White House Essays

  • The White House

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    The White House The White House has undergone four major phases of construction with its beginnings in 1792 and subsequent reconstruction in 1817 and renovations in 1902 and 1948-1952 (The White House-construction: website). In 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the President's residence the "White House" (The White House-name: website). The White House is the oldest known government building and has undergone many changes including styles, rooms, and outward appearance. It all

  • White House Ghosts

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    haunted house. Presidents, first ladies, staff members, and guests have reported ghost presence, hearing unexplained noises, and running into actual apparitions. The White House is not only home to President Obama, and his family. It is also home to many ghosts. The ghosts that have been reported, are former presidents and other people who have died on White House grounds. There have been many ghost sightings. Some weren’t even President’s. It was just people who have died in the White House or on

  • White House Down

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    I sat down and decided to watch the movie White House Down. If Roland Emmerich (The Director) is making lousy movies of how the world ends, he’s at least making proper movies like Independence Day and White House Down, according to critics. Roland is known for these thriller’s but, has only succeeded once in a while. White House Down tries this out with actors Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum. We’ve seen Tatum perform within the movies 21 Jump Street, the G.I. Joe series and many more. Jamie Foxx has

  • The Design of the White House as a Villa

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    This paper looks at monographs and villas and concentrates on the design of the White House as a villa. The idea of villas in based on ancient Roman culture and traditions and specifically on the upper class country house in ancient Roman Empire. Since the origin of this ideology, the idea of villa and its function have considerable evolved over the years. After the Roman Republic fell, villa developed to become small farming compounds. These small farming compounds increasingly fortified later in

  • James Carville: Guard Dog of the White House

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    James Carville: Guard Dog of the White House James Carville has been one of President Clinton’s most adamant supporters throughout the impeachment crisis. Carville is a veteran campaign strategist who headed Clinton’s campaign in 1992 and has advised him since the campaign. His harsh and sometimes wild criticisms of Clinton’s opponents have made Carville the rhetorical attack dog of the Democratic Party. The purpose of Carville’s attacks was to rally support for Clinton. Fighting for Clinton was

  • White House Poem

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    deeply rooted in today’s times. In the resilient poems, “The White House” by Claude Mckay and “These are the Times We Live In” by Imtiaz Dharker, the poets recognize and express the need for change in society. Both poems express the resilience of the minority groups of the United States as they fight for equality and in general – what is right for the people. While “The White House” discusses discrimination and the fight against white supremacy, whereas the poem ‘These are the Times We Live in” also

  • White Supremacy In Erdrich's The Round House

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    Similarly, Linden Lark explicitly asserts his views of white supremacy in a conversation with Joe, the main character of the novel and an Indian. The Lark family, a White family living near the reservation, is infamous for their negative views of Indians and their efforts to oppress them. Linden, the antagonist of the novel, epitomizes his family’s racist views. While Joe is working at a gas station on the reservation, Linden arrives to fill his car and engages in a conversation with Joe. Linden

  • Comparing A Doll's House And Hills Like White Elephants

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    themselves and men. Even though there has been a significant amount of progress in the United States throughout the years, there are women that still suffer with equal rights around the world. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, there are many aspects throughout them that relate to each other in numerous ways. The main theme between them is the way woman are treated and how they appear to

  • The White House

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    the way black Americans are treated. The White House is the centre of American politics, thus placing the American government at the centre of this poem. The poet feels that society is to benefit white citizenship and that the United States is only for one skin colour. The White House is metaphorically meaning he is shut out from society; he is being shut out due to his race. It is also a pun as this centre of politics is in fact called the “white” house. He feels an intense rage for American society

  • A Comparison Of Love In A Haunted House And Hills Like White Elephants

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    “The Japanese Quince”, “A Haunted House”, and “Hills Like White Elephants” all have themes of love, but each type of love is different from each other. One is the story of someone afraid to face their love, due to being ashamed. “A Haunted House” shares the love of a ghostly couple as they find their love in a young couple. “Hills Like White Elephants” reveals the terrors of a love gone wrong. Although, each of these short stories have different tone, mood, imagery, diction, and detail they all use

