...Ronald Reagan an Overrated President Tami Arreguin HIS/145 July 15, 2013 Nancy Fraleigh Ronald Reagan an Overrated President Ronald Reagan, the nation's 40th president, only recently became one of the most revered men in history. Reagan's ratings were higher than the averages of his three immediate predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon (Newport, Jones, & Saad, 2004) . How and why would so many Americans too soon forget all of the dishonesty and broken promises that came out of the White House while Reagan was in office? It is clear that many factors came into play that goes to show that Ronald Reagan is highly overrated as not only the president, but also an individual. One of the first situations that occurred, as Reagan was sworn in, was the release of the 51 hostages from the American Embassy in Tehran. It seemed that the projected win of the future President Reagan triggered some fear in the Iranians. However, there were a few incidences that occurred, prior to the inauguration of Reagan, that actually set the stage for the emanate release of the hostages. (United States History, n.d.) In July, near the last leg of the presidential race, The Shah of Iran died. The return of the Shah, being one of the many requests in negotiations with the Iranian’s, was now neutralized. This brought the negotiations one step closer to closure (United States History, n.d.). Also, shortly after the death of the Shah, Iraq invaded Iran which created...
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...Ronald Reagan: Underrated, Overrated or Both Erica Boozer HIS/145 April 10, 2014 Tee Swan Ronald Reagan: Underrated, Overrated or Both Was President Reagan overrated or underrated? This is such a controversial question. Some believe he was overrated while others believe the latter. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. In 1920, after living in a series of towns as a child, Reagan family settled in Dixon, Illinois. Here his father opened a shoe store (biography, 2014). Reagan graduated high school in 1928 and continued his adult education at Eureka College in Illinois. Here, he was an athlete and scholar. He played football, ran track, and was captain of the swim team. He also acted in school plays and was president of the student council (biography, 2014). Reagan graduated in 1932 and in the latter part of the thirties he signed a seven year contract with Warner Brothers studio. He starred in over 50 movies during his time as a Hollywood actor (biography, 2014). Political Career Reagan started his political ventures in 1964. He gave a televised speech for Barry Goldwater who was a Republican presidential candidate at the time. Two years later he became the governor of California and was re-elected for a second term in 1970 (biography, 2014). After two failed bids for the Republican presidential nomination, Reagan finally made it in 1980 when he beat Democratic incumbent and current...
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...is more fierce now than it ever was years ago. Jobs are hard to come by, and many people are finally noticing what the value of their college education really was. Many students are struggling financially to stay in college, and many do not know what the result of their education will be. Though many people think a college education is worthless now, there are two sides to the argument. The Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board, Davis Leonhardt, John Stossel, and Marty Nemko all wrote articles based on what they feel a current college education is worth. Though they all agree that college is a major issue at the moment, their opinions are different from each other. The Monitor Editorial Board believes that the United States needs college graduates and encourages people to attend college. David Leonhardt points out that college isn't very expensive and that having a degree is better than nothing. John Stossel believes that college is a scam and that you don't have to be a college graduate to be successful in life. Finally, Marty Nemko points out some flaws in the college system that students may face. All of these articles are tied together and have arguments on both sides of the issue on whether college is a scam and if a degree is worth anything. Many people and colleges tell students that people with a college education make more money than just a high school graduate. "Hillary Clinton tells students: 'Graduates from four-year colleges earn nearly twice as much...
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...students should be allowed to have free play. Free play is a valuable time to allow kids to time to develop their social skills. Parents and teachers should form a rally to bring back free play. Standardized test is a high stake testing that is causing havoc in the education industry. How and why do they think it is appropriate to start testing so early in the education? Is there any valuable to common core test? When will the school district provide adequate infrastructures in the schools to support the computerized testing? There are tons of unanswered questions…. We need support in the school systems immediately. Why have they turned things into political debates regarding children educations? Testing is overrated and does not prove what a child is capable of doing. When are states going to hold parents accountable for not teaching basic skills at home? Why are schools not allowed to require kids to stay home until a parent conference when they are causing physical harm to educators and causing disruptions in the class? This is frustrating and overwhelming to teachers and students. It is hindering the learning environment. Parents should be held liable for not teaching kids at home and being supportive to the education environment. I hope all educators will take a stand in this matter....
