The New Day For America

In 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America started by the History Channel selecting dates from many years that included an all-day meeting with a group of historians and producers discussed and debated against the days that should fit in the final list of days that changed America. All the historians and producers agreed on that they would not use events that occurred after 1965. The historians and producers gave dates that would provoke discussion and a debate which meant them overlooking events such as the signing of the constitution and the first shot of the civil war. Most of the topics chosen in 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America covered span of our history from settlement to recent pass. 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America places people

May 26, 1637 was a fateful day in the history of America. The actions of Major John Mason and his Puritan men set a precedent for the next two hundred years of European and Indian relations. On that clear May night near the Mystic River of New England, hundreds of Pequot Indians were killed by the Europeans and their allies, most of the victims being the elderly, women, and children. This massacre was a massive turning point in the Pequot War, effectively ruining the tribe. Already weakened by disease and by competing native tribes, the Pequot were quickly routed and by September 21, 1638 the war ended with the Treaty of Hartford. The treaty

The book 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America written by Steven M. Gillon is a book written obviously about 10 days that most people would not expect to have changed American history. Steven M. Gillon is a resident historian of The History Channel as well as a professor of Modern US History at The University of Oklahoma. Not Only does he teach Mr. Gillon has also learned, earning his Ph.D. from Brown University. Steven M. Gillon has also written a numerous number of books, some of his recent books being; Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation to War (2011), The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President (2010), The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation (2008), The American Paradox: A History of the United States Since 1945 (2006), and 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006). 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a book that talks about many days, obviously that were critcal to US history, the time plot being from the late 1630s to late 1960s. This book was written based off a documentary about the same ten days. However, in Gillon’s book different reasoning is provided. Unfortunately for this book one cannot watch the documentary instead of reading the book and judge the book off the documentary.

In the same video, Kasich uses another fallacy, the straw man fallacy. According to informationisbeautiful.net, is a fallacy that is “creating a distorted or simplified caricature of your opponent’s argument, and then arguing against that.” In the video, Kasich talks about his views on how he would handle health care and the poor, “Because we want to stabilize health care and make sure poor people have something, people assume there’s a motive. Sometimes, people do things because they actually want to help somebody. When we do that, everybody says, ‘Well, what’s in it for them’” (7:23). Kasich makes the opposing side’s argument into a basic concept which can be easily argued against. He also makes the opposing side’s argument into something people could easily disagree with.

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Friday crisscrossed Iowa on a five-stop campaign event swing through the state as he continues to built a strong support amongst Republican voters with just 100 days left into the Iowa caucus. The latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll released on Friday has Cruz in third place with 10% in Iowa. Ben Carson is in first place in Iowa with 28% while Donald Trump is now in second with 19%. Even though Cruz is positioned to earn one of the ‘three tickets out of Iowa,’ he still needs to snatch up more voters from the other Republican candidates who are vying for the same fraction of evangelicals conservative that are taking away votes from Cruz.

"That'll be up to the voters here,” Kasich said. "I’m not going to get into that. That's too much below the belt."

When the words “swing state” are mentioned, Florida is perhaps one of the first states a person may think of. In this year’s election cycle, the story is no different. Florida has a single senate seat up for election, and Marco Rubio (R), and Patrick Murphy (D) are hoping to claim it on November 8th. Marco Rubio has held that seat since the last senate election in 2010, giving him an edge as the incumbent. Patrick Murphy is the challenger and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A glance at any polling numbers shows Rubio ahead, and most have shown him ahead since the beginning of the race. The polls do not show a commanding lead, as one may expect from an incumbent. While polling margins are slimmer than many average incumbents, money has not stopped flowing to Rubio. His finances are typical of an incumbent particularly that of a closely contested race. It may be impossible to tell which has the greater effect of Rubio’s fundraising. In states that are typically swing states and have close political races, simple analyses such as incumbency advantage may not fully explain the results and polls in the race.

Kasich acknowledged that he won't win in Trump's home territory, but hopes to pick up some delegates to add on his long-shot bid. "Here in New York we are running in second now," Kasich said. "In Maryland we are now running in second and in Pennsylvania, I haven't seen anything lately, but the last thing I saw had us in a virtual tie for first place."

Long Island, N.Y. — Looking ahead to the New York presidential primary, Ohio Governor John Kasich is wasting no time campaigning in the state that will play a pivotal role in deciding who will get the nomination come July.

