Essays on Ronald Reagan

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Presidents Compared: Reagan and Obama
A Chicago tribune article published in the year 2011 states that Obama and Reagan are differently similar. Both these Presidents, though Reagan took office nearly three decades before Obama, have many remarkable similarities. They both came in when the country faced a severe economic crisis, and they both inherited wars- Obama the war on terror; Reagan the cold war & Iranian hostage crisis. They both were expected to do miracles both in the economic and war front, and when they didn’t meet expectations, many political observers were disappointed.
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Introduction

There is a wide range of text on the practice and concept of leadership. Leadership as a practice and concept lends itself to various interpretations, categorizations and theories. These exist because the mystery behind why some leaders’ styles are more effective than others remains unsolved. Leadership style is the entirety of a leader’s demeanor, personality and methods of communication in guiding others towards a particular team or organizational goal. Research on leadership style is dominated by analysis of subordinates’ perceptions on their leaders’ behavioral patterns in interpersonal relations, instructional leadership, instructional leadership, planning, and management efficiency (Sheehan and Continue reading...

At one point of time, former President of America, Ronald Reagan was said to have a photographic memory. His expertise at memorization proved to be an asset when he was an actor and when he auditioned for becoming a sports announcer. However, when the ex-US president marched into his 70s, things were no more the same (Lowman, 2011).
In 1993 it was observed that Reagan forgot many things, including the names of his aides, Cabinet officers and dignitaries. And during a regular annual health check-up at the Mayo Clinic in 1994, he was diagnosed with the dreaded Alzheimer’s Continue reading...

In the introduction to his 1990 second edition of his famous book, ‘The Politics of History”, Howards Zinn’s main argument is against the treatment of history as private enterprise. Howard claims that it is a historian’s social responsibility to do work that will be useful in unraveling some of the problems that plague humanity. Zinn delves into the American history to support his argument and draws many important aspects from this history. For instance, he dedicates a significant chunk of his writing to exploration of Ronald Reagan’s administration where he tries to show how this administration Continue reading...

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Introduction
It is believed that Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, is strongly influenced by the notion of free enterprise. In fact, his economic policies (popularly known as ‘Reaganomics’) are aimed towards giving American industries greater freedom through deregulation. Regan may have been influenced by the economic theories of Milton Friedman whose view regarding industrialization and its impact is rather liberated. Friedman ultimately believes that the social responsibility of businesses is to increase their profits. In the same way, Reagan’s relaxed environmental policies is, in one way or another, a reflection of his Continue reading...

- Describe your thought on Brinksmanship.
Brinksmanship is a word coined by Adlai Stevenson as he criticized philosophy with ‘going to the brink’ in one of his interviews with John Foster Dulles, a former secretary of State under the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower who is the 34th president of the United States. Brinksmanship is a strategy in which it aims to push through the dangerous events into the ‘brink’ of disaster to achieve a winning situation. Some examples of brinksmanship occurrence in world history are the threat of nuclear force during Cold War and the high stakes litigation.
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International relations

U.S. Foreign Policy during the Reagan & Bush Sr. Years
There are 2 periods in foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan's administration, both associated with his presidential terms. In the first half of the 80s, Reagan pursued a rehabilitation program for US military superiority in the world, the revival of the power of military-industrial sector. Not surprisingly, the US foreign policy of the period was determined by power approaches of solving problems of international life. This was especially evident after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, martial law in Poland in 1981, as well as in connection with the Continue reading...

The “Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs” is a museum and library of works and life of the 40th president as well as his burial grounds. It is located in Simi Valley, California and contains artifacts, records, speeches and data from his childhood up to his political career. It was the largest of the presidential libraries in the United States administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. It is also one of the most visited museums in the United States which exhibits changing temporary and permanent exhibits. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library could bring information about Continue reading...

Introduction

Recent years have seen the debate on animal rights intensify. Many have questioned whether animals possess any right and whether humans have the moral right to exploit animals any way they like. Advancements in the fields of genetics and medical research has only helped to intensify the debate on animal rights. Most of the argument for or against animal rights have based on concepts of philosophy. Three of the authors who written about this controversial issue are Peter Singer, Carl Cohen and Tom Reagan. The three have written pieces that explore these issue using different approaches. This paper aims Continue reading...

HISTORY 110 QUESTION 6QUESTION: What expectations influenced Americans who chose to vote for Ronald Reagan? What is "Reaganomics," and what were the outcomes of Reagan's economic policies for the economy and society? Furthermore, how much of a conservative revolution took place during the Reagan presidency? Would you rank him as one of the greatest presidents of the twentieth century or has his legacy been over-glorified? Barack Obama was shrewd enough to note that Reagan was a transformative president, who left an impact because his star power and deep convictions along with political skills. When Reagan made his national debut, Continue reading...

