Lonnie G. Johnson is an African American inventor and engineer. He was an engineer for NASA. Johnson is well-known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. The toy turned out to be very successful. Lonnie also has more than 80 patents. Lonnie George Johnson was born on October 6, 1949. He was born in Mobile, AL. When was Johnson was a kid, he was very curious. He took apart his sister’s doll to see how the eyes closed. He even almost burned down his home when making rocket fuel! When he was a teenager
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Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States of America, he was also a disgusting sweaty, gross, slob, who loved to go bowling, played multiple instruments, and drank a lot of alcohol, even tho he was extremely religious. Nixon was born on a Farmhouse in California and had five brothers. As a child Richard and his family had to deal with financial hardship, a couple years after he was born Nixon and his family moved into the town of Whittier and bought a store that the whole family ran
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Within the four writings, John Kennedy’s inaugural speech ranks second and he deserves a bonus of $1500. Kennedy’s central point is that as Americans or citizens of any country all over the world, it is imperative the we cooperate and move forward to improve the condition of ourselves and others. Similar to Levin, Kennedy uses multiple awesome rhetorical devices, including: enumeration, polysyndeton, and chiasmus. Kennedy’s rhetoric ranks above Levin’s in quality though. In paragraph twenty-five
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”(Kennedy). John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate before becoming the 35th president in 1961. He did everything in his power to help the United States but there were a few that made a big impact. John Fitzgerald Kennedy revolutionized America by fighting for everyone’s rights, showed
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The inaugural address, was not Kennedy's best speech. That honor goes to his American University commencement address, June 10 1963, which he called, as no American president or other western leader had ever called, for a re-examination of the cold war, a re-examination of our country's relations with Russia, and a re-examination of the meaning of peace. Before that challenge to his country was out, the new president declared a suspension of American nuclear testing in the atmosphere. The inaugural
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I believe that there should be freedom from discrimination, equal opportunity in employment, education, housing, and the right to vote, and equal access to public and private facilities. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. influenced my political opinions and views because he fought for the civil rights such as freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and the privilege to remain equal in public places. During the period 1954 to 1968, Dr. King led the Civil
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Malacheye Simpson Presidential Inauguration of 2017 Jan 23 2017 The Presidential Inauguration is an event to mark the beginning of the new President’s four-year term. The most recent one happened Friday, January 20th, 2017. Donald J. Trump. Barack Obama was replaced. The Inauguration is a peaceful transition of the presidential power. Donald Trumps’s Inauguration was the forty-fifth inauguration in American history. Many people didn’t want it to happen, but obviously
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Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States following the assasination of former president John F. Kennedy. Johnson’s presidency lasted from 1936 to 1939 in which he assured americans that he would ushur them into a progressive reality. Through out his presidency Johnson displsyed and developed unique leadership qualities, policy reformations, economic programs, diplomatic relations, and lead the American Democratic Party. Lyndon B. Johnson began his presidency
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Has President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” policy achieved the desired socioeconomic leverage for the people of color in America? Introduction The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was enacted by President George W. Bush to give socioeconomic leverage to the people of color in America. The Act which was successfully passed by the U.S. Congress in 2001, sought to make quality elementary and secondary education accessible to disadvantaged students, particularly, the children of color people
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culture or something going on in my life at that moment. During the ages two through five, I loved reading, well read to, any Disney books as long as it had a princess in it, I was happy. Then from the ages six through eight, I loved reading all the Junie B. Jones books. Then from the ages nine through twelve, I don’t remember having a favorite book during that time, but I do remember from the age of thirteen through eighteen I loved reading The Great Gatsby and any Nicholas Sparks’ book. Recently, I fell
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