Ronald Dworkin

Soldier,student,governor,activist,father and finally president. Who is all these things you might ask? Well, Ronald Reagan is. The 40th president of the United States. Ronald Reagan was an overall outstanding person and President because of his motivated personality, determined attitude, and community involvement after office. Even before his presidency, Reagan was a motivated and impressive person. He was born on February 6th, 1911 to Jack Reagan, a shoe salesman, and Nelle Reagan who was an…

saying that former Presidents Reagan and Clinton were as vocal against George Dukakis and George W. Bush as Obama is now being against Donald Trump and that there was justification in ’88 and ’00? I am fairly clear on the aforementioned campaigns and Ronald Reagan stayed out of the ’88 election much to the dismay of George Bush. And Bill Clinton, much to his credit, didn’t get involved with disparaging remarks about George W. Bush. What I object to is for a sitting President to be as…

1980s “The spirit of the 1980s, a decade of excess, power, speculation, and confrontation, was mirrored in fashion”(Golbin 14). In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan won the presidential election with the assurance that there would be major tax cuts and less governmental influence. Shoulder pads, teased hair, and parachute pants are the most memorable fashions of the ‘80s (History.com Staff). The technological advances, uniqueness of the fashion, and the emergence of society shaped the 1980s known today…

Ronald Reagan was inaugurated into office on January 20, 1981. Upon getting elected he announced his famous speech that went like,”In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.” He declared this speech when America's economy was still then troubled. Two months after being inaugurated, he survived an assassination attempt. During the attempt that bullet that was fired hit one of the presidents lungs barely missing his heart. The man behind the…

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois .His dad gave him the nickname Dutch cause when he was born he looked like a fat dutchman.For work his was a salesman and a store clerk.His mom was a very active member at the Disciples church of christ.Reagan played football for Dixon high school school and also on the varsity swim team. On his free time for the summer he was a lifeguard to make a little extra money to save up for college.In 1932 he graduated from Eureka college. Reagan enlisted…

US deployed Soldiers to South America in support of Counter Drug operations. The war on drugs begins in the 1970, with the intent to stop civil unrest and to provide assistance to our Soldiers returning from Vietnam with drug addictions. In 1980 Ronald Regan is elected as the 40th President with little progress in the War on Drugs. This changes in October, 12th 1984, the administration signs the Comprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA) of 1984. The law changed federal sentencing, revised bail,…

“Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.” -President Reagan. Sometimes the best way to make a point is by using the words of someone else. President Obama was well aware of this in his speech about the new Iran nuclear deal. The reason for Obama giving this speech was simple; he wanted to define the new Iran nuclear deal and convince the people that congress should vote affirmative. President Obama structured his speech much like that of…

The year is 2009 and the economy has just taken a massive downturn; you as the president have two options, stimulate growth by helping the poor or by helping the rich. These two concepts are in direct opposition. Conservatives believe that the economy will recover by stimulating the rich (supply-side economics). Conversely, liberals largely believe stimulating the poor (Keynesian economics) is the best solution. Paul Krugman is an avid follower of the latter. In “Debt is Good” by Paul Krugman,…

“Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were fatally stabbed on the evening of June 12, 1994, their bodies discovered early the next morning… O.J. Simpson, her ex-husband, was acquitted Oct. 3, 1995, of their deaths in a trial that riveted the nation and divided many along racial lines” (latimes.com editors). The trial faced many challenges during the time, it was even considered the “Trial of the Century” because it caused so much controversy. O.J. Simpson was an American Football…

According to drleecheek.net (“Ronald Reagan,” n.d.), President Reagan made the following statement during his 20 January 1981 inaugural address, “To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence.” President Reagan, proved to be a visionary leader through his decisiveness, knowledge, wisdom and persistence, while remaining humble and good-natured (“Ronald Reagan,” n.d.). Furthermore, did you know…