Ronald Dworkin

Carter did not win; it was Ronald Regan who became the President elect. My father was devastated because he was sure Jimmy Carter would win the election; but he was wrong. My father accepted another political defeat and explained to me that even if we voted for the person we strongly feel is the right person to lead our nation, that person can lose and we have to accept…

On June 12, 1994 at about 10:15 pm (Courier Post Online, 2016) Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, all while Nicole’s two children were still asleep in the house. After the bodies were discovered, the next of kin for both families needed to be contacted. Officers were sent to the home of O.J. Simpson to notify him of his ex-wife’s death.…

Ronald reagan was president for 8 years starting in 1981 then being re-elected for a 2nd term in 1985 later completing his 2 term of presidency in 19 89. Ronald Reagan 's farewell speech was given during his 34th and final broadcast as president. This speech was composed of several sections, one being the final section based around the concept of “The Shining City on a Hill”. Being that this was his last broadcast to the people of the nation he expressed his final thoughts of the past 8 years he…

The first and second women 's movement created the society we have today. The American society is a more conducive environment for women to run for office. Women were not able to break the highest glass ceiling because of women. Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway and Phyllis Schlafly are notorious for maintaining the status quo. Kellan Conway is a villain because she ruined the closest chance in American history to elect a female president. At the start of Hillary Clinton 's election, most people felt…

Background and Summary Ronald Reagan did not begin his spotlight of fame as a politician, but rather a Hollywood actor. He started his political career off as a conservative California governor, but he aspired to achieve greater heights as he ran multiple times for the Republican nomination of president. He won such nomination in 1980, and ultimately the presidency. The speech is his inaugural address to the country before claiming the position. Additionally, he was the face of the conservative…

On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan, with hopes of impressing Jodie Foster, an actress he had an obsession with. While Hinckley was charged multiple offences, however, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Nonetheless, he was forced to face the consequences of his actions in a mental hospital for more than 30 years. Similarly, people make choices everyday that can make them responsible and liable for the consequences that follow.…

The concerns of an eight year old are as drastically different from those of an eighteen year old as are the worries of a twenty eight year old are from those of a thirty eight year old; when imagining a person ten years superior to oneself, they often seem detached and un-relatable. In the words of every petulant child to their parent, “you just don’t get it.” When it boils down to it, are the generations really that different? One woman raised conservatively in the 1950s saw unbelievable…

Eventually, the students agreed to let the hostages go on January 19, 1981 if Iran gained 8 billion dollars in its own frozen assets and the embargo was removed. They were not released until January 20, President Ronald Reagan's inauguration day. Some people believe that Iran waited to release the hostages as a punishment to Jimmy Carter for his support of the Shah, and others believe in the October Surprise Conspiracy Theory. An October Surprise is a political incident that is arranged before…

One of the most controversial and infamous trials that shocked the world was the trial of O.J Simpson. On the night of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found brutally murdered outside of Nicole’s condominium on Bundy Drive in Los Angeles (Linder, 2000). Nicole’s neck was nearly severed from her body and Ronald’s body had been stabbed nearly thirty times (Linder, 2000). Nicole Brown Simpson was married to O.J. Simpson and filed for divorce after she had endured spousal…

At this point in time, Republican and Democratic parties began campaigning for the upcoming 1964 election. The Republican nominee opposing Lyndon B. Johnson was past 5 term senator Barry Goldwater. As part of Goldwater’s campaign, future president Ronald Reagan gave a speech on national television that raised over 8 million dollars. This would come to be Reagan’s iconic speech named, “A Time for Choosing.” This speech went on to mark the beginning of Reagan’s success in the political world and…