came up with two prime candidates; John Lennon and Ronald Reagan. After researching both‚ I found some extraordinary things. To talk about Lennon I found that he was an extreme positive influence on everyone with his music when the people craved influence the most‚ the Vietnam War‚ but that he also was a major advocate for peace and equality during the late sixties and seventies. However‚ in the end‚ I could not pass up the accomplishments of Ronald Reagan. First of all‚ he was not only one of the
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For eight years families existing in the low to middle socioeconomic structure were watching a “pick me-up” movie while their future was being hijacked. Ronald Reagan rode in the lead car at the parade with the elite 1% while occasionally throwing confetti to the average people on the street. His policies eventually guaranteed fortunes for wall street elite while insuring the moderation of the lesser stature
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When the second world war ended‚ the city of Berlin was divided‚ a side belonging to the U.S. and the other to the Soviets. At 1961 a wall was created dividing the city. On June 12‚ 1987 U.S. president Ronald Reagan delivers a speech directly at Gorbachev‚ to bring down the wall. Reagan assures Gorbachev saying‚” I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent-and I pledge to you my country’s efforts to help overcome these burdens. To be sure‚ we in the West must
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child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. In order to help families with these emotional and financial complications the Ronald McDonald House allows families the opportunity to be housed near a hospitalized child‚ the expense of staying together in another city‚ or even getting basic medical and dental care. The Ronald McDonald House Charities was founded on October 15‚ 1974 in Philadelphia‚ PA. Since 1974‚ the RMHC has helped families all across the world with basic
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The Honorable Ronald Reagan and the IB Learner Profile “The International Baccalaureate® (IB) learner profile describes a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond academic success.” – International Baccalaureate The IB Learner Profile is a compiled list of ten crucial attributes that exist to guide a student to become highly successful in school as well as external environments such as workplaces and homes. These traits include inquirers‚ knowledgeable‚ thinkers‚ communicators
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Dworkin begins by roughly defining liberalism according to the New Deal: "It combined an emphasis on less inequality and greater economic stability with more abundant political and civil liberty for the groups campaigning for these goals." Dworkin states that such a definition is inadequate and goes on to elaborate on liberalism in more depth. The liberal‚ in economic policies‚ demands that the inequalities of wealth be reduced through social programs such as "welfare and other redistribution financed
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W O R L D O F MAN Editor: R. D. Laing KNOTS KNOTS R. D . L A I N G VINTAGE A Division BOOKS of Random House‚ New Copyright © 1970 by The R. D. Laing Trust All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House‚ Inc.‚ New York. Originally published in the United States by Pantheon Books in 1971‚ and in England by Tavistock Publications. ISBN: 0-394-71776-7 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-136109 Manufactured
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Ronald Cotton - Eyewitness Testimony Jennifer Thomas‚ a 22-year old college student from Burlington‚ North Carolina‚ was raped in her off-campus apartment on July 28‚ 1984. During the assault‚ Jennifer studied her rapist’s face and other characteristics in the case that she made it out alive. Thomas was able to escape and ran to a police station and with the help of a detective‚ she was able to make a composite sketch of the perpetrator. The rapist also managed to rape another woman a few blocks
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that George W. Bush gave after the attacks on September 11th‚ 2001 was not only comforting‚ like the speech given by Ronald Reagan after the Challenger Tragedy‚ or the impromptu speech given by Robert Kennedy after the assassination of Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ but also blazing with the clear message that America is strong‚ and that no matter what‚ we would overcome. While Ronald Reagan made clear the specific audiences he was addressing‚ George Bush made a bigger point of addressing the entire American
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to me‚ I think of Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. They were both elected for two terms‚ but each of them was seen either in a positive light or a negative light. On television‚ Nixon said‚ “I am not a crook‚” but that is what he is known for even today. Although‚ Reagan was the oldest president elected into office‚ in my opinion; he was the most prominent political figure serving his eight full years as President of the United States. We will look at Richard Nixon’s and Ronald Reagan’s life before
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