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"Whatever else her future accomplishments, Carol Moseley Braun earned her footnote in American history in November 1992 by becoming the first black woman elected to the United States Senate. Half a year earlier, she had earned a smaller reference book mention by becoming the first female African-American nominee for the position, a candidate of the Democratic Party in an election year when post-Persian Gulf War victory euphoria was supposed to have been the harbinger of a Republican Party, President-on-down sweep of the electorate. How she came to achieve this distinction - and how the popular national print media reported the topic - will be the subjects of this commentary.

Born Carol Moseley forty-five years ago, the daughter of a police officer and a medical technician, the future Senator from ... "

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This paper summarizes and discusses the key facts in a legal suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama where the plaintiffs brought suit against the defendants for the wrongful death of their parent. The paper examines the decision of the the U.S. District Court, which sided in favor of the plaintiffs, Michael F. Braun and Ian Braun, and against the defendants, Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc. and Omega Group, Ltd., and awarded the plaintiffs $2 million, $375 thousand and $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

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This paper explains that, when Wesley K. Clark joined the already crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls, he offered the Democratic Party a strong candidate with a resume to make other candidates jealous; but his unclear opinion on the war in Iraq, his character, integrity, and temperament were questioned. The paper pointed out that the 2004 election was Richard Gephardt's second run for the White House, giving him name recognition and a good fund-raising network. The author believes that, for a Democrat to win, the candidate will have to harp on the idea that Bush's current domestic and international policies are failing, offer viable solutions, and address how they propose to pay for the changes they propose.

Table of Contents
Carol Moseley Braun
Wesley K. Clark
Howard Dean
Sen. John Edwards
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt
Sen. John F. Kerry
Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich
Sen. Joseph Lieberman
Al Sharpton
George W. Bush

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"On Carol Moseley Braun's issues page on her web site she brings her commitment to women's issues to the forefront. As an Illinois State Legislature, she fought for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and vows to continue fighting for the social justice for all people. Her view on issues includes a single-payer healthcare plan, long-term care and pensions for women and seeking ways for women to break the glass ceiling. She has come out against the war in Iraq, yet she believes that the troops should have American support since they are involved and should not leave. She is strongly against international policies of President Bush, stating his lack of international support for the war and failure to capture Osama bin Laden."

Tags:bush, kerry, braun, kucinich, dean

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The paper explores if it is possible for people to reach "perfection". The paper asserts that the answer seems to lie only in physical perfection, which explains the enormous industry of plastic surgery and diet books. Yet, the paper argues that psychologically and emotionally, perfection is a never-reachable goal and tinkering with humans to try to make them near-perfect fails, as exhibited in Hawthorne's story about a wife's birthmark, and Braun's need for drugs to reach a state of happiness.

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"In today's world, when one hears the word "Perfect!" is generally means that something or someone has exceeded our expectations. Some movie starlet has a "perfect" body. Our baby has a "perfect" smile. He has found a "perfect" job. The reality, however, is that perfection is an ideal that may be sought but can truly never be found. Perfection clashes with human nature. Theologically, Christianity claims "Jesus died for our sins", making him "perfect" and the rest of us lacking. Still, the idea of "perfection" continues in the Catholic Church under the theory of Papal infallibility. Thus, then, may be the closest a human being comes to being..."

Tags:happiness, religion, atonement

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This paper focuses on the history of the U.S. Space Program, the role of the people and agencies that were responsible for starting and developing the program, how the rivalry with the Soviets affected the program, the significance and benefits, if any, of space exploration, the future of the space program, and its usefulness.

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"When the Soviets successfully launched Sputnik I, the first ever artificial satellite, in orbit on October 4, 1957, the event took the Americans and the entire western world by surprise. Sputnik I was just a 2-foot sphere with nothing more than two tiny radio transmitters on it, but the symbolic significance of the event?the implication that Communist Russia had taken a significant technological lead over the United States was a massive blow to the American nation's pride. It signaled the start of the Cold War space-race between the two major super powers of the time and developed into a race for putting the first man on the moon that culminated in the historic "giant leap for mankind" on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon."

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