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Margaret Thatcher, a fellow companion of Ronald Reagan wrote a powerful, respectful and emotional eulogy that described the passion and work ethic that was displayed by the great president. She lists descriptive examples of accomplishments that he achieved. She uses figurative language to make light of the difficult tasks that he faced without making their value decrease and she also uses repetition and short sentences. Thatcher also makes the use of several details in this eulogy which enables her to express the honor for his vigorous actions and decisions. She describes the compassion and emotion he has in order to express the ways in which made him a good president.
In the first sentence of the eulogy Thatcher repeatedly uses the word "great." Thatcher does this in order to emphasize the extent of how truly great he was. By repeating this simple word, she lists all of the ways he was and also the amount of which she respects him. She continues on by quickly and efficiently listing the major key examples of accomplishments he achieved. She does not give descriptions of these yet in her eulogy as she only list the broad achievements. By listing these pressures that he mended and resolved, it enables the reader to imagine the difficulties and time put in to them that Ronald Reagan sacrificed. It allows the reader to grasp at the extent of his accomplishments throughout 8 years of presidency. She further discusses his personal traits, for example, his humor, in order to provide a description of himself. This description of him enables the reader to get a personal glance at what Ronald Reagan was like. It shows that even through all of the difficulties of the world that he dealt with, he continued to provide a light-hearted spirit. This example shows qualities of a great leader who composes himself during turmoil.
Margaret Thatcher shows the reader a personal side of the eulogy when she calls him, “Ronnie”. This simple nickname allows the reader to see the close relationship that they had. By using this, it shows the depth of their conversations and how well she knew him. It signifies how accurate the information she expresses is and also allows the reader to trust her. Her use of a personal quote by him, connects the audience to the piece. The context of the quote shows how hard of a fighter that Reagan was and the compassion that he had during his life-time. She also uses figurative language as she states. “[He invited] enemies out of their fortress and [turned] them into friends.” This language specifies how far away his enemies were from his opinions and how much they differed in opinions yet he was still capable of engaging with them and resolving conflict. He solved problems efficiently and this figurative language proves solely this. This recognition of his talents as presidents shows the honor that she holds for him. Thatcher also uses short sentences in order to describe the actions that he made. This enables her to list many and show the significance of each. Each short sentence that she provides in this eulogy is appreciation towards Ronald Reagan and the respect that she has towards each of the actions he performed.
Margaret thatcher uses a wide variety of tactics in order to show the honor and appreciation that she holds for Ronald Reagan. She uses repetition to recognize the qualities of a great president and to emphasize what she describes. She uses a nickname in order to show the personal connection with the reader and also to provide an informal tone to the piece. Her descriptive examples also describe and express the pressures that he faced and the accomplishments that he achieved.
In the first sentence of the eulogy Thatcher repeatedly uses the word "great." Thatcher does this in order to emphasize the extent of how truly great he was. By repeating this simple word, she lists all of the ways he was and also the amount of which she respects him. She continues on by quickly and efficiently listing the major key examples of accomplishments he achieved. She does not give descriptions of these yet in her eulogy as she only list the broad achievements. By listing these pressures that he mended and resolved, it enables the reader to imagine the difficulties and time put in to them that Ronald Reagan sacrificed. It allows the reader to grasp at the extent of his accomplishments throughout 8 years of presidency. She further discusses his personal traits, for example, his humor, in order to provide a description of himself. This description of him enables the reader to get a personal glance at what Ronald Reagan was like. It shows that even through all of the difficulties of the world that he dealt with, he continued to provide a light-hearted spirit. This example shows qualities of a great leader who composes himself during turmoil.
Margaret Thatcher shows the reader a personal side of the eulogy when she calls him, “Ronnie”. This simple nickname allows the reader to see the close relationship that they had. By using this, it shows the depth of their conversations and how well she knew him. It signifies how accurate the information she expresses is and also allows the reader to trust her. Her use of a personal quote by him, connects the audience to the piece. The context of the quote shows how hard of a fighter that Reagan was and the compassion that he had during his life-time. She also uses figurative language as she states. “[He invited] enemies out of their fortress and [turned] them into friends.” This language specifies how far away his enemies were from his opinions and how much they differed in opinions yet he was still capable of engaging with them and resolving conflict. He solved problems efficiently and this figurative language proves solely this. This recognition of his talents as presidents shows the honor that she holds for him. Thatcher also uses short sentences in order to describe the actions that he made. This enables her to list many and show the significance of each. Each short sentence that she provides in this eulogy is appreciation towards Ronald Reagan and the respect that she has towards each of the actions he performed.
Margaret thatcher uses a wide variety of tactics in order to show the honor and appreciation that she holds for Ronald Reagan. She uses repetition to recognize the qualities of a great president and to emphasize what she describes. She uses a nickname in order to show the personal connection with the reader and also to provide an informal tone to the piece. Her descriptive examples also describe and express the pressures that he faced and the accomplishments that he achieved.
reflection
This piece was written on January 20, 2017 for the purpose of expanding our knowledge on the art of rhetorical analysis. The eulogy that was written by Margaret Thatcher had not quite clicked with me at the time, so this piece may highlight some of my weaknesses towards the middle of the year. For example, repetition was an awful habit of mine. In the rough draft you may see that the word "she" or "he" is repeated several times. Although, with the further writing of multiple essay's, this habit was quickly broken and I have developed out of this ideal. All n all, this was a bad piece. I just don't seem to enjoy rhetorical analysis essays.