Ronald Reagan

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 add to the future list of speeches given. Because of Reagan's ability to create moving and iconic speeches, he…

get the soviets. In Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy honoring Ronald Reagan she describes how Reagan’s great leadership unites the nation and gets everyone out of the Cold War. Thatcher employs juxtaposition between those who doubted Reagan and his actual actions and a negative connotation on the soviets as rhetorical techniques to convey the strong alliance and similar mindset between Britain and The United States. Thatcher illustrates that Reagan was a substantial leader and was able to unite the…

1979 President Carter was on the decline and his approbation rating was not looking good. It was Election time and Future president Ronald Regan asked a question to the Americans that was visually examining the debate as it was shown on TV “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” An astronomical majority of the voters in America verbally expressed No and elected President Regan by 10 points in the popular vote. The term was engendered in 1979 during a time in which the Coalesced States…

“Ronald Reagan owned the first eight years of the 1980’s. He set the national agenda, defined most of the terms of the national dialogue, and dominated what passed for national political debate… he had more pervasive impact on the country than anyone since Franklin D. Roosevelt” (Reagan 1). So when Reagan began supporting the Contras during the Nicaraguan Civil War it was a major political topic. The civil war in Nicaragua became a personal mission for Reagan. Reagan saw the Contras as freedom…

The economic policies of Ronald Reagan became knows as Reaganomics. Reaganomics was composed of three key elements. His first policy was to cut taxes by 25% over a three-year period. His argument was that these tax cuts would create new investment while increasing federal revenues, which would "trickle down" to the lower classes by creating more jobs. This reasoning was known as the supply-side economics. The second component of Reaganomics was to cut social programs, like welfare, food stamps,…

audience of former president Ronald Reagan's impressive legacy. Through the use of numerous literary devices, an anecdote and a convincing tone, Thatcher brings forth the impactful events that Reagan caused and instills an atmosphere of unity within the American people. Within her eulogy, Thatcher utilizes a plethora of literary devices to conclude the success of Reagan’s presidency. The first sentence includes an anaphora, as Thatcher repeats “great” to describe Ronald Reagan’s effectiveness…

Ronald Reagan was born on February 6th 1911. He went on to be a radio announcer, a sports caster, and a Hollywood movie actor before becoming the Governor of California and finally making it all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to become 40th President of the United States. During the eight years Reagan served as President, he re-defined the role of politics and the impact it has in a Democracy. He gave vision in America that brought a new sense of hope and a message of encouragement. In…

Who was a better president? Obama or Reagan? In this essay I will point out similarities and differences between the two, how their policies were different from each other, and what they accomplished or tried to accomplish as their time as the ruler of our country. Let’s start with Obama, who took office in 2009. Barack has always been someone who took in 2009. Barack has always been someone who was deeply involved in the wars of the world. Including the wars in iraq and Afghanistan, which had…

speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, President Reagan's Challenger Speech, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. All three of these speeches come at a time of despair in America. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. Reagan gave his State of the Union Address the same day the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Challenger, exploded. President Kennedy’s inauguration speech came at a time when the future of America was unclear. All three speeches showed Americans how to be…

definition of post-truth clearly by referring to Ronald Reagan who is the 40th President of the United States “In 1986 Ronald Reagan insisted that his administration did not trade weapons for hostages with Iran, before having to admit a few months later that: “My heart and my best intentions still tell me that’s true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not.” This is a good example of post-truth that shows how is used and who use. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States did…