Sunday, January 4, 2009
11. Avery asked: Can executive power be peace power? Due Fri the 9th
Read pages 234-253 in the textbook. Take notes about John Adams' contributions that would support his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Then begin to compare and contrast all four leaders you have studies in the chapter. For this web log entry write about which of the leaders you would nominate and why?
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Many leaders in our previous generations were succesful and some had brought peace. If they could do it when they didn't have all this technology to help them, then why can't our modern leaders do it even better with technology? John Adams was intelligent, hard working, and honesty. He was a very well and respected man. He has done incredible deeds to be able to earn the Nobel Peace Prize. Adams had tried to make peace but the French got to selfish and drove Congress mad to a point where they want to start war. Adams though didn't want to but just expand the Navy and eventually they signed a Peace Treaty.
Washington has ended a deadly war, Alexander Hamilton was president of treasury, Thomas Jefferson was secretary of state.
The perfect one for the Nobel PeacePrize is John Adams.I think this because it was incredible of how he stopped a war before it started. This is very noble and he made peace with France. This is very heroic to save tons of lives from a war.
I think that Jhon Adams deserves the Noble Peace Prize because he tried to solve and prevent conflicts between the United States and France. He tried to negotiate peace talks so that the United States wouldn't have any problems with war. Doing this would make him a very worthy nominee for the Noble Peace Prize.
I think that in my opinion George Washington should be the leader that I would nominate because he stuck with the nation through the American Revolution and he also delt with a lot of rebelions and peace talks that happened in the United States early on when it was still very young. There was also a major rebellion that he stopped called the Whisky Rebellion which saved a lot of arguments and troubles in the new nation. Doing all of these I think that it makes George Washington a very good choice to pick for the Noble Prize.
i think john adams should be nominated out of all of the others. He stopped a war with france and created much peace between the u.s. and france. If he didnt stop the war, many people wouldve died. Most of the other nominees didnt do something as important besides george washington. What john adams did with france was also the major accomplishement in his presidency of anything else. He was also one of the commitee members to draft the declaration of independence, and that is a very important piece of american history. So this is why john adams should win the noble peace prize.
i think john adams should be picked to get the nobel peace prize. he had made peace with france and america. he had saved many french and american lives doing so. other nominees didnt do anything as important as john adams except for george washington. john adams had convinced both sides to sign the peace treaty. he had stopped many battles, and he stopped the war. that is at least one million lives that are saved because of john adams. he was a very intelligent and hard working man. as if that is not enough, john adams was also one of the members to draft the declaration of independence. those major accomplishments are not only major, but is also very important. that is why i nominate john adams for the nobel peace prize.
I believe that John Adams should get the Noble Peace Prize. After-all, he was a Patriot during the American Revolution. He was a honest and intelligence man. Also he wanted to make the relationship between United States and France better. He was just trying to be a great president and he was. Adams tried to great things for the U.S. Even though, France was being greedy, Adams did not want to start a war. Congress, later, started a war without his permission. After, they signed a peace treaty. All Adams wanted was peace and that's why he deserves the Nobal Peace Prize.
What is the peace prize? That is the question that should be asked before given to any leader. In addition to humanitarian efforts and peace movements, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded for work in a wide range of fields including advocacy of human rights, mediation of international conflicts, and arms control.
I think all four leaders have done a wonderful job, but only one can be nominated. The leader that I think deserves to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize should be John Adams. John Adams was a respected man. People recognized him for his hard work, honesty, and intelligence. His first goal as a president was one reason he deserves the Noble Peace Prize. His first goal as a president was to improve relationship between the United States and France. To do so Adams sent U.S. diplomats to Paris to negotiate an end to the conflict and the peace-seeking mission had failed. When Federalists called for war with France, John decided that the United States should keep a peacetime army. So John didn’t declare war. Instead, he tried to reopen peace talks with France. He never stopped trying to bring peace. After his first try, John Adams sent a representative to France to engage in talks to try to end the fighting. For Adams hard efforts, the United States and France eventually signed a treaty. Adams then forced two members of his cabinet to resign for trying to block his peace efforts.
John Adams efforts of peace worked. He got what he wanted because he worked for it. Now France and the United States made peace with the France. Even though Washington helped establish and strengthen the new national government, Alexander Hamilton was a good president of treasury, and Thomas Jefferson was a good secretary of state, John Adams efforts for peace are why he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
I believe that John Adams should be nominated for the Noble Peace Prize. The noble peace prize is awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." Adams accomplished to keep America out of war with France and normalize relations between the two countries. Because of Adams efforts, France and U.S decided to sign a Peace Treaty, officially ending the war. He was one of the two presidents that signed the Declaration of Independence. John Adams has proved many time to make peace which is why I think he should be nominated.
I think that a good leader that should get the Noble Peace Prize is John Adams.I think this because he has done a lot of good in our country for example he tried to have peace talks so the United States didn't get into Wars plus he tried to solve conflicts.He is a very intelligent and smart man.If he didn't stop the war between the French and the U.S a lot of people would have gotten hurt and killed.This was probably his biggest accomplishment if it wasn't for him America would probably different than it is today.Another big accomplishment was he was one of the people who drafted the Deceleration of Independence.All he ever wanted was peace so that make him the perfect candidate for the Noble Peace Prize.
