Overview Of Clintons Impeachment Proceedings Essay -- William Jeffers

An Overview of the Impeachment Proceedings of William J. Clinton The impeachment trial of President Clinton originated from a civil lawsuit filed in 1994 by Paula Jones. Jones alleged that in 1991 Governor Clinton asked a state trooper to bring her up to his room at Excelsior Hotel, where she alleged he dropped his trousers and asked her to "kiss it" (Chronology of the Paula Jones Case, BBC, January, 1998). The case made it to the Supreme Court because of the President's request to delay the trial until the end of his term. The Supreme Court ruled that the trial could proceed, and Jones' lawyers began their investigation. On December 5, 1997, "Jones' lawyers submitted a list of women that they would like to depose. Included on the list was the name Monica Lewinsky" (The Impeachment Trial of President William Clinton, UMKC online, Linder, 2005). In 1995, twenty-one year old Monica Lewinsky began an internship at the White House. Six months later, while assigned to the West Wing, Lewinsky began a sexual relationship with the President. This relationship involved several sexual encounters that spanned from the fall of 2005 to the beginning of 2007 (Starr Report, Sect. II, CNN online, 1998). Not long after, came the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Paula Jones case to continue. In January of 1998, Attorney General Janet Reno petitioned the three-judge panel in charge of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. The petition requested Starr's authorization to conduct an investigation on whether anyone had committed a federal crime regarding Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton (Starr Speaks, Salon online, Starr, 1998, para.2). The Three Judge panel granted the petition filed by Attor... ... At the end of William J Clinton's presidency, although not impeached nor censured, he admitted to misleading testimony. Soon after this admission, in 2001, the Arkansas State Bar suspended his license to practice law for five years and fined him $25,000. A few months later, the Supreme Court also moved to suspend his license to practice law in front of the Supreme Court. Facing suspension, Former President Clinton resigned from the Supreme Court Bar. References: http://icreport.access.gpo.gov/hr611rh.txt http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/impeach.html#hinquiry http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/11/03/election/house/roundup/ http://leahy.senate.gov/press/199902/990211ext.html#I http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1998/lewinsky/defense/ http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/impeach/censure.htm http://www.cnn.com/starr.report/

Compare the ways the two editorials have used language devices Essay

This essay is written about two newspaper editorials from two very different newspapers one from the â€Å"Sun† and one from the â€Å"Times† they are both about the terrorist crisis in America that has deeply shocked the world. The first thing that you come across in both articles is the use of headings and subheadings. Firstly in the ‘Times’ editorial there is a statement â€Å"terror for all† with another bold subheading saying â€Å"the day that changed the modern world† both of these statements grabs the attention of the reader and this applies to everybody because there is no-one that isn’t involved as it is an attack on modern civilisation, this proves effective and sets a good base for the editorial to be started on The ‘Sun’ takes quite a different approach by having a large centred text box with large white underlined font saying â€Å"all the world must unite to defeat these evil cowards† this shows a plan of action straight from the mark† where as the ‘Times’ seems to set the scene firstly and is quite laid back but firm but the ‘Sun’ jumps straight into the mark suggesting attack. Below this is an emotive picture of New York workers fleeing the devastation. This is very emotive and used to give people a better insight and to show how serious the situation is I find this Heading and subheading when linked are quite effective and would easily grab the attention of the reader. The next point I am going to talk about is quite vital as to me this point is where both editorials come into they’re own and separate. Ill use the example from the ‘Sun’ firstly the poem is laid out in easy to read columns with a bold underlined text making a point at the start of each mini section, there are five of these little sections in all each making a very good point and then backing it up very successfully this proves for an easy consistent read using a little background information and then going forward to discuss some very good points. I think this layout and structure works perfectly with the article. I now move onto the ‘Times’ to me this layout is incredibly poor as I do not think that it will be able to hold the attention of the reader long enough to finish the article, the editorial is based upon very long columns of small flowing typical newspaper text the editorial contains no pictures and uses a very mature language that in places is very hard to understand. One thing that I find better in the ‘Times’ is that the article goes through several stages firstly it starts out with giving quite a detailed basis of background information that informs the reader of exactly what has happened it then goes on to give its own views on the disaster and how it thinks the situation should be dealt with. The editorial looks through many angles of the situation and makes good well thought out comments I don’t entirely agree with most of them but in general they are quite good, but all in all the article is not presented in its full potential and this must have a great effect on the reader. The tone in both poems is fairly similar they are both quite formal and both reactionary and both reason to the problem I fell that the attitude in the ‘Sun’ is more of action and overall sadness, and is more of a report into the happenings and the †Times† comes across as more of a story although expressing sadness it is presented far differently. The use of language is far different within the two poems the ‘Times’ uses highly sophisticated mature language that could prove very hard to understand but keeps with the highly sophisticated reputation of the times and the class it is aimed at. The ‘Sun’ uses fairly common but intellectual (in places) language that is appropriate and easy to understand, which is effective. The use of supporting evidence is of a high quality in both editorials especially in the ‘Sun’ as the point is made and then backed up that is shown very well in the layout also in the ‘Times’ I feel all the points have been backed up well. I think that both poems have represented the situation brilliantly.

Analysis Of Bathsheba At Her Bath - 971 Words

â€Å"Bathsheba at her Bath† is one of the most famous artworks by Jean-Francois de Troy, a French artist. This piece was made in 1750 in the Rococo era using oil on canvas. It depicts a scene from the Bible when King David watches Bathsheba bathing. The painting’s first owner was Marquis de Marigny and now it is hanging in the Philbrook Museum of Art. Unlike other Bathsheba paintings, this oil portrait shows a different perspective which focuses on the beauty of the human body and the royal luxurious life. Before describing the artwork, there are couples of things we should know about the creator. Jean-Francois de Troy is one of the most prominent and successful French artists of the 1700s. He was not only an easel and fresco painter but also†¦show more content†¦Worried that their adulterous affair might be exposed, David placed Uriah to the battlefield and sent him to death. Inspired by the Bible story, Jean-Francois de Troy portrayed the very first moment when David was drowning in lustful desire. At first glance, we can see that the artwork is representational. The subject matter is a group of people gathering in the center of the work. The first figure that the painter emphasizes is the naked woman, Bathsheba. Our eyes are drawn to her by the highlight of her body and also because of the largest scale that she has in this painting. Bathsheba was surrounded by six young female servants, which makes her become the focal point. From the left to the right, there are two girls washing her feet, one girl kissing her hand, one combing her hair, and two other girls holding a box of jewelry. These maidservants are taking care of Bathsheba like she is the finest, most precious thing in their life. By that, we can feel a sense of noble and royalty emanating from her. Moreover, it is not wrong to say that the artist was very biased when describing her beauty. De Troy depicted her face with perfection and a little bit of softness, which makes her very compelling and seductive. He also in tended to highlight the curvy body of Bathsheba, creating a luminous and alluring nudity. Her posture lying on the chair shows that she is very comfortable and calm. All of these components seem to make us think of the god of