Due Tuesday January the 13 Compare and/or Contrast the events of Watergate with the movie "Dick." Must have an clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
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Richard Milhous Nixon vice president, and thirty seventh president of the United States in 1953 to 1961. Became president in 1969 to 1974 after Kennedy‘s assassination. He was the first president ever in being resign from office because of the Watergate Scandals in which he didn’t want to give tape recorder of the conversations he had during this political scandal. This comparative contrast essay will retell the events of this scandal as a parody by making a comparison between the movie, ‘’Dick,’’ and what really happened with the American political scandals known as the Watergate scandals.
The Watergate scandals were a series of political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that caused his resignation. This scandal began with the arrest of five men who broke into a Democratic National Committee, and were part of Nixon’s staff. President Nixon was to asked to hand out the tape recorder of his office. Nixon was anti-social person, he had a mean attitude. The movie ‘’Dick,’’ a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal. Compare to the what really happened is extremately different because it describes Nixon as a nice man who hired two girls as his dog walker to keep them close because they were there when the CIA was breaking in at the Watergate office. And they think that the girls know what happened.
As a result the movie demonstrated the Watergate scandals in a really funny way that shows how different president Nixon acted. It also showed the controversy of how the movie reflected the story in way that people would be interesting in see because is funny. President Nixon who reconciliation was one of his first goals while the nation was painfully divided with turbulence in the city, and war overseas. His contribution to the United States was the ending the fighting with Vietnam, and improving relationships with U.S.S.R, and china. But the Watergate scandals brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation.
The Movie "Dick" Revolved around Richard Milhouse Nixon the United States 37th pesident. The movie was set to be a parody which made fun of Nixon and the Watergate Scandal. Nixon was strongly known to be a crude character as well as and unusual one during his Presidency. Although he was elected for a second term he resigned from office due to his scheming ways. In which serving his term from only 1968 to 1974.Leaving him being the only president to resign in the history of the United States.
The Watergate scandal was a situation when Nixon sent his people into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex in D.C. They bugged the phones and tapped into their services, and Nixon was so dumb-founded to have kept the video recordings of his conversations about it. But as stated in the parody there were two young female witnesses, {Knowing in reality that wasnt true}. The two girls where then set up for black mail,being that there was reason to believe they had secretive information. This part of the parody displayed how Nixon black mailed people and payed them off in order to keep them quiet.
A parody there-for puts a spin on reality making the non-obvious obvious to the citizen eye by using humor and fictional ideas. As in the Watergate Scandal a few irrelevant thoughts and events were thrown in as a bold statement of actuality. Many things in this movie werent true but the story behind it and the prospective it is viewed from is real. Basically I feel both have a unique relation but told differently than the actual truth, we as the people will never actually know the real 5 w's and the one h because the gov't loves to deprive us of the real truth. So in conclusion if the government can why cant a parody even if it'll make us laugh?
Richard Nixon political career began in 1947 which he was elected to the House of Representatives.Nixon served as vice president for eight years.In 1968 Nixon was winning the Republican Party Nominations, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey and becoming the 37th President of the United Statesin 1969. Nixon resigned from the office in 1974 because of the Watergate Scandals. He was the first presidentto do so.
The Watergate Scandals were a series of American political scandals during the presidency of Ricahsrd Nixon that resulted in the indictment of several of Nixon's closest advisors,and his resignation on August 9, 1974. the scandals bega with the arreat if five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic Nationl Committee headquaters at the Watergate Office in Washington,D.C in 1972. This investigated by the FBI and later by the Senate Watergate Committe,House Judiciary Committe and the press. It was Serious. They revaeled that the burglary was one of many illegal activities authorized and that this was Nixon's staff who did this.they also revaeld that the immense scope of crimes and abuses, which included campaign fruad, political esionage and sabotage, illegal break ins, imprper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale ,and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations.the secret fund was givne to the seven men who was associated with the break in to keep it a secret. This was all on tape, but Nixon but he rufuse to give the tape recorder of the converastion he had with the political scandals.
The movie "Dick" which was a comedy movie retelling the events of the Watergate scandals which ended the presidency of Richard Nixon.The movie was bout two highschool girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House. They meet President Nixon. They become offical dog walkers for Nixon's dog. they also become his secret advisors during the Watergate Scandals.
