In 1886, Woodrow Wilson wrote an article regarding the topic of the administration of government titled, The Study of Administration. Wilson’s article was a pioneering stepping stone for public administration during this time – which led to others acting on his behalf to construct innovative...
Introduction I agree to some extent with Gareth Porter’s input regarding the goals of the United States in Asia. While his argument has some merit, I do not believe that containing China was the main goal of the United States in Asia. There may have...
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to do many things: he was the first president to have a beard, the first to be assassinated, the first born outside of the 13 original states, the first, and only, to have a pet cat eat at the...
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), in the wake of filling in as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson. While the nation was prosperous when the “Little Magician” was chosen,...
Introduction “If you can’t convince them, confuse them,” Harry Truman. Harry S Truman, sworn in as the 33rd president after Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s sudden death, presided over the end of WWII and dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. He was born in Missouri on May...
During the antebellum era, cotton was America’s most profitable commodity; and the south was the world’s biggest supplier. The climate, the industrial revolution, the cotton gin, and slave labor, were factors that contributed to the success of the south’s cotton economy. By supplying the North...
William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19th, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. He was originally born William Jefferson Blythe III, named after his father, to Virginia Cassidy Blythe and William Jefferson Blythe Jr. Clinton was born shortly after his father died in a car accident....
Emerging from the 1960s television has played a significant role in presidential elections. Television has spawned a new era of presidencies in which they take the form of actors. Indeed media has made presidential elections less fair, yet it has enabled it to be more...
Early Life and Education Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in the farm community of Lamar, Missouri. His father John Truman was a livestock trader, and his mother’s name was Martha...
Introduction Andrew Jackson’s belief in democracy was that all branches and agencies of the government must listen to and follow the wishes of the people. He sought to change the way the country had been run before he took charge, as he believed that the...
President’s Day also known as Washington’s Birthday and Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday is celebrated on third Monday of January every year as a federal holiday. On this day, the service and piece of work of all past presidents are admired including George Washington, the first...
Born on 3 December 1884, the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad at the Siwan district of Bihar. He was an influential political leader; he was involved with the Indian Freedom Struggle and was associated with Non-Cooperation Movement and the Satyagraha. He was in...
President Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president of the United States of America. He came into office after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. President Johnson was born on December 12, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Johnson grew up in poverty, his family was too poor to...
Buggy Foods Bugs, a well known fear in many people. Not only is it a common fear, but bugs are usually known to indicate lack of sanitation and cleanliness. Studies have shown that the FDA allows a very specific amount of insects, or rat hairs...
In the wake of Citizens United, the landmark 2010 Supreme Court case that loosened restrictions on political expenditures, campaign financing has gone through the roof. Super PACs and the country’s wealthiest of the wealthy contribute enormous amounts of money to campaigns, helping candidates fight their...
Nikki Haley was born as Nimrata Randhawa in Bamberg, South Carolina, on January 20, 1972 to an Indian American Sikh family. She has been called “Nikki” by her family then and even now. Her dad Ajit Singh Randhawa, and mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, were originally...
Dwight D Eisenhower was a true American patriot. He was born on October 14 1980, in Denison Texas and was the third of seven in his family. His parents made a decent living and provided a suitable home for their large family. He and his...
Dwight David Eisenhower was a very important American president because he was an integral part of success in WWII and the 1940s, and also accomplished many things as president. Eisenhower had many experience in politics before he became president. Eisenhower planned and supervised the invasion...
Military The U.S. has four “foundational” agreements that it signs with its defence partners. The Pentagon describes the agreements as “routine instruments that the U.S. uses to promote military cooperation with partner-nations”. American officials have stated that the agreements are not prerequisites for bilateral defence...