Period 6 The Toughest Job in America From the moment you open your eyes in the morning the pressure‚ responsibility‚ and stress from Americas 300 million people weigh on your shoulders until the moment you step out of office. You are elected November and inaugurated in January. You must live up to what are often unrealistic expectations‚ and attempt to keep a respectable world image at the same time. You are the president of the United States of America. The President of the United States of
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1980’s Government and Politics The Reagan Decade. In American politics the 1980s were the decade of Ronald Reagan‚ who was elected president in 1980 and succeeded by his vice president‚ George Bush‚ in 1989. Reagan’s vision of the nation—and to a somewhat lesser extent his conservative agenda—shaped the economic and political fortunes of the United States for most of the 1980s. Malaise. As the decade began‚ Americans were struggling with an image of a country that was no longer the most powerful
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a lot going on in our history. The Cold War was on its last years in the 1980s. In the United States its military ended involvement in Vietnam. The Civil Rights Movement and women’s movements reached many of their goals (“1970s and ‘80”). Ronald Reagan became president and benefited the economy by reducing
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The Help of Grants Isn’t it quite amazing to find such talent in our 40th President of the United States‚ Ronald Wilson Reagan? Not only has he successfully had careers in acting‚ televising‚ and governing the state of California‚ but he has also managed to become a successful president. During his presidency he has managed to up-lift states’ rights around the nation‚ giving them their own choices in how to spend their grants. By consolidating grants into block grants‚ he was successfully capable
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As the old saying goes‚ time is money and money is power. Since the beginning of time‚ civilizations have fought for power and the prosperity that comes along with it. Once power has been obtained‚ civilizations have fought to great lengths to hold it. This lust for money and power has driven the economy on all levels of society from local to international. This rationale of more money equals more power can be seen throughout the works of Sojourner Truth‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ and others. Sojourner
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much of the problem that was starting to grow out of hand‚ which was the problem with drug abuse. It was until the 1980s‚ after President Nixon and President Jimmy Carter had been out of office‚ and President Ronald Reagan was appointed as new commander in chief of this drug war. President Reagan began mass incarcerations illicit drug users. The number of people in jail for non-violent drug crimes had escalated by 800 percent. By this time the
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happening around the war and yet even in the United States. However 80s fashion wouldn’t be around till this day thanks to the trends of the high-waisted pants and other classic trends. 1980s Historical‚ Political‚ & Social events In 1981 Ronald Reagan became president‚ an American politician‚ commentator‚ and actor who served as the 40th President of the U.S. His term saw a restoration of prosperity at home‚ with the goal of achieving "peace through strength" abroad. (no author) 1984 Miami
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discusses the 1960 election where John F. Kennedy dominated the civil rights issue. Kennedy had the dilemma between a while segregated audience and black voters. What was interesting to me was how Mayer says that in the primary race between Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford was “the last time the black vote mattered for Republicans.” After this election every Republican path to presidency has almost entirely white. This has allowed Republicans to rightward on race without there being any costs. The
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Bush’s inauguration of his memorial library and‚ you must be thinking about your own legacy while you complete your 2nd term in office. It’s not too late for you to put your name next to some the greatest Presidents we’ve had in this country like Ronald Reagan and many others. But you need to have the political courage to do the right things. How would you as our 44th President be liked to be remembered in history? I am 76 years old‚ a Republican and voted for Eisenhower which was about 9 years
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turned the all-too-human Kennedy into a larger-than-life heroic figure. To this day‚ historians continue to rank him among the best-loved presidents in American history. Like other great communicators - including Winston Churchill before him and Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama since then - he was someone who took word-craft very seriously indeed. Continue reading the main story Recipe for Success 1. Contrasts 2. Three-part lists 3. Contrasts combined with lists 4. Alliteration 5. Bold imagery
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