Bill Clinton-2nd term -The end of Clinton's first term saw the Republican Party win a majority in the House and Senate -Democrat Bill Clinton began to drop more of his liberal agenda
-In 1996 - Clinton ran for re-election defeating Republican Bob Dole Overwhelmingly with 70% of the Electoral vote Scandals -"White Water" Scandal - Faulty real-estate dealings in the 1970's & 1980's by both Bill and Hillary -Voted to impeach Clinton (only the 2nd U.S. President to be) -Charges of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice (Starr report) -Lied about relationship to Monica Lewinsky in a sworn deposition during a sexual harassment lawsuit ( Paula Jones) The Senate -Concluded the 21 day trial on Feb.12,1999 voting 'No' to impeachment Foreign Policy -The U.S. intervened in many areas of the Globe (militarily) during the 1990's -Clinton's Foreign Policy was based on Wilsonian "Idealism", or Collective Security (as opposed to Balance of Power) (Former President Woodrow Wilson)
Other details of the Clinton Presidency
The Presidency of George H.W. Bush (41)  Born Massachusetts,1924 Became the youngest Naval Aviator in U.S. history enlisting at 17 years old - Shortly after Pearl Harbor Bush served until the end of WW2 and then attended Yale University After college, Bush moved his family to Texas & entered the oil business. Bush became a millionaire by the age of 40 Later Bush entered politics - Served in the House of Representatives -Also Ambassador to the United Nations & Envoy to China in the 70's Bush also spent one year as Director of the CIA-1976/77 Ran for Republican Presidential Nomination in 1980 -Lost to Ronald Reagan, but was named Vice Presidential "Running Mate" After Reagan won the Presidency-Bush served as VP for 8 years -In 1988, Bush ran for President & defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis -Gave Famous "Read my lips"- No New Taxes Speech at Republican National Convention (He ended up raising taxes) During his one term Presidency -Military Operations in Panama (1989) and Persian Gulf (1990-91) "Operation Desert storm"-Kicked Sadaam/Iraq out of Kuwait Fall of Berlin/End of the Cold War Painful Economic Recession (late 1991/1992) not as bad as now! -Probably cost him Presidency to Bill Clinton |
Thursday, December 10, 2009
President Obama's plan
President Obama states that he is planning to change everything starting that night, and make the world a better place. He said that the nation will never use more foreign oil than we did in 1977 through the 1980's. The plans are somewhat alike because all of them believe that there should not be any more foreign oil in our country. Some of them differ, because point three is saying that they think that we should use resources and funds to develop energy by using the sources, such as fuel, coal, and oil.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
American Society
Carter is trying to show and tell us how many things have actually gone wrong and changed in our society today. Everyone has changed there opinions on people and how there lives effect ours. He is trying to tell us back then it was a nation where people did simple things but also worked hard, and that's what made people happy. Today our society is a completely different place. He says that people now worship self indulgence and consumption. He also says that people believe that the next five years are going to be worse than the past five years, and that about two thirds of our people don't even vote anymore. Everyone has changed their opinions on people and how their lives affect ours.
The real threat to America
The real threat to America is that people are losing hope for the future, and people are just giving up on the ideas that they used to have for our society. Also, they are not only losing faith, they are losing the ability to be a part of our democracy, and actually have opinions and rights on the decisions that we make today. Energy and inflation is one serious problem in America today, but that's not what people are worried about that much. It's the fact that there are so many people giving up, because they feel that they can't do anything anymore to fix the problems in the world. I believe that this threat is still in America today, because things are just becoming worse in our society, and everything is going up in prices, which is going to be harder to fix when we can't take it anymore.
1970's youtube videos
1) What do you think is changing in America from Archie's point of view?
Well, the reason why Archie has that point of view is because he was in a different stage of culture when he was growing up, and he has a different way of seeing things, rather than we see them today. For an example, he doesn't have that much respect for his wife. He was in that time period where you tell your wife what to do, and the wife is usually the house mother who cleans and is always in the kitchen. The way that men treat women has changed in our culture a lot since Archie's time period. Also the fact that Archie asked Davis that since he was colored, what ever made him turn Jew? That is from Archie's point of view, and that has changed. Our society today is different, and people understand more about the Jews and African Americans.