The President of the United States of America is the person who performs variety of roles for his country. United States of America is the strongest country in the world and called a Super Power of the World among the countries. That is why President of United States is most often referred as the most influential person in the world.
First role of the American President is the Chief of State. In this role, the president is the leader of the country who has to perform numerous ceremonial duties which includes attending the foreign leaders making policies, awarding military Continue reading...

Curse:

This essay seeks to present a comparison of Tom Reagan ``Kantian account of animal rights” and the ``utilitarian view of animal rights”. Tom Reagan and utilitarian concern is the welfare of animals .The argument presented by both philosophical schools of thought is the preservation of animal life by human beings(Rollin,1992). .Both schools recognize the need for protection and preservation of animal life .However, there are some differences in relation as to what each school deems is the way to accomplish the preservation of animal life. Some of the differences include and is not limited to;
Reagan approach Continue reading...

Political history has been shaped by various people and historical events in the state. Some of these people are; Earl Warren, Goodwin Night, Ronald Reagan. On the other hand, historical events such as the Ronald Reagan election as governor in 1962, removal of ``west coast Japanese” to camps in 1942, Watts riot in 1965 and California becoming one of the popular states in 1962 due to Richard Nixon attempt to defeat Governor Brown which intensified conflicts between the democrats and republicans further contributed to the politics of California.
Earl Warren is a very important person in California politics due Continue reading...

Introduction

Ronald Reagan, the 40th United States President, between 1981 to1989, was born in February 6, 1911Tampico, Illinois and died in June 5, 2004. He was born to Nelle Wilson Reagan and Jack Reagan. His father was a storyteller and a salesman, who was an Irish Catholic immigrant grandson, from Tipperary County. His mother was of English and Scots ancestors. Ronald Reagan had one older brother, known as Neil of 1908 to 1996, who was an advertising executive. When Reagan was a boy, his father nicknamed him "Dutch", owing to his appearance similar to "fat little Dutchman" and his "Dutch Continue reading...

America has a special role in the world that is philosophically and morally grounded in the principles of human liberty and its logic of liberty. In the 1970s, America had a dreadful, disturbing and terrible time. There was the Vietnam War and the economic crisis including inflation, high taxes, oil shortage and the lives of Americans was not good as children never attended schools leading to high criminal activities on the streets. It had retreats on almost all fronts and Americans were held hostages for some time in Lebanon. The economic crisis had weakened America’s confidence in their Continue reading...

New Deal was a domestic economic programs series in the U.S. that was enacted in the 1930s. The programs involved the presidential executive orders or laws that were passed by the congress during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term. The economic programs were meant to respond to the Great Depression, and focused on relief for the poor and unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of financial systems to avoid a repeated depression. The New Deal led to a significant shift in domestic policy and politics. For example, it led to economic federal regulations that were greatly increased Continue reading...

Presidential approval ratings in the United States were first brought up in 1930s to gauge the presidents of United States by the public during his term (Edwards and Gallup, 2000). Approval rating is determined by a polling which shows the percentage of people to an opinion poll who support a particular programme or person.in simple terms, presidential approval rating is taken during the term of a president to determine his popularity to the people in terms of percentage as to whether they approve or disapprove his or her ways of administration or the decisions he/she has so far carried Continue reading...

- In her speech, Nancy Reagan introduces the “Just Say No” Campaign, requiring the audience’s support and contribution for combating the drug use among youngsters;
- Nancy Reagan uses all the three elements of the speech: ethos, logos and pathos in her speech, for determining people to adhere to the “Just Say No” Campaign;
- Ethos is implicit in Nancy Regan’s speech, because the credibility is given by her name, and reputation being the first lady and a respected and trustworthy social activist;
- The speaker makes use of logos by presenting a comprehensive and coherent content, Continue reading...

The economic growth of United States became even better in the 1900s which also brought about the disparity of wealth between the rich and the poor. The government and Wall Street have been working together in order to formulate laws that will favour the banks and the rich community (Penner). When there is a reduction of tax payment the rich will be able to continue investing and increasing their wealth while the poor may increase their wealth but it will not be same because they cannot afford to take risks with their wealth. The politicians also get their funding Continue reading...

DID RONALD REAGAN END THE COLD WAR?
Did Ronald Reagan end the Cold War?
Since the end of the Second World War, it was certain that a clash between the two remaining superpowers would be imminent since Europe is currently in a state of disarray. Both the Western and Eastern Blocs, led by the United States and the Soviet Union respectively, had felt threatened over the other’s interest in the still recovering Europe and the right to be known as the only superpower standing. The resulting clash paved the way to the Cold War of 1947-1991, arguably the Continue reading...

