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African American

Being an African American is sometimes hard. Decades ago, African American's barely had any rights and was treated worthlessly. African American’s was always taken like a joke, so when a African American tries to help the community, country, or just try to do positive things in general it never turns out good.   With that being said, in 1904 George Edwin Taylor became the first African American to run for president. Of course, he wasn’t taken seriously, Growing up Taylor was an orphan child and he lived in multiple homes. Taylor was a troubled child growing up; he was also humble. Who would ever imagine an African American like that to run against a white man for president? That was a huge step. According to https://www.blackenterprise.com , Taylor ran for president because, he’s beginning to see that he has got to take care of his own interests, and what’s more, that he has the power to do it.   After Roosevelt won the election over Taylor, he didn’t let that define w

Impeached Presidents

According to www.history.com , Andrew Johnson was the 1st President of the United States to be impeached. Andrew impeachment was in 1868. Do you the definition of being impeached? Impeach simply means your being charged for a crime. Some people wonder if you become impeached are you still the President; yes, you are still the President. Just because Andrew Johnson was being impeach that doesn't mean he is kicked out of office. There is long process that Presidents must go through before deciding if they're going to win or lose the case. The steps of impeachment are first the House of Representatives must vote, and then the House of Senate. Some people may know that in today history, we are currently going through this process with President Donald Trump. There is are lots of similarities and differences between President Donald Trump and President Andrew Johnson. Obviously, both presidents experienced the process of impeach, but they difference is one impeachment w

one-third of students dont graduate

Here's a surprising fact; according to the Federal Government data only one-third of public college students will graduate within 6 years . The majority of college students drop out because they struggle to resolve the conflict between school and the real world. For students today, the real world revolves around working. In fact, 71% of students don't finish college because they can't work and attend school. Having a college degree doesn’t define who you are, which mean just because you don’t have a college degree you are a failure Researchers say that 58% percent of students have no help from relatives and 69% of students reported not having any loans or scholarship money. When attending public colleges students are surrounded by thousands of different people. Because of that, students are likely to fit in with the wrong crowd and get themselves in lots of trouble that can cost them from graduating. On the other hand, private colleges has way less students so it'

About Me

My name is Capriya Carr. I'm 18 years old and I'm from Monroe, Ga. I am student at Georgia Gwinnett College. My desire is helping sick people, so I decided to major In nursing. Over the years my passion for helping people may change. For example, when I was growing up I loved basketball, as I got older I grew out of that. Hopefully I still have passion for nursing by the time I graduate Georgia Gwinnett College so I can have a successful career.