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...MBA GD Topics • Is India moving away from a secularist state? • Education in India - or the lack of it • What ails Indian sports? • The Age of Information • Is Philosophy just an armchair theory? • Success is all about human relations • Borderless worlds - Dream or reality? • Quality is a myth in India. • Education and success - Is there a correlation? • We don't learn from history, we repeat it • Do we need a global policeman • Indian villages - our strength or our weakness? • Agrarian Economy in India - boon or bane • if there were no armies in the world...... • Indian customs - are we in a time warp? • "How green was my valley........". Is nature paying the price ? • Management Education - Is it necessary to succeed in business • The role of NGOs in economics and politics • NGOs - Do they serve peoples interests or are they pressure groups? • Death of Socialism • Role of women in development • Kids today are not what they used to be • Casteless India - A pipe dream • Should Trade Unionism be banned in India • Repeated elections - Should taxpayers pay for it? • Indian bureaucracy - foundation strengths or colonial hangovers? • In India, the whole is less than the parts - Do we lack in team spirit? • Generation X - Drivers of our future or are they our lost souls? • Do we need a cut in the defence budget? • "Dot.com" companies...
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...absurdly overrated. Owen and Sawhill reported in the first paragraph of the summary saying “By telling all young people that they should go to college no matter what, we are actually doing some of them a disservice” Their prove in the report is known to be 100% accurate because this proves were gotten from reliable sources like March CPS 2007-2010, Hess et al and some other reliable sources. The rate of return on education can be calculated by discovering the cost and benefit associated with a certain level of schooling, this cost will be made up of the cost of textbooks and stationery, salaries of all the staffs, cost of time and study, rent of land on which the institution is cited and some other expenses. The cost of education is very high so there is not much net benefit. In other words the higher the tuition of college education the lower the net benefit of attending. Owen and Sawhill's report says that “the correlation is not causation, and getting at the true causal effect of...
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...You get what you give “ College isn’t everything. In my opinion your work ethic is what your success will be based off. In the essay “The Case Against College” I believe proves the point of showing college isn’t everything. If you give 20% you can expect to only get about 20% back out, but if you put in everything you have you will end up having a lot better results. Determination and the amount of effort will decide how far you go in life. I believe Linda Lee has a very good understanding of how college affects your future, based on the amount of effort you put into it. In the author’s essay she stated that she asked herself if her son was receiving $1,000 worth of education, where she decided that “heck no” he wasn’t. I believe that...
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...Jon Williams History 102 Historical Paper 3-2-09 Effectiveness of the Harlem Renaissance There has been plenty of talk about our nation’s history and how America became what it is today, and the Harlem Renaissance has been one of the most understated eras of our country’s history. The Harlem Renaissance not only boosted the quality of life for African Americans, but it also sparked tremendous progress with how all of America viewed the once hidden talents of African Americans during that time period. Also, it influenced a whole new generation of African American arts and literature in the United States. The Harlem Renaissance was an African cultural movement that was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Some historians say that it is unclear as to when it actually started, but Dr. Cary Wintz, chair of the department of history at Texas Southern University, claims that the Harlem Renaissance began in 1919 and lasted until the mid-1930’s. (Wintz) It began when many socially conscious and intellectual African Americans moved from the economically depressed south to the industrial cities of the north to take advantage of the employment opportunities that had risen because of World War I. As more and more socially conscious and educated blacks moved to Harlem, it started to become the cultural center for black people in America. The Harlem Renaissance had a huge impact on African American literature. Most blacks during that time period had a sense of wanting...
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...history of more than 5000 years and the causes and effects that account for a government’s success and failure are studied extensively. Undoubtedly, corruption was one of the primary factors that caused a dynasty to fail. Yet, in today’s China, corruption is still prevalent, if not more. Although many government officials are aware of the adverse impact of corruption, they are either unwilling or unable to change the predominant climate of ideas. The disgraced former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun, who took bribes in tens of millions of dollars during his tenure, is just the tip of the iceberg. Therefore, as people become less willing or unable to apply what they have learnt form history, the importance of understanding history is severely overrated. On the other hand, Lee posits that history...
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...The first possible solution was put into place in England by Mr. Mill. Mr. Mill’s solution was to apply Malthusian philosophy. However, the impoverished knew nothing of this system. Mr. Carlyle suggested the other two solutions: education and emigration. However, Porcher believed that education was overrated. He stated that the rich barely had time for education, let alone the poor. Mr. Carlyle’s other solution of emigration would be a temporary fix. Porcher speculated the only way to solve the conflict was an interpretation of moral law. If the rich and powerful read and apply the law to their lives, society can be fixed. If these two men, one a Northerner and one a Southerner, both believed that their country was headed down a dangerous path, then more Americans must have thought the same. The people of the Early Republic in the late 1850s knew they were headed down a dark path. However, these essays show that the North and South were focusing on different problems. To the North, the biggest problem was slavery, and to the South...
