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    as one. President Ronald Reagan gave a speech to persuade the people of the community to let it become one. This Would allow people to see their families‚ communicate and share ideas. Their was many efforts before this to connect the county but they were failed attempts. Reagan had a passion and motive to connect the parts. He was trying his hardest to make this possible. Reagan gave a thirty minute speech to persuade the people it was a good idea for this to happen‚ Reagan was taking a risk by giving

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    Kathryn Abraham Ronald Reagan was an inspirational speaker who planted hope in the minds of Americans through his speeches. He echoed throughout the streets of this democracy what true revolutionary ideas were. His ideas and beliefs rang true within the hearts of our fellow country-men as proven by his landslide second term victory. One of his most famous speeches‚ his First Inaugural Address‚ was spoken when he won the race for Presidency in 1980. President Reagan wanted to inspire the American

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    the rest have a favorite quote. He was a complex man with complex thoughts allowing every ideologue to pick out of context phrase . Reagan said fusionism to them was a philosophical concept. Known for the principles of freedom and tradition as naturally interrelated in a tendion whose resulting moral force created western civilization and its American offshoot. Reagan concluded that this was mordernly described as conservatism . also argued that “freedom is never more than one generation away from

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    President Ronald Reagan‚ originally an American actor and politician‚ became the 40th president of United States serving from the year 1981 to 1989. President Ronald Reagan term saw a restoration of prosperity at home‚ with the goal of achieving “peace through strength” abroad. At the end of his two terms in office‚ Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution‚ which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance

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    However‚ President Ronald Reagan saw it fit to continue space exploration. He gave an argument and a tribute to America and the families of the lost passengers. His tribute swayed American to see the silver lining in the tragedy and understand why we must continue the journey to explore space. When Reagan gave this tribute‚ a nation was in mourning. America had just lost seven brilliant people in a tragic accident. Even though everyone was sullen over the deaths‚ Reagan saw what was at stake.

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    shift in America. Voters grew tired of the Democratic administration’s failing economic policy and feared the rising international tensions. In 1980‚ the American public decided that they were not “better off than four years ago‚” and elected Ronald Reagan fortieth President of the United States. The country’s shift to

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    inspiration for school kids nationwide. The speaker of this speech is Ronald Reagan‚ the President at the time‚ and his audience is the citizens of the United States. During his speech‚ Reagan creates a sense of unity and also expresses his feelings of grief. The purpose of each is to convince the Nation that he is a fellow American and to show the value he holds for human life. In order to achieve the impression that Reagan is a fellow American he takes on the persona of a sensitive family man who

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    In his address to Ronald Reagan‚ Elie Wiesel attempts to convince the president not to visit the Bitburg cemetery. Weisel is well aware of President Reagan’s situation‚ and thus‚ he crafts his speech around rhetorical techniques‚ namely Concession Refutation‚ Repetition‚ and the Appeals. Throughout the speech‚ Elie Wiesel makes clear his appreciation for Israel‚ America‚ and President Reagan: “We are grateful to this country‚ the greatest democracy in the world‚ the freest nation in the world‚ the

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    disadvantages of the particular doctrine that was followed. What the President Did During That Time During the cold war‚ the president was Ronald Reagan. He‚ together with members of his administration‚ came up with a strategy designed to oppose the influence that the Soviet Union had in the world. It came to be referred to as the Reagan Doctrine. This also came to be the showpiece of the United States foreign policy in the early 80s until the Cold war ended in 1991 (Gaddis‚ 2011). Under

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    Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms

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