Both President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered speeches after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. It was during this time that the United States desperately needed support and direction in terms of how it was going to deal with the most detrimental terrorist attack in history. The attack took America by surprise, and many people were in constant fear for their lives and their country. Because of this state of trauma that the nation
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President Trump has started off his first term in a direct and aggressive way. He is doing what he said and told people he was going to do. However, some are not all going over well with people. A big topic that has been controversial has been Trumps travel ban. President Trump submitted an executive order making a travel ban for 7 Muslim majority countries. Those countries include Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Syria. This would be a ban that was originally set out to be upheld
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Andrew Carnegie The reason Andrew Carnegie was a good choose for a Bouncing Back is because, as Schlager and Lauer explain, “Andrew Carnegie embodied the 'rags-to-riches' American Dream”(Schlager & Lauer). Andrew Carnegie is known for being the Richest person in history and creating charity's like the Carnegie Carnegie Foundation which build library's, Parks, and teaching educational practice. “During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million,”which was about 90% of his wealth (Schlager
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Individual characters portray this, as well as the community as a whole. Distinctive racist characters include Ray Budds, Gerry’s mother and Gerry’s girlfriend, the referees of the final regionals game, and even Bill Yoast in the beginning of the film. Although some of these characters’ mindsets are changed, others remain racist throughout the movie. The town of Alexandria also displays racism. The parents of white students are angry that their sons have to share
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The personal attack is a tactic that the candidates usually use during debates to embarrass each other’s besides trying to grab the audience (viewers) attention during the debate in order to flourish. The first example is during the first debate between Trump and Bush; Trump said that the money Bush raised for his camping makes him a puppet. Bush comments that this is not true because he raised this money from the people who trust him for his accomplishments. He attacks Trump by revealing that Trump
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Hillary Clinton has not always been viewed as a positively influential woman. She is a great example of dedication for her job and the rest of the people. Hillary Clinton is a positive image for others because she has fought for injustices like Women’s and Children’s Rights, motivated many people to do the same and showed how to achieve things by hard work. Her contributions to society made her receive many awards regarding Women’s and Children’s Rights. However, she was controversial after being
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paid so much they could throw a thousand dollars and before it hits the ground, it doubles. Bill gates has a net worth of 81 billion dollars he could trop 50k and it would triple before it hits ground. He is the richest man on earth. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. He also owns more companies such as aids foundation. Melinda and Bill gates foundation. (Wall Street jounral) Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder
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lady pursued everyone’s dreams by waking up in the White House as President Bill Clinton's daughter, Chelsea Victoria Clinton. First, is about Chelsea’s childhood. She was born to the parents of Bill and Hillary Clinton on February 27, 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her name was chosen based on the Joni Mitchell song, "Chelsea Morning." Chelsea Clinton spent part of her youth as a public figure as the daughter of President Bill Clinton and future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She started studying
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Bill Gates the Real G Think of influential figures. Who is the first person that comes to mind? Bill Gates is a leading example of being influential on society. He is a very intelligent man that cares about the well-being of the whole community and wants everyone to work together in harmony. Gates has a family of five and balances being an amazing father while still being Chairman in numerous companies, most famously Microsoft. He also assists foundations with large donations and even started one
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Proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration aim to eliminate funding to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which oversees AmeriCorps, and these cuts would be a disservice to AmeriCorps members and the communities they serve. Total funding for CNCS is just over $1 billion per year, which is only .03% the total budget - a drop in the bucket, yet this cut could result in the end of AmeriCorps and several other important national programs. AmeriCorps has a rich 23 year history
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