Shannon Lacey Mrs. Carr AP English Language Block 3 1/16/22 In her eulogy by the former prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher honors the death of Ronald Reagan and emphasizes his former accomplishments. As former president of the United States of America, Reagan is described as Thatcher’s friend as she goes on throughout her speech to recount what he had done for the good of the country and world. Thatcher applies a variety of devices to exemplify the way Reagan had gotten through difficulties in his presidency under pressure without violence and continuously projects her admiration for him using these devices. Conveying her message with the help of certain diction and rhetoric choices, Thatcher illustrates Reagan’s hard-working, tenacious, and favorable personality. Thatcher emphasizes Reagan’s unique personality by inculcating descriptive adjectives to show that he was a great American man. She starts off the eulogy by utilizing an informal tone to emphasize with the audience by addressing not just Americans themselves, but as well as those who are mourning the loss of a great man. She brings in …show more content…
Engaging in the topic of the Cold War and the tactics Reagan used to win, between the United States and The Soviet Union, Thatcher states that despite the pressure Reagan was under, he not only won the war but had done so “without firing a shot…” as well as inviting his enemies “out of their fortress and turning them into friends'' (39). Thatcher’s explanation of this is clear and understandable as it is known to the audience that Reagan accomplished things that worked out for the better of the country and avoided violence at all costs. It also goes to complete Reagan's exemplary image as he is seen as someone who can avoid violence as well as bring others together who used to be against each