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During the summer of 2004, Margaret Thatcher (former prime minister of Great Britain) delivered a eulogy to the American people. This eulogy honored the former United States president Ronald Reagan, whom she had worked closely. The United States had lost a great president who was a great man and dear friend to many. Thatcher needed to choose her words to respect what America saw in President Reagan and to bring needed memories back into the minds of the American people listening. In her eulogy,…

In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, Rainsford fell off a yacht and swam to an island where he met General Zaroff, a famous hunter. The next day, Zaroff tried to convince Rainsford to hunt with him, but what he really wanted to do was hunt him. Later that day they started to play “the game” where Zaroff hunts Rainsford. A few days later, Rainsford managed to kill Zaroff and won the game! Throughout this journal, Zaroff can be characterized as confident and evil.…

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Conell is an exciting and a wonderful story that talks about hunting, survival, and about the dangerous game. That tell us about how to survive the island. In the story a man named Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. Sanger Rainsford hear a sound that startled him and he falls from the yacht. He has a feeling how animal feel and he land on General Zaroff’s island and they're talk about how to hunt and about the wild…

In 1955, tensions between the political stance of the democratic South Vietnamese versus the communist Northern Vietnamese rise. Because of this, the United States of America enters the war to keep political democratic interests within Vietnam and fighting off the red communist terror. However, the United States lacked a consistent amount of voluntary troops, so president Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. This act would pick men between ages eighteen to…

Ronald Reagan 40th President President, actor, and Congressman are three things that represent Ronald Reagen. Many people knew that Ronald Reagan was a president, but he was so much more than a president. As a well known president of the United States, Ronald Reagan showed Americans that even though they are not a politician you can still do something good for society and if you put your mind to something you can do it. He left a lasting legacy as someone that will do things that nobody had…

Lyndon B. Johnson Becoming President Lyndon B. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 and died January 22, 1973. He was the 36th President, and was President for 6 years (1963-1969). In the 1960 campaign he was elected vice President with JFK. When JFK got killed, Lyndon B. Johnson took his place as President. After being President, he was elected into the Senate. He fought in World War II and served in the navy as a commander. Early life Sam and Rebekah Johnson were Lyndon’s parents.…

he was convinced of having money that was for business in his bank account. “Nixon insisted that the fund was perfectly legal and was used solely for routine political expenses, but the small of scandal thickened” (Friedrich, 337). 3. President Richard Nixon had many accomplishments such as “he reduced military spending and signed the measure that lowered the voting age to eighteen, but he was not much interested in getting legislation enacted on Capitol Hill” (Friedrich, 333). Honestly, he was…

Richard M. Nixon Richard M. Nixon was president from 1969-1974 and was a republican. He had many roles as president. For example he passed a lot of legislation regarding drug abuse and crime. He attempted to settle Vietnam War on good terms and he issued 346 executive orders keeping it to his own council. He also promised the public more racial desegregation. President Nixon wanted to better the relationship with the Soviet Union. Chief Legislator: Richard M. Nixon passed a lot of legislation…

On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the first President to resign from his position. He was facing impeachment and criminal trial for the Watergate Scandal. With no where to turn and his options run out, Nixon gave his last speech as President, where he resigned and apologized to the nation. Nixon’s resignation speech does not meet the expectations of a fitting response, as defined by Lloyd Bitzer, for the rhetorical situation he was in following the Watergate scandal. Nixon…

FLAWS IN JUSTICE In the book In Cold Blood, Truman Capote writes his book into four separate chapters to create different perspectives leading up to the conclusion behind the actions of the Clutter murders.Throughout the book Capote talks about the murders and the ones responsible for them, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Throughout the book Capote shows effectively how, at the time, the justice system looks past Perry Smith’s mental state of being, because of his actions. Capote uses several…