  • Imagery In The White House

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    identity. It really gave life to African Americans and helped reform the overall meaning and form of life for them. “The White House” uses imagery and “I, Too” uses perspective to suggest that we should not let the way others see us derail our dreams. The poem “The White House” uses imagery to convey the idea of not letting other’s opinions disturb

  • Little White House

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    As you walk up to the Little White House, one can only think that how can an important man like Franklin D. Roosevelt have built such a simple yet beautiful house. With its plain white paint and clapboard shuttered windows, it’s hard to believe that some of the most important legislative decisions to Georgia and the United States as a whole could have been thought out and planned here. As you enter the house and see the simplicity of it, you also wonder why FDR choose Georgia to do it. The vacation

  • Love in The Yellow Wallpaper, Hlls Like White Elephants, and A Doll's House

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    Wallpaper, Hlls Like White Elephants, and A Doll's House True love is the love that everyone fantasizes about. It is the love that is unconditional and everlasting. Love is very hard to define since everybody's concept of love is different. However, in order to achieve a good relationship, people must have a well balanced power structure in their relationship, and good understanding and communication between them. In the stories, "The Yellow Wallpaper,'; "Hills Like White Elephants,'; and "A

  • Argumentative Essay On The White House

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    structure inside and out, go visit the White House! This complex is the most perceived building in America, and has stunning features and incredible history. Do you know what the most famous building in America is? The White House! It has an absurd amount of history. When America was a young country, American citizens thought that the current president of the United States should live in a significant house. Lillian Smith states in her article White House Visitor Center:¨Architect, James Hoban

  • The Importance Of The White House Staff

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    as the White House staff, plays a very important role in politics today. The White House staff has a tremendous workload, is very politicized, and rarely last two terms. The White House Chief of Staff plays a crucial role in the White House and Washington. Without the White House staff the presidency would change greatly. They are key to everyday operations of the executive branch. How manageable is the workload of the White House staff? What makes it more or less manageable? The White House staff

  • The White House In American Architecture

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    financial buildings such as the Georgia’s Chamber of Commerce, the Capitol and even more commonly known, the White House. The White House is a major symbol of the United States and when bystanders observe its white walls, they not only a building of high status among the American people, but they also catch a glimpse into the past of centuries worth of influential architecture.

  • Greek Architecture in Washington DC

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    "Explore Capitol Hill." Supreme Court Building. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2014. Fogle, Jeanne Mason. "Architecture." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Jan. 2014. Web. 09 Mar. 2014. "White House History | White House History Themes: "Architecture"" White House History | White House History Themes: "Architecture" N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.

  • Jackson Hero Or Villain Essay: Andrew Jackson: Hero Or Villain

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    not like a decision he made. He threw an open house that diminished the reputation of the White House, his moral choices were usually bad, and the Trail of Tears. Was Andrew Jackson a hero or a villain? I have to admit why some of you might say he was a hero. He did allow the common people to have more rights and vote, he helped defeat the British in the war, but he did more than that. That is what you are about to find out. To start off, the open house for his inauguration. When Jackson was sworn

  • Art from the Colonial Period

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    The first artist that I would like to discuss is named Nehemiah Partridge and his painting during the 17th century. Nehemiah Partridge is a painter from the 17th century and he painted colonial art. The painting that I chose is named “Portrait of Catherine Ten Broeck”, and was created in 1719 on oil canvas. The painting is of a young girl holding a rose in her right hand while holding a bird in her left hand. The girl in the painting is very young, and she seems to be very happy being painted. The

  • All the President's Men, by Woodward and Bernstein

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    previous night. The authorities arrested five men, one White House employee and four Cuban-American Miami citizens. They were found to be in the possession of high-tech surveillance and communication devices, along with hundreds of dollars, mostly in $100 bills in sequential order. In addition, the authorities also discovered two address books, a telephone number for Howard E. Hunt, consultant to the White House. The listing had small notations “W. House” and “W.H. (22).” This was the first indication