2) In what ways are young people (his daughter and son-in-law in the clip) and minorities changing society for Archie?
They were trying to convince Archie that he is prejudice, because of the thing that he said to Davis.
3)What is changing in American Society?
The fact that those two African American people were in a taxi, and the taxi drove straight up to the building that they were getting dropped off to. Today, in our society, we still have taxi's, in better condition and a different style, but the taxi driver doesn't drive straight up to the building, you either have to walk or don't take one.
Well, the reason why Archie has that point of view is because he was in a different stage of culture when he was growing up, and he has a different way of seeing things, rather than we see them today. For an example, he doesn't have that much respect for his wife. He was in that time period where you tell your wife what to do, and the wife is usually the house mother who cleans and is always in the kitchen. The way that men treat women has changed in our culture a lot since Archie's time period. Also the fact that Archie asked Davis that since he was colored, what ever made him turn Jew? That is from Archie's point of view, and that has changed. Our society today is different, and people understand more about the Jews and African Americans.
2) In what ways are young people (his daughter and son-in-law in the clip) and minorities changing society for Archie?
They were trying to convince Archie that he is prejudice, because of the thing that he said to Davis.
3)What is changing in American Society?
The fact that those two African American people were in a taxi, and the taxi drove straight up to the building that they were getting dropped off to. Today, in our society, we still have taxi's, in better condition and a different style, but the taxi driver doesn't drive straight up to the building, you either have to walk or don't take one.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Local History
I am doing my Local History project with Danielles other grandmother, I will be interviewing her, and getting pictures from her past.
Research Project
My partner Danielle and I are doing our research project on The Swine Flu. We are doing a zing page, and posing information about the Swine.
Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico Ill,
The Legassy of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico Illinois on February 6, 1911. Him and his family moved around alot in Illinois, and they finally settled down in Dixon Illinois, which is the town that Reagan considered his hometown. Around 1926 Reagan began work as a lifeguard in Dixon at a Lowell Park, and was credited with saving over 77 lives during the seven summers that he worked there. When 1928 rolled around, Reagan graduated from Dixon High School. Ronald attented alot of different programs in school, such as the student body president, he played football, basketball, track, and also was in school plays. Reagan was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild for the first of five consecutive terms, and he testified as a friendly witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, in 1947. Also on January 20, 1981, Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. On the same day, Iran releases the 52 remaining hostages who had been held at the U.S. embassy in Tehran for 444 days.
Ronald Reagan did alot of good things to our country, and there are some major ones that stand out today. He came into the office of the president with alot of beliefs and high standards knowing that he was going to accomplish something. Some of the things that he wanted to accomplish was working on ending the soviet union, cutting the size of the federal government, and cutting back on taxes. From day one, Reagan worked extrordinarily hard towards coming up with solutions for these problems. Ronald won the Republican's party nomination with this simple phrase, “Ask yourself, are you better off now than you were four years ago?” People answered this with a negative answer because of living through the awful time where Jimmy Carter was the president. During Ronald Reagan's two terms in office, there were changes that were obvious. People saw a remarkable economic growth, the reduction of tax burdens on the American people, and also a great effort in order to build the American Millitary up to a true superpower status.
Ronald Reagan's vision "Peace through Strength" was proven correct and he paved the way for a diplomatic and peaceful co-existence between the United States and the former Soviet Union. Also, he made us proud to be Americans again. Reagan was a very good president, he changed our economy into a better one, and was a good impact on everyones life. When Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 1994, he wrote a letter to the American People and it said In closing, let me thank you, the American people, for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that day may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. I believe that Reagan was the best president that we had, and when he was president our world was a better place.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton is a talented Politician, because he is a very confident strong opinionated person, who does know how to persuade you into believing and thinking like him. He does have strong opinons about politics, and I think that everything that he has been through has made him have this durable belief that everyone respects him for. He knows how to have people on his side because, he would say things that would reflect others lives, and they would agree with him.
