U.S. President Jimmy Carter creates a moving argument to urge Americans to support the preservation of America’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in order to protect "America’s last truly great wilderness" from oil drilling. He builds his argument by starting off with a first-hand experience‚ pointing out other sources of support‚ explaining the harmful effects on the native people‚ and gives the audience a clear list of benefits for preserving the refuge. Carter begins with an anecdote of his camping
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“Best part about being a former President is you do what you want to and if you don’t want to do something‚ you don’t have to.” Those were the words of former President‚ Jimmy Carter as he told a story of a young boy who told his father that he wanted to be a “former President.” Mr. Carter and his wife arrived at Grand Rapids Community College to speak for the Diversity Lecture Series to help welcome the 100th birthday of the institution. I personally had the privilege of attending this momentous
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Jimmy Carter James Earl “Jimmy” Carter served as the 39th president of the United States of America from January 20‚ 1977 through to January 20‚ 1981 as a democrat. Carter was born on October 1‚ 1924 at the Wise Sanitarium in Plains‚ Georgia. He was the first president to be born in a hospital‚ and is the eldest of four children. He has Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English roots and had ancestors who fought in the American Revolution and American Civil War. He enjoyed reading and he was also a
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Jimmy Carter James Earl. Carter was the 39th president of the United States. Jimmy was president from 1977-1981. Jimmy had 297 electoral votes and 40‚827‚394 popular votes. He outran the other top candidate at the time‚ Gerald Ford. Jimmy had 50.1 % of the votes compared to the 48.0% of Gerald Regan. His running mate was Walter Mondale. Jimmy Carter eventually lost the next election of 1981 to Ronald Regan. Jimmy Carter took full advantage of his presidential powers. He used the Chief Legislator
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Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining
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Jimmy Carter aspired to make Government "competent and compassionate‚" responsive to the American people and their expectations. His achievements were notable‚ but in an era of rising energy costs‚ mounting inflation‚ and continuing tensions‚ it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations.Carter‚ who has rarely used his full name--James Earl Carter‚ Jr.--was born October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Peanut farming‚ talk of politics‚ and devotion to the Baptist faith were
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Jackson Jimmy Carter Biography United States Presidents Jimmy Carter. By Anne Schraff James Earl Carter‚ Jr. Was born in the small farming town of Plains‚ Georgia‚ on October 1‚ 1924. He is still alive to this day and he it 89 years of age. Jimmy Carter was educated in the public school of Plains‚ attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia
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Jimmy Carter Done by: Aidin DeBoer Ms.Daoust November 30‚ 2016 Jimmy Carter is the thirty-ninth president of the United States. He was the president before Ronald Reagan and had a big impact on the United States and Soviet war drafters. He was born on October 1‚1924 in Plains‚ Georgia. He has a large family that consists of a wife named Rosaline‚ a brother‚ two sisters‚ a daughter‚ a mother‚ five grandsons‚ three sons‚ five nieces‚ a father‚ two great grandsons‚ six nephews‚ two granddaughters
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Jimmy Carter and the Energy Crisis of the 1970’s In the speech that President Jimmy Carter preached he regarded plenty of important things‚ but one of the main ones was the issue with the energy. 0n his speech he says that one thing he has been asking himself is “why hasn’t the nation been able to resolve the serious energy problem?” (109) The whole nation is responsible for this issue and just like the President addressed saying that” it wasn’t only the gasoline lines or energy shortages‚ deeper
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Jimmy Carter was a natural-born leader and hard worker. He served as 39th President of the United States‚ from 1977 to 1981. Carter is still alive today and has 4 children. When Jimmy was just ten he would load his family’s produce onto a wagon and haul it into town to sell it. By the time Carter was 14 he had enough money to buy 5 houses‚ because of the Great Depression the housing market dropped. So he fixed them up and rented them out to families in need. While Jimmy Carter was president he worked
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