Margaret Thatcher Eulogy To Ronald Reagan Annotated
We have lost a great president a great american and a great man.
Margaret thatcher eulogy to ronald reagan annotated. However at the death of her dear friend president ronald reagan she went back on that statement offering one more speech in honor of his life. In his lifetime ronald reagan was such a cheerful and invigorating presence that it was easy to forget what daunting historic tasks he set himself. And i have lost a dear friend.
By preceding the statement with the word typical her diction points at the fact that this embodiment was very natural for reagan. 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. Eulogy to the great liberator.
She lists descriptive examples of accomplishments that he achieved. In this paragraph thatcher uses the terms large hearted magnanimity and american as synonyms enforcing the idea that the two are the exact same thing and that reagan embodied these two terms equally. Several years prior to this eulogy thatcher had publicly stated she would no longer make speeches and public statements.
Thatcher predominately uses pathos rhetoric to accomplish reagan successful presidency especially in a time of great trials in america during the cold war. Not a user yet. Margaret thatcher the prime minister of great britain expresses great sorrow in her eulogy to former president ronald reagan.
She describes reagan as her friend and continues to narrate his good acts in america during his presidency. We have lost a great president a great american and a great man. In times of difficulty reagans easy jokes gave reassurance to an anxious world.
In his lifetime ronald reagan was such a cheerful and invigorating presence that it was easy to forget what daunting historic tasks he set himself. In a eulogy by the former prime minister of great britain margret thatcher honors the legacy of ronald reagan the late president. After enduring a long struggle with alzheimers disease former president ronald regan unfortunately passed away in 2004 leaving his legacy with americans for years to come.
In his lifetime ronald. Margaret thatchers eulogy rhetorical analysis. Read the full text of baroness thatchers eulogy to president reagan here.
And i have lost a dear friend. Sahi property milegi yahi. Margaret thatcher the prime minister of great britain and a close friend of reagan wrote a potent and emotional eulogy for his funeral.