...of former President Ronald Reagan's eulogy. She explains how great the loss is that everyone has encountered as evidenced by establishing her own credibility, Reagan's sense of humor, and overall the accomplishments he had made throughout his lifetime. Thatcher presents to us Ronald Reagan's great sense of humor and how it affected the people he was around. Introducing us to his joyous lifestyle Thatcher references Arnold Bennett who categorized Reagan as "The great cause of cheering us all up"(Line 12). Thatcher is capturing a very important thing; Ronald Reagan was in fact a President so people may have thought of him as a celebrity. However, this sense of humor coming from him tells us that he was also a normal, fun, cheery person to be around. She wanted the American people to know that Reagan added a sense of flare to his presidency that will be greatly missed. Thatcher also narrates that even in times of distraught and pain Raegan still had his laughter to fall on. In the attempt on his life "His easy jokes gave...
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...Name Course University Tutor Date Ronald Reagan Mention Ronald Reagan and the next person will say how great he was. Ratings approval ranks him higher than any other former presidents of the United State of America. He has been described as one of the greatest leaders of our times. He displayed many valuable traits that by and large helped him to become the great leader he was. Did his character influence his leadership style? This is the core point as far as this former president of United States was concerned. His character shaped whom he became giving his all and championing his course to make America a better place to live for all the citizens. His election as the president restored the hopes of the Americans who had been disillusioned by the leadership whom majority felt had lost touch with the people. Wallison, P (2004) points out that his unique traits had great influence as far as his success as a president was concerned (23) One of his major accomplishments was restoring the people’s hope with the government. This achievement can be overlooked by many but it was such an important step since it regained the people hope and renewed their commitment for their country. This is the first step for any nation that is interested in forging ahead after years of scandals, wars and many other misgivings that they would like to forget. When Reagan was leaving office after his completion of the two terms he thanked all the American people and mostly those...
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...a radio broadcaster, actor and governor, in 1981 Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. As a teen, Ronald Reagan lifeguarded, a job that his son believes formed his role in the United States government in years to come; he always wanted to save people. As a lifeguard, he protected and saved the lives of swimmers. As president, he took on a different role, saving the vitality of the nation. In 1962, despite the fact that he had been a Democrat his whole life, he became a Republican, believing the Democrat party left him. Some may have argued that he was not cut out to take on such a demanding role within the government, but many people fully supported his campaign, seeking a leader who could get them through tough times, especially because the election was going on simultaneously with the Iran Hostage Crisis. Stressing principles of low taxes and a strong defense, Reagan won the election. In a nation where the political pendulum was stuck to the left for the past 30 years, Reagan was able to shift it right, taking control over his nation with his charisma and political promises. Whether it was negative or positive, Reagan had a tremendous influence in America. The figure of the pendulum is a basic allegory for the American public opinion since the 1930s, and is especially affected by the life and career of Ronald Reagan. The entire pendulum is a representation of the atmosphere of America since the 1930s; this atmosphere includes the political...
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...In the excerpt of Sarah Schulman’s, Gentrification of the Mind, we see the development of the political groundwork made by the Republican Party that led to the widespread unawareness and ignorance of the AIDS epidemic. According to Schulman, the Republican Party set up a system of gentrified thinking designed to ignore the reality of the epidemic. As a result, in the play, Angels and America, by Tony Kushner, we see an underlying pattern of resentment and anger towards the ruling political class in America due to the Republican Party’s ignorance and mishandling of the AIDS epidemic. However, what is gentrified thinking and how does it relate to the problems of the AIDS epidemic in 1980’s America? According to Schulman, gentrified thinking...
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...President Ronald Reagan in his mournful, yet inspiring speech, “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Address to the Nation”, addresses the horrific tragedy of the Challenger Seven, while also motivating the future generations of America to take part in the ever growing space program. Reagan adopts a solemn tone in order to mourn the loss of the astronauts with his American viewers. Through the use of various rhetorical strategies, Reagan not only provides his condolences for the astronaut’s families, but also uses the accident as way to inspire those who may have lost hope on space exploration to look at the sacrifice made by the Challenger Seven as a stepping stone in the advancement of humanity. In order to sympathize with his American audience, Reagan utilises pathos to mourn the tragedy. He begins his...
