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The Rise And Fall Of McCarthyism: An Explanation Of How The Media Created And Then Destroyed Joseph McCarthy.
2899 Words - 11 Pages.... means a distinguished
legislator. He held the attention of the United States by arguing that the
State Department was "riddled with card-carrying members of the Communist
Party."(Rovere,1959,p.128) McCarthy was shrewd in his manipulation of the media,
and well recognized for his skills in Public Relations. He used these abilities
to take advantage of the growing public frustration with the eastern Communist
movement, and moved from one charge to another. McCarthy barraged his
opposition with accusations and evaded demands for tangible proof as he
developed a loyal following. With the support of many Republicans, he accused
the administrations of Roosevelt and Truman with ....
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The War Between The Classes
487 Words - 2 Pages.... like this: Lower classes, or No-Teks, must bow when they meet eyes with a higher class, or Tek. Higher classes can give orders to lower classes. Lower classes may not speak to a higher class unless spoken to, and can only reply in a short answer. You must have your armband and journal with you at all times. The main character in this book is Emiko “Amy” Sumoto. She comes from a Japanese family, and her parents believe she should keep the family going by marrying a Japanese boy. Instead, she is interested in a rich, white boy names Adam, which is the opposite of her. In the Color Game, all the Latinos in the class turn out to be high colors, and rich whites end up as lowe ....
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U.S Postal Service As A Monopoly
1238 Words - 5 Pages.... Postal Service to continue as
a monopoly.
The first time there was talk of privatizing the Postal Service was
in1979 when the Postal Service was losing vast amounts of money in the long run.
But since the Postal Service is a necessity for America, the government had to
subsidize the service in order for it to continue in operation. In 1979 the
United States Postal Service had a cash flow of $22.5 Billion and was
additionally receiving $176 million from investing(#1, Intro). Even with this
added revenue the Postal Service was still greatly under funded on its own (#1,
Intro). During this time it was discussed to privatize the postal service and
introduce competitio ....
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The Republican Party: Overall Issues, 1860-1868
587 Words - 3 Pages.... for 1860, the
party states its abhorrence for slavery and declares that slavery should not be
instituted into new territories, but it never tries to outlaw it from Southern
states.
"That the normal conditions of all the territory of the United States is
that of freedom...and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial
legislature or of any individuals, to give existence to Slavery in any Territory
of the United States."
In the first four years of the 1860's, the North and South waged war
over these issues, with the Republican North emerging victorious. The
Republicans took charge of the national political power. Although he worked
with an anti- ....
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Getting Out Of Reach
815 Words - 3 Pages.... dollars annually on research. Joe Madera, a retired man in his late 60s living in Pomona, CA, pays more than $250 a month out of pocket for prescription drugs to maintain his diabetes under control. Medicare covers his doctor bills and any hospital visits, but the federal health program does not cover prescription. While this man’s household income is fixed, the cost of his medication just keeps going up. Most Americans do not feel the increase in drug prices directly because they purchase prescription medicines through their employee health plans or their HMOs, where they do not pay the full price, often making only a $10 or $20 co-payments. The rise in drug prices does hi ....
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Raves And Drugs
1348 Words - 5 Pages.... to another world, a world of happiness, love and euphoria" (Ecstasy and Mental Health: Nerves or neurosis by Dr. Karl Jansen) These ravers, have many reasons to take E, for example " The music lends itself to the intake of drugs, drugs are common in youth culture, teens need energy to dance all night, the rave scene is bombarded with all kinds of E" (Drug Information Database, www.pharmlink.org/designer/index.html/). "The media has given E and the rave scene a bad reputation, since 30 years ago music has been greatly united with drugs. For example Weed and Rock in the 60's and acid in the 70's." (E for Ecstasy by Nicolas Saunders, ch.1) Ecstasy is just a hard and dangerou ....
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The New Federalist Party
3047 Words - 12 Pages.... comes from the 10th amendment and articles of the Constitution.
As you know, every major political party needs a symbol. After careful
consideration, the mythological hydra has been selected. I know what your
thinking, but it is effective in serving two main purposes. The first purpose
is that it is an ideal representation of the new structure of government that
will be implemented by the New Federalist party. The two heads represent the
two governing bodies, the federal government and the state governments. Both
"heads" do nothing more than serve or govern over the body, which represents the
citizens of the United States of America. The second purpose of the ....
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Bilingual Education In Miami
1111 Words - 5 Pages.... political firefight over bilingual education in California.
Nowhere is the controversy more intense than in California. On June 2, 1998 there was a vote on an anti-bilingual education initiative, Proposition 227. This proposition would end most bilingual programs in California and give students with limited English skills about one year of special English classes before placing them in the mainstream. To even have something like this on the Ballot in California seems very odd. California has more students with limited English skills than any other state. California has approximately 1.4 million students with limited English and about 30% of them are in formal bilingu ....
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