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
- Born 1946 in Hope, Arkansas
- Third youngest President
- 1st Baby Boomer President (Born after WWII)
- Attended Georgetown University, Yale Law School, Oxford University (England)
- Married Hillary in 1975
- Daughter Chelsea born in 1980
- At age 32, Elected Governor of Arkansas, 1978
- Defeated in 1980
- Re-elected Governor in 1982 and served 10 years
- Ran for President in 1992 for the Democratic Party
- The 1st Democrat President in over 12 years-Defeated incumbent Republican George H.W.Bush and Independent Ross Perot--won 43% of the vote
- Pushed for Homosexual men and women to be allowed to serve in the military---Congress later implemented "Don't ask,Don't tell" Policy
- Created first official website in 1994
- Signed the Brady Bill (Gun Control) into law
- Clinton supported the Controversial North America Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allowing for free-trade between the U.S.,Canada and Mexico: This Bill passed the house and senate
- Scandal-White House "Travel Gate"--Inappropriate use of travel funds
- Perhaps the most controversial of Clinton's Domestic
Legislature Agenda was pushing for a National Healthcare Plan-The task
force would be led by First Lady, Hillary Clinton
1994 Congressional Elections---Republicans win big in the House and Senate
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Regan
1) What are the problems that America face?
The rises in the general level of prices everywhere, and this is called inflation.
2)What are Regan's solutions?
He believes that the government is not the solution, the government is the problem. He also says that people need to set their minds to working on fixing this problem, and if everyone works together, the problem will be fixed, and we will all have peace.
3) What makes Regan effective here?
That he made a little joke about how he used to agree with democrats, and that was the problem.
4) What does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")
That he is a funny guy and is a strong believer in being a republican rather than being a democrat.
5) What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?
He is saying that there should be freedom because that will persuade people to vote for him to become president.
6) How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?
A guy in the video said that he would like to give him a taste of his own medicine.
7) Who is the audience for this speech?
People from the University of Virgina.
8) What is the argument Regan makes here?
To choose between right and wrong, and good and evil.
9) What do you think Regan's agenda is in this speech?
to persuade people into believing what he believes.
10) What is the message here?
That more people are working now, getting married, and buying houses because the interest rates are going down now, and prices are the lowest that they have been in the last 4 years.
11) How does the ad use Carter?
They didn't.
12) What does the ad suggest about the characters/morals of the country?
Just that the country is alot better when Regan is there, because everyone is happier.
13) What is the criticism of communism being offered here?
That Regan wants people to believe in him.
14) Do you think this was an effective speech?
Yeah, because he made it clear what he wanted for our country.
15) Who is the audience for this broadcast?
He was speaking to the commited.
16) What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?
They think that people should stand up and make a change.
17) What was the foreign response, do you think?
That they are going to try to fix things.
1) What are the problems that America face?
The rises in the general level of prices everywhere, and this is called inflation.
2)What are Regan's solutions?
He believes that the government is not the solution, the government is the problem. He also says that people need to set their minds to working on fixing this problem, and if everyone works together, the problem will be fixed, and we will all have peace.
3) What makes Regan effective here?
That he made a little joke about how he used to agree with democrats, and that was the problem.
4) What does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")
That he is a funny guy and is a strong believer in being a republican rather than being a democrat.
5) What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?
He is saying that there should be freedom because that will persuade people to vote for him to become president.
6) How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?
A guy in the video said that he would like to give him a taste of his own medicine.
7) Who is the audience for this speech?
People from the University of Virgina.
8) What is the argument Regan makes here?
To choose between right and wrong, and good and evil.
9) What do you think Regan's agenda is in this speech?
to persuade people into believing what he believes.
10) What is the message here?
That more people are working now, getting married, and buying houses because the interest rates are going down now, and prices are the lowest that they have been in the last 4 years.
11) How does the ad use Carter?
They didn't.
12) What does the ad suggest about the characters/morals of the country?
Just that the country is alot better when Regan is there, because everyone is happier.
13) What is the criticism of communism being offered here?
That Regan wants people to believe in him.
14) Do you think this was an effective speech?
Yeah, because he made it clear what he wanted for our country.
15) Who is the audience for this broadcast?
He was speaking to the commited.
16) What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?
They think that people should stand up and make a change.
17) What was the foreign response, do you think?
That they are going to try to fix things.
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