Analysis Of Margaret Thatcher's Eulogy To Honor Ronald Reagan

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In the eulogy to honor Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher discussed the greatness Reagan had achieved for America. Thatcher claims he wanted to accomplish various tasks and how he had done that. The eulogy also states how the world was transformed by the decisions he has made. In Thatcher’s eulogy she conveys her message by her diction, repetition, and reason. As a writer and a friend, Thatcher had many choices to describe and honor Reagan. Her diction often conveyed a positive and reassuring tone for being a president, American, and a man. She also describes his choices and a reaffirming phone as well. In lines 15-21 the world was anxious and that you describe Reagan's choice as saved and jocular this helps reassure the world and the to be

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