following quote was said by Ronald Reagan to 6‚000 NASA employees and 4‚000 guests 3 days after the space shuttle Challenger disaster occurred. January 28th‚ 1986 the Challenger was taking off for its 10th mission. Approximately 73 seconds into the flight the shuttle broke apart and fell back down to Earth‚ killing all 7 of its crew members. Many people‚ including young school children‚ actually witnessed this happening on live television broadcasts. That night‚ Reagan was scheduled to deliver the
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Cultures and Public Speaking/Ronald Reagan Speech Dena Martin Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on October 12‚ 2014‚ for Dena Martin’s G227 Oral Communication course. Cultures and Public Speaking/Ronald Reagan Speech Thesis- Attention Catcher “Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union‚ but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy
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the good times and the bad times. Ronald Reagan has been shot and survived through it‚ has avoided nuclear warfare between the US and Russia‚ and before all these events he is known for being an actor; not to mention the “only movie actor to become president.” (Reagan‚ Ronald W. 1) President Reagan is an extraordinary man; being president‚ avoiding war with foreign countries‚ a popular actor‚ and by playing a pivotal role in America’s economy. Reagan is known for being poor as a child. Ronald’s
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Ronald Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911‚ in Tampico‚ Illinois‚ to Jack and Nelle Wilson Reagan. He was raised in a poor family in northern Illinois. He went to Eureka College in 1932. As his first job he was a sports broadcaster and later moved to Hollywood to start his career as an actor in 1937. He starred in a few major productions and was twice elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. While he worked there‚ he focused on rooting out the Communist influence. In 1962‚ he switched parties
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The Reagan and Bush Years Meghan Braun Colorado Technical University Online July 29th‚ 2013 The Reagan and Bush Years During the years between 1980 and 1992‚ there were many different events that happened between both President Reagan and President Bush. As we will discover‚ if these events did not happen‚ America would not be the country that it is today or would the outcome be different if these events happened differently. Within this paper‚ we will be talking about Reagan and the
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office in 1981‚ the state of the United States economy was in dismal shape. The high unemployment of mid 1970’s seemed to be on the way down‚ but because of an unnaturally low Federal Reserve’s interest rate‚ inflation was out of control. By the time Reagan got into office‚ the unemployment rate in the country had increased from a low of 5.8% to 7.6% in 1981. Although the country was experiencing an increasing unemployment rate‚ the inflation rate was skyrocketing above 14% for multiple months in 1980
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where one is forced to choose between two alternatives which both alternatives can be unfavorable” (p.4)‚ and using depth to answer the question it was simple. I‚ like Reagan‚ needed to do what right so I could generate a safe aircraft and potentially save American lives in the process. There are traits in a leader like Reagan that I want to emulate. These traits encompass being able to make a tough decision when it really counts. In the end‚ we changed the broken part and returned the aircraft
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more of an emotional level. Speech makers usually connect through an audience with the use of pathos by communicating a story or values. Through the use of a story‚ the audience can connect more emotionally. On March 8th 1983‚ President Ronald Reagan traveled to Orlando‚ Florida. His audience was the National Association of Evangelicals with his speech titled Evil Empire. The
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As mentioned before‚ Reagan was highly recognized for his communication skills and his professionalism. However‚ there were times in which his behavior showed his frustration and lack of sleep. Although‚ these were very few and far between‚ he was recorded telling someone to shut up during one of his speeches at the White House on October 6th‚ 1982. Reagan was very frustrated by someone in the crowd that accused him of abandoning conservative principles. In this situation‚ the president used rhetoric
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chose Ronald Reagan as my leader. Through this paper I would like to enlighten how the Trait approach theory helps me to analyze him as a successful leader. “In his lifetime‚ Ronald Reagan was such a cheerful and invigorating presence that it was easy to forget what daunting historic tasks he set himself. He sought to mend America’s wounded spirit‚ to restore the strength of the free world and to free the slaves of Communism.” This was lady Thatcher’s eulogy on President Reagan that so admirably
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