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    President John F. Kennedy. Cordoned off from the church’s perimeter, many of them captured emotional photos of the Kennedy family, as they mourn the death of the United States President that died just three days prior, in Dallas, TX, as a result of an assassination. Of the hundreds of photos taken on that dreadful day, Stan Stearns, from United Press International, captured the most acclaimed photos in Kennedy history. The portrait depicts a young John F. Kennedy, Jr., who was celebrating his…

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    behind two adoring young children. He leaves behind a nation that loves him” (O’Reilly Bill, Dugard Martin 269). There are many different theories that people have come up with over the years. Such as, Lee Harvey Oswald didn 't work alone in the assassination, the CIA did it, the mafia, the soviets or even that Lyndon Johnson was behind Kennedy 's…

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    The Life and Death of JFK: How One Man’s Death Changed the Lives of Millions The third bullet sliced through John Kennedy’s thatch of thick reddish-brown hair. It cut a neat hole through his scalp and perforated his scalp. The velocity, and the physics of death did the rest. The right side of the presidents skull blew out-exploded, really- tearing open his scalp, and spewing skull fragments, blood, and brains several feet into the air where it hung for a few seconds, suspended in a pink cloud.…

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    Johnson, assumed the role as president and carried on with Kennedy’s figurative war, addressing the nation in his speech Let us Continue. Within this speech, Johnson addresses Congress and the American people. On November 27, five days after the assassination, Johnson read Let Us Continue. He used rhetorical devices to uplift the audience. Johnson effectively leads the audience to have hope for the future by using pathos, strong diction, varying sentence structure, and rhetorical devices.…

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    Every century markes a new memorable moment like the 30’s The Great Depression. The 60’s occured the John F. Kennedy assassination. 90’s, the most jaw dropping double murder America has ever seen. Simpson double murder trial is perhaps the most publicized case. Many conspiracy theories every jury and prosecutor had but was it enough to convict a man, possibly guilty of two murders? Did O.J. Simpson really do it? On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered.…

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    death. Covering everything from Kennedy's experiences during World War II and the schemes of Harvey Lee Oswald to the Cuban Revolution and the alienation of Lyndon B. Johnson by the Kennedy brothers. The authors wanted to depict how the shocking assassination changed the course of history. “…how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a beloved president but also sent the nation into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and its culture-changing aftermath.” The death…

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    John F. Kennedy’s life is not defined by his assassination. Though many people know him by that, his life had many interesting ups and downs. At one point in his life, he attended one of the greatest schools in the nation at the time. Kennedy had many loved ones in his family pass away through out his lifetime. He also faced many surgeries and diseases that were dangerously life threatening, such as: Scarlet Fever, Addison’s Disease, and life threatening surgery to relieve pain he had in his…

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    Homeland Security means only one thing, protect your country and the secret service is the first line of protection. “The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. Our duties are wide-ranging, but our goal is clear - keeping America safe.” The Department of Homeland Security is charged with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States divided into 22 divisions that respond to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents,…

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    right to be served in facilities which are open to the public: hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments”, as well as “greater protection for the right to vote” (Kennedy, John F., 1963). After John F. Kennedy’s assassination Lyndon Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress on November 27, 1963. He stated to lawmakers, “No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy’s memory…

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    President John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural address, emphasizes on the determination to remain united throughout this hard time that was the Cold War. Kennedy’s purpose of his inauguration is to encourage those to participate in public service. He presents a serious tone to his readers and listeners that this was the time to take action for the future of the country. Kennedy opens his inaugural address with salutations to Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President…

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