“Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul” (Thathcer, 1981). Margaret Thatcher is undoubtedly one of the most renowned individuals in British history. Initially the first woman to be elected as party leader, who entered 10 Downing Street as the Prime Minister. Secondly her revolutionary policies and solid capitalist ideology shook Britain.
During her sovereignty which lasted eleven and a half years (May 1979-November 1990), she turned Britain upside down with her policies of fighting inflation, tackling the unions, intensify the British image in foreign affairs, the memorable privatisation and popular capitalism idea and many more. Though the pursue of those policies outcome high unemployment percentage and a lot of strikes from the public, Thatcher’s arguments on behalf for those alterations was the stressed importance of change in social attitudes in order for successfully compete with the rapidly developing world. Some of the noticeable new attitudes that persist in Britain to this day can be summarised as efficiency, entrepreneurialism, competition and independent responsibility. Thatcherism has served as a catalyst to the formation of the modern “Western/Capitalist culture” that has affected the everyday life of so many around the world.
What were those effects in the everyday person life? I will discuss in this essay.
Margaret Hilda was born in Grantham, England in 1925 to Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. Alfred was a grocer and raised his family in a flat above his shop. Most common affiliations to Maggie’s early childhood are the Victorian values she a...
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The conservative party has been in existence since the 1670s and was first called the ‘Tories’, a term used by the Scottish and Irish to describe a robber. This party is a right- wing party which believed in conserving the tradition and the king, as the name entails. David Cameron, the current party leader became the leader in 2005. He is also the present prime minister of Great Britain and he has made a lot of changes since he became the leader of the party. In this essay, I will talk about the history of the party, looking into detail at their gradual changes or transition in ideology and the various changes that David Cameron has made to the party’s image and beliefs.
Heath’s premiership during the years of 1970 to 1974 presents a period of affluence and appeasement alongside a lack of control indicates that Heath’s reign largely was a failure in maintaining stability. Despite the achievements that Heath implemented like Brittain finally getting into the EEC, the Oil Crisis, U-turn policies and the rest of the economic failures overshadow the policies that provided stability and modernisation establishing that Heath, according to Row ‘was good at policies not politics.’
Showing any kind of courage can lead to sacrifices. When a person takes action for what she believes in despite the consequences, she is showing political courage. Because Hilda Solis was taught by her father, an immigrant from Mexico who worked at a battery recycling plant, to stand up for her rights no matter what heritage she is, Solis was conscious about the difficulties of being in a working-class community. While in college, Solis interned at the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs which taught her that she can accomplish anything, if she works hard (“Hilda Solis,” Newsmakers). Hilda Solis showed political courage when she raised the minimum wage in California by writing a bill, enforced the law of anti-sweatshops, stood up for minority and poor communities by starting the creation of the Environmental Bill, and fought for more power for interns and workers.
To apply this rhetorical strategy, she incorporates several crucial phrases and words to which one can appertain. One example of Thatcher’s use of diction occurs in line twenty-three of her eulogy when she refers to Reagan as “Ronnie.” While to the reader, this name is but a sobriquet Thatcher uses for Reagan, one must identify her use of diction to understand her intention for using this name. After analyzing the word’s connotation instead of its denotation, the reader can discover that she incorporates this word into her eulogy to give the reader a thorough comprehension of the friendship they shared. For the reader, this diction permits him or her to identify Thatcher’s credibility, and for Thatcher, she strengthens her claim by validating her relation with Reagan. Thatcher, however, goes beyond reinforcing her claim through credibility; upon analysis of her eulogy, one can recognize her use of diction to depict historical occurrences surrounding Reagan’s presidency. The reader can identify an example of this tactic when Thatcher states in lines five and six, “[Reagan] sought to mend America’s wounded spirit” (Thatcher). On a superficial level, this
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