Communication

Communication

As a whole, how did these speakers connect with the audience to build rapport and enhance credibility? Were there similarities in their methods?
The speakers ensured that they had a good understanding of their audience as well as the prevailing events in the audience’ setting. They then opted to use the direct structure method to deliver their messages. This method of speech delivery, typical in official functions, enabled the speakers to have their audiences’ attention and cooperation. For instance, both Suzuki and Andreas were very enthusiastic and seemed to own the points they drove home. From their fine Continue reading...

Introduction

The 40th President of United States during the period 1981 - 1989, Ronald Reagan, commemorated one significant event in the US nation’s history and in the history of the entire world – the anniversary of 40 years from the D-Day, which occurred on 6 June, 1944, during the World War II. The former President held a speech regarding this event, which took place in France, on Normandy Beach, on 6 June, 1984. What is of utmost significance in the President Reagan’s speech is the fact that he appeals to religion and God, to loyalty and comradeship to declare Continue reading...

Introduction

The Progressive Era gains its name dating back to the era of the Progressive party in 1912–1924. The concept of progressive era is also rooted to the general feeling witnessed at the period and in successive histories which the early years of the 20th century were fixated on a comprehensible body of reforms on democracy which brought about tremendous changes on the American political system. The Progressive Era has experienced numerous changes in its interpretations. Early histories and autobiographies emphasized the return to prevalent control over partisan actions and the regular shift from local authority to state and Continue reading...

At the family home, Ryan walks out of his father’s room. A contented look on his face; there has been a slight improvement on his father’s health since the last time he saw him. He walks into the living room and meets his elder brother Reagan.

Ryan: Hello brother.

Reagan: Ryan is here! I see you care about father. I was starting to think the company was becoming more valuable than father since you spend so much time on it.
Ryan: Yes, I am here to see how father is fairing. Then I will get back to the ‘company’ you Continue reading...

The moral permissibility of zoos turns on two major issues, utilitarian issues and animal rights issues. Those who concur with the animal rights issues hold that the assessment of a zoo should be done with considerations of how the animals are being treated, better still their rights. It also turns on the second issue that is the utilitarian grounds. From this perspective, the interests of the animals in the zoo must factor in when carrying out an assessment of a zoo. These particular interests include the interests of the animals in terms of freedom of movement as well as Continue reading...

Ronald Reagan was born on 6th February 1911 in Tampico, Illinois United States. He was the son t to John Edward Reagan and Nellie Wilson Reagan. He attended Dixon High School where he graduated in 1928. At Dixon Reagan was the president of the student body. He later joined the Eureka College on athletics scholarship where he majored in economic sand sociology. He graduated in 1932 and worked as the radio sports announcer in Iowa. With interest in acting he later fell in love with an actress Jane Wyman with whom they had a daughter and an adopted son. Continue reading...

Introduction

India, a country located in the South Asia has a population of over 1.2 billion people making it the world’s largest democracy. The population makes the country the second most populous county after China. By area, India is the seventh largest country. The Indian Ocean boarders India on the South, while on the southwest, there is the Arabian Sea. The Bengal Bay is on the southeast of India (Evans, 2011). The country shares boarders with China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Burma. In addition, Indonesia and Thailand share a maritime boarder with India’s Nicobar and Andaman Islands ( Continue reading...

The change of political party leadership from the Democratic to the Republican Party in the 1980’s had a profound influence on the NLRB’s decisions regarding unions in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Ronald Reagan took office in early 1981 and was soon confronted with his first labor struggle, with PATCO, the union representing air traffic controllers. In a move which would symbolize his administration’s attitude toward labor, Reagan ordered the controllers back to work after they went on strike. When many of the workers refused, they were immediately fired, a move which was not revoked Continue reading...

The Cold War of 1947 could be considered one of the most peaceful yet chaotic war in history as two of the most influential nations tried to dominate the other through tactical and superior means. With the threat of the Nazi-led Germany eliminated by a temporary alliance, the USSR and the US remained as the two superpowers in dominance in the globe. The USSR tried to solidify its dominance by creating the Eastern Bloc filled with satellite states supporting the country. The US aided in the recovery of the Western European countries through the Marshall Plan. Eventually the US Continue reading...

The Author, Walter Hixson has in this article discussed the effect popular culture has on the postindustrial society. This has however, been subject to discussion over the years as some critics argued that popular culture would have different effects on different people. The effects of popular culture, according to the author, played a great role in the shaping of history especially in the 1980s. Most politicians for example Ronald Reagan took to popular culture for themes relevant to the political scene (Wirls, 1992). This essentially resulted into increased scrutiny of the effects popular culture would have on the masses ( Continue reading...

