Original sentence: Between 1950 and 1954, McCarthy gained intense attention--favorable and unfavorablefor aggressively investigating claims that there were Communist agents and Soviet spies inside the Federal Government.Joseph McCarthy became the most visible public face of this era of intense  anti-Communism, and as a result, the term McCarthyism was coined by a political cartoonist to describe both the historical period (roughly 1950-1956) and the practices that came to be identified with McCarthy.McCarthy continued to speak out against communist but was largely ignored until he died  while in office on May 2, 1957.McCarthy is one of the most divisive people in recent US history, some view him as a hero, fighting communism in the federal government, other viewed his attacks were baseless, irresponsible and needlessly destroyed the life’s of innocent people.McCarthy's popularity peaked in January 1954 then declined slowly through the year.On December 2, 1954, 67 senators voted to Condemn McCarthy, for violations of senate rules and ethics
Edited sentence: Between 1950 and 1954, McCarthy gained noteriety for aggressively investigating claims that there were Communist and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the Federal Government.Joseph McCarthy became the most visible public face of this era of intense  anti-Communism, and as a result, the term McCarthyism was coined to describe both the historical period (roughly 1950-1956) and the practices that came to be identified with McCarthy