The Pacific Mail Steamship Company‚ predecessor of the American President Companies‚ was founded in 1848; it was one of the first steamship companies to open its doors in the United States. In 1921‚ the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was acquired by Dollar Steamship Lines‚ a company founded in the early 1900s by lumberman Robert Dollar. Then on November 1‚ 1938‚ Dollar Steamship Lines’ board of directors changed its name to American President Lines (APL). The name change was due in part to the company’s
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Theodore Roosevelt‚ also known as Teddy Roosevelt‚ was arguably the coolest american president‚ becoming the youngest president of his time at only 42 years old. This made him the 26th president of the United States. Unlike most of the presidents that were born poor in a log cabin‚ Theodore was born in a wealthy family in New York City in 1858. He spent most of his days at home because of the illness he had acquired and asthma. He was homeschooled got fond of animals. His father then proceeded
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The movie‚ American Sniper‚ has definitely been one of the most anticipated and controversial films of 2014. The movie is directed by Clint Eastwood‚ and stars Bradley Cooper. This movie tells the unique and complicated story of former navy seal‚ Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is mostly known as the most lethal sniper in U.S military history. Chris had 160 confirmed kills in total of all of his tours of duty. Unfortunately‚ Chris Kyle was killed at a gun range by a former marine who had a history of mental
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Film Analysis: American Hustle American Hustle is a 70s crime comedy; it contains a level of commentary about the nature of America and the illusion of Hollywood. The plot is simple yet confusing; it involves cons on top of cons‚ it involves love and deception. The director choose costumes that really brings back the feel of flashy dressed mobsters and he chose certain songs so the audience really gets a feel for the emotions that the actors are trying to portray. In the beginning of the film there
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Clint Eastwood makes American sniper the number seven on my top favorite movies. I think the story of Chris Kyle is the most powerful U.S military story I ever read and seen. This movie’s about a Texas man who always dreamed of becoming a cowboy and got bored and wanted to join the fight against terrorism. He goes to Iraq and saves US lives with his dangerous accuracy. I think this movie was one of the best military movies ever watch. This movie made me think of All the vets and people in our army
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of the President: American Government The president of the United States has to fulfill many roles. He not only has to serve as the political leader but also as the social leader. The president must put on a smile when meeting the public but a serious face when holding meetings. The president must be Chief of State‚ Chief Executive‚ Chief Diplomat‚ Commander in Chief‚ Chief Legislator‚ Chief of Party‚ and Economic Leader. The chief of state requires the president to exemplify American people
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An American Tail (1986) Director: Don Bluth Performers: Fievel Mousekewitz (Voice of Philip Glasser) Papa Mousekewitz (Voice of Nehemia Persoff) Mama Mouskewitz (Voice of Erica Yohn) Tanya Mousekewitz (Voice of Amy Green) Bridget (Voice of Cathianne Blore) Digit (Voice of Will Ryan) Gussie Mouseheimer (Voice of Madeline Kahn) Henri the Pigeon (Voice of Christopher Plummer) Honest John (Voice of Neil Ross) Irish mouse on boat (Voice of Warren Hayes) Italian mouse on
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all to the news over the course of the past four months since President Trump’s jolted ascendency to the presidency on November 8th‚ you would have noticed that extremely vocal‚ and sometimes violent‚ opposition to the new administration has attempted to discredit‚ defame‚ and impede throughout every waking moment‚ not through fair and honest political means‚ but through a perpetual barrage of mental warfare conducted on the American people. Since November 8th‚ the opposition to Pres. Trump has‚
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anger. These are just a few areas of what the movie American History X touches on. The primary sociological behavior displayed in this movie is deviance‚ which is defined as an individual going against the norms of society. Norms are a standard to a particular society or group as displayed here with race. The father in this movie‚ Dennis Vineyard‚ was a firefighter who worked for his community and while putting out a fire was killed by African American drug dealers. While raising his children‚
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American History X The setting takes place in Venice‚ a little beach town in the Southern California. Derek‚ the leader of the neighborhood skinhead gang gets arrested and put to jail for killing two members of a Crip gang that tried to steal his car. His little fourteen year old brother has seen everything and testified for Derek‚ for only that reason he did not get life sentence‚ and just three years in a prison. In jail Derek learns the truth behind “white power” gangs and what he believed
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