A noble peace prize is a recognition of hard work and peace. John Adams has showed courageous efforts to bring peace to america. When adams first became president one of his first goals was to improve the relationship between united states and france. His efforts were to send diplomats from the U.S. to negotiate. That was neglected by france. Afterword diplomats from france arrived to set a bribe-we will negotiate for 250,000 dollars. Also france wanted a 12 million dollar loan!!! In march 1798 adams told congress that the peace seeking mission has failed. Even though the mission had failed it was a great effort. Anyone who has tried that hard to bring peace to the americas is a great person. People that recieve noble peace prices are awesome people who have great pride and belief in there loyalty and work. John Adams is one of those people. I definatly thin John adams should get the prize.
If I were to nominate someone for the Nobel Peace Prize, I would nominate John Adams. John Adams was a respected man. Many people recognized his hard work, honesty and intelligence. One of Adams’s first goals as president was to improve the relationship between the United States. The United States and France had an argument about Jay’s Treaty saying that it favored Great Britain more. For revenge, France seized more than 300 American merchant ships.
To end this conflict, Adams sent U.S diplomats to Paris. When France received the diplomats, they bribed the United States saying that they want $250,000 and also wanted a loan of $12 million for the government if the United States wants them to talk about the Treaty. Of course, the diplomats refused these demands. They were even amazed when they heard about it. Adams told Congress that the treaty had failed. After the federalists in Congress heard about the treaty had failed, he declared war with France. Adams wanted peace between the United States and France so he didn’t declare war. Instead, he tried to have peace talks with France. The decision that Adams had made stunned the federalists. Adams was put into a lot of pressure about the decision he had made but he never changed his mind. He had confident in the decision that he made. But still, France and the United States had war. But at the end, both signed a treaty to have peace and Adams even fired to people from his cabinet to show that he really cared about having pace with the France. I think it was really noble of Adams to go through all this just so there is peace between the United States and France. Therefore, I would nominate John Adams for the Nobel Peace Prize.
John Adams was a very honest, intelligent, and respected man. I believe that Adams should get the Noble Piece Prize for one reason. John Adams tried to prevent conflicts with the French by negotiating peace talks with them. By doing this he avoided fueds and wars between the French and the United States. It is simply amazing how Adams stopped the war before it even started. In my opinion I think that John Adams should get the Noble Peace Prize.
I believe that John Adams deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. He was a hardworking man filled with intelligence and honesty. The first reason why I picked him is because he tried to make piece with the French, who seized more than 300 of U.S. ships. Also he even bribed French that the U.S. would give 250,000. But the French wanted a 25 million loan!!! John Adams did all of this to prevent lies bieng loss. some people oppose his ideas and tried to prevent it from happening but failed. John Adams engaged in many attempts of bringing peace with France. His efforts actually paid off. He did not need to spare innicent lifes. That is why I decided to choose John Adams.
I think John Adams deserves to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been very active in American history. He was a patriotic man and respected by many. He tried hard to make peace treaties and prevent wars. He eventually got France and the United States to sign a peace treaty. This peace treaty saved many lives from being lost. Surely a man who has saved that many lives through his own actions deserves a reward. John Adams had many enemies and a lot of pressure, but he didn't let these threats change his decision and goals. That's why I think he deserves the Noble Peace Prize.
I think that John Adams should be nominated for the Noble Peace Prize. The noble peace prize is awarded to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." Adams accomplished to keep America out of war with France and normalize relations between the two countries. Because of Adams efforts, France and U.S decided to sign a Peace Treaty, officially ending the war. He was one of the two presidents that signed the Declaration of Independence. John Adams has proved many time to make peace which is why I think he should be nominated.
When John Adams received presidency Washington had no dignity in him. They say that just because he was leading patriot during the American Revolution and had later served as a foreign diplomat is no reason he shouldn't be president,but many people still respected him. Soon they recognized his hard work, honesty and intelligence . Yes John Adams feared war but who wouldn't. For the good of his nation he asked congress to expand the navy to a fleet or more than 30 ships. He thought war in France was unavoidable so he decided the United States should keep a peacetime army. And guess what both measures were approved. This shows that Adams was just doing best for his nation and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
John Adams deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he was an intelligent, honest and a hard working man. He was respected by many people even from the people who opposed him. John Adams first wanted to make peace with France. Even though he heard shocking news, that he had to bribe them with $250,000, John still wanted to make a peace treaty. But two Federalist in congress started war with France. When the war began at the Caribbean Sea, Adams still refused to change his mind. Instead of continuing the war and making more trouble, he made the right decision to have a peace talk with France to end the war. Eventually the United States and France signed a peace treaty. Keeping his promise to make peace and not war, therefore I truly believe John Adams deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
I believe that president John Adams should be awarded for the noble peace prize. I think he should be nominated because he would stop at nothing to make france stop fighting and have peace with the U.S.A. France on the other hand got very greedy and wanted more power and land. John Adams proved himself worthy by not stopping to end a war that was about to strike which added a bigger risk to the U.S.A. Even though france stuck down the offerings they kept coming and finally accepted. Although George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson did some John Adams did better.
I believe that John Adams should be nominated for the Noble Peace Prize. I think that John Adams deserves the Noble Peace Prize because he tried to solve and prevent conflicts between the United States and France. He tried to negotiate peace talks so that the United States wouldn't have any problems with war. He was also one of the committee members to draft the declaration of independence, and that is a very important piece of American history. So this is why John Adams should win the noble peace prize.
John Adams should be awarded the Noble Peace Prize. Only people who "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." John Adams did acomplish to stop America and France from having a war. Without Adams there would be a new war in the textbook called "American and France War" and instead of fighting they signed a peace treaty which then ended the threat of a war. He later then signed the Declaration of Independence he should be awarded the Noble Peace Treaty because of his great effortts.
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