...Nixon and Agamemnon Richard Nixon and Agamemnon have an interesting parallel that would not be visible at first glance. Both were beloved leaders initially. Both made an awful mistake which did significant damage to their group. Richard Nixon, an American president during the late 1960s to early 1970s, was the first American President ever impeached. His impeachment did great damage to the republicans, and nearly got him indicted. Agamemnon had taken a girl, and though he was offered a ransom, held her until a plague forced him to let her go. He then proceeded to take the strongest, greatest Achaean warriors’ “mead of honour” (term first used on pg.15, Iliad), which meant that Achilles, son of Peleus, was aggrieved and angered with him who...
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...When five men were caught bugging and stealing from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Watergate Hotel and Complex on June 17, 1972, the burglary was reported briefly and soon forgotten amidst other headlining news. Months later, the Watergate Burglary exploded when ties were found between the break-in and Richard Nixon’s Committee to Reelect the President (CREEP) (Bernstein). Thus began the Watergate Scandal: the bugging and burglary at the Watergate Complex, the cover-up ordered by President Nixon himself, and the Watergate trials which revealed patterns of ethical misconduct within the Nixon administration. The scandal’s traditional timeline ranges from the break-in at the Watergate Complex, Washington D.C. in June of 1972...
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...JFK. Many became teachers, health care workers, and technicians in less developed countries. Bay of Pigs Invasion: Shortly After JFK was president, he approved the invasion of Cuba by Cuban nationals who wanted to overthrow, Soviet backed, Communist dictator. JFK supported the overthrow as a means of containing the expansion of communism, but when JFK refused to give U.S. air support, the Invasion at the Bay of Pigs was doomed and tuned into political fiasco. JFK aimed to rally the Cubans and hoped they would want Independence and fight. However, the result was rather disappointing, when JFK refused to give air support, it made them angry....
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...People deposit all their trust in the political leaders of this world. They believe their leaders will choose the best decision to protect them over selfish personal interests. If a selfish individual ends up in the position of power only negativity can emanate. Richard Nixon, 1968 U.S. President, and Adolf Hitler, 1933 founder of Nazi party, were both power-hungry leaders. Nixon created an informal office to investigate the national security breaches, spy on his opponents, and engage in political dirty tricks during the election of 1972. He directed the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department to punish his enemies and reward his friends to retain his power. Hitler converted Germany from a parliamentary democracy to a totalitarian dictatorship along with the mass killing of Jews to consolidate his power (Divine 641). These men took advantage of the trust bestowed to them, are now deemed as some...
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...Brooke Redington Dr. Larry Underberg UI 320- 01 5 April 2016 The Era of Bad Judgement America has had forty-four presidents since the creation of office in 1789. Each of the forty-four presidents has left both negative and positive marks on the office. Some presidents, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, are known for their great leadership and wonderful policies. Others, like Richard Nixon, may never recover from their time in the Oval office. Most Americans feel as if the biggest presidential mistakes were made during the time of the Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter administrations. Nixon cheated during his political campaign, Ford only defended Nixon and let the economy drown, and Carter was too much of a nice guy. The twelve year span of these three presidents nearly broke America. However is this completely their fault, or did they each inherit an already broken America? When Richard Nixon took office in 1969, America was in a time of change. The American people started demanding rights such as ending the draft, women’s rights, and African-American rights. Nixon was quick to realize this and honed in on ways to give the people what they wanted. In the year of 1972, Nixon was granted permission to visit the People’s Republic of China, which opened the closed diplomatic relations between the two countries. Also, in the same year Nixon initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. Nixon was not done there, in 1973 he was able...
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...Even today, the Watergate scandal still poisons the minds of people wanting to place their trust in the American government. This case encompasses what the ideals of corruption, power hunger, and trying to control abuses of power are. More importantly, past this though, this incident helped create the cynical thinking that separates the politicians from their constituents. According to Michael Genovose, author of The Watergate Crisis, “some supporters claimed [after Nixon’s resignations] that the scandal of Watergate would go away, but they were wrong. The legacy of Watergate still lingers, a quarter century after the tragic events unfolded” (Genovose, p. 14). On the morning of June 17, 1972, a group of individuals were caught burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee that was located in the Watergate building in Washington D.C. Those individuals that were caught were tied to President Nixon’s campaign, and although President Nixon attempted to cover up the incident, they were found to have taken documents and planting wiretapping on phones. After trying to evade being tied to the incident, Nixon resigned in 1974. His abuse of power lead the American citizens to think a bit more critically on those they elected into government and made the population more skeptical of their...
