Rhetorical Analysis of "The Founders' Freedoms" In the July 4, 2004 issue of Orange County Register, a columnist by the name of Steven Greenhut wrote an article for the Commentary section titled "The Founders' Freedoms." According to the view of Steven Greenhut, our country has steered away from o...

Everyone knows about the glory of Rome. Ancient Rome was the most powerful country in the world. Today, America is considered the new ¡°Rome.¡± Therefore, many people who want to achieve the American dream immigrate to the United States. Unfortunately, the immigrants are not permanent res...

The office of governor is a position that has gained strength over the years. Under the tenets of Jackson, governors became elected officials, which was more democratic and better for the state government system. (641) Many states have strengthened the office of governorship by positioning ...

Between October 1787 and August 1788, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote and submitted eighty-five seemingly persuasive essays to various New York newspapers. Their essential goal was to convince the people of New York to support the new Constitution that was drafted in Philadelp...

One of the biggest problems when facing a new government is the economic problems. Because of the revolution, the federal government had acquired a huge debt of $54 million, including interest, not to mention that the states owed another $25 million. The United States was in need of a new financial...

I read the novel Rising Sun by Michael Crichton. The story is about the grand opening of the Nakamoto Tower in Los Angeles, the new American headquarters of a Japanese corporation. On the night of the opening a young girl was killed on the forty-sixth floor, one story above the floor of the part...

Persuasive speech The First Amendment I. "Hey, hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" II. This is an example of what American citizens said when exercising their right of free speech during the era of the Vietnam War. III. The issue I've decided to speak about is the importance...

Although many people today get them mixed up, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights each had a specific purpose and use. The Declaration of Independence, for example, was written in 1776 and was the Americans' way of telling Britain that they had put up wit...

DBQ Articles of Confederation An effective government is one that will responsibly carry out and defend the wishes and rights of the people, while keeping the country stable and strong. Between the years of 1781 and 1789 the Articles of Confederation failed to provide the United States with an e...

All Men Created Equal America has undergone incredible hardships as a nation. No issue has had more impact on the development of the American definition of freedom than the issue of slavery. Did the Constitution specify which men were created equal? Surprisingly enough the phrase "all men are ...

Second amendment loop hole.When I was born my grandfathers gift to me was a lifetime NRA membership and on mytwelfth birthday I received my fathers .22 caliber rifle, which he had gotten from my grandfatheras a young boy. The topic of discussion at most family gatherings normally involves whateversp...

Federalist Paper #10 Reaction PaperThe "Federalist Number 10", written by James Madison proved to be an enlightening piece of work. I found it arduous to decipher the message of the article and found it difficult to believe that people in the seventeen hundreds could comprehend all of it. Despite th...