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...The Speech by Ronald Reagan on May 5, 1985, to the German war cemetery at Bitburg as requested by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, for a wreath-laying ceremony. This cemetery and the President's speech are historically significant because they marked the 40th Anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II. After where President Ronald Reagan gave a speech at an Airforce base in Germany to the service member, Germans, and Jewish survivors and remembers. President Ronald Reagan knew what he was walking into, and instead of the denning request, The President did the wreath laying and speech. With all intent to come out ahead, knowing he was up against a wall, where he was undoubtedly supposed to fail. Not only did Ronald Reagan, do the wreath laying and walk the German war cemetery but gave an outstanding speech that would honor him as a great speaker. How would President Ronald Reagan turn out with such criticism against him visiting this German war grave site were 48-SS soldiers wear also buried. Laying a wreath for the so-called enemy and turning a blind eye to what it...
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...public's attention. The rights that existed, or for better use of words, did not exist for homosexual men will be discussed, not only in the state of New York, but across America and how it affected the gay community in New York. The lives of homosexual men were highly scrutinized and judged during the time of the rapid rise of the AIDS epidemic during the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Societal view also affected particular rights and liberties for homosexual men due to the fact that the government during this time period was the conservative Republicans. Many...
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...publication until it has been cleared by the appropriate military service or government agency. STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT •» BE THE REAGAN WAY: USING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR STRATEGIC SUCCESS BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM E. COBURN United States Air Force Reserve DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is Unlimited. USAWC CLASS OF 2000 U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA 17013-5050 " ■ "■"" "" 20000320 086 USAWC STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT THE REAGAN WAY: USING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR STRATEGIC SUCCESS by Lieutenant Colonel William E. Coburn U. S. Air Force Reserve Dr. Robert Murphy Project Advisor The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or any of its agencies. U.S. Army War College CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA 17013 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. ABSTRACT AUTHOR: TITLE: FORMAT: DATE: William E. Coburn The Reagan Way: Using Leadership Skills for Strategic Success Strategy Research Project 10 April 2000 PAGES: 22 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified In spite of many critics who belittled his style and his presidency, Ronald Reagan is increasingly viewed as a heroic President who fulfilled his vision of restoring peace and prosperity at home and freedom abroad. The thesis of this paper is that Reagan used certain...
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...How Reaganomics Destroyed the Middle Class Reaganomics are the economic policies that were set and promoted in 1980s by the U.S. President Ronald Reagan. These policies are mainly connected to trickle-down economics. There are four pillars that are associated with the economic policy of Reagan and they include: reduce government economic regulation, reduce growth of how much the government spends, reduce the marginal tax rates such as capital gains tax and income tax and lastly reduce the level of inflation by controlling money supply growth. These four policies were expected to increase investment and savings, balance the U.S. budget, reduce inflation, increase the economic growth rate, restore healthy financial markets and reduce interest rates. However, instead of bringing benefit to the U.S. population and the economy, Reaganomics ended up destroying the middle class and America. This is because it led to uneven distribution of wealth, wage disparity, unregulated economic activity, increased deficits and low-end jobs. The following is an analysis of how Reaganomics negatively impacted the middle class and the Americans. Majority of Americans welcomed the idea that was presented to them by their President Ronald Regan in the 80s whereby he made a policy of cutting down taxes for corporations, businesses and the investors who are the rich in order to stimulate economic growth and to create jobs for the youths and the poor in the society (Chafe 110). American...
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...Student’s name : Viola Kora Assignment : Analysis of a Good Speech Date : 24/11/2011 Analysis of a Good Speech This is the analysis of President Ronald Reagan’s speech which addresses people on the Challenger Disaster. This analysis is divided on five categories: analysis of the thesis=attention catcher, of the Introduction, Body, Conclusion and Non-verbal language. Thesis- Attention Catcher “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss”. Ronald Reagan addresses the American people in a very delicate moment. The seven members of the Challenger space shuttle have lost their lives after a few moments from taking-off. Understanding the delicate situation he starts directly with the thesis leading his way into the tragic incident that has affected all of the people around the country. He also has mentioned his wife by giving the tragedy a very personal tone in order to show that it is a painful moment for him as a regular American as well as President. He ends by giving the issue the importance it deserves without repeating...
