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    Urban life has been degrading long before Reagan came into office. Through chattel slavery, Jim Crows laws, and policies meant to continue the institutionalization of racism have shaped the contemporary lives of black Americans. During the civil rights movement, black Americans along with other marginalized groups began to achieve some political rights. Although only about a decade after the civil rights movement, Reagan definitely further worsened the standard of living for many…

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    The United States of America, a land full of opportunities is a country everyone aspires to live in. Being the third most populous country enriched with one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural populations, it ironically has some undisclosed racial problems that the world is ambiguous about. The idea of racism very much still exists, however it has just ‘evolved’ into an unnoticeable form, that the world is unaware about and the majority of the citizens of the United States.…

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    taxes and deregulation would stimulate businesses. Supply-side economics would also reduce government revenues and therefore reduce government. So the bigger idea was to make the government intrude less in people’s lives and let free market dominate. Reagan and Congress did everything to deregulate almost everything. Some of these deregulations were not even done by legislation, instead people were appointed to run the agencies and do nothing, which let the deregulation of things and cutting of…

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    government programs, and administrative decisions which are directly related to all things that directly affect the people in its own country ("Cambridge Dictionaries Online (US)"). I will be analyzing the three presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, on the basis of how strong or limited they were on their domestic policies. Bill Clinton was chosen for being able to balance the budget and bring the unemployment rate down to its’ lowest. William “Bill” Clinton was born…

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    “Dog Whistle Politics” is defined as political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup. Like a high-pitched dog-whistle, the message is only audible for the group it is intended to reach. Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class was written by Ian Haney Lopez and looks into the racially charged coded…

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    who think they’re crazy enough to change the world are the ones who do. When Ronald Reagan ran for pPresident of the United States in 1980, he stated to the world that he was ready to do so. Backed with experience, education, and a good public view, he captured the 1980 presidential victory. Winning the election was Reagan’s first leap on his journey of changing the world to becoming a better place. Ronald Reagan was able to change the world because he was well-educated and courageous.…

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    Gary Webb's Suicide

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    13. Conduct research on Gary Webb’s death. Based on the information you were able to find; do you feel as if his death should have been ruled a suicide? Explain your answer. Based on the research I conducted on Gary Webb’s death, I think that his death should be ruled as a suicide. The reason Gary Webb’s death should be ruled a suicide because he died from a single shot to the head. The incident took place on December 9, 2004, when the U.S. Press was at the lowest, having recently helped and…

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    The former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, delivered a thoughtful eulogy to honor her close friend and former United States President, Ronald Reagan, to the American people on June 11, 2004. She honors Ronald Reagan’s legacy in her speech by attesting to his character as a leader, friend, and an American. Thatcher accomplishes this through parallelism, anaphora and juxtaposition. She also creates a fluctuating tone through her contrasting diction of playfulness and…

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    THE IMPORTANCE OF RONALD REGAN Ronald Regan is important because he helped restore optimism in America, grow the economy, and brought an end to the cold war. As the nation’s 40th president, Ronald Reagan was an infectiously optimistic. He gave hope with his optimistic personality at a time where people were afraid of a nuclear war braking out. He even showed optimism and hope when he told the country he had Alzheimer's "When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be," he said, "I will…

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    President Ronald Reagan gave an example about one of the US president that was too many times also in Germany, “Twenty-four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall” (Eidenmuller pp.1). Making…

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