McClane Dyreson September 26, 2018 Rhetoric and Civic Life Dr. Jessica O’Hara The year was 1980, the United States appeared to be a nation in decline. Americans were being held hostage in Iran, record high inflation rates plunged the economy into a recession, and the communist Soviet Union aggressively and threatened the very concept of Read More…

The greatest leader is not necessarily  the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things”-Ronald Reagan “We do not ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours”- Barack Obama The year was 1980, the United States appeared Read More…

   Introduction: Reagan: America in 1980: Record inflation, oil crisis, loan crisis, Iranian hostage crisis, Soviet Union, aftermath Watergate and Vietnam, uncertain future Message of hope: morning in America Obama: America in 2008: subprime mortgage crisis, great recession, record unemployment, Iraq and Afghanistan, natural disasters, China Message of hope: Forward Thesis: While presidents Barack Obama Read More…

  “All you can take with you is what you have given away”-George Bailey (It’s a Wonderful Life) The Christmas season has always been a time for one to help their fellow person. Americans are statistically the most generous people on earth year-round but over 34 percent of those donations happen between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Read More…

The year was 1940, Hitler and his army of evil had invaded Poland and were beginning their assault on France. Here in the United States, still recovering from the Depression, many people wished to stay out of the conflict. However, in New York, three Jewish artists for Timely Comics (now called Marvel), knowing full well Read More…