This paper discusses the US presidential election candidates, Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama, and looks at which one has the best plan and best chance.
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses the chances of election candidates Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama. The writer notes that both candidates have strong followings and both express positive philosophies about how the U.S. could be an improved nation at home and abroad. Further, the writer points out that it may be too early for many people to decide which one of the candidates would do the best job. The writer maintains that they are both mavericks, they are both iconoclastic in their passion to not only lead the country but to break long-standing barriers of race and gender. The writer concludes that the two most pertinent issues are who deserves to come out on top and which of the two has the fewest negatives and the most staying power.
From the Paper "Hillary and Obama are both far more progressive politically than the current administration, but they both need to be more specific in their proposals, and they both need to give the middle class some reason to believe that American will thrive under fresh new leadership of the kind they offer. But at this time, I believe Barrack Obama has the best opportunity to win and to lead the country because Hillary has too much baggage. All the conservatives and ultra-right-wing pundits are gearing up to go after her with a massive negative ad campaign; there is a documentary in the works that is funded by the same deep pockets folks who brought the successful "Swift Boat" attacks against John Kerry in 2004. Also the chance of a woman being elected (breaking the gender barrier) is not as believable as a man of color, which Obama is, breaking the color barrier. It's still a man's world when it comes to politics, sad to say but true. Also, in an age of television-fueled campaigns, Obama indeed has ebony-colored skin, and he is African-American, but his skin is more on the side swarthy rather than the deep black of some African-Americans."
Abstract This paper explains that, in 1998, a full scale investigation of the issue of mixed-sex training concluded unanimously that mixed-sex basic training and housing should be ended; however, the most that came from the report was that the Army agreed to install partitions in the barracks to discourage sexual encounters. The author points out that the panel urged the military services to keep the sexes in separate barracks at the platoon level for the ten week of basic training; yet, men and women would still train together. The paper relates that, while careful not to sound tolerant of sex crimes or harassment, critics declare that placing young men and women together during the first weeks of training and particularly placing seemingly all-powerful male drill sergeants in charge of young female recruits, is simply a recipe for trouble.
From the Paper "There were so many female recruits who were unable to pass hand grenade tossing tests at one Army base that authorities simply changed the standards, setting different requirements for male and female recruits, reports analyst James Anderson of the Heritage Foundation, in his paper, "Boot Camp or Summer Camp? Restoring Rigorous Standards to Basic Training" . Anderson says that in an effort to entice and retain women, basic training has become much more feminized, de-emphasizing toughness and rigor. At Great Lakes Naval Training Center, recruits are now shown a video that tells them that "anyone can make it through boot camp," when actually the point should be that not everyone can make it."
This paper discusses the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", directed by Felicia Lowe, about the Chinese Exclusion Act and the subsequent incarceration of the Chinese immigrants on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
Abstract This paper explains that the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", indicates how poorly America treated Chinese immigrants and how desperately these people wanted to live and work in America. The author points out that the film uses interviews of survivors of Angel Island, workers on the island, and modern-day reenactments to depict the plight of the Chinese immigrants who were forced to stay on Angel Island until their immigration papers were either approved or disapproved. The paper stresses the immeasurable historical value of this documentary, which should be a part of every American history class, because today Angel Island is a California State Park, and most visitors have no idea what really happened there.
From the Paper "The documentary is short, only 45 minutes or so, but it presents a vast amount of information in that short time. The interviews of people who stayed on Angel Island are quite compelling, but the documentary also uses modern day footage as historic recreations of what life was like on the island, from what the detainees ate, to how they wiled away the long, isolated hours. Some played games, some read, and some wrote poetry, which they carved into the wooden walls of the stark barracks. Many of these poems, "carved in silence," remain in the barracks today, and there is a concerted effort to save them for posterity and for Angel Island visitors to understand and view. The documentary ends with a review of what happened to immigrants after the Exclusion Act was lifted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, and how Chinese still distrust Americans because of these early practices."
Tags: interview, reenactment, isolated, barracks, value
Abstract This paper probes the history of the 99th Fighter Squadron, created in 1941. This writer of this essay discusses the racism experienced by the entirely African-American squadron, in which the men were segregated from the white pilots on the base and had to deal with separate barracks, toilets and even drinking fountains. This paper reviews the squadron's involvement in WWII and shows how during the Battle of the Bulge, African-American soldiers finally had the chance to prove their might. While race lines had become fuzzy as the harsh reality of war began to set in, the writer explains how the military dealt with racism, which resulted in General Eisenhower desegregating the army, in 1944, so that black soldiers were placed within existing units on the extremely volatile front.
From the Paper "Ultimately, the military's approach to its black soldiers in World War II can be summarized by an editorial in the News Leader, a prominent Southern newspaper, which stated first that "Negro soldiers...must be treated as fellow soldiers and not as vassals or as racial inferiors," but which added the stipulation that "this does not mean that either whites or Negroes are at their best in the same company, the same branch, the same mess." [27] Despite countless acts of courage and sacrifice - many of which have gone unrecognized by the media then and now - the African American soldier was not officially segregated into the US military until after the Korean War."
This paper reviews Abram and Joseph Korn's "Abe's Story: A Holocaust Memoir", a story not only of murderous actions and mass genocide but also a story of survival.
Abstract This paper explains that, after Abram Korn's death in 1972, his son Joseph began compiling and editing his father's writings to be published as a reminder to the world of the atrocities which occurred during the Holocaust and to serve as an example of his father's will, determination and human strength. The author points out that the story relates the survival of Abram Korn, who, during the entire war, was a Jewish prisoner inside various ghetto's, concentration and work camps and the Death March from Auschwitz. The paper relates details of his life during the Holocaust, from the daily life inside the ghetto, which called for extreme patience with extremely long lines to get food, water and even to be buried, to, finally, after many concentration camps, the afternoon of April 11, 1945, when out of the blue, Abram heard singing coming from outside his barracks and soon witnessed German solders being bound together and brought in front of the prisoners, helpless for the first time.
From the Paper "In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, Abram Korn, along with many Polish citizens, was awoke by the sound of air raid sirens as Hitler's air force, the Luftwaffe, began their invasion of Poland marking the start of WWII. "Even though the number of injured in this initial attack was relatively small, the bombing foreshadowed a war that would destroy millions of people and would touch uncounted lives with misery" (Korn). Soon after the invasion Abram and his family were deported from Lipno to the Kutno Ghetto."
