W. H. Auden

A Day with a President The president of the United States is a powerful and important position to fulfill. Past presidents of the United States have many interesting facts that occurred while in office. A president that America viewed as one of the greatest presidents was Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, is a president that one would choose to spend a day. Ronald Reagan would be the best president from the past to spend a day with for the following reasons:…

There have been many great presidents over the years. One could say that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and George H. Bush are among the greatest. However, many people over the years have decided that Ronald Reagan shaped this nation into what it is today. In this great president’s childhood, many people knew that he was a special kid simply because of how good of a person he was. He grew up being chubby with the nickname “Dutch”. His parents owned a small farm in Illinois, where Reagan…

Andrew Barr was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 10 December 1915; he had a twin brother, Jack. The family moved to Australia when the boys were six. Growing up in Melbourne, Andrew attended Kew Public School and played Australian rules football. He was also the Victorian Schoolboys' 100 yards athletics champion three years in succession, from 1926 to 1928. In 1931, aged fifteen, he began his association with the Lord Somers Camp and Power House social and sporting organisations located at…

In the post-war time, the United States were facing a period of flourishing, economic growth, and the consumer prosperity. However, the period of wealthy life came to its end in the 1970s, and many people became poorer than they were a decade before. Under such conditions, it was necessary for the authorities to introduce a new system of American life. With respect to this, Ronald Reagan who gained the victory in the elections of 1980s started a new era in the history of the United States called…

In the eulogy to honor Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher discussed the greatness Reagan had achieved for America. Thatcher claims he wanted to accomplish various tasks and how he had done that. The eulogy also states how the world was transformed by the decisions he has made. In Thatcher’s eulogy she conveys her message by her diction, repetition, and reason. As a writer and a friend, Thatcher had many choices to describe and honor Reagan. Her diction often conveyed a positive and reassuring…

At the start of the century on November 4, 1980 Ronald Reagan, the former republican governor of California beats president carter in a landslide victory. Many of Reagan’s economic policies affected the United States politically, socially, and economically. The collection of Reagan’s economic polies are referred as Reaganomics. Reaganomics still affects our economy, and are still a major points of debates today. Reaganomics was not a based on the science of economics, but rather a moral…

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the united states, is best known for his folksy charm and appealing personality. Reagan is the only movie actor ever to become president, he had a remarkable skill that earned him the title “the Great Communicator.” Ronald Reagan was the second child of John Edward Reagan, a struggling shoe salesman, and Nelle Wilson Reagan. Reagan’s nickname, Dutch, derived from his father’s habit of referring to his infant son as his “fat little Dutchman.” After several…

Noelle Albert 4 May 2015 APUSH Reagan Essay Outline Intro: The presidency of Ronald Reagan, from 1981 to 1989, as compared to that of Lyndon B. Johnson about two decades prior, was certainly a revolution. Reagan’s domestic policy allowed specifically for economic expansion which had been unachievable to LBJ. His successful foreign policy led to the end of the Cold War, which America had been involved in since 1947 and from which LBJ failed to remove the US. The public political legacy of Reagan…

Republican Ronald Wilson Reagan stepped into office as the 40th president of the United States of America on January 20, 1981. At age 69 he began his two-term journey as one of the most charismatic presidents in history. His past as an actor, his great communication skills, and his inspirational and comforting whimsy led the public to form nicknames for President Reagan, such as The Great Communicator and The Gipper, that mimicked his inspirational nature. He was strong in his Conservative…

“Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller is a short story about two characters, Willy Loman and his son Biff Loman. At the beginning of the story, Willy and Linda, Willy’s wife, talk to each other about Willy finding a job close to his home city, New York, since Linda is worried about Willy’s because he had an accident. Willy feels happy when he imagines about the past the past when his son, Biff, was a quarterback with potential to make it to professional level. Willy and Biff have…