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    lifetime ago I took a trip of a lifetime with my mother and two of my children to Washington D.C. to witness Barack Obama take the oath of President of the United States, and become the 44th President. Nearly 8 years have passed since my mother and I took 2 of my children, Austin and Tanner to the Inauguration of Barack Obama, our nation’s 1st black President. Consequently, I have been reflecting back on that experience as we near the final days of a highly contentious and low brow election cycle

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    the foul taste left in the mouth of many Americans by Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, they have come out victorious in their campaign to represent their respective party as the nominee for president. While it was once widely believe that the American people democratically elect the president of the United States, through current influences such as the media, internet, and growing population an exorbitant amount of Americans believe that their vote no longer counts, thus posing the question who’s really

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    Introduction In November of every four years, the United States must select its president. In the United States, the president is not only the head of state and head of government, but is also the commander-in-chief of the largest and most powerful military in the world. From the 300 million residents of the United States, only two people ultimately have a realistic chance of become the next president of the United States. These two people, and the eventual president, are chosen through an odd process semblant

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    Chris Puente Being President of the United States of America is one of the most appreciative and humbling experience, which also comes with a lot of responsibilities. With that being said, to be the first African-American president of the most powerful country in the world says a lot about how far we have come as a country and racism is no longer a factor in today 's world. Barack Hussein Obama ll is the 44th president of the United States of America. He was born in Honolulu Hawaii on August 4th

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    The current President of the United States, Barack Obama, has been a particularly modern president, using social media in many ways to bolster his political agenda and even setting a few online records along the way1. He utilizes social media to not only seem more modern and knowledgeable of current technology, but as a gateway to reach more people through appeals to his audience’s pathos and ethos. He garners public support and gives out specific information2 through his new, ‘personal’ twitter3

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    The date was January 20, 1961, it was brutally cold, the highest temperature at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and there were over 20,000 people gathered to observe one of the most iconic speeches in U.S. HISTORY. John F. Kennedy now President Kennedy of the United States of America stepped up to the podium ready to address the nation as the youngest ever to be elected. He came into office at height of the Cold War, and the one thing on people 's minds was the fear of a nuclear war occurring and communism

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    History remembers the ones that we hold up for their accomplishments. Thomas Jefferson is one of the American presidents that vastly contributed to the current form of our government. Jefferson, the third President of the United States, primarily remembered for two main achievements; he made the Declaration of Independence and made the Louisiana Purchase possible to Americans. From the fear of losing free Trade and having European Neighbors, Jefferson wanted to purchase the territory of Louisiana

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    Throughout United States history, the American people voted for the President of the U.S. and for members of both chambers of Congress, and the 2016 election is not an exception. On November 9th, Donald J. Trump was declared to become the 45th President of the United States by attaining 306 electoral votes, which is clearly past the threshold of the required 270 electoral votes. However, after winning the popular vote in states Trump had won, some electors from those states have expressed their disappointment

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    In 1789, America saw the election of its first President, a man whom Americans could finally claim as their own after years of oppression by Great Britain, George Washington. The election of Washington symbolized the end of a period of confusion for America and the beginning of an unofficial precedent for the next 220 years. After Washington’s term ended, forty-two Caucasian males held the title of the President of the United States of America until January 20, 2009. January 20, 2009 signified the

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty second President of the United States. He went to law school and was elected President of the United States in nineteen thirty two. President Roosevelt is often regarded as one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. President Roosevelt created the social reform program the New Deal. He pulled the American people through The Great Depression. President Roosevelt was also the man who signed the order to send hundreds of thousands of

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