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The Downfall Of A President: The Media Coverage Of Richard Nixon’S Resignation, Ning Xi
The Downfall Of A President: The Media Coverage Of Richard Nixon’S Resignation, Ning Xi
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
The Watergate Scandal stands out as being the first, and so-far only, event that was catastrophic and damming enough to force a sitting President of the United States to resign from office. The exceptional circumstances of Richard Nixon’s departure from presidency invites many questions regarding how Nixon deciding to resign was initially covered by the new media. An analysis of excerpts from newspaper editorials from a variety of places around the United States demonstrates that there was a strong consensus that resigning was the best and only thing Nixon could have done. Yet, wide support for Nixon’s resignation co-existed with …
Rounsevelle Wildman: The Lone Ethnographer, Wen Li Teng
Rounsevelle Wildman: The Lone Ethnographer, Wen Li Teng
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Rounsevelle Wildman (1864 – 1901), the United States Consul at Singapore, published a series of magazine articles documenting his experiences in the Malay Archipelago from 1893 to 1897. These articles, published in several travel-related magazines, feature Wildman’s observations of the Malay Archipelago and its varied peoples. The ethnographic perspective in these writings may be analyzed using Renato Rosaldo’s Lone Ethnographer concept, as presented in Culture & Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis. This tripartite model concerns the ethnographic process, the role of ethnography in imperialism, and the relationship between the ethnographer and natives. Evaluating Wildman’s articles with this model, one …
"Chinaman" And The Constitution: The Development Of Federal Power Over Immigration In 19th- Century United States, Raymond Yang
"Chinaman" And The Constitution: The Development Of Federal Power Over Immigration In 19th- Century United States, Raymond Yang
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
About the author:
Raymond Yang is currently a fourth-year political science and economics student at University of California, Merced. His research interest focuses on 19th century American and East Asian legal history. He plans to attend law school after graduation.
Adam Smith And Religious Plurality In America, Drew Liquerman
Adam Smith And Religious Plurality In America, Drew Liquerman
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
About the author:
Drew Liquerman is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree (Bachelor of Arts/International Honors) in International Relations in the College of William and Mary/University of St. Andrews Joint Degree Programme. At William and Mary, he is a member of the Political Psychology and International Relations research lab, and he is currently researching and writing papers on internet diplomacy and Former Soviet Central Asian States.