Barack Obama On August 4th‚ 1961 in Honolulu‚ Barack Obama was born. Barack’s mother‚ Ann Dunham‚ lived in Wichita‚ Kansas during her life‚ while her father was employed on oil rigs in Great Depression time. After the Pearl Harbor attacks led by Japan‚ Ann’s father‚ Stanley Dunham joined United States Armed Forces under George Patton’s control and marched across Europe. Obama’s father‚ Barack Obama Sr.‚ was born of Luo ethnicity in Nyanza Province‚ Kenya. Barack Obama Sr. lived his early years
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Military Budget Cuts The United States military has a major presence worldwide. We have the most dominant force and by far are the most advanced. There are soldiers and troops in over 150 countries across six continents. That does not count for all of the soldiers based on naval ships that constantly travel the oceans going country to country. With all of the soldiers‚ military equipment‚ testing‚ and research and development‚ the military’s cost has been averaging over 500 billion dollars annually
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October 15‚ 2014 A CRUCIBLE OF AMERICAN IDENTITY MICHAEL OREN From the founding of the United States to its keeping‚ wars have been fought- some lost some won- but by re-examining history‚ some decisions about going to war or capitulation have been learned and questions asked. Could they have been avoided and other strategies sought? Analyzing the relationship between the United States and the North African Barbary States in the 1800s conveys the author’s main purpose in this article by showing
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may blame inexperience or dereliction of duty by commanding officers. Others may say that stress caused by living in a war zone was responsible. However‚ it has become clear that no single reason would be sufficient to completely explain the events at Abu Ghraib prison. Throughout this essay‚ Szegedy-Maszak attempts to answer the question: Are there particular conditions in Iraq that might shed light on why these soldiers committed these unconscionable acts? (Szegedy-Maszak p. 173). She begins by
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Mass Media & Negative News Put simply‚ mass media refers to the Forms of communication designed to reach a vast audience without any personal contact between the senders and receivers. Examples would include newspapers‚ magazines‚ video recordings‚ radio and television and of course‚ the internet. The concept of mass media is now complicated‚ since through the internet‚ individuals have a means of potential exposure on a scale comparable to what was previously restricted to select group of mass
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declares organ failure‚ impairment of bodily function‚ or even death torture punishable by law[4]. President George Bush and his administrators said that the Abu Ghraib torture Scandal was an “isolated incident uncharacteristic of US actions in Iraq[5]”. That was widely controversial‚ especially in Arab countries‚ but by the International Red Cross as well‚ which had been reporting abuse of the prisoners for over a year[6]. An officer that had experience at Guantanamo Bay prior to Abu Ghrab
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performance artist‚ printmaker‚ draughtsman‚ painter and photographer. Gittoes is also a filmmaker‚ known well for his documentary Soundtrack to War filmed throughout 2003-2004. His documentary captures authentic recounts from individuals who have experienced or are experiencing the war in Iraq. In this quote George explains why he partakes in works about war and humanitarian issues in today’s world‚ “Why do I do it? As far as choosing the roads I have traveled‚ I have this instinct that if I get
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and other historical events. In his famous book‚ Machiavelli states his ideas on how a successful prince should act as the head of his people. He elaborates on the ideas of how a prince’s appearance should differ from reality‚ the proper tactics of war and peace‚ the appropriate way to gain favor of people and soldiers‚ drawing lines between liberality and meanness‚ and most importantly whether it is better to be loved or feared. Over the past four years the United States has witnessed how Obama
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“A NEW BEGINNING” – Barack Obama The world is a global village‚ connected by all forms of media. The global village has changed the way people think and the way they see the world. Barack Obama’s speech “A New Beginning” in Cairo‚ Egypt on the 4th of June 2009 was directed to a huge audience. The speech aims to unite the western world with the Islamic world by promoting change. Barack Obama highlights the positive and negative aspects of the global village by the use of techniques. The main topic
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List of Informative Speech Topics People/Celebrity Topics •Biography of an actor‚ author‚ painter‚ politician or the life of some influential person who has an important place in history E.g.: Life of Bill Gates‚ Life of Virginia Woolf etc. •Stories of real life heroes E.g. Heroes of 9/11 •Biography of some scientist‚ key inventions and how he/she changed the face of the world •Your favorite television/movie/cartoon character or any other famous personality that you like •Life of serial
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