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...Miracle was fairly accurate with its historic content during the course of the movie. The director Gavin O’Connor did a good job tying in historical and political background that brought the film together, which made it unique to other sport films. In the beginning of the film there was a sequence highlighting the historical events that lead up to the 1980 Winter Olympics. Miracle specifically opened up with the historical footage against the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Our country endured the time where it was divided because of the support of the Vietnam War. To make things worst, the 1970’s was also a hard time for the United States. The United States had to deal President Richard Nixon’s Watergate Scandal during the year of 1974. A scene in the movie showed a headline saying “5 were arrested in connection to GOP.” Later stating that President Richard Nixon had resigned from office, making him the first president to step down. And the following years lead up to another problem known as the hostage crisis in Iran during 1979 to the 80’s. The film also accurately portrayed the oil crises in the film multiple times. The oil crisis was mentioned early on in the film and in the middle when the coaches were at a gas station filling up their bus. At the gas station there was a sign that announced that the gas station has gas today. O’Connor’s idea of adding Miracle’s historical highlight in the beginning of the film was most likely to educate the viewers that had little or no knowledge...
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...Demonstrative Communication: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly BCOM275 University of Phoenix The 1960 presidential debate may be the stalwart for comparison when discussing demonstrative communication. It was the first debate that was televised giving prospective voters the opportunity to see their candidates instead of just hearing them or reading their words. Those who watched the debate gave a clear win to John F. Kennedy who looked cool, calm and relaxed as he argued his points before the moderator. Those who listened to the debate on the radio gave the win to Richard Nixon. Where Kennedy won and Nixon lost was in appearance. Nixon looked disheveled with his perpetual 5 o’clock shadow and pale appearance due to his recent stay in the hospital. Kennedy on the other hand was tan and fit from his campaigning trip to California in the preceding days (Allen, 2012). One could easily argue that Kennedy won the debate on demonstrative communication. Demonstrative Communication is a type of communication that observes nonverbal cues (Cheesebro, O'Connor, & Rios, 2010). The following paragraphs will discuss examples of demonstrative communications and their effectiveness and ineffectiveness, whether positive or negative, for both the sender and receiver of a message. Also discussed will be how listening and responding play a role in demonstrative communication. Staying with the example of the 1960 debate, there are many examples of how demonstrative communication...
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...Prison Comparison Matrix Angel Kennedy CJS/255 March 7, 2016 Richard Gilbert Jail vs Prison Is there a difference between jail and prison, and if so, what factors separate the two? The belief each place is practically the same is a common misconception, however; there is one fundamental component in which governs the temporary or permanent placement of an offender. A jail’s and prison’s quality of food, facility resources, and availability of rehabilitative programs are all different, but; “the fundamental difference between jail and prison is the length of stay for inmates” (HG.org, 1995-2016) Jail and Its Place in Corrections The correctional mission of jails today is to use the combination of incarceration and rehabilitative methods to deter criminals from recommitting. Once officers have detained an offender, he or she is escorted to a local jail. Upon arrival, the criminal is taken into the "booking area" where he or she will undergo a process in which will determine placement: finger printing, photographing, stripping of personal property, examination, and bathing. If the criminal cannot make bond due to lack of funds or a bond was not given, the criminal will remain in custody until a trial is set, usually within the first twenty-four hours. According to BI, the average jail stay is twenty-three days, a sixty-four percent increase from fourteen days (2015). Rehabilitative programs are offered to those who have been sentenced to a year or more. The majority of jails...
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...An overview of the concept of “Vietnamisation” The history of Vietnam in the post-war era is a dark, violent one, and often expressed the very worst in mankind. The 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s evolved from Communist uprisings against their former French Colonial masters, through to conflict between North and South, and finally, total warfare which absorbed the Americans and other Nations, and put the conflict at the forefront of Global politics. One can argue that as Britain and France were facing the humiliation of Suez in late 1956 (and the realisation that they were no longer the Great Powers that they once were), America and Russia were staring carefully at their maps in Washington and Moscow and working out ways of dividing up the former Colonies according to pro Capitalist and pro Communist principles. Much like Egypt which was swayed by Russian money for the Aswan Dam, so the Americans and Russians now looked to Vietnam to determine which side of the fence it would commit to. Neither Superpower dared consider the possibility that the nation could ‘fall’ to the other. As the 1960’s and 70’s saw the carving up of the Middle East, Africa and even South America, according to ideologies (many of whom chose the Soviet model) decided to join the Vietnam hostilities as a means of stemming the ‘domino effect’. One might also argue that they felt that a Communist Vietnam would be a considerable threat to its neighbour Japan – a nation with considerable US interests, especially...
