USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a/the claim (the writer’s position on an issue or problem) of the speech?
A
We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye.
B
There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space.
C
It’s all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.
D
I’ve always had great faith in and respect for our space program.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It’s all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizons. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -That night, President Ronald Reagan was slated to give his State of the Union address. Instead, he and his White House team quickly shifted gears, and that evening, from the Oval Office, he gave a short, nationally televised, 648-word speech about the tragedy.

Detailed explanation-3: -In his “Shuttle ‘Challenger’ Disaster Address, ” however, President Reagan used pathos effectively to show his distress at the Challenger explosion, while using a compassionate tone and a powerful voice to let the audience know that they can overcome this tragedy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth” to “touch the face of God."

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