Galesburg, Illinois

government. He solidified the conservative agenda for decades after his presidency. Reagan served a total of two terms from 1981-1989, becoming the fortieth president of the United States. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 5, 1911, in Tampico Illinois. His parents Nelle Clyde, and John Edward “Jack” worked constantly to provide a good family life. His father Jack, had a grade school education and a gift a salesman. Jack struggled with Alcoholism and died in the early 1940’s as a result.…

The fashion industry claims to promote individualism and positive body image, but it seems to do just the opposite. Clothing advertisements display tall, thin, flawless women and promise that customers, too, can be beautiful by wearing certain clothes or makeup products. Research has proven that this propaganda style causes women to express "...more negative feelings about their sexual attractiveness, weight and physical condition after seeing thin models than before" (Neff). Most designers do…

Audacity of Hope Rhetorical Analysis "My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of Earth" - Abe Lincoln. Since it 's early beginnings, America has been a place of hope, and that standard is carried on through a speech, given by Senator Barrack Obama, called The Audacity of Hope. Obama gave this speech as the Keynote address for the 2004 Democratic National Convention. At the time, Democrat John Kerry was running for president against…

February 2014 Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People As a spokesperson for average, everyday people, Carl Sandburg was a gifted poet who captured the spirit of industrial America. Sandburg, who is a son of Swedish immigrants, was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. Forced to go work at an early age because of poverty, Sandburg spent six years working at a variety of jobs as he attended school on an irregular basis. Although he enrolled at Lombard College, he left school shortly before his…