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Historians Philip Jenkins and Matthew Dallek offer differing views on the achievements completed during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. While both historians do not seem to have liked president Ronald Reagan much, they base their suggestions about his presidency’s results on at least partially historically defensible claims. Although I understand why both historians said what they did based on historical facts from Reagan’s presidency, I find myself agreeing with Philip Jenkins’s statement of…

Methodology The aim of the analysis is to study the effects that late night political comedy has on politics. While these are both different and well-respected programs that provide viewers with a hardheaded and a playful understanding of current affairs, there is a body of a political frame of mind that can be searched and characterized in a style that can be looked at as information and still seem entertaining. The quantitative analysis, which will be in the shape of an online survey, will…

For your upcoming re-election campaign of Barry Goldwater to be successful, we need to come up with a plan to placate voter concerns about Senator Goldwater’s health and age. This Campaign is coming at the perfect time with President Carter so underwhelming in office and such a charismatic upcoming Republican presidential candidate like Reagan, we believe that Republican voters will come out of the woodwork in higher numbers. Due to this prediction my team and I have done a poll and based on the…

Jack Schembari Mrs. Mohr Social Studies period 3 1-23-17 There are many people deserve to be in the History Hall of Fame. One person stands out of that group of people. That person is Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was a great man who impacted many lives, he deserves to be in the History Hall of Fame. Rolihlahla was born July 18, 1918. His name meant troublemaker. Little did they know he would live up to his name. Rolihlahla changed his name to Nelson. When Nelson was nine his father died.…

Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States and he served two terms, from 1981-1989. He defeated Jimmy Carter in a landslide of four hundred eighty-nine electoral votes to forty-nine in the election (Reagan). His campaign phrase was “Are you better than you were four years ago? (Jones). Before he was president he was elected Governor of California by a margin of a million votes in 1966 and was re-elected in 1970. Reagan studied economics and sociology at Eureka College and became…

What would our life be like now if we never had Ronald Reagan? Would it be the same or would there be a massive difference? People say life would have been better without him, but other disagree, many others. People say he was an amazing president and life would be horrible if it wasn’t for him. Ronald Reagan didn’t only help America, but other countries in need. He wasn’t only a great president, but a hero. Ronald Reagan did many things before and in his presidential career. All these things…

Terry Anderson was a journalist of the Associated Press. He covered Lebanon's civil war for for three years before his capture in March 16, 1985. He was released on December 4, 1991, as the 16-year Lebanon civil war ended. Anderson, was the last American held hostage in Lebanon. He was held captive for 2,454 days by Islamic Jihad (Holy World). There were 14 other Americans held hostage for times ranging from two months to six years. Four Americans were all killed during captivation. Anderson’s…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an activist for civil rights. He is also a leader in nonviolent movements across America and influences people around the world to fight for civil rights. King is most known for his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave at Washington D.C in 1963. In fact, the speech was so influential it earned King a Nobel Peace Prize. Other works by King include “Beyond Vietnam,” “Give us a ballot” and his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (Biography.com Editors 1). King’s…

to President Jimmy Carter’s liberal policies that were deemed to be failing. Most voters complained about how the economy of the United States had remained stagnant in the 1970’s and thus called for the need to have changes in the White House. Both inflation and unemployment had remained high, real income had increased by only 1.5% from 1965 and the administration was being accused for failing to mitigate issues related to foreign policies like the Iran hostage case. The general Jimmy…

On 10 December 2014, Malala gave her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in Oslo, Norway. According to Malala, the award is not only for her, but also for those “voiceless children” (Yousafzai), who don’t receive education. Malala is from Swat, Pakistan. Her name was inspired by “Malalai of Maiwand, who is the Pashtun Joan of Arc” (Yousafzai), and Malala means “grief stricken, sad.”(Yousafzai) She is the first Pashtun and the youngest Pakistani to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She and Kailash…