After the ‘Wings of Fire’, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote another autobiography and it starts where the previous book ends. We got various leadership insights from this book also. In his book, ‘Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges’, Kalam gives us his perspective about why he chose to become the President of India in 2002, and the same motivation might have...
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When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America, with four more joinings when the North and South went to war. The nation was soon engulfed in a violent civil war, with Lincoln vowing to protect the Union, uphold the laws of the United States, and put...
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In this speech, ‘If Martin Luther King Were to Appear’, Bill Clinton is using a rhetorical question aimed at the American people to create the message that Americans in general have done a better job in treating people with equality, but if MLK were to return he’d overall still be disappointed with the current state America is in and how...
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Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, was the author of the Declaration of Independence, brought about the change in religious freedom, and was also known for owning over six hundred slaves throughout his adult life. While he may have written, “all men are created equal”, he certainly did not live up to his own principles....
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During President Wilson's eight-year tenure, the United States saw unprecedented domestic development, thanks mostly to technological and infrastructure advancements. The 28th president amended his views on isolationism and the role of the United States in the conflict. The Fourteen Points of President Woodrow Wilson were a model of American ideology and a blueprint for the rest of the world to...
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By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress...
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In 1791, Benjamin Banneker, a man who was a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, and the son of former slaves, wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson. In his letter, Banneker points out the contradictions between the rights which the Declaration of Independence promised and the continued existence of slavery. To effectively get his point across, Banneker uses several rhetorical strategies, such as...
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Analysis of Washington’s Foreign Policy Principles In 1796 after Washington decided not to seek reelection for the United States presidency, he delivered a valedictory address to his ‘Friends and Citizens’. In the address, Washington articulated the principles he hoped would guide the United States as he retired. By examining Washington’s Farewell Address (co-authored by Alexander Hamilton), it can be argued...
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Jefferson had a great many opinions on how governments should be run and how citizens should be treated. Although he lived in a different time than Thomas More did when he wrote Utopia, a lot of the fundamental issues that Utopia was trying to solve were still present. There was still great inequity in the time of Jefferson, and tyrannical...
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On the eve of the Civil War, a nation once created on the idea that “all men are created equal” was completely divided on this same founding principle. Following the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the once loyal and united nation of America began to crumble. Many states began to secede from the Union of the United States...
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On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time. The setting itself reflected how much had changed in the past four years. When Lincoln delivered his First Inaugural Address, the new Capitol dome, which replaced the original wooden one, was only half-complete. Now the Statue of Freedom crowned the finished edifice, symbolizing the reconstitution...
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The moral duality of Thomas Jefferson has been explored in countless papers. How could a man with such enlightened thoughts and an important role in the founding of the government support such a corrupt system like slavery? Monticello tour guides are quick to remind visitors that this Founding Father owned around 600 slaves while arguing that ‘all men are created...
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Thomas Jefferson was elected in the year 1801 as the third president of the United States. The voting process began in April 1800. Burr ran for vice president while Jefferson ran for the presidency on the same ticket. The constitution demanded the votes be counted separately despite Burr and Jefferson vying for the positions on the same ticket. In January...
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Why was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?—The question has plagued historians for many years. Abraham Lincoln, one of the most memorable presidents of the United States of America, was shot in the back of the head with a .44 caliber Derringer revolver and later presumed dead. The assassin was John Wilkes Booth. This unforgettable crime took place on April 14, 1865, shortly...
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The government is weaker now than it was as a democracy at the end of George Washington’s final term as president. Over the years, the government has parted ways with some of George Washington’s views, such as his views on international relations, partisanship, and constitutionalism. George Washington believed that the United States of America should not rely on foreign powers....
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With nearly 250 years since its foundation, the United States currently has had 45 presidents, but not every president is exemplary and left legacies for America. Some presidents even had a negative reputation. Due to a presidential appearance, Warren G. Harding was actively encouraged by his relatives and helped by them to become the 29th President of the United States...
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Who is your leader and what leadership role/s has this person had? For this term, I have chosen Abraham Lincoln as my leader. His hard work and passion for his commitment have made me select him as my leader. Abraham Lincoln was a great example and inspiring leader to select him as a role model and knowledge leader and he...
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You would consider Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas as lifelong enemies. They competed for many things such as the success of their political schemes, respect for their peers, for women’s liking, debated for the United States Senate seat, debated on the office of President of the United States, etc. Stephen Douglas was born on April 23, 1813, in Vermont. His...
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President Abraham Lincoln introduced Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 had only freed slaves that were held in the Confederate states and only in the portion of states not already under Union control.9 Lincoln truly abolished slavery when the Thirteenth amendment was put in place in 1865, ‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall...
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The stockholders in this situation are the members of the corporation the people that are financially invested in the company, which means they own some type of stock in the company. Stockholders usually have no rights to be involved directly in the company’s management. Several things are unethical about President Kelley’s actions. First thing would be she asked the controller...
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