Ronald McNair

President Ronald Reagan’s anti-liberal stance sparked a “conservative realignment” led by the “religious Right.” (pg. 1173-1174) More religious conservatives advanced their political agenda based off of faith and religion, taking over radio and television stations, organizing anti-liberal “mega churches,” and operating entire schools and universities. (pg. 1174) In 1979, religious conservative Reverend Jerry Falwell created a group titled the “Moral Majority,” a campaign that reflected the…

Thus, with every passing year, the contemporary popular music of the Seventies strayed away from the “counterculture” themes folk and early rock n roll endorsed. In part, geopolitical issues weren’t as pressing, but the tragedy at the Altamont Free Concert combined with Charles Manson’s murder spree largely brought an end to “hippie culture”. Disco, Funk, Country, and the early stirrings of Hip Hop took became the new music, and tended to focus attention on domestic politics and race. The war…

In “Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech”, conservative-republican Donald Trump, promising that he could best improve the the United State’s foreign policy, urges his conservative audience to elect into office. Assuming that Americans believe that the U.S is the most exceptional country, Trump appeals to his audience’s emotions when he sets out to enrage the audience by suggesting that President Barack Obama, weakened the once-strong foreign policy, thereby causing America to lose its high rank…

Ronald Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States in the year of 1981, amid one the greatest discordances in American history, The Cold War. The Cold War was a warring period between US-led western powers and the communist, Soviet Union. Throughout the Cold War, The Soviet Union was rapidly gaining european territories and increasing the power of communism throughout the eastern hemisphere. As tensions between the nations grew to an all time high, an arms race begun. The United…

Donna Murch’s “Crack in Los Angeles: Crisis, Militarization, and Black Response to the Late Twentieth-Century War on Drugs” article focused on how the American government tried to combat the “war on drugs” – a phrase created by President Nixon – and the “crack epidemic,” an issue fueled by the media, in Los Angeles through policies made by the government, such as the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act in 1988 and Operation Hammer in the same year. The government also received…

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He served as President from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 19, 1989. During the 1980 presidential election, he beat the Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter with 50.7% of the votes. He went on to win a second term in what can be considered a landslide victory garnering 58.8% of the votes. Depending on who you talk too, some would say Reagan made the country a much better place to live, while others would wholeheartedly disagree. Reagan's supporters…

O.J. Simpson Trial “If the glove doesn’t fit you must acquit”, exclaimed Johnny Cochran, one of the attorneys for the famous O.J. Simpson trial. The trial took place in the summer of 1994. O.J, was found not guilty during the trial. The verdict divided the nation into two groups; those who thought he was guilty and those who agreed with the verdict . Simpson, before being tried for murder, was a professional football player who played for the Buffalo Bills and san Francisco 49ers. Simpson was…

The infamous trial of O.J. Simpson left the vast majority of people questioning why a killer is sitting comfortably in his home and not behind bars. Connection O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman because unarguable evidence is presented against him. O.J. Simpson has been married twice and had 6 children before the trial. O.J. married Marguerite L. Whitley in the early summer of 1967. They had 3 children together, Arnelle, Jason and Aaren. Their daughter Aaren Simpson drowned in…

Throughout “It’s Morning Again in America”, Ronald Reagan’s main point that he is trying to get across to the listeners is that the state of the country is at an all-time record high. Reagan uses many examples to show this throughout his speech in ways that the audience can relate to and agree with, thus showing associational identification. These facts and examples are used in order to cover up what was actually going on at the time when it came to the status of the United States. Through the…

1) The event I would like to analyze is a Second 2016 GOP (Republican National Committee) President Debate, which happened on 09-16-2015. The point of the event was for eleven candidates from Republican Party to debate and answer questions. The event was aimed at candidates to promote themselves and tell about their plans and views to all people of America to try and persuade them to give their votes for them. Showing their beliefs, candidates tried to persuade the viewers in their…