...United States. The most notable people tend to be political figures and activist. The most recognizable of these is Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was not always known as America’s President. The instances in his early life led to his greatness in office and even after death. He had help from his family throughout his life even his presidency. Also, there was a lot of good things Ronald Reagan has done when he was president. “No, democracy is not a fragile flower. Still, it needs cultivating. If the rest of this century is to witness the gradual growth of freedom and democratic ideals, we must take actions to assist the campaign for democracy.” (Introduction....
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...Greatness is a complex philosophy that has a wide variety of meanings to different people. It is measured in a multitude of different ways, and usually is associated with being distinguished or eminent at something. To most people in present day, greatness means to be wealthy or famous or have a great amount of power. What greatness is really measured in is one’s accomplishments. These accomplishments embody everything previously mentioned and more. This could be achievements at war, rewarded by a medal of honor, all the way to an extremely successful business deal that makes millions. To achieve greatness we must be ready to sacrifice anything. Sometimes to achieve greatness we must A prime example of this is president Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan gave everything invested in him to help America in a time where it almost...
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...Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois and was loved and cared for by Jack Reagan and Nelle Reagan with his older brother Neil Reagan. Growing up Ronald was mostly raised by his mother instead of his acholic father. Ronald has a memory of his father where he found his father drunkenly passed out in the snow and Ronald had to carry him inside. Nelle raised Ronald in her church the disciples of Christ, where she taught Ronald about the dangers of alcoholism and catholic beliefs. Ronald has looked up to his mother Nelle because of her charitable deeds mostly helping the church and people and staying active in their community. Nelle encouraged Ronald and Neil since they were young. Dixon high school in Tampico, Illinois was where Ronald Reagan graduated. He was student body president which meant he had to represent students, organize events, and set up important meetings and agendas. Another school activity Ronald was involved with was school plays which helped his acting which would come in handy later for his acting career. To pay for college at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois Ronald had to take multiple jobs as to cleaning tables and working as a life guard. According to news reports from late 1928 he saved 77...
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...delivery 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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...While Ronald Reagan is consistently put into light as the modern standard for conservatism, guiding America into the light it had not seen since the likes of JFK, LBJ, and Eisenhower, the American public and media has made his legacy out to be much more than he accomplished during his Presidency. Yes, Ronnie the Actor was able to polarize the Republican party, realign their leadership, promote Christian morale like never seen before, and give the name "Republican" an aura of honor. This debate should be restricted to Reagan's direct accomplishments as a President, none of which should relate to his contributions to the Republican party or to his revolutionizing Conservatism. These traits make him a very favorable President to some, however they do not make him one of the greatest Presidents of all time. The Con should present a case supporting Ronald Reagan's status as one of the greatest Presidents of all-time, and the Pro should defend its stance that not only is Ronald Reagan 1)"overrated", but that he is also 2)Not one of the best Presidents of all time. This issue may be taken as relative, to prove Reagan's superiority to other Presidents, or as subjective, by evaluating Reagan's accomplishments in domestic and foreign policy in relation to his failures. The American public voted Reagan the 4th Best President in US History, behind Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington, and this should be used as the standard of this debate. I know that this opening argument is very vague...
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...On Friday October 16, 1981, President Ronald Reagan wrote in his personal diary, “Central America is really the world’s next hotspot. Nicaragua is an armed camp supplied by Cuba and threatening a communist takeover of all of Central America.” (The Reagan Diaries, 2007) For the next eight years as Commander-in-Chief, this mindset would shape his perspective on the small Third World country about the size of North Carolina. The Administration’s policies, actions, and attitudes toward Nicaragua and other perceived hostile nations became known as “Reagan Doctrine.” The defeat of the Nicaraguan Revolution became the “cornerstone of the Reagan Central American policy and the test case of Reagan Doctrine.” (U.S. Intervention in the Nicaraguan Elections and American Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era, 1992) Reagan Doctrine was not a label coined by President Reagan or his administration. It was a term used later by his critics to define his foreign policy strategy for countries around the world. The Reagan Doctrine was a strategy to aid anti-communist, or more specifically, anti-Soviet insurgencies in the Third World during Reagan’s two terms as president from 1981-1989. The primary goal was to overthrow Marxist regimes and/or prevent Marxist regimes from becoming established. Reagan wasted no time getting started in the implementation of his foreign policy. The Administration’s first comprehensive “U.S. National Security Strategy,” which was a document approved by the President...
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...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 key leadership skills to succeed as President that may be used as a model by other strategic leaders. In examining Reagan's leadership skills, the competencies of...
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...our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” - Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He was President from 1981 to 1989. He played a major role in ending the Cold war. He strengthened the military. To defeat the Communists he used force where as many former presidents had used appeasement. One of his speeches helped influence the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Through his domestic affairs he stimulated the economy. He enacted many tax and budget cuts. Unemployment also dropped. Both Ronald and Nancy Reagan started an anti-drug campaign. This led Ronald Reagan to pass an act with tight enforcement on drug laws that backfired. The...
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...Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address. In this article, using the rhetorical situation, I will dissect the logical circumstance of the authentic discourse "The Challenger Address" conveyed by the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. The rhetorical situation is comprises of four components: audience, event, speaker and occasion, each one surveying the nature of discourse. Americans had elevated requirements of the space programs, which proposed to give the United States an extraordinary feeling of accomplishment. The importance of the space project lies basically in which symbolized American grandness in science and innovation (Lambright). Therefore, the gathering of people of Reagan's discourse was American open; the individuals who had encountered the shocking national misfortune of seven American space explorers came about because of the disappointment of space administration. Confirmations of Reagan continually including American subjects predominate...
