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    Accused Man “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top”- O.J. Simpson. June 12, 1994 was the day O.J Simpson got away with murder. Nicole Brown was murdered with her companion, Ron Goldman, on June 12, 1994. Much evidence was found such as DNA evidence, a glove, and hair. In the controversial court case of O.J Simpson and the murder of his wife Nicole, the guilty verdict incorrectly acquitted him based on the previous

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    On October 25, 1983, the President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan, along with the United States Military, organized a mission known as Operation Urgent Fury. Their mission was to stop a Cuban inspired coupe and also to rescue stranded American students on the island of Grenada. Grenada, a small Caribbean island in the lesser Antilles is well known for their spices, their tropical climate, and being the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere, was about to face the United

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    1980s: The Decade of Introduction The word “introduction” means to introduce, or present something for the first time. As in life when people are introduced to other people, they are also introduced to other things. Likewise, the 1980s decade can be seen as the Decade of Introduction in which there were an abundance of new and interesting happenings. This decade can be called the decade of introduction because of the Mount Saint Helens air pollution, influential music, and popular entertainment

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    Reagan’s most successful endeavor was his ruthless politicking with Russia during the Cold War. Reagan practiced “peace through strength”, and felt that a strong national defense would ensure the safety of the United States. Reagan initiated a forty percent increase on military spending through out his administration (Supply Side). This in turn lead to a subsequent arms build up in the USSR. Unlike the United States the USSR’s economy was on the verge of collapse. It can be argued that the arms

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    advocacy groups were putting pressure on congress, and the senate to intervene, would lead to the creation of (NSDD) 166. After the 166 order was signed, President Zia was apparently still opposed to The Stingers, but after a visit from Senator Orrin Hatch along, with a number of U.S. delegates Zia requested Stingers for himself to, protect against Soviet Air attacks on the border. Zia also implied that he could get some of those stingers to rebel forces, if they were supplied to his army. Zia would

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    “A Time For Choosing” On October 27, 1964 in Los Angeles County, California Ronald Reagan, who was running for president at the time, presented a speech on national television called “A Time For Choosing”, also known as “The Speech”. He presented this speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater and to address current issues like Vietnam, welfare, taxes and the over budget American government. This speech starts the beginning of Reagan's prosperity in politics and is one of the first speeches given by Reagan

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    Did you know? Ronald Reagan’s wife, First Lady Nancy Reagan, influenced President Reagan’s decisions with astrology readings? Ronald Wilson Reagan was a Hollywood actor and a politician before he became President of the United States. Reagan spent two terms as governor of California and before his presidency, he was a liberal Democrat. Ronald Reagan was a reckless president who threw America in disorder due to his rash decision making in domestic and foreign affairs. Reagan gave billions of dollars

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    Thatcher incorporates several types of rhetorical strategies to convey her message. Thatchers purpose was to give a speech commemorating and honoring the late President of the United States: Ronald Reagan. Her message is to honor the service and abilities Reagan utilized and almost sacrificed to deliver the health and security of his nation. Thatcher utilizes ethos, tone, and symbolism to effectively deliver her message to the audience. The audience Thatcher has is the American people

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    In the speech that Ronald Reagan gave about the Space Shuttle Challenger gave peace of mind to the nation that was mourning about such a devastating event that they witnessed. The Space Shuttle Challenger was the first space shuttle that had a normal person on it and was going to be a huge leap forward for the space program. But the shuttle had a malfunction and blew up during the employment of going into space. They were not sure what exactly happened when it blew up, they just knew that the whole

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    Is it fair that someone is murdered, but the murderers get away pronounced innocent? That is exactly what happened in the case of OJ Simpson and Lizzie Borden. On the night of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were were found gruesomely slashed to death at the entrance to Nicole’s home. It is believed that OJ was responsible for this murder. This case caused confusion and question to who did this in public reactions. Years before this case, there was a similar case. On August

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