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    This book, Up Close: Ronald Reagan, mostly focused on the fact that Ronald Reagan was awesome. Ronald grew up with an alcoholic father, this one time he came home to his father passed out in the yard, so he brought him inside and took care of him. He had a girlfriend who left him when things were getting distant, she got engaged to another man. Then Ronald hit the big time, Hollywood actor. Then his father passed away after his second heart attack, but Ronald kept moving forward, living his…

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    Ronald Reagan Eulogy

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    To honor our past president, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a eulogy to the American people on June 11th 2004. As the prime minister of Great Britain, Thatcher spoke respectfully of Reagan and their deep friendship they had, symbolizing the tight relationship between America and Great Britain. Thatcher delivers this eulogy in the purpose of praising Reagan for his great accomplishments, including saving america. With patronizing and…

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    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…

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    There are no two snowflakes alike in this world, and such is true pertaining to human beings. Each individual derives from a unique background, in result shaping them into the person they are, each with their own aspirations and goals. For some people, their vocation is politics. For Tommy Douglas and Ronald Reagan, their calling was such. While these politicians each held their own beliefs and values, they held one common goal as political figures; to improve their homelands to the best of…

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    The way the president handles the media says a lot on how citizens perceive the type of president they are. In 1961 President Kennedy was the first president to hold a live televised news conference. He read a prepared statement on the famine in Congo, and the ongoing negotiations for an atomic test ban, then the president took questions from reporters, he answered questions regarding relations with Cuba, voting rights, and food aid to impoverished Americans. Even then President Kennedy knew the…

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    The Challenger was the first space craft in America that fatally exploded, and it was one of the most tragic days for many in America. The takeoff of the Challenger was viewed by many, including schoolchildren, who tuned in to watch. Many people were watching the Challenger take off into space, but as it was launched, on January 28, 1986, the Challenger broke apart only seventy-three seconds into its flight. This lead to the deaths of its seven crew members, which were five NASA astronauts and…

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    Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader is a biography written by Dinesh D’Souza. He wrote the book based on published records, hundreds of interviews from people who were once a part of Reagan’s life, and his personal observation of Reagan. He made these observations while he worked as domestic policy analyst in the White House while Reagan was president. In this book, Mr. D’Souza explained how an ordinary man like Ronald Reagan, who graduated with a C average grade…

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    Dwight Eisenhower lived a prolific life. In his lifetime he earned plenty of awards and medals. Eisenhower commanded the troops in North Africa during World War II and eventually climbed to the top rank of a 5 star General. He was the top commanding General of the Allies and as the Supreme Allied Commander he led the forces to invade on D-Day. Later defeating the Germans. Post war, Dwight did not want to do anything with politics but he was the right man for the right job. He led military…

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    Introduction Domestic policy is a broad area of public policy, which deals with 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…

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    The former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, delivered a thoughtful eulogy to honor her close friend and former United States President, Ronald Reagan, to the American people on June 11, 2004. She honors Ronald Reagan’s legacy in her speech by attesting to his character as a leader, friend, and an American. Thatcher accomplishes this through parallelism, anaphora and juxtaposition. She also creates a fluctuating tone through her contrasting diction of playfulness and…

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