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    "...human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all." These are famous words that Hillary Clinton spoke during her speech at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Since her speech, women have made progress in gaining rights. Clinton uses her speech in Beijing to advance her career and to make herself known as an individual instead of just the First Lady. Clinton's political career was started by this speech; she continues to center her

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    From former First Lady, to New York Senator, to Secretary of State, and now Presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton has undeniably proven that she possesses what it takes to lead the country (“Hillary’s Story”). As a champion for women’s equality in the workplace, pursuer of health care reform, and a tireless advocate for children’s welfare (Zeleny), she knows how to tackle tough issues and get results. Growing up in a middle-class neighborhood in a suburb outside of Chicago, Illinois, Hillary’s

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    ”(ProCon). This is a weak statement because where is the country supposed to get the funding for teachers and to continue to run the buildings and supply supplies to students. One of Clinton’s strongest statements is “Ending the privatization of prisons. Hillary believes we should move away from contracting out the square responsibility of the federal government to private corporations. We must not create private industry incentives that make contribute--or have the appearance of contributing--to over-incarceration

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    Hillary Clinton So, now you’re eighteen, and that means that you can vote. Who will you vote for? Maybe you want to vote for Hillary Clinton but you don’t know enough about her. This essay will have, some background information about Hillary Clinton, Her opinion on educational matters, and women’s rights. I hope this convinces you to vote for Hillary Clinton. Before you vote for someone you might want to know a bit about their past. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born in Cook county in Chicago

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    First lady is the unofficial title bestowed upon the wife of the president of the United States. The role of the president of the United States originated with George Washington and so did the role of the first lady. During these times, the roles of women were usually limited to being homemakers and hostesses. Women did not work outside the home and often were not seen as equals to men. Therefore, the first lady’s duties at that time consisted of hosting social events and keeping the house in

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    Donald John Trump was born in the big city of Queens New York. Donald was the 4th of 5 children that Fredrick and Mary macland trump had. His father Fredrick was a builder and a real estate developer that contracted apartments in their city. At the age of 13, donald was sent to the New York military academy in search of channeling his energy in a positive way. Donald did very well in the academy, socially and academically. He was a star athlete and student leader until he graduated in 1964. During

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    Hillary Clinton has many years of experience in politics. After Clinton had graduated law school, she joined the House Judiciary Committee to work on the impeachment of the 37th Commander-In-Chief of the United States, Richard Nixon. Later, while working as a lawyer for the Rose Law Firm, she became first lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and for the second time from 1983 to 1992. In 1992, after her husband Bill Clinton was voted and elected as a President of the United States she became the United

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    First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton in her speech for the 4th World Conference on Women Plenary session in Beijing in 1995, supports Women's rights as human rights. Clinton's purpose of this speech is to convince the audience that women all around the world matter, and they should have natural human rights. She adopts a concerned tone to persuade the audience that women around the world are treated unfairly and the injustice that women all around the world face needs to change. Clinton begins her Women’s

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    candidate believes and why they do not agree with one another. I also will choose a candidate views I agree with and why. The three most popular issues that the politicians do not agree on is abortion, taxes, and immigration. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton do not agree with one another on any of these. The first candidate, Donald Trump, wants to ban abortions at some point in pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother. He also wants to tax individuals differently depending

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    The stately white columns the interior for The Arkansas capital lead to the executive office occupied by William J. Clinton only 30 years ago. After a successful college career at an elite university Governor Clinton decided make the move home to his birth state of Arkansas. Hillary Rodham begrudgingly followed along with fierce independence and a law degree. Rodham maintained a job at the university of Arkansas after her husband’s loss in a congressional election, and practiced law through court

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