exam #3 essays

Essay #1
During the debate between Kennedy and Nixon, instead of it being a radio debate it was on television and their appearances changed the turnout of the debate. When Russia sent sputnik into space we had to go and beat them to the moon to show we had superior technology. Also, when the war in Vietnam was broadcast on tv it showed how violent and deathly it was, if they had only heard it on the radio and not seen it opinions of the war would be different. The same with the acts of protest about the war.

Essay #2
The civil rights leaders all were effective in their different methods of protest. Martain Luther King Jr. used non-violent protest against racism and the war. Malcolm X didn't use violence to protest either, he represented black naionalism. Huey Newton was the leader of the Black Panthers, who used violence to protest against racism.

Essay #3
Russia wanted to spread world wide communism, and the U.S. wanted to contain communism and eventually get rid of it. The arms race and the missle gap, two nuclear powers. NATO and The Warsaw Pact. The space race, Russia sends Sputnik into space, America lands on moon.

The Space Race

We joined in the space race so we could be better than russia, or rather prove we were better, as for it being a good idea that is quite the opposite. It cost so much money just to build the spaceships we used to exit the atmosphere that we put ourselves into debt so far that we ended up with no money to pay for the rocket fuel. Also the first person we sent into space on a successful mission cost us more money than russia spent on their first person. Though some good things did come out of us joining the "Space Race", take for instance us being first on the moon and our technological advancements. So in conclusion the space race plus the united states equals a great expense that we dont need and a good investment in technology.

Exam #2 essays

#1
The war on terror was started because of 9/11 when the twin towers were destroyed and the pentagon was hit. The war is fought in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. The two countries that are debated as the "central front" are Iraq and Afghanistan.

#2
I think that George H. W. Bush was the best out of the three because Clinton had many scandals, and Bush Jr. didnt seem very smart. Bush Sr. was a nice guy and would call up leaders of other countries and talk. Clinton was someone that could talk to you and relate to you easily. But he had some sex scandals and other stuff that wasent good.

#3

Book Portfolio

I am reading the book Stand Firm Ye Boys From Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign by Thomas A. Desjardin. Wars are fought for freedom and democracy, but the soldiers fight for their survival. This battle was significant because it was a battle during Gettysburg and the 20th Maine defended the hill little round top.

When wars are fought they are not fought for the reasons they were started but for self preservation of the soldiers who fight. In the book the soldiers have to obey the orders of their commanding officers and try to survive doing so. The 20th Maine took the hill big round top and have to defend it by defending their own lives.

Soilders fight for life, lives are lost in war, wars are fought for ideas and objects, ideas and objects are not always lost in war.

Presidential Parties Essay

The first parties were the federalists and the Anti-federalists. The federalists mostly lived in city areas were there was more population and less farms and plantations, and more artisans and merchants. Anti-federalists lived more in country areas with little populations and had many farms and plantations.

Articales of Confederation Essay

The Articales of Confederation failed because no one agreed on what it said and it was confusing. The goal of the founding fathers during the constitutional convention was to make a new constitution that was easier to understand. Also, to change the rights of the people and of the government. The Bill of rights was made to explain your rights.