nominate President Ronald Reagan for your Person of the Decade award. He was the 40th President of the United States‚ serving two terms in office. I think he was an excellent President helping to make great strides against communism during his Presidency. He was definitely commendable in his 1987 West Berlin speech‚ “Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall”. It had stood as a symbol of the divisiveness between Communism and Democratic freedom there between East and West Germany. Reagan definitely saw the
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campaign. While many presidential candidates were former Congressman or household names‚ others were less well renowned. For example‚ Reagan largely relied on the media to build his political following. As a GE spokesperson‚ he traveled around the country giving speeches on conservative principles‚ which led him to appeal to an emerging Republican Right voter bloc. Reagan also associated himself with a prominent name - Richard Nixon - by becoming “[the] vice chairman of the Southern California Democrats
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institutional changes took place as responses to the public’s fueled curiosity and fear towards anorexia‚ the cultural leaders in the 1980s began to ponder on the social effects of anorexia and their personal experiences related to the disease. They brought the experience and pain of anorexia to a larger audience through personal testimonials. After Carpenter’s death‚ the 1980s saw an increasing number of movies‚ autobiographies and novels about personal anorexic experiences. These cultural works on anorexia
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The cold war is over – and Japan won. ‘ (US presidential candidate campaign slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction
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patients that were in hospital care? Look no further than the Ronald McDonald house. People often find themselves in need of a way to have shelter while their child/family member receives care. People often opt for hotels‚ not realizing that there may be a place not far along that provides the type of shelter and care most illness/tragedy stricken families look for. Initially‚ a successful charity requires successful partners. The Ronald McDonald House Charity (RMDC) has sponsors from some of the
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Case Study: Remember the Titans 1. Gerry‚ the team captain‚ and Julius‚ his black roommate‚ got off to a rough start. In the beginning‚ each disliked the other intensely. a. Briefly describe why they disliked each other so much. (2 marks) Gerry and Julius were both loyal to their own race. They were filled with hatred due to the integration of the races. I believe these boys were fearful of the change and each other‚ which lead them to avoid each other as much as possible. When together
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Introduction Ronald Reagan‚ 40th president of the United States of America‚ will always be remembered for his dedication to moral obligations and his distinct policy making style. In addition to having been a decorated thespian‚ Reagan was a politician with a strong commitment to conservative values. He inherited the white house at a tumultous time; the Cold War was at a new peak and the United States was facing a new evil – drugs. Reagan took a full‚ hardline stance against the drug problem in
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Cold War Interview -Yujean Chan 1. What do you remember hearing about the Cold War? What did people say about it? When I was a kid I remember hearing about nuclear weapons on the radio and my parents used to mention it too. I also remember hearing about the Cuban Missile Crisis though I didn’t really understand much about it since I was too young and I lived in Britain so I did not worry about it. I didn’t hear much about the war from friends or in class. I remember hearing about the Russians and
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Remembered event essay May 20th‚ 2013 was the day that I will remember for the rest of my life. It was just like a regular school day with a sunny weather and a brief vibe from the morning breeze. As I got out of my car in parking lot 30‚ I realized that it was a horrible decision to stay up so late last night. I felt so tired and regretful for my decision. After sips and sips of my coffee from Starbucks‚ I felt more energized‚ and all of a sudden the dark cloud just automatically cleared out of
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Period 2 March 12th‚ 2013 A Trip To Remember! “Buddy! Time for our morning walk!” Penelope shouted. Buddy and Penelope would always go for walks in the early morning. As Penelope tried to put Buddy’s collar on he started to bark. “Don’t forget to ask Selena if her family wants to join us on our trip to DisneyWorld!” Penelope’s mom reminded. “Okay‚ I know!” Penelope yelled back. Penelope and Selena were very close friends‚ they were friends ever since the 1st grade. While on their morning run
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