Margaret Thatcher
Power triumph, and authority. These are some of the most pronounce qualities possessed by none other than Margaret Baroness Thatcher. Throughout her lifetime, Thatcher was able to transform and lives of many. It was evident from the start that Thatcher would soon begin to influence life in the modern world. Margaret Thatcher contributed to the history, art and culture of Britain through woman’s rights, end of socialism, and the revitalizing the British economy.
In her earlier years, Margaret attended Oxford University; majoring gin chemistry and later pursuing a law degree (The Path). She was first exposed to politic when her father was their hometown mayor (Columbia Ecncyclopedia). During that time, Margaret was unable to find work due to the unwillingness of businesses to hire woman; making it a difficulty for Thatcher. Not long after, she began to work for tax attorneys. It was here that her great knowledge of law would foresee her role as a politician. Thatcher would make history after becoming the first woman Prime Minister and the first female leader of the western nation. It was through this that thatcher would advance woman’s rights and liberty. Thatcher’s father always instilled in her to always speak her mind, despite what others think, something that she would take to heart in the future (Margaret Thatcher Foundation).
Margaret Thatcher was given the title “Iron Lady” for her audacity, spirit and willpower to bring about change to the nation. In 1961, after taking on just two years in parliament, Margaret became a Junior Minister. Once becoming Prime Mister, Margret took on many more issues. Her everyday battle was with the men who seemed to not take her seriously, based on her sex. At the time,...
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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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