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    and staying inside a box with little regard for people of different groups. As stated in the glossary of the book written by Hoffman and Graham‚ “Conservatism is an ideology which is skeptical about reason: because human beings have limited rational capacities they must reply on tradition to guide them” (pg 504). Religion is a key aspect in Conservatism and the people belonging to this ideology believe that as long as they have faith in their religion than they will be saved and all will be well.

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    analyze‚ I came across Ronald Reagan. For many years I have heard about how good of not only a president he was but a speaker also. After only ten minutes in his farewell speech‚ I knew that this was the right speech to survey. It shows good content‚ body language‚ and shows good presentation. He has some flaws‚ but nothing that was harmful to the speech itself. January 11‚ 1989‚ Ronald Reagan gave his farewell to presidency in the oval office. In this speech‚ President Reagan gives very good content

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    I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” – Ronald Reagan Ronald Regan was an American politician. He was the 40th president of the United States. Before his presidency Regan was the 33rd Governor of California. Ronald Regan was born on February 6th‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Ronald was raised in a small poor family and he grew up in Northern Illinois. After graduating college Regan became a sports announcer on several radio stations. As soon as he moved

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    Student ID: 2010303126 American Literature Father image in “The Triumph of the Egg” “The Triumph of the Egg” is one of the most famous short stories of Sherwood Anderson. In the story‚ “egg” just represents the American Dream‚ and the title of the story actually means the break of American Dream. Therefore‚ the hero of this short story - “Father” is firmly connected with the break of his American Dream. Father’s American Dream is to get up in the world and become rich overnight. Thus‚ he ventures

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    Ronald Reagan was the American dream. He came from humble beginnings in Dixon‚ Illinois and after graduating college began a career in radio which presented an opportunity while broadcasting Chicago Cubs baseball games to take a screen test which resulted in his becoming an actor whose career spanned 50 films. Most would consider this to be the peak of success and the satisfaction and achievement for a lifetime‚ but not Ronald Reagan. His move into politics came as a result of trouble in the Screen

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    Conservatism‚ modern liberalism‚ and socialism are all distinct‚ different ideologies‚ and each ideology emerged as a reaction to something during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Intellectuals in the eighteenth century formed liberalism‚ which the economic leaders during that time readily adopted for the sole reason that it would help them generate more money‚ as a reaction citizens formed conservatism. The existing social construct was being questioned by supporters of liberalism which

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    Triumph of the Will‚ has been perceived as one of the most remarkable works of art in film history. It is a documentary produced by Leni Riefenstahl‚ a renowned film maker‚ who “has remained the focus of critical attention since the 1930’s” (Sontag‚ 1976p. 31). Triumph of the Will‚ is a documentary created to follow Hitler and his supporters through the Nazi Nuremberg Rally of the 1930’s. In the study of Holocaust and films‚ it is crucial to uncover hidden messages portrayed through films by analyzing

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    In the 19th century‚ a time filled with revolution‚ industrialization‚ and overall change‚ two major social and economic ideals came to the forefront‚ liberalism and conservatism‚ in a struggle as to what happened society and where it will go. The two social and economic were pretty much polar opposite‚ disagreeing over how a state should be governed‚ suffrage‚ role of religion in society‚ how the economy should be run‚ and how change should be executed. However‚ the two shared some‚ emphasise on

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    Triumph of the Will and Why We Fight : Prelude to War These films were arts of propaganda‚ which is the attempt to control the beliefs and behaviors of people in times of crisis. This was the goal of each film‚ to try to persuade the world by the use of powerful film propaganda of different points of view. The film Triumph of the Will expressed how Hitler and his people wanted the world to see them. The main goal here was to encourage membership in the nazi party by emphasizing mass accommodation

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    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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