future of mankind will be assured in a world of justice, harmony, and peace. (Harry S. Truman) 在上帝的保佑下人类的未来无疑将是个公正、和谐与和平的世界。 5. We are creating a nation once again vibrant, robust and alive. But there are many mountains yet to climb.(Ronald Reagan) 这里里根运用三项式定语排比来描述人们创造的美国“朝气蓬勃、精力旺盛、充满活力”。文字简练生动给人留下深刻的印象。 We were in the midst of shock—but we acted. We acted quickly, boldly, decisively. (Franklin D. Roosevelt) 罗斯福回顾八年前美国所处的状态运用三个排比的状语阐述了美国人民的勇气和坚定。汉语意思是“我们虽然处在惊恐之中——但是我们采取了行动迅速、大胆、坚定地采取了行动。”
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person gains the characteristics of a leader? Throughout the history of America in hard times we have called on a leader. Traditionally this leader has come in the form of the president; Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and now Barrack Obama. Is Obama, as an individual ready and capable of leading the country to another boom or will this new “American Jobs Act” plan implode beneath him? “You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?” Cliché as it may be, this
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Running head: THE OVERRATED RONALD REAGAN The Overrated Ronald Reagan Kirston Gardner University of Phoenix Carole Lormand September 28, 2013 The Overrated Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, the nation’s 40th president is one of the most overrated men in history. Americans did not forget all the broken promises and dishonesty they dealt with while Reagan was in office. For many reasons he would be considered a good President but there are many more reasons that he would not. Reagan’s ratings
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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
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their dreams failed due to different programs and policies from our former leaders of America. For instance, the Watergate Scandal in the 1970s was one of the great events that became memorable. The drastic tax cut in the 80’s by President Ronald Reagan also became memorable. Almost every president in the United States past has left some sort of significant legacies with their leadership in some sort of way. The leaders that made mistakes also help to shape the country to what it is today because
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around with the depositor’s money. The investment banks were private partnerships and thus did not make risky investments. The journey of US’s finance and banking sector towards its own self destruction began under the regime of president Ronald Reagan
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more money. It simply gives our country the ability to pay the bills that Congress has already racked up. In the past, raising the debt ceiling was routine. Since the 1950s, Congress has always passed it, and every President has signed it. President Reagan did it 18 times. George W. Bush did it 7 times. And we have to do it by next Tuesday, August 2nd, or else we won't be able to pay all of our bills.” (President Obama 07/2011) President Obama has mentioned the invoking of the 14th amendment as a
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trustworthiness or credibility by professing being an impassioned man of faith. I believe he appears to establish appeal in the eyes of his audience by captivating them with the thorough presentation and speaking to the audience about his beliefs in the Lord. Reagan also strived to make it a point, that America was constructed on Christian values and that those beliefs are what has truly given us the freedom, physically, mentally, and emotionally. He correspondingly pushes into examples to show all the ways and
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(Goodman, 2011) Mexico. Poor wretch. A PUT-UP JOB Barbara Wigman How to write a paper 9/20/13 LECTURER: W.G. GOLDMAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OF ARNHEM AND NIJMEGEN MEXICO. POOR WRETCH. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Part I: Origins of the war .........................................................................
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Reagan/Bush Era Reagan/Bush Era To take a look at the past and see how it has guided the present era; look back at the Reagan-Busch era and see what they were involved in, initiated or finished while in the Oval Office. These two were President and Vice President for two terms and George Bush succeeded Reagan as the 41st President of the United States and carried on where Reagan left off. His presidency was limited to one term as most Americans felt that he was not strong enough or not able
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