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...could think that the speech was great and it changed their life, while another person could absolutely hate that same speech. Most speeches are given to persuade your audience to believe whatever it is that you believe. The speaker wants them to agree with what they are saying. The President of the United States has a huge job when it comes to public speaking. They are addressing a whole country that is looking to them for their opinion, advice, or guidance. Even though not every citizen in the country is going to agree with what the president is saying, it is usually over an important issue, so the president is completely aware that everyone will be listening. On January 28, 1986, while Ronald Reagan was serving as president, the country experienced a huge tragedy when the Challenger space shuttle exploded on live television. It wasn’t really an event that words could describe, but as the president, Reagan had to try. Through the use of ethos and pathos, President Reagan’s speech attempts to persuade America and the viewers of the Challenger explosion that despite the tragedy, the United States and its space program will continue to move forward. President Reagan uses ethos by making sure that the audience knows who he is and what his purpose is. He starts out the very beginning of his speech by letting everyone know his change of plans from speaking about the state of the Union to speaking about the national tragedy. He then goes on to say “Nancy and [he] are pained to the...
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...economic issues. It was also during this time that President Ronald Reagan was tested. In his campaign against Jimmy Carter, he promised America that the government will implement strategies that will support the people. This earned him a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter. From stagflation to recession, the whole country had the worst economic period trailing the Great Depression. On his first term, President Reagan’s main objective was to address different economic problems through tax cut, decreased nondefense spending, increased defense spending and balanced budget. His policies brought success in stimulating the economy. He was able to improve the lives of the people and certain concerns during those times such as recession, unemployment and inflation. In 1985, while efforts have been made by President Reagan to uplift the economy, the US government was still beset by unbalanced budget due to deficits. Thus in his second term, he focused more in addressing this problem. However, the economic policies he implemented appeared to have created a setback in the country’s budget. In addition to the existing deficits prior to his term, deficits continued to increase. Objectives This paper aims to give an analysis on the cause and effect of the deficit problem Reagan faced in his second term and an analysis of the strategies he implemented in solving it. This paper also offers alternative strategies that would allow Reagan to reduce the deficits and balanced the budget. Analysis ...
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..."State and Local Governments" Terence Bolt State & Local Government August 26, 2011 State and Local Governments The differences in culture of the early Americans played a significant role in shaping state government. It affected the level and type of role that its citizens participated in politics, the reach of the government governed its people and the direction of its public policy. The three aspects of the influence of culture on politics were determined by its newly formed citizenry. As the United States was being formed, immigrants from Europe and other countries with similar perspectives grouped together to form different political subcultures. Daniel Elazar, a distinguished political scientist at Temple University, has been one of the leaders in this school of thought. Elazar (1994) argues that, "... the nation has one general political culture, but that within it are three important subcultures, which he describes as individualistic, moralistic, and traditionalistic." (pg 28) The Individualistic subculture relies on the marketplace. Government's role is limited and was instituted to accomplish the demands of the people. Elazar (1994) says that, "government need not have any direct concern with questions of "the good society"; except to further economic prosperity of the market place. In other words, government should primarily be limited to, "...areas in the economic realm, that encourage private initiative...
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..."America has rediscovered itself. Its Sacred Position among nations"- Tony Kushner Tony Kushner's play Angels in America was set in the 1980s, amid Ronald Reagan's administration. While some argue that, this play is political since we hear a significant amount about Reagan, others contend that his administration has largely been criticized for its negligence toward the AIDS crisis. This is not to say, that Angels in America is not political. On the contrary, numerous LGBT activists have blamed Reagan for overlooking the epidemic since it was thought to be for the most part a disease that primarily affected gay men and African Americans. Many Americans, specifically gay men, passed away before his presidency formally recognized the virus. It has become common today to dismiss after years of research, that globally we acknowledge AIDS is not a Gay disease. Most Scholars...
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...Drugs, Mass Incarceration, and a Call to Action for America's Black Youth By Carl L. Young An Alternative Plan Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science In Sociology: Corrections Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Spring 2013 Final Draft 4/20/2013 1 This Alternative Plan Paper has been examined and approved by the following members of the Examining Committee. _____________________ Dr. Leah Rogne, Advisor _____________________ Dr. William Wagner _____________________ Dr. Penny Jo Rosenthal _____________________ Dr. Nadarajan Sethuraju ________________ Date 2 Abstract This alternative plan paper examines the circumstances that have evolved as a result of the Reagan Administration’s War on Drugs and the increase of mass incarceration of the Black community. In the last thirty years, the federal government of the United States of America has engaged in campaign known as the “War on Drugs,” which has involved a variety of policies to stop the production, distribution and sale of illegal narcotics. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent in a war that has targeted the most vulnerable in our society, impacting its youth for generations to come. This alternative plan paper addresses the impact of the War on Drugs and the criminal justice policies that have impacted the life chances of Black youth nationwide and calls for a new social movement, introducing a 21st century Black Youth Manifesto to ask the...
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