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    In Margaret Thatcher's eulogy in honor of our former United States president Ronald Reagan, Thatcher describes to us that he is a great president, a great man, and a great American. Thatcher is very respectful throughout her eulogy and shows us a side to this that we would have probably never would have guessed. Thatcher calls Rageon by the name of “Ronnie”, in line 23 letting us know that she was very close to him. When Thatcher uses the word choice ‘Ronnie”, it shows how credible and…

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    Republican Ronald Wilson Reagan stepped into office as the 40th president of the United States of America on January 20, 1981. At age 69 he began his two-term journey as one of the most charismatic presidents in history. His past as an actor, his great communication skills, and his inspirational and comforting whimsy led the public to form nicknames for President Reagan, such as The Great Communicator and The Gipper, that mimicked his inspirational nature. He was strong in his Conservative…

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    “Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller is a short story about two characters, Willy Loman and his son Biff Loman. At the beginning of the story, Willy and Linda, Willy’s wife, talk to each other about Willy finding a job close to his home city, New York, since Linda is worried about Willy’s because he had an accident. Willy feels happy when he imagines about the past the past when his son, Biff, was a quarterback with potential to make it to professional level. Willy and Biff have…

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    The strategic objectives for the United States during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom compare and contrast widely when viewed through the three strategic lenses of suitability, feasibility, and acceptability. To consider the success or failure of national strategy as it pertains to warfare, the strategist must assess the nature of the conflict. Art Lykke presents an appropriate theory for national strategy that asks central questions for the national strategist based on…

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    George W. Bush: Presidential Ignorance Third Draft Grace Mullhatten George W. Bush was arguably one of the worst presidents the United States has ever known. He lived a lavish childhood and had even more wealth as an adult. George had wonderful schooling in addition to his childhood wealth, and gained even more riches from his oil business as an adult before his presidency. The only hiccup he received during his presidential term was the 9/11 attacks, which he handled poorly by starting a…

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    One hallmark of President Obama’s foreign policy was “smart power.” Hillary Clinton described smart power as “picking the right tool, or combination of tools, for each situation” (M&P 572). These tools might have been “diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal, and cultural” (M&P 572). Obama sought to distance himself from the seemingly single-minded decision making of the Cold War and Bush eras, where the only tools in the toolbox seemed to be diplomatic and military in nature…

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    Macbeth and George Bush: Problems with Power A leader’s job is to leave his country with hope and inspiration so that it can endure hardships and enjoy prosperity. However, when a leader fails their country, tragedy and utter chaos can follow. George Bush’s tragic decline from public favor is similar to Macbeth’s from The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Centuries apart, George Bush’s failures after his 2001 election are comparable to Macbeth’s failures in the 16th century Scotland.…

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    George W Bush was the former president of America from 2001 to 2009, he worked for 8 years in the white house, serving the country. George W Bush was the forty-third president, whilst his Father was the Forty-First president from 1989 till 2003. George W Bush’s brother, Jeb bush was a governor of Florida. The Bush family was a political family, who were members of American plans for example, they used to send soldiers to different countries to fight for America. George W Bush family was known as…

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    The modern United States presidents that Richard M. Pious used for his case study, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower and ending with George W. Bush, each had their own failures stemming from a variety of causes. The following four conclusions provided by Pious are poor risk management, gamesmanship, command and control, and prerogative power. They are more important than the other conclusions because all of the studied presidents exhibited these traits, in varying degrees, and each factor…

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    As our 40th president, Reagan was someone to look up to. Conservatisms began to take hold and republicans began to be the majority in the government. Many people had renewed hope in President Reagan and his policies he promised to enact during his campaign for presidency in 1980. President Reagan was known for many things including the way he stood up against the Iranian/American hostage crisis under the Carter administration and most importantly his economic policy. The President’s economic…

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