To honor our past president, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a eulogy to the American people on June 11th 2004. As the prime minister of Great Britain, Thatcher spoke respectfully of Reagan and their deep friendship they had, symbolizing the tight relationship between America and Great Britain. Thatcher delivers this eulogy in the purpose of praising Reagan for his great accomplishments, including saving america. With patronizing and heartfelt words, Thatcher makes it obvious to the American people of her mourning over America's great loss. As she opens her eulogy, Thatcher gains the attention of the American people by renouncing her deep connection she had with Reagan for she knew
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And to free the slaves of communism”, only because of who he was. Thatcher continues to describe Reagan's personality as a “lightness of spirit” and also mentions his “freshness and optimism” that “won converts from every class and every nation”, thus allowing her audience once again to feel the comfort of Reagan's presence as if he was still president. Nevertheless for thatcher, the most comforting and memorable part of Reagan was his humour. She remembered how his “easy jokes gave reassurance to an anxious world”, easing down the pressures America faced. By making remarks on reagan's personality, thatcher grows the relationship between speaker and audience by helping the American people remember or to even learn the behind the scenes of president Reagan and how his optimistic personality saved America from the Cold War. With that being said, thatcher shifts away from her surface purpose—remembering Reagan as a great man, while emotionally appealing to her audience— into her repetitive phrases of the unforeseen accomplishments of Reagan as a president. When Reagan became president during the Cold War, “others prophesied the decline of the west”, or “others saw only limits to growth.” And among all the problems America faced with the soviet, “others hoped, at best, for an uneasy
And to free the slaves of communism”, only because of who he was. Thatcher continues to describe Reagan's personality as a “lightness of spirit” and also mentions his “freshness and optimism” that “won converts from every class and every nation”, thus allowing her audience once again to feel the comfort of Reagan's presence as if he was still president. Nevertheless for thatcher, the most comforting and memorable part of Reagan was his humour. She remembered how his “easy jokes gave reassurance to an anxious world”, easing down the pressures America faced. By making remarks on reagan's personality, thatcher grows the relationship between speaker and audience by helping the American people remember or to even learn the behind the scenes of president Reagan and how his optimistic personality saved America from the Cold War. With that being said, thatcher shifts away from her surface purpose—remembering Reagan as a great man, while emotionally appealing to her audience— into her repetitive phrases of the unforeseen accomplishments of Reagan as a president. When Reagan became president during the Cold War, “others prophesied the decline of the west”, or “others saw only limits to growth.” And among all the problems America faced with the soviet, “others hoped, at best, for an uneasy