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Richard Nixon Biography Christina Fortwengler Cambridge High School Richard Nixon Biography Early Life Richard Nixon was born January 9, 1913 in Yorba California. Nixon and his family lived a poor life. He had three younger siblings, one of which passed away during Nixon’s childhood, and one older brother who he lost due to disease. The older brother was influential and served as a role model to Nixon. He went to Fullerton High School, graduated, and went to Whittier College

In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” physical strength, intelligence, and instincts are necessary for survival.These three skills are necessary for Rainsford to make it out alive. Rainsford, a big game hunter, must show that he has what it takes to survive when he suddenly goes from the hunter to the hunted. He needs to outsmart General Zaroff in order to live. Rainsford uses physical strength, intelligence, and instincts to make it through the hunt alive. Rainsford uses

Was Deep Throat Justified? If not for Bernsteins and Woodward's informant, “Deep Throat” it is very possible that the Watergate Scandal would have never fully been revealed and eventually discovered by the public. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward who were assigned to the Watergate Scandal story, meet up with an anonymous source nicknamed “Deep Throat” who would eventually reveal and confirm new information regarding the cover up and scandal. Now officially known as Mark Felt, working for the FBI

In the campaign of 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts faced Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency of the United States. The choice left many uninspired. “Do you get a funny sort of sensor that...there are no human candidates in this campaign?” former secretary of state Dean Acheson wrote to his old boss Harry Truman in August 1960. “They seem improbable, like very life like puppets, who, or which, are operated by most skillful technicians. Both are surrounded by clever people

quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon, but was handicapped by his outsider status and limited support from his own party, as well as the medical scandal and firing of vice presidential nominee Thomas Eagleton. Emphasizing a good economy and his successes in foreign affairs, such

Richard Nixon was known for being above the law. Nixon and his administration were always partaking in illegal activities, such as breaking and entering, and taping conversations between the democratic party leaders. Nixon was once quoted saying “if the president does it, that means it it’s not illegal” (LP343). Watergate is the nickname that summarized all of President Nixon’s illegal activity during and after his presidency. The Watergate scandal started when five men broke into the Watergate

On January 28, 1986 Ronald Reagan gave tragic news to American on the Shuttle Challenger Disaster. Ronald Reagan, as president, was planned to give the State of the Union address but it was delayed due to the disaster. Reagan instead had to give tragic news to American. President Ronald Reagan gave a speech using rhetorical appeals, expressing his feelings, describing his unplanned speech, and giving examples of how he wants his legacy to live on. Ronald Reagan’s speech was emotional and inspiring

In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, a group of high school students in Des Moines, Iowa wanted to show their opposition to the deployment of U.S. troops in Vietnam, and decided to wear black armbands during the holiday season. The school system found out about the student’s plan to wear black armbands, so the principals of the Des Moines schools adopted a policy that required students to remove the armbands or be suspended until the student would return to school without

On March 1, 1973, Pink Floyd released what some consider their best and most famous album, “The Dark Side of the Moon.” The album holds the record for time spent on the Billboard Top 200 albums with a total of 861 non-successive weeks, (Billboard) and included prominent songs such as “Time,” “Money,” and “The Great Gig in the Sky.” It is characterized by the cover, which shows a prism separating a stand of light into a rainbow over a black background. When the album was released, the image’s success

Sanger Rainsford vs. General Zaroff In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford, a famous hunter, finds himself on Ship-Trap island after falling overboard a yacht. After arriving on the island, he meets its owner, General Zaroff, another avid hunter. He soon discovers that General Zaroff has grown bored of hunting animals, and now he hunts men he traps on the island. The protagonist, Rainsford and the antagonist, General Zaroff have conflicting morals, attitudes