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    Jimmy Carter is a well known Democratic president who served between 1977 to 1981 who strongly opposed opening the Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. His writing on the preservation of the refuge came after his term as president while new proposals were being put forward for drilling. Carter’s argument is very effective at encouraging the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge to be protected. Carter effectively uses logos, ethos, and pathos to construct a strong argument for the refuge to be preserved

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    MLK~ Spoken Word Martin Luther King of equality When the protesters cried red tears and the government elites lied, he was there When the schools were segregated and the children were drenched in the flood of discrimination, he was there When the streets were filled with hot gunpowder and the screams and screeches became much louder, he was there When there were cops beating us down and spraying black all around the town, he was there He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 because he fought against

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    Reagan had the same economic problems that his predecessor Jimmy Carter faced as president. One of these problems was very bad inflation in the economy. Only about 2 months after Reagan was inaugurated, he was shot and was lightly wounded. During and after his recovery, Reagan gained great public support. Reagan used

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    Good afternoon class, I am Shelbee Thompson and I choose Ronald Reagan as my president. Reagan served two terms as the 40th president of the United States from 1981- 1989. He was born in 1911 on February 6th to Edward and Nelle Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. Before Ronald became president, he was an actor, served in the United States Army, and served as a governor in California. During Reagan's childhood, he and his family moved frequently to various small towns in Illinois because his father switched

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    The 70’s was not just an era of peace and hippies and new music. This era also went through many foreign issues that shaped and played a role in how future foreign policy acted. Throughout the 70’s planes were hijacked, U.S withdrew from Vietnam, and the Iran hostage crisis took place because of these events it help shaped the American foreign policy of the 70’s. On September 6, planes were hijacked by the group P.F.L.P which stands for The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The skyjackers

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    Reagan's Economic Policy

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    In 1981 President Jimmy Carter left America in an inevitable hole that the country needed to get out of. The country was left with high inflation, unemployment and a major energy crisis. America needed a big clean up. The presidency of Reagan, Bush, and Clinton came in to change the mess that they were left with. All three men had their own way doing things that would help America. But it would not be easy to be behind the desk in the oval office. Apart from the annual Easter Egg Rolls and the annual

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    The Disloyal King: The Hardly Known Story of the Counterfeit Work of Martin Luther King Jr. No doubt the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the American history in the mid-1950s.’ A human rights icon, fitting injustice suffered against black people. After researching his life and work, a revealing scandal of plagiarism surfaced, damaging his personal image and work. Accomplishment and Profile. Dr. Martin Luther King was an illustrious man, known to his Civil Rights Movement leadership. The first

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    Humanity has always oppressed and discriminated against one another since the beginning of time. Never at a point in history has everyone been completely equal in their civil rights and treatment. Whether the discrimination stems from the color of one’s skin to their religious beliefs to anything that separates them from the larger population, a target has been placed upon them for others to attack. In this paper I will investigate how Desmond Tutu’s statement on oppression relates to primary texts

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    This is because of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and people did not think that Carter would do much help if he was elected again. He could not end the crisis before, so there was no way that he would be capable of putting the crisis to an end. Jimmy Carter lost the presidential election to the Republican, Ronald Reagan. Rumors circulated and people said that Reagan had actually had his campaign staff negotiate with

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    In the ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary, I Hate Christian Laettner, the director explores why the talented, tall, amazing Duke player is arguably the most hated college basketball player to ever play. The documentary explores the 5 points of Laettner hate: privilege, white, bully, greatness, and looks. The 5 points help shape how people perceive Christian Laettner in the past and in the present. I believe that Laettner did have a certain privilege that many people disliked. I think that it is interesting

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