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...Mcevoy 1 Brandon Mcevoy ENG 105 Malory Klocke April, 27, 2016 Prison reform in America For the entirety of our lives in America we all know of certain taboos, the no no’s of American culture. Examples being drugs, assault, theft, drug distribution. What needs to be discussed are how these infractions are handled in America, how our justice system operates, how mandatory minimum sentences are discerned, parole and probation are handled as well as their violations, and punishment for violations are handled. Dating back to Sweden around 1746 coffee was made illegal on the basis of public safety without any evidence. King Gustav the 3rd was fighting for prohibition of coffee for 20 years and citizens suffered because of the ignorance of the peoples in power (Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment). Alcohol was banned just the same, and the end result? Legalization and the realization that the governing bodies were essentially harassing people unjustly without truly understanding the substance in question. Yet it is common knowledge that using substances may be addictive and harmful. As well the sale of drugs could be considered tax evasion. These non-regulated drugs may be impure and even more damaging by way of containing harmful chemicals. The real issue is your brain gets used to operating on synthetic versions of natural chemicals or large quantities of the synthetic version. (“What drugs do to the brain”) Early prohibition of marijuana originated after the Mexican...
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...Dream or Nightmare? December 2, 1993 the world’s most wanted man was tracked down to a small house in a suburb outside of Medellin. Many would ask who the world’s most wanted man was at this time and it would be none other than El Padrino (the Godfather) Pablo Escobar. For those who do not know El Padrino he was the world’s largest cocaine distributor in the world. Even though many Colombians prospered from Pablo Escobar’s cocaine trade; was the financial gain worth the state becoming a narco-terror state; and introducing the world to a substance which would increase terror and corruption in two countries. Many Colombians and Americans would say no. Even though killing Pablo Escobar did not reduce the output of cocaine being imported into the U.S. and around the world. Many Colombians felt as if his death ended the narco-terror which paralyzed Colombia for almost fifteen years, but some Colombians believe that his good justified the means of his brutality. In the early 1970’s the United States started a campaign called the War on Drugs, President Richard Nixon declared “drug abuse enemy number one’ in 1971. Why did Richard Nixon take a hard line look at drugs with the Vietnam War taken place? Was it because, he looked at drugs as symbols of rebellion, political strife, and or social upheaval? Who knows what President Nixon’s reasoning for this new policy? After this policy was established earlier in the decade; there was a drug renaissance about a certain white powder, which...
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...determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade trying to find accurate information on Bush’s record in the Texas National Guard. My curiosity had been prompted by his failure to adequately answer a question I had asked him as a panelist in a televised debate with Ann Richards during the 1994 gubernatorial campaign. Eventually I published three books on Bush and his political consigliere, Karl Rove. During Bush’s presidency, many other...
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...The disastrous Hurricane Agnes wreaked immense havoc on the citizens of the Eastern United States with extensive, fatal flood conditions which resulted from the storm. Agnes’s unpredictable path led to traumatic transformations of the East Coast. Due to their lack of flood prevention preparations, the citizens on the Eastern seaboard struggled from the structural devastation for a long period of time, especially in Pennsylvania. The flood of 1972 severely impacted Northeastern Pennsylvania causing excessive physical destruction to homes and businesses. Hurricane Agnes was categorized as one of the worst storms in the history of the United States. Agnes began developing as a tropical storm in June of 1972. Agnes was detected on June 14th in the Yucatan Peninsula, which is located in Southern Mexico in between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Agnes was officially named on June 16th and was declared a hurricane after reaching winds of 75 miles per hour just two days later. Soon after Agnes was declared a hurricane, she became a tropical depression (Barnes-Svarney, Patricia). Agnes traveled through a total of twelve states within a twelve day time period. By June 19th, Agnes reached Florida near Cape San Blas, and continued to travel up the East Coast. Agnes turned back into a hurricane on June 20th after reaching...
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...Chapter I The Problem and Its Background Introduction 333 years of Spanish Colonization. 42 years of New Worlds Domination. Almost 3 years of fear made by the Samurai’s aggression. These are mighty periods that strengthen the pillars for the creations a mighty Malayan Empire in the Pacific. Inhabited by different races, a melting pot, Philippines rise from the dust of a monumental failure to a proud-gallant nation. For almost half a century of foreign domination, half century of foreign exploitation, Philippines became a ripe fruit on the Asian Tree. A proud valiant archipelago of grandiose and influences, Philippines became a melting pot, a land where too many different races took part for the development of the land. Strategically located in the heart of the Pacific, Philippines is a stepping stone. Different foreigners will be first to land in the Filipino soil before passing other Asian Countries. Geographically located in the tropic, Philippines is vested by different natural resources. Philippines, a pebble on the shoe of other Great Asian Agricultural Countries, is also a great trading empire; not only in the Asian Trade but also with the International Trade. Known as a nation rich in Tropical Fruits, Philippines showcased her greatness in International Trade as she become leading Banana and Mango exporter in Asia. Also a renowned Rice Bowl of South East Asia, Philippines sheltered the development of world-class agricultural researches that would benefit not only the...
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