Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
On August 19, 1946, a boy named Bill Clinton was born under the name of William Jefferson Blythe IV. He was born in Hope, Arkansas. His father was an automobile-parts salesman. He died in a car accident three months before Bill was born. His mother was named Virginia Cassidy who re....
Budgeting
As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their advantage on the campaign trail. Meanw....
Clinton's Social Security Plan
Social Security has always been a big issue to any politician trying to regain his public image. This is no exception for Bill Clinton. He wants to take money from the budget surplus and use it for social security this is a good idea, but he then wants to take some of the money and invest it in priv....
Immigration & Americas Future
The world has gone through a revolution and it has changed a lot. Wehave cut the death rates around the world with modern medicine and newfarming methods. For example, we sprayed to destroy mosquitoes in SriLanka in the 1950s. In one year, the average life of everyone in SriLanka was extended by ....
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Born: April 4, 1928
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation:
Novelist/Poet
Nationality:
United States
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson April 4, 1928) is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Ri....
Most significant events in America
Introduction
It is always tempting to oversimplify history. It is clear that there was a sweeping change in American life after World War II. It is equally clear that generalizations about the decade must be carefully considered and applied only with caution. The American people constitute a very l....
reagan, clinton and bush
Since 1976 there have been 5 presidents. All five have done good and bad things for the United States; however three have had a profound effect on the country. Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush have made a major impact on the nation and the position of presidency itself.
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Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
Pop art emerged in England around the mid 1950s, and soon after in America. It continued to develop in both countries through the 1960s. The pop artists of this movement shared an interest in popular culture. They borrowed images and objects from everyday life including the ....
The Diversity Myth
The idea that "diversity" is one of the country's great strengths is now so firmly rooted that virtually anyone can evoke it, praise it, and wallow in it without fear of contradiction. It has become one of the great unassailably American ideas, like democracy, patriotism, the family, or Martin Luthe....
The Greatness of a Man - The Great Gatsby
As one great playwright, George Bernard Shaw said Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness. This is true for the characters in The Great Gatsbya novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First ....
Tulsa Race Riots
When the late Philip Graham famously described journalism as "the first draft of history," The Washington Post publisher meant the messy and often inexact business of reporting news as it breaks. Now veteran Fort Worth Star-Telegram features writer Tim Madigan has marshalled his considerable newspap....
Why Shouldn't the U.S. intervene in Kosova?
My response to Patrick Buchanan's article from the NY Post. After reading an article in the October 3rd edition of the New York Post by Patrick J. Buchanan entitled "Why is Kosovo Our War?", I was very frustrated when he asked "Why does Serbia not have a right to send its army to prevent the crad....