First Lady of the United States

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    First Lady, from 1797 to 1801. In 1800 the first First Lady to live in the White house, she resided there for four months, arriving in November 1800. During that time she famously hung her family's laundry in the unfinished East Room to dry. Throughout President John Adams' career, his wife, Abigail Adams, served as an unofficial adviser. On New Year's Day 1801 she opened the mansion, soon to be known as the White House. When he was elected President Adams wrote to his wife, "I never wanted your

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    The title First Lady of the United States is not a constitutional role but rather an unofficial title given to the official White House hostess1. The first “first lady” was Dolley Madison in 1809. The first ladies usually are confidantes and advisors2. The first lady does not always have to be a spouse and can be, if the president was never married or is a widower, be a related family member3. The responsibilities of the first lady is to be a good public figure and control certain things that go

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    and {was giving} [gave advice to] families of the soldiers, all while being first lady. She{ is} [can be seen as] a very strong and independent woman, who helped the United States in times of war in many ways. The world {would be very different without}[has been changed greatly because] of her influence. First and foremost, {she was }[had been] very prominent in equal rights. She {was } [has been known] to be the first founder of the World Peace Movement, which {was huge in} [greatly impacted] equal

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    With each new president elected, along with him came a First Lady. First Ladies are very important and have a lot of influence over the president. The First Lady has the influence to change history, and many First Ladies have changed history. Without the contributions of First Ladies, the United States would not be what it is today. No one can deny the contributions of First Ladies and how they helped shape the United States. I will address the early life, the kindness, and the influence of

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    On April 30, 1789, George Washington was announced president. Three weeks later the United States welcomed the nation’s first lady, Mrs. Martha Washington, in Baltimore, Maryland (McPherson, 1998). After leaving Baltimore, she travelled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The celebration continued as crowds gathered to welcome her into office. Her last stop was New York City, the United State’s capital at the time (McPherson). Her husband met her along the way. Many people came to welcome them in, even

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    nation as a whole and why Hillary Clinton should be the next president of the United States of America. As I listen to this speech I realized that Michelle Obama uses rhetorical devices and appeals throughout this entire speech, and frankly since her purpose is to persuade the people of the this country to vote for Hillary I think Michelle Obama took the right approach. I get a strong sense of honesty from the first lady as she talks about why Ms. Clinton is worthy enough to take on the mantle of

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    hard to convince the citizens of the United States that they are the optimal decision for President. Both, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been in constant turmoil in creating promotional advertisements and speeches as to why they should be chosen to lead the country. Hillary Clinton, a long time politician and Secretary of State, who received the unequivocal backing of the current President of the United States and the First Lady. Subsequently, the First Lady gave a speech about Hillary Clinton

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    It is a good day to be an American. It is now official; we now know the two candidates running for President of the United States on the upcoming elections. Representing the Republican Party is Donald Trump and for the Democratic Party is Hillary Clinton. We are going into this presidential election with the uncertainty of not knowing if we have selected the most capable candidates to lead this country. On one side, we have Donald Trump, a person that has no political experience and calls it

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    Making the Right Choice Is everyone in the United States registered to vote? Not many people register to vote when picking a new representative for the White House. They do not take into consideration that every single vote counts. According to the article “Presidential Election Day 2016,” “Voters must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old and register to vote by your state’s registration deadline;” people must be over the age of 18 the age that is considered to be an adult (Adams 1). When choosing

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    After attending Harvard, she fell in love with Barack Obama, the man who soon became her future husband. She and her husband were both intelligent, and hardworking people. She eventually became the First Lady of the United States, and she was able to help many people like children who needed education, women, service members, and plenty more. She still continues to thrive and extend her goal of becoming a better person to help change the world. Without her, we

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