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Despite the challenges they face, there is always that one student who possesses a strong work ethic and refuses to give up when things become difficult. These students are eager to learn and determined to succeed, but as they near the end of high school, a crucial question emerges: what comes next? Each year, approximately…

William Jefferson Clinton left a definite mark as the 42nd president.  His policies were either significant successes or blatant failures.  In addition, his personal affairs, brought to light by the media and political opponents, rocked the nation. William C. Berman, professor emeritus of History at the University of Toronto, wrote a first historical interpretation of…

Jeff Shesol, the author of Supreme Power: Roosevelt v. United States, takes a different spin on this event in history, which sets him apart from other writers of historical events. While he was not the first to chronicle the Roosevelt controversy, Shesol does so in the most detailed way. For a topic that is very…

In the essay “The Rise of the Washington Establishment”, Fiorna argues that ultimately politicians – Congressmen act for their own self interest and that members of Congress have one purpose – ‘the primary goal is… reelection. ” Fiorna is arguing that government is centralized as the primary goal of Congress to stay in power for…

This article breaks down five television shows that have New York City as their setting of their shows. The main argument Sadler and Haskins present is that these portraits of cityscapes put on by these shows generates a “postcard effect,” which gives the audience the understanding of a tourist view. In another sense this phenomenon…

Certainly Thomas Jefferson participated to this noble sitting such as Constitutional Convention as he referred or named it “assembly of demiGods considerably being ‘good and wise’ decisions. He was among the Anti-Federalists stressing that the Constitution was lacking the a bill of rights. And they opposed the federal system in which the power is divided…

The sparked great controversy throughout the United States during 1798 and 1799. The resolutions were manifestos that protested against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts. The authors of the resolutions remained anonymous, but were written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, who were upset with how the Federalists were ruling the nation. These two republicans…

The Boston Massacre, a tragic event that occurred on March 5, 1770, is widely known. Five individuals were shot and killed by British troops, with several others sustaining severe injuries. However, the event appears to possess a greater complexity than commonly believed. The night in question remains shrouded in uncertainty, due to varying accounts from…

It is important to be able to show how the Boston Massacre and the Storming of the Bastille affected America and France after they occurred. An article published on Marxist.org provided some useful information about the consequences of taking the Bastille. I have used Marxist.org in the past, for other projects, and find the information…

Denzel Washington may hold over a million Oscars and over a 100 prima functions. but even his illustriousness could non salvage the sad production that is “The Book of Eli. ” “The Book of Eli” is the action/adventure of a adult male named Eli who is in the ownership of the last Bible on Earth…