THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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We’ve grown used to the idea of space, and, perhaps we forget that we’ve only just begun. We’re still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.
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We mourn there deaths
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we feel the loss and this tragedy
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it hard to dazzle us
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Detailed explanation-1: -The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them. I’ve always had great faith in and respect for our space program, and what happened today does nothing to diminish it. We don’t hide our space program.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Reagan positions the tragedy within a larger picture without losing the significance of the present tragedy.” He names each crew member and praises them for their courage. To further manage our emotions, Reagan again calls us to national mourning, and establishes the primary audience as the collective mourners.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ronald Reagan’s speech on the disaster was a way to have the nation not blame the space program for the deaths of the astronauts, but a way to have the nation face the disaster with strength and push through the event with more courage than before and to continue exploration into space.
Detailed explanation-4: -As the nation’s leader, President Reagan decided to address the country about the Challenger tragedy. Putting aside his scheduled State of the Union address before Congress, the President instead delivered an Oval Office address to comfort the people as the nation mourned.