Stern acts as Schindler’s conscience and in turn, He is the real hero. The film ‘Schindler’s List’ is a true story based on a German businessman with the name of Oskar Schindler. During World War II Schindler saved over 1000 jews from near death during the Holocaust. The film is based in Israel and Poland, Liam Neeson plays the hardcore role of Oskar Schindler and Ben Kingsley plays the inspiring part of Itzhak Stern. Stern acts as Schindler’s conscience and therefore both Stern and Schindler…
John F Kennedy’s popularity as a president was undeniable. With an average public approval rating of 70.1 percent throughout his term as president, he was the most popular president in history after World War II. The majority of the public believed in him and trusted his word. Congress would have to take action on Kennedy’s words, or risk backlash from constituents when their seats were due for reelection. This approval rating made Kennedy’s speech more compelling as his credibility when…
February 11, 1812. His parents died while he was fourteen, so he went to live with his uncle General Aaron Greer. He then graduated from Franklin University now known as Georgia University and went on to become politician starting his career in Whig party. Alexander cornerstone speech was followed by the secession of the state of Georgia form the Union. The cornerstone speech marks one of the reason for secession. During the time he gave “Cornerstone Speech” he was Vice president of the…
Ronald Reagan begins his historical speech with - ironically - a history, mentioning how he is continuing a presidential tradition of speaking in beautiful Berlin. Very quickly he mentions his motivation for speaking: freedom. To the citizens of Eastern Europe, he gives a special message saying that the city of Berlin should not be divided. The Berlin Wall behind Ronald Reagan at the time of his speech is a glaring symbol of the lack of freedom in Berlin. He goes on to explain that forty years…
Campaign propaganda is a way to promote a candidate into office. Different ways of propaganda are endorsements, glittering generalities, image molding, bandwagon, stacked cards, name calling, plain folks, and more. Many candidates use these different ways of propaganda. Most win by the use of their propaganda. In 1984, the two candidates running for vice president were Walter Mondale, and Geraldine Ferraro. The two used buttons to promote themselves so they could win. These buttons were a type…
John F Kennedy or better known as JFK by his initials was the 35th president of the United States. John F Kennedy served in office from January 1961 to November 1963. During his tenure, he had accomplished many things including the Making of the peace corps. He was the youngest man to become the president of the united states. When becoming president, JFK had one of the best Inaugural Address’s in modern history. His Inaugural Address is simply one of the best just cause of the fact that he…
The Clutter family was a well-respected family that lived on a large ranch in Holcomb, Kansas. The head of the family, Herbert William Clutter, and his bedridden wife, Bonnie Clutter, had four children, two of which (Nancy and Kenyon) were still residing in their home (Capote, 1966). Unfortunately, the four were murdered during a break in on November 15, 1959 (Capote, 1966). The killers, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, drove 400 miles to the Clutter house with the goal of breaking in and…
In his inaugural address, John F. Kennedy addresses the American Public about the potential that the future of America can hold- if they strive to achieve it. Throughout his address, he refers a number of times to the belief that the people should be helping the government, not relying on the government to help them. Kennedy established his belief in this philosophy through the strong figurative language and rhetorical strategies he employed throughout his speech. Moreover. he assured the…
Edmund Burke confronts the British Parliament as to how they should confront the newfound colonies: with profound reconciliation . Burke tries to put all of his good intent into a speech to try to mediate an understanding so there would be no further negative confrontation between New England and its branches. Burke is aware of his privileges held, therefore, he is doing everything in his dominion to better the society. Although not implicitly stated, it can be read throughout the text that…
The Driskill Hotel is one of the most haunted buildings in Austin and one of the most haunted hotels in Texas; some believe that the reason 23 different owners have held the deed is because of how horrifying the hotel may seem. Colonel Jesse Driskill was a wealthy businessman who made his fortune selling longhorns. In 1885, he decided to change careers and construct the top-notch hotel in his favorite city, Austin, Texas. Driskill was forced to close the hotel in May 1887. According to family,…