The movie was totally different because Nixon was charaterizes as a nice guy, everybody knew Nixon as anti-social,and mean.However, the movie did show President Nixon, reconciliation was one of his main focus while the nation was painfully divided with commition in the city, and war. His contribution to the United States was the ending the fighting with Vietnam, and improving relationships with U.S.S.R, and china. But the Watergate scandals brought divisions to the country and thats why he resigned. Jamila Lofton
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Richard Milhous Nixon vice president, and thirty seventh president of the United States in 1953 to 1961. Became president in 1969 to 1974 after Kennedy‘s assassination. He was the first president ever in being resign from office because of the Watergate Scandals in which he didn’t want to give tape recorder of the conversations he had during this political scandal. This comparative contrast essay will retell the events of this scandal as a parody by making a comparison between the movie, ‘’Dick,’’ and what really happened with the American political scandals known as the Watergate scandals.
The Watergate scandals were a series of political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that caused his resignation. This scandal began with the arrest of five men who broke into a Democratic National Committee, and were part of Nixon’s staff. President Nixon was to asked to hand out the tape recorder of his office. Nixon was anti-social person, he had a mean attitude. The movie ‘’Dick,’’ a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal. Compare to the what really happened is extremately different because it describes Nixon as a nice man who hired two girls as his dog walker to keep them close because they were there when the CIA was breaking in at the Watergate office. And they think that the girls know what happened.
As a result the movie demonstrated the Watergate scandals in a really funny way that shows how different president Nixon acted. It also showed the controversy of how the movie reflected the story in way that people would be interesting in see because is funny. President Nixon who reconciliation was one of his first goals while the nation was painfully divided with turbulence in the city, and war overseas. His contribution to the United States was the ending the fighting with Vietnam, and improving relationships with U.S.S.R, and china. But the Watergate scandals brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation.
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The Movie "Dick" Revolved around Richard Milhouse Nixon the United States 37th pesident. The movie was set to be a parody which made fun of Nixon and the Watergate Scandal. Nixon was strongly known to be a crude character as well as and unusual one during his Presidency. Although he was elected for a second term he resigned from office due to his scheming ways. In which serving his term from only 1968 to 1974.Leaving him being the only president to resign in the history of the United States.
The Watergate scandal was a situation when Nixon sent his people into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex in D.C. They bugged the phones and tapped into their services, and Nixon was so dumb-founded to have kept the video recordings of his conversations about it. But as stated in the parody there were two young female witnesses, {Knowing in reality that wasnt true}. The two girls where then set up for black mail,being that there was reason to believe they had secretive information. This part of the parody displayed how Nixon black mailed people and payed them off in order to keep them quiet.
A parody there-for puts a spin on reality making the non-obvious obvious to the citizen eye by using humor and fictional ideas. As in the Watergate Scandal a few irrelevant thoughts and events were thrown in as a bold statement of actuality. Many things in this movie werent true but the story behind it and the prospective it is viewed from is real. Basically I feel both have a unique relation but told differently than the actual truth, we as the people will never actually know the real 5 w's and the one h because the gov't loves to deprive us of the real truth. So in conclusion if the government can why cant a parody even if it'll make us laugh?
~~Malika Franklin~~
Richard Nixon political career began in 1947 which he was elected to the House of Representatives.Nixon served as vice president for eight years.In 1968 Nixon was winning the Republican Party Nominations, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey and becoming the 37th President of the United Statesin 1969. Nixon resigned from the office in 1974 because of the Watergate Scandals. He was the first presidentto do so.
The Watergate Scandals were a series of American political scandals during the presidency of Ricahsrd Nixon that resulted in the indictment of several of Nixon's closest advisors,and his resignation on August 9, 1974. the scandals bega with the arreat if five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic Nationl Committee headquaters at the Watergate Office in Washington,D.C in 1972. This investigated by the FBI and later by the Senate Watergate Committe,House Judiciary Committe and the press. It was Serious. They revaeled that the burglary was one of many illegal activities authorized and that this was Nixon's staff who did this.they also revaeld that the immense scope of crimes and abuses, which included campaign fruad, political esionage and sabotage, illegal break ins, imprper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale ,and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations.the secret fund was givne to the seven men who was associated with the break in to keep it a secret. This was all on tape, but Nixon but he rufuse to give the tape recorder of the converastion he had with the political scandals.
The movie "Dick" which was a comedy movie retelling the events of the Watergate scandals which ended the presidency of Richard Nixon.The movie was bout two highschool girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House. They meet President Nixon. They become offical dog walkers for Nixon's dog. they also become his secret advisors during the Watergate Scandals.
The movie was totally different because Nixon was charaterizes as a nice guy, everybody knew Nixon as anti-social,and mean.However, the movie did show President Nixon, reconciliation was one of his main focus while the nation was painfully divided with commition in the city, and war. His contribution to the United States was the ending the fighting with Vietnam, and improving relationships with U.S.S.R, and china. But the Watergate scandals brought divisions to the country and thats why he resigned.
Jamila Lofton
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