Spencer Collins
Ms. Ohler
English IV
February 10, 2017
George Dubya Bushinator
George Walker Bush, the American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The oldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard business school in 1975, he worked in oil businesses. In 1977 he married Laura Welch and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives shortly after. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas Gubernatorial Election. He was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial election against
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He signed into law board tax cuts, the patriot act, the No Child Left Behind Act, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Medicare prescription drug benefits for senior citizens, and funding for the aids relief program known as the Presidents Plan For Aids Relief (PEPFAR). His tenure saw national debates on social security, electronic surveillance, immigration, and torture. Bush successfully ran for re-election against Senator John Kerry in 2004, in another relatively close election. After his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated critism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, and other challenges. Against this criticism, the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 election. In December 2007, the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession, often called the “Great Recession”(The White House), promoting the Bush administration to receive congressional passage of multiple economic programs meant to preserve the country’s financial system. Nationally, Bush was both one of the most popular presidents in history, having received the highest recorded the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of September 11th attacks, as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis. On March 23, 2003, United States led
George Walker Bush was born a little over a year later on July 6, 1946. George W.'s father continued his studies at Yale after his son was born, and would graduate two years later in the spring of 1948. The day after graduation, the elder Bush set off for West Texas and a job at the International Derrick and Equipment Company in Odessa, Texas; his wife and son arrived two weeks later. Odessa was a blue-collar town, where pipe-layers and roughnecks lived. Odessa's white-collar sister city was Midland, where the oil deals were made, and the company headquarters were established. More importantly, this is where George H.W. aspired to be. But for now the couple moved into a small apartment in Odessa, where instead of dealing with oilmen they had to deal with another couple with whom they shared their bathroom.
Baseball changed over time when African Americans were able to join the game of baseball in the early 1840s when the game of baseball started. Only African American were able to play the game of baseball due to segregation. Most people did not even want African Americans to play baseball in the MLB they could have their own league but,not with whites because no blacks were allowed to communicate with them. Alexander Cartwright invented the game of baseball and the U.S Congress gave African Americans created their own team named the Cuban Giants, but it really did not succeed due to the lack of attendance at the game. Jackie Robinson was the first African
Assisted suicide is an ethical topic that has sparked up many controversies. Individuals have heated disputes on whether or not patients who are suffering should have the right to die. Some worry that legalizing euthanasia is irrational and would violate some religions, while others argue that it provides a peaceful death towards terminally ill patients who are suffering from pain. Physician-assisted suicide is a contentious matter, in which there are many positive and negative aspects, whether or not it should be committed is a complex decision.
In The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander is about a shocking statistic. That more African American men are in correctional facilities or on probation than were enslaved in the mid 1800s before the Civil war started. She offers her perspective on the mass incarceration of African American men in the US. Taking shots at all she holds responsible for the issues. She explores the social and systematic influence of racial stereotypes and policies that support incarceration of minorities. She explains that minorities are discriminated against legally for their whole lives. By being denied employment, housing, education, and public benefits. Unable to overcome said obstacles most will
Richard Nixon 1. What challenges did this president inherit? Challenges that this president faced were the Watergate, Vietnam war, Iran hostage crisis, and inflation. 2. What were his major accomplishments?
Human trafficking,the illegal practice of trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation, is a crime that affects the most vulnerable citizens of society. After drugs, it the largest criminal activity globally! The victims must be the primary concern for all law enforcement units. Human trafficking in the world can be diminished and possibly erased through teachings, government intervention, and awareness.
Ever since the days of Mesopotamia from the agricultural revolution, war has been a constant and important part of human life. Over time though, humans have evolved and gotten stronger and smarter which lead to more competition. War from its beginning, has consistently stemmed from the innate sense of evolutionary survival and subsequent competition, thus securing it’s inevitable perpetuation.
The Holocaust was the systematic and bureaucratic murder of six million Jews by the Nazi party and its collaborators. During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities targeted many groups of people because of their perceived "racial inferiority" including Gypsies, the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples. Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds. Several authors have written about the Holocaust, but one author that touched many people the most was Elie Wiesel. Through the use of several style devices, Wiesel creates an impressionistic style which reflects the nature of his experiences in the Nazi
Roosevelt and Obama similarly responded to their respective crisis by using pump priming techniques in order to stimulate the economy. This was met with opposition because many people were worried about the amount of money being put into the presidents’ programs. Some of their policies were also seen as controversial because they prompted increased government involvement. For example, the Affordable Care Act, which worked to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, and the Social Security Act, which established unemployment insurance for those who lost their jobs, were both seen as job destroyers by many, despite being implemented with the purpose of helping the American people.
The Drug War has been a policy and a battle to stop drug flow into the U.S, cease drug production and to completely illuminate drugs entirely but results have shown otherwise. In 1971, President Richard Nixon first declared the Drug war and classified drugs as a number one public enemy shortly after drug use hit its peak in the 1960’s. The U.S previously had anti-drug laws but the laws were light and directed mainly to minorities. The following President Jimmy Carter believed in decriminalizing Marijuana and certain portions of Marijuana were legal to possess during his term but the legalization was shortly lived. A new attempted solution was a program Nancy Reagan, President
A person’s happiness is completely different than that of the person next to them. In Fahrenheit 451, the society is given the idea that happiness is found in the fast life. Students crash cars, crack windows, and drive recklessly for fun. Schooling in this society is not even in the realm of learning. Instead, it is filled with sports, electronics, and everything but an education. Death is a quick cremation instead of a proper funeral and mourning. Adults not only have poor relationships with their spouses, but also their children. Despite all these things, to the people of the Fahrenheit 451 society, the weak human connections and speedy existence
George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States. He was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts to parents Prescott and Dorothy Bush. George’s father was elected to the senate of Connecticut when the family moved there. George Bush was raised in a wealthy family but was taught to be modest and an active citizen in his community. When George was 13, he ran away from home to go to school at the Elite Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. By the time he turned 18, he decided that he wanted to go into the air force. He became a commissioned pilot from 1942-1945 and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Soon after he was done in the air force he went to college at Yale University where he
“My music is not for everyone. It’s only for the strong-willed, the (street) soldiers music. It’s not like party music-I mean, you could gig to it, but it’s spiritual. My music is spiritual. It’s like Negro spirituals, except for the fact that I’m saying ‘We shall overcome.’ I’m saying that we are overcome.
8 years after his father stepped down as president, George H.W. Bush's son followed in his footsteps. The inauguration of George W. Bush happened on January 20, 2001 and again with the same date in 2005. His first presidential election was against Democratic candidate Al Gore. The margin of victory caused a recount in Florida to decide who would win. Bush won even though he lost against Gore in the popular vote. His second election was against John Kerry. Bush beat Kerry, but this time he got the popular vote.
The novel Gulliver 's Travels by Jonathan Swift displays the vast difference of the Houyhnhnms society in comparison to ours. Harrison’s essay describes the way our society perceives home much differently than the way Houyhnhnms do. In modern day, and more specifically in the 18th century the family system that we associate with views home as a place for love, family, and support. In comparison to the Houyhnhnms, they use the home as more a community area to gather. Each article by Harrison, Nichols, and Guenther all gravitate to look at Jonathan Swift’s perception of home and society in a literal sense but I would disagree. I believe that if we look into the overall moral