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...Who Is Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan is the former governor of California, a former Hollywood actor, but he will most be remembered as the 40th President of the United States of America. Ronald Reagan is the most underrated President in the history of this great country. His contributions to the growth of the United States economy throughout his two terms in office are un-matched. He successfully curbed inflation and reduced government spending, ended the Cold War, fought hard against the war on drugs, and successfully survived several assassination attempts. Ending the Cold War The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. The cold was started in 1947 and lasted until its official ending in 1991. It was referred to as the “Cold War” because instead of using actual weapons the two sides used verbal weapons in the form of information and threats. Enter Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States. Reagan was determined to end the Cold War and therefore introduced what would become known as the Reagan Doctrine. The Reagan Doctrine took the United States cold war plan into Third World Countries and provided military and economic support to various dictatorships in these countries to help aid the resistance of any revolutionary movement. He also armed oppositional armies so that they may rise up against any pro-Soviet government. The outcome of all of Reagan’s efforts...
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...Assignment 1: Compare and Contrast Effective and Ineffective Leaders Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan; (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th President of the United States (1981–89). Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd Governor of California (1967–75). Reagan had many achievements throughout his presidency. Two of which, are as listed: 1. Ending the Cold War: The Cold War had raged since World War II and communism‘s quest for world domination remained an existential threat to the United States when President Reagan took office. Reagan reversed the policy of detente and stood firm against the Soviet Union, calling it the Evil Empire and telling Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall” in Berlin. He was relentless in pushing his Strategic Defense Initiative and gave aid to rebels battling Soviet-backed Marxists from Nicaragua to Angola. Those efforts were critical in the ultimate collapse of the Soviet empire and essentially ended the Cold War. 2. Reaganomics: Reagan’s mix of across-the-board tax cuts, deregulation, and domestic spending restraint helped fuel an economic boom that lasted two decades. Reagan inherited a misery index (the sum of the inflation and unemployment rates) of 19.99%, and when he left office it had dropped to 9.72%. President Obama take note: Under Reaganomics, 16 million new jobs were created. “In his lifetime, Ronald Reagan was such a cheerful and invigorating presence that it was...
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...Ronald Wilson Reagan, born February 6, 1911, served the United States as the 40th president from 1981 to 1989. Reagan was the first and only movie actor elected to office. During his two-terms in office, Reagan had many accomplishments; cutting taxes, strengthened and increased national defense spending, and through foreign policy pursued “peace through strength.” (Freidel & Sidey, 2006). The primary strength Reagan possessed in office was his oratory skills, in which he was dubbed “The Great Communicator”. The presidency of Ronald Reagan corresponded with a “long period of dramatic economic growth and the beginning of a momentous change in international relations.” (Brinkley, 2002). Through legislation, Reagan stimulated the economic growth, curbed inflation, and increased U.S. employment. By cutting taxes and Government expenditures Reagan overhauled the income tax code. By which, he removed many deductions and made exempt millions of low-income people. As the end of his term neared, our nation enjoyed “its longest recorded period of peacetime prosperity without recession or depression.” (Freidel & Sidey, 2006). Another achievement of Reagan was his plan, Supply Side Economics. In a plan, he felt in order to improve the economy, the industries needed to be built up through “entrepreneurial skills” and the corporate wealth would “trickle down to the people.” (The 40th US President - Ronald Reagan). Raised in the small town of Dixon, Illinois, his parents Jack...
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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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...The Reagan Doctrine In his eight years serving as president of The United States from 1981 to 1989, Ronald Reagan accomplished numerous monumental tasks for the country. He brought America back from a horrendous economy by implementing across-the-board tax cut, deregulation, and restraining domestic spending. He brought the U.S. military back to life after it was diminished by his predecessor. However, President Reagan’s greatest accomplishment as president was his tireless effort in ending The Cold War with The Soviet Unions. In order to achieve his objective of stopping the spread of communism, President Reagan orchestrated and implemented the Reagan Doctrine to provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist guerrillas and resistance movements in an effort to "roll back" Soviet-backed communist governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. After the Sandinista Revolution of 1979, Nicaraguans went from being ruled by a strict right-wing dictatorship to being controlled by left wing, idealistic revolutionaries. Tensions developed between the Sandinistas and the U.S. government. When the U.S. Congress delayed aids which was promised to Nicaragua, the Sandinistas turned to other nations, such as the communist influenced Cuba, for help. The United States was fearful that this new revolutionary government will eventually turn to the Soviet Union for assistant, thus give the communist party the opportunity to strengthen its power. Since 1980, Moscow has provided the Sandinistas...
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...Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush, all were presidents who had both Good experiences and bad moments during their presidencies. All three lived through crisis during their presidency, and much of what is remember about them is their ability to handle these situations. Although opinions differ on who did a better job, it is possible to evaluate how they handled their situation and see the similarities and differences. For Carter the major crisis was the Iranian Hostage Crisis. According to article on the Iranian Crisis for 444 days americans were held hostage, while Carter and his counterparts attempted to negotiate their release. Unfortunately, no deal was made during his presidency, ending his presidency on a low. Although he was incapable to end the hostage situation, Carter’s presidency was not all a loss. Camp David turned out to be the highlight of Carters term where he did what no other US president has done since. During which, his stubbornness prevailed and allowed a deal to...
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