Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.The 2024 Presidential Election
The Donkey and Elephant duke it out!
The presidential election has caused tons of anticipation! On one side the nominee for the democratic party is Vice President Kamala Harris, and on the other we have Trump returning. Trump says if he loses this time, it'll be the last time he ever runs for president.
Tensions in the world are worsening as of now. The biggest point of tension is Iran, due to Iran launching missiles at Israel once again, massive fears that it could escalate further, beyond the borders of Israel and Iran. This is the main point of concern for the election, beyond handling the issues present in the US as of now, such as inflation, immigration and women's rights. As for inflation, US funding to Ukraine is cited by some to be a part of the issue that is inflation. Kamala and Trump appear to have different attitudes to the war in Ukraine, and how they will handle diplomacy with Russia.
Immigration is something the democratic and republican parties have a strong disagreement about. The democratic party is sympathetic to immigrants and is willing to let anyone in. The republicans see this as a huge problem, arguing a lot of the immigrants are coming to the US, only to start trouble.
Women’s rights is also a heated topic between both parties, since the democratic party is considered liberal and progressive, and the republican party is generally associated with conservative ideals, both of these parties have heavy disagreements over women’s rights, abortion above all. Those who are democrats are more likely to favor abortion being legalized, while those in the republican party are more likely to oppose it.
Due to the circumstances that this election is happening in, mainly world tension, this could be the most consequential election we could ever have.
Written by: Jeremiah Quezada
History of the Month
Written by: Steven Lopez
Name Origin: November is named after the Latin word for eight, Novem.
November 1st, 1776: Mission San Juan Capistrano, the seventh mission in the California Mission System, is founded.
November 1st, 1993: The European Union is formed due to the Maastricht Treaty, signed in Maastricht, The Netherlands, coming into effect. The European Union is a supranational political/economic union of 27 member states.
November 4, 1922: British archaeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor, Egypt. Following the discovery, mysterious deaths of the people related to the finding began occurring, one after another, giving rise to the “pharaoh's curse” myth.
November 5th, 1917: The Bolsheviks, a Marxist revolutionary group led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrow the provisional government of Russia. From that day until December 1991, Russia would be under a communist government.
November 9th, 1918: Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia, abdicates the throne and heads for exile in the Netherlands, as the German Empire collapses and World War I enters its last days.
November 11th, 1918: At 11:00 am, after four years, three months, and two weeks of war, World War I comes to an end as the Armistice of Compiègne comes into force. In total, 15 to 22 million deaths occurred during “the war to end all wars.”
November 19th, 1863: Following the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Although those in attendance poorly received the address, it has since become a rich and treasured part of our country’s heritage.
November 22nd, 1963: While riding in a top-down 1961 Lincoln Continental, SS-100-X, at 12:30 pm, in Dallas, Texas, President John F. Kennedy is shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. At 1:00 pm, Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, at 2:38 p.m., took the oath of office aboard Air Force One, becoming the 36th President of the United States.
