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Ronald Reagan Was a Pretty Rad Dude (First Draft)

Ronald Reagan had a lasting positive impact on the United States that is, in some ways, still affecting us today. Up to the very end of his life, Ronald Reagan proudly served his country and the Lord.
Ronald Reagan was born February 6th, 1911 to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. The family moved several times over the next couple of years before settling in Dixon, Illinois which Ronald considered his hometown. In 1928, Reagan graduated from Dixon High School and attended Eureka College where he majored in economics and sociology. In 1937, Reagan enlisted in the Army Reserve where he served as 2nd lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Cavalry and later, after visiting Los …show more content…

One of Reagan’s main concerns was the Soviet Union. Reagan stated, “The march of freedom and democracy...will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history ...”12 All through his term he worked to collapse the Union, to end the Cold War, and to tear down the Berlin Wall. Margaret Thatcher commented that “Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot”.10 Reagan set up the collapse of the Soviet Union in a couple of ways. First, he put more funds into the U.S. military, forcing the Soviets to do the same.11 second, he was confident that the U.S.S.R was crumbling and failing even when those around him believed that Communism was strong. Third, he was not intimidated by the Soviets and, while he respectfully met and listened to Gorbachev, he was not wavering and was determined. Even though many factors contributed to the fall of Communism, Reagan sped the process up and the Union officially fell apart in …show more content…

Reagan had a strong vision for the American future and believed that through hard work, patriotism, and the Lord, we could say “it’s the morning again in America”.14 Reagan stated in his inaugural speech “It is time for us to realize that we’re too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We have every right to dream heroic dreams, those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes; they just don’t know where to look”. Reagan has inspired countless people with his charm, humility, faith, ability to lead, and clear thinking but he was first and foremost, proud to be an

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