Ronald Fisher

Delivered on June 4, 1940, Winston Churchill’s speech “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” is one of the most recognized speeches during World War II. Churchill, who at the time was the prime minister of the United Kingdom did not actually broadcast this speech to the citizens of the United Kingdom, rather to the House of Commons. In fact, it was not until 1949 that people were able to listen to his own voice delivering the speech after Churchill was persuaded to record it for the benefit of younger…

John F Kennedy’s popularity as a president was undeniable. With an average public approval rating of 70.1 percent throughout his term as president, he was the most popular president in history after World War II. The majority of the public believed in him and trusted his word. Congress would have to take action on Kennedy’s words, or risk backlash from constituents when their seats were due for reelection. This approval rating made Kennedy’s speech more compelling as his credibility when…

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico Illinois Reagan was second son of Nelle Clyde and John Edward Reagan. Nelle Reagan was 28 when she gave birth to Ronald she is of Scottish and English descent she had an active role in church throughout her life. His father John often went by “Jack” he was also 28 when Ronald was born he is of Scottish descent he worked as a salesman and the Reagan family had to move around Illinois due to his job when Ronald was nine the family…

The Checkers speech was created by Richard Nixon during his run for vice president in response to allegations that he misused funds meant to reimburse his political expenses. The media accused Nixon of accepting bribes from supporters in exchange for favors should he become vice president. In this speech, Nixon defends himself and attacks his opponents through the use of rhetorical skills and devices. Throughout the speech, Nixon seeks to improve his own credibility to viewers, while…

Poor standards of living have plagued communities of color due to the lack of interest by the United States government. Institutionalized racism has led to housing, employment, and educational discrimination, leading to a cycle of poverty. Discriminatory policies have devastating effects for the youth, poor quality of education and no jobs available force young people into gangs and other illegal and dangerous activities in order to survive the harsh conditions of life. As a direct result of…

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.…

Gretchen Kuntz Nov. 18, 2014 Government Project Mr. Geissel p.7 Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States and was one of the most impacting presidents in American history. Reagan supported and aided every social group of Citizens through his two terms of presidency by the laws and acts he worked to pass. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911. Growing up for Ronald Reagan was simple, he had one older brother Neil and his parents…

Ronald Reagan’s policies were called the supply-side economics. This is the idea that sharp cuts in taxes and deregulation would stimulate businesses. Supply-side economics would also reduce government revenues and therefore reduce government. So the bigger…

laws, 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…

“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…