The Reagan Revolution of the 1980s opened the door to a revival of unregulated, free market capitalism in opposition to the Keynesian social democratic and welfare state policies that had been the norm since the 1930s and 1940s. Wall Street was largely left unregulated for many years, which led to speculative booms and repeated crashes, with the worst of occurring in 2008-09. Poverty and inequality increased in the U.S., while major social, economic and public health issues were ignored. In foreign policy, Reagan’s support for various ‘freedom fighters’, including Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan, set the stage for the Continue reading...

The election of Ronald Reagan to presidency in 1980 was a big victory for conservationists. Some of the most famous domestic policies by President Reagan addressed tax cuts and the other economic policies that came to be famously known as Reagonomics. These economic policies were anchored on the reduction of capital gains and income tax, the reduction in the government regulations on the economy, cut down on government spending and control money supply to curb inflation (Jacobs, Meg, & Julian, 118). Notably, Reagan fired nearly 12,000 striking air control workers instead of increasing their pay in line with the Continue reading...

The cold war came to an end in 1989 because of several reasons. The cold war had lasted almost four decades and its effects had been felt worldwide, most notably the alignment of many world countries to either the capitalists or the socialist blocks. The main rivals in the cold war, the United States and the Soviet Union had engaged in this war of ideology for so long that many world countries in Europe had been divided between these two blocks. The worst affected nation was Germany, which had ended up being split into two nations because of the Continue reading...

Difference between a final good and an intermediate good and their treatment in GDP calculations

A final good is the commodity in the hands of the final user for example orange juice made from oranges while an immediate good is the commodity used as an input during the production of the final good for example, oranges used during the production of orange juice. In the definition of all economics of GDP, there were consultations and references to final goods and services. Since GDP is the total value in the market, there is justified need to specify them as the final goods. A big difference lies between the intermediate goods and the final goods. Final Continue reading...

Introduction:

Politics and leadership have always been important parts of the world’s historical makeup and these will definitely never go away. Obviously one has to keep in mind that times change and the sort of leadership that was right and correct for the 19th century is probably anathema today. In his seminal book, Carnes Lord attempts to examine various world leaders who have made a name for themselves, be it as autocrats, as visionaries or as plain and simple democratic leaders. He also inserts an interesting but heavy dose on the politics of the renowned Florentine, Machiavelli whose ‘ Continue reading...

Oliver L. North is a war decorated marine officer, a best-selling writer, the architect of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. copyrights, a grouped columnist, and the host of War Stories on the Fox News Channel in the U.S. He was born in San Antonio; he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland, and before serving as a U.S. Marine for twenty-two years. Later Continue reading...

In his reign as the fortieth United states President, Ronald Reagan Kept dairies for each day. The dairies contained his thoughts and routine day to day activities of his presidency. This collection is called Reagan’s Dairies. He was a Republican and was the President of the U.S from Jan 1981 to January 1989.

The Book Reagan on Reagan contains major issues concerning the tenure of Reagan. The book superficially doesn’t talk much on political and historical dimensions of the President. From the dairies the strengths and weaknesses of his presidency can be seen.  For instance, in his first term, Reagan is said to have been more alert and active chief executive than his detractors care to admit. This strength remains as his description irrespective of the problem that he was tackling.

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American Foreign Policy on the Cold War and Modern Russia

History has long portrayed the United States and Russian Federation (or the former Soviet Union) as bitter rivals since the time of the Great Wars and the onset of the Cold War. Both became the leader of the West and the East as the world’s superpowers in the Cold War, with one becoming the de-facto leader of the international community and the other becoming a silent entity in the European region. For years, both countries remained in conflict in several aspects within the international arena and in the side of the United States, their foreign policy had indicated Continue reading...

Introduction

The Anglo-Americans and the Russians seem to be moving to attain the same goal – to hold in their hands the destinies and fate of half of the world (Alexis de Tocqueville). Many people begin their Cold War history with Tocqueville’s prophecy made about events that would take place over a century later. Like many forecasts Tocqueville made his by his projections of the past and the present and how they would meld into the future. It must be noted that at this time all Russia and the United States had going for them was continents that were rich Continue reading...

Question 1

President Lyndon Johnson came up with the vision of “A Great Society” that enabled him to attain the path to one of the most far-reaching legislative programs in the history of the Nation. He first signed into law the Civil Rights Bill that President John Kennedy had promised to sign before his assassination. This act criminalized all forms of discrimination relating to race, gender in employment and brought the end of discrimination in all public amenities. President Johnson signed the omnibus Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 that led to the creation of the office of the office of Economic Continue reading...