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    Who Is Condoleezza Rice?

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    they did and they knew with this mentality and support system they were to raise a very optimistic, well rounded, educated, and fierce black woman. Condoleezza Rice today has been in many important roles in the United States which includes the first black woman to hold State of Secretary, Educator, Provost and much more. At a young age Condoleezza was introduced to the French language. She was always willing to learn and

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    (8) Secretary DeVos, the last lesson a teenage girl needs is that sex will make her untouchable and disgusting. The message that groups, such as Best Choice, sends is damaging to a young teen’s mental health and provides no accurate and useful information to an individual’s growth and development. Especially for any students who have experienced sexual assault, this demeaning message will only worsen any psychological damage that likely already existed. No human should ever be taught that he or she

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    Why couldn’t Hamilton and Jefferson get along? Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1775 in Nevis, British West Indies and Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, Shadwell, VA. They both grew up on plantations and had families and siblings. However, Jefferson had nine siblings while Hamilton only had his younger brother James A. Hamilton. The two men had a great adoration for reading and were brilliant. They were phenomenal writers and had many famous works. They were both

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    With the appointing of Betsy DeVos as Donald Trump’s secretary of education, there has been a widespread scare that the United States is on the verge of public education disappearing. Kevin Carey’s article published in The New York Times titled, “Why Trump’s Education Pick Won’t Be Able to Privatize U.S. Schools”, attempts to ease American minds. Carey explains the difference between public education—including charter schools—and private education. The author elaborates on charter schools explaining

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    The Executive Branch and the Presidents The Executive Branch is the branch of government that enacts and enforces the law. The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States. The President of the United States has seven roles that he must fill as President. These roles are the Chief of State, Chief Executive, Commander-in-Chief, Legislative leader, Chief of Party, Guardian of economy and Chief Diplomat. In these roles, the President awards metals to college scholarship winners

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    The Eisenhower Administration had to deal with the challenges during the cold war, which affect both the government and the people of the United States. McCarthyism was one of the issues that Eisenhower had to keep an eye on. Senator McCarthy was fueling the environment with fear regarding communism in the United States. McCarthy made many accusation amongst well known people of Hollywood (blacklisted) and other important people that had a big influence on the American population.Because of this

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    coursework because he was so young. He then enrolled as a sophomore at Princeton, graduating in 1801 at the age of 15, at which time he decided to study law. Biddle was offered a job before he had finished his studies as a lawyer. He was offered secretary of John Armstrong a revolutionary war officer, delegate to the continental congress, and later

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    John Kerry is a successful bureaucrat as the secretary of state. Throughout his career he has positively influenced the administration of government. In this biography his career will be analyzed in regards of how he revolutionized policies in Afghanistan using leadership, incrementalism, and ethics. John Kerry was born John Forbes Kerry on December 11th, 1943 at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. He was the son of Rosemary Forbes Kerry who was a nurse as well as a social activist and

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    region of the United States, the state of Wisconsin is home to more than 5,700,300 citizens, which is only a mere fraction of the 321,000,000 citizens that live in the United States. 62% of all Wisconsin citizens are between the ages of 16 and 65, compared to 62.2% of all Americans. 15.6% of Wisconsinites are over 65 years old, while only 14.9% of all United States citizens are in the same age range. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). Only 27.4% of Wisconsinites over 25 have an education above a bachelor

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    developments: Each child has the privilege to education and the advantages it brings. In the developing world, a training can change a youngster 's life and help to break the cycle of poverty. In recent decades, global development efforts have focused on enrolling all children in primary school. Today, the test is to guarantee that kids can stay in school and advantage from a quality education. A major barrier to the achievement of quality education is the existence of gender-based violence in and

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