Summary The project of constructing the Hoover Dam was not an overnight decision‚ the first actions taken to control the Colorado River was in 1902 when then President Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States signed the Reclamation Act. Reclamation engineers began their long series of investigations and reports on control and use of the Colorado River. Over the next thirty years the unpredictability of the Colorado was evident all through the southwest‚ the Imperial Valley located
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presidential election everyone’s picking someone to vote for. Voting for a candidate could rely on or party or who impressed you the most. For a president you would like them to have some type of background in government‚ or someone that is going to make changes that will affect everyone in a good way. Thesis: Hillary Clinton will make the best president because she cares about the America’s future. Hillary Clinton will make a big change with research for Alzheimer’s Disease. “Invest $2 billion
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Storm Estes Essay 3 Although John F. Kennedy only served around 1000 days as President‚ I believe that he still deserves the reputation as one of our greatest Presidents. There are many reasons why JFK deserves the reputation. The biggest reason is because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to
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"President Nixon’s Resignation Speech." PBS. N.p.‚ 8 Aug. 1974. Web. 15 Dec. 2015. . Nixon has the unwanted honor of being the only U.S president to have resigned from office. This is a text of his entire resignation speech. This is a great source because those are the words taken directly from Nixon’s mouth. It also reveals a lot about Nixon. The most common theme in the speech is his preaching his innocence. He says that he still believes that he is innocent‚ and that everything he did
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PRESIDENT NIXON’S VISIT TO CHINA After the 1948 Communist revolution in China‚ the United States refused to recognize the new government and backed the government of Taiwan. In the early 1970s‚ for political and economic reasons‚ China and the United States reached out to each other. The U.S. wanted to end its involvement in the war in Vietnam without causing a larger Asian conflict‚ President Nixon needed a boost to his re-election chances‚ and the large Chinese market offered hope for expanding
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In Grand Rapids‚ Michigan on July 21‚ 1941‚ Mickey John Dyer was born. This was the same year Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President of the United States. In 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt had to make the tough decision of declaring war with Japan after the bombings of pearl harbor on December 7th. Mickey was born from a Dutch immigrant parent named Gertrude and an American born parent named Lyle. Understanding his past‚ Mickey tells about some early stories on why his mother’s family originally moved
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Hello‚ I’m _____‚ I am running for student council president because I believe I can make a difference in the school. If you elect me for president I will help out the school by making sure we keep up with our part. I would like to add more socials‚ so that people want to stay all year and not just come for a little while and then leave. I would make this happen by scheduling about one social every month. I think I will make a good president because I believe I am trustworthy‚ responsible‚ active
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This speech given by President Obama on human trafficking was considered a landmark speech to victims worldwide. Obama promised greater resources to fight pimps and johns and to support those who escape the horror of the streets. Many viewed this as a breakthrough‚ because the Obama White House had not previously shown strong leadership on the issue of human trafficking. However‚ the breakthrough to me was when President Obama said “The bitter truth is that trafficking also goes on right here‚ it’s
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was a successful president when it came to all his actions he put forward‚ for example the way he pushed forth in the civil war even though he was fighting with generals who weren’t ready to fight‚ assasination threats‚ and a lot of arguing between his cabinet members. Lincoln issued the emancipation proclimation even though he was killed before it was put into full effect‚ but this helped free the slaves in years to come with his support of the thirteenth amendment. President Lincoln also issued
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Hoover Dam INTRODUCTION Without the Hoover Dam‚ many more people would have been jobless during the hard times of the Depression which would have hindered many people needs for inexpensive power and water. While the construction of the Hoover Dam was ongoing‚ many workers looked to it as a representation of every American’s contribution to a better life. The Hoover Dam caused the once deserted towns in the West to flourish into booming metropolises. The construction of the Hoover Dam helped to
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