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...Dear ABC Adoption Agency: Please allow this letter to serve as the reference letter required as a condition for consideration in the adoption application process for Jane Little, the prospective adoptive parent of Kylie. I understand that Jane was advised today that under current policy, she does not qualify as an ideal candidate due to your agency’s traditional preference for children to be placed in dual-parent families. Therefore, I intend to share my personal knowledge and experiences that will assist you in mitigating the common risk factors known to negatively affect children’s outcomes when raised in single-parent families. Jane and I share an uncommon, yet deep connection to one another, so it is my belief that the resulting closeness we continually developed over the course of the past decade highly qualifies me to serve as her best reference. First, I must give credit to my dear and elderly grandmother-in-law and her low tolerance to a single glass of wine for my introduction to Jane. During a holiday dinner in 2002, I learned that my newly wedded husband was the father of a boy placed for adoption at birth. Following what I consider to be a justified emotional outburst to that enlightening news, I was determined to locate this child and his adoptive family. I was about to give birth to my own child, a boy, and was now overwhelmed with the responsibility of robbing my flesh and blood of the opportunity to know the existence of his biological brother if I...
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...The American Dream 1. Text two In text two, Arnold Schwarzenegger describes his American dream. He carefully gives an outline of how to succeed the dream. Arnold Schwarzenegger points out, that it is very important to blend into the American culture. To blend in, you should, among lots of things, learn the language and take responsibility as an American by doing good and needed things for the local society. It is also essential to participate in politics. Finally Arnold Schwarzenegger concludes, that once you have become an American citizen, you will have better opportunities to create a good life in America. Text three Anya Kamenetz writes in 2008 an article about the American Dream. She is very sceptic about the American Dream and it’s continuing. Anya Kamenetz finds it hard to believe that the American Dream is still the same as it was in the past. The financial crisis has made it difficult for a lot of people, because of the high prices for energy and the housing crises. The idea of the dream is a high living standard, which includes a lot of money and an ownership of material goods. The family life is also wounded by the development that is passing though America. Two working parents make it hard to have a complete family life. Finally indications show that the global warming is dangerous to our planet. If other countries, like USA, increase the amount of fast food eating, driving and shopping, the planet will suffer a great loss of resources. The American Dream...
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...Education or Experience? It Depends. Shai Walker Webster University Author Note This paper was prepared for Staffing and Selection HRMG 5800, Section 54, taught by Professor Karns. Abstract Can experience make up for the lack of a degree, or does a degree provide something that experience cannot? Is one more valuable than the other? Talk about a discussion that will have you chasing your tail! It's truly a trap debate because the right answer is "it depends". Whether it's a completely strategic discussion about your organization's policies or a discussion involving a specific position and candidate, this issue continually resurfaces at organizations. And depending on what side of the fence you sit, this issue can be very personal and emotional. Obviously, there are specific cases where the question is debatable. If you need a registered professional engineer to approve plans, the degree requirement is a given. If you're a hospital looking for a surgeon, you're probably seeking someone with a PhD in medicine. However, the scope of positions that may or may not require a degree gets gray pretty fast, and the span is pretty wide. And, no industry is immune to this issue. Keywords: experience, degree, organizations, policies, professional, requirement, industry. Education or Experience? It Depends. Take this scenario: Bob and Joe are both applying for the same job. They each interview well, but Bob has 15 years’ experience and no college degree, and Joe is fresh...
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...Nigeria as it stands is in a chaotic state; a situation where there is total lack of organization and control, a situation where corruption is the order of the day, a situation where egoism rules rather than altruism, a situation where there’s no any visible formal system of government, and even if we pretend to have a government, this government is paralyzed, ineffective or better described, the Nigeria government is at the state of apathy; emotional emptiness, where human life has and given no value, where we danced away our sorrows, where we replaced grief with merriment, where our leaders party away while we die in hundreds, where casualty is lied about, and where terrorism is politicized at the expense of human lives. We should expect further less from a country that has been characterized despite its acclaimed democratization with inept leadership, nepotism, electoral malpractices, bigotry, religious crises, dishonesty, immorality, and favoritism among others. The problems facing the Nigerian nation-state are too many to mention but a few, the failure of leadership, unemployment, ethnicity and religious intolerance further disunite us, the lack of capacity to utilize natural resources, corruption which permeates not only every aspect of our political system but also, every aspect of our lives, and not long ago, militancy which leads to kidnapping, bunkering, and recently terrorism which has caused us more woes than any other. Though, they weren’t borne out of nothing, and...
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