Now Paul has dropped out early February to focus on his reelection seat in Kentucky, it was down to two young Senators for Lee to decide. With Rubio's campaign on life support heading into next Tuesday's contest, with all or nothing left in his home state of Florida, Cruz is having a good week. He has already won seven contested states and gained a total count of 359 delegates, establishing himself as the candidate with the best chance to defeat

On December 3, 1901, a few months after the death of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt addressed the United States. He said, “Indeed, from every quarter of the civilized world we received, at the time of the President’s death, assurances of such grief and regard as to touch the hearts of our people. In the midst of our affliction we reverently thank the Almighty that we are at peace with the nations of mankind; and we firmly intend that our policy shall be such as to continue unbroken these international relations of mutual respect and good will.” While the death of President McKinley was indeed an important moment in United States history, it became more important because of what it led up to. While all of the dates studied in 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America, by Steven M. Gillon are obviously important, some seem more important than others. In this student’s opinion, September 6, 1901 seems to have a bigger influence on American History than, say, September 9, 1956. While History progressed in an important way during Elvis’s dancing on the Ed Sullivan show, the assassination of a United States President and the installation of the president after him seems to hold more value.

Candidates such as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are surrounded by money. This will allow for easy unlimited funding from the citizens who agree with their views and will benefit from them winning. Presidents would obviously reward these organizations once elected in one way or another. This will allow wealthy individuals to make a much more significant impact on elections. While old PACs had a cap on how much could be donated by individuals, while prohibiting organizations and companies from donating, these new “isolates” super PACs can receive unlimited donations. A major company may decide to spend a few million dollars to support a specific candidate if it could return profit on the investment from taxation policies the winning candidate puts in place. This puts a large importance on money in the election, and less on debates and views. This is shown in the current election, with two of the candidates being some of the biggest financial influencers in the United States. Donald Trump is one of the faces of the business world and has huge influences in the business world. Hillary Clinton was a former first lady and has many large backings. This election has two of the biggest iconic faces in this country, most likely due to this new

1. For the new United States to be so treacherous for some, and so grand for others is a great example that reflects the propaganda that was being portrayed to bring early Europeans and others to the colonies for the sole purpose to take over land from indigenous people. While there is no specific answer to their claims one way or another, we can see that there must have been some ulterior motives to putting on such a showcase to those far away. In the following passages we get some insight from John Smith about exactly how the new colonies were expanding and just how growth was to be achieved, “Who can desire more content, that hath small means; or but only his merit to advance his fortune, than to tread, and plant that ground he hath purchased by the hazard of his life?” (93) From Smith’s account we can see exactly what needs to be done to grow the colonies. Now we can use two other passages from Farmer James that are in stark contrast to one another, and can lead the readers to believe that the new land was some type of utopian escape from old England. Farmer James describes it as “Men are like plants; the goodness and flavor of the fruit proceeds from the peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of religion we profess, and the nature of our employment. Here you will find but few crimes; these have acquired as yet no root among us” (608). Farmer

He also never though he would be the toughest running opponent In another effort to energize his campaign after Trump’s sweep of primaries in the eastern states, Cruz announced Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate. With Trump in the lead, Cruz and Kasich announced in April a joint strategy to try to stop the frontrunner’s momentum. Regarding the issue of climate change, the presidential hopeful acknowledges that climate change is real, but he has questioned the scientific evidence of its causes and impact as presented by what he calls “global warming alarmists. Instead of a federal government that works to undermine our values, imagine a federal government that works to defend the sanctity of human life, and to uphold the sacrament of marriage," he said in a speech announcing his run for president. Cruz said he would focus on winning Indiana while Kasich would dedicate his campaign to winning the Oregon and New Mexico primaries. In March, after Rubio lost his home state of Florida to Trump, he dropped out, making it a three-way race between Trump, Cruz and Ohio governor John Kasich. His words struck a chord with many on the religious right, and the day after his announcement his campaign brought in approximately $1 million in donations. In 2014, Cruz renounced his dual Canadian citizenship, though his eligibility to run for president was not in jeopardy. As a 2016 presidential hopeful, he has called for more “boots on the ground” to increase security at the border. As the son of a Cuban immigrant, Cruz says he “celebrates legal immigration,” according to his official

In an unanticipated move, billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed over $25 million in new campaign donations. The move is likely to turn heads, especially on the opposing side of the political divide because the last time Soros spend big in politics was in 2004 when he donated over $25 million in an unsuccessful bid to oust President George W. Bush. According to news feature published by Politico, the billionaire has so far offered Hillary Clinton’s campaign some $25 million. Soros has a long established relationship with Clinton. He told Politico in that he would attend the Democratic presidential convention slated for July 25 to 28 to support her candidature. Aides close to Soros say his latest money moves are inspired by several factors; key among them, fear of the GOP nominee for president, Donald Trump and his belief in Hillary Clinton.