due to not being able to carry the “bad debt” that was created from using customer money to buy stock. Because the banks were out of money, they were unable to cover customer withdrawals from their bank, causing many bank customers to lose all of their savings. With the uncertainty of the future of the banking industry, many people withdrew all of their savings, which caused more than 9,000 banks to close their doors and go out of business (Kelly). Due to the effects of the Great Depression, and the collapse of the banking industry, the government created regulations to prevent similar failure in the future. For Example, the SEC, (or Securities Exchange Commission), which regulates the sell and trade of stocks, bonds and other investments was created as a result of The Great Depression. The FDIC (or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), was created to insure bank accounts so that that the consumer would be protected if the bank were to go out of business (Kelly). The Great Depression's effect on the banking industry led to many useful changes to the banking industry and helped restore confidence in banks in the American people.

Judging the effects of the New Deal through the results and outcomes of its programs one can say that while it brought about many amazing and welcome changes, it also created some challenging and dire problems for the generations that

I know that this is coming in very late, I know you probably won't even read this, I know that the opinion of an ordinary student from Mason City probably doesn't matter to you, and I know that my voice is only one in a sea of thousands of others, all of which are probably more capable, intelligent, and worthy than I am. And yet, I'm still writing this, and I still ask you to please listen to me, because I couldn't live with myself if I didn't at least try. So, I am here, politely asking, or more like begging, you to change your vote to Hillary Clinton tomorrow. I'm aware that this is unprecedented and generally incurs a small fine, but it is possible, and it is the only hope I have. Donald Trump wishes to "make America Great Again," but I believe that we can't let him do that. Donald Trump cannot make America

I really enjoyed your speech today at Gettysburg, PA. What I think is overshadowing your plan is that reporters are only focusing on your comment:

I know some countries out there are struggling with debt and war and i hope that the people listening to this speech will go out help those people and those countries. I ask you not to fear what things will happen but fear what will happen if we don’t do something about this issue. People could die or just not go on without any money or a place to call home. So I ask you all litening to go back to your home countries and find something that can be better or fixed and go out and make that change.Thank

I would like to acknowledge how grateful I am for my 6-year-old son, Zander; who has been extremely patient with me having to dedicate so much time to this project. I would like to thank my thesis advisor, Dr. Kisun Nam, for his guidence and knowledge throughout this process. A special thanks to Dr. Andrew Bein, for teaching Dialectical Behavior Therapy in practice class! Lastly, I want to acknowledge my good friends Yessica Sanchez, and Jennifer Campbell for their ongoing support especially when things got stressful! You guys are the best!