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    past”. I don’t ever think about this since we always know how the story ends, but we don’t know how our own stories end, and neither did those in the past. The best example I can think of for this situation is the assassination of President Kennedy. President Kennedy had no idea that he be would assassinated in 1963, because at that time it was the present. His vice president Lyndon B. Johnson could not have predicted that he would become the most influential and powerful person in the world,…

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    stabilize tensions with Russia that were still looming from the Cold War. (History.com) President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s campaign was for the Democratic Party in 1960. (JFK Library) His campaign year was surrounded by the worries of the Cold War. Kennedy communicated in a way that gave the nation hope when none could be found after the loss of Martin Luther King, Jr. He came across as cool and…

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    In 1961 President John F. Kennedy introduced affirmative action as a response to the various struggles and setbacks faced by minority groups. For decades following the Civil War, the rights of African-Americans were blatantly disrespected and ignored. Discrimination against African-Americans and other minority groups prevented them from achieving the same level of success as their white counterparts. Even though they possessed strong dedication and willpower, minorities were still unable to…

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    Patrick Henry and John .F. Kennedy America is filled with motivational speakers. Citizens look to these individuals for inspiration, guidance, and anything else one might be seeking. Patrick Henry and John .F. Kennedy (JFK) are just two of many authors. Readers understand each of these speakers opinions on what freedom, equality, and nationalism means to them. Whether comparing or contrastion neither is right nor wrong. Patrick Henry and JFK were similar when discussing the value of freedom.…

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    Inaugural Address My fellow Americans, I stand before you today as a part of our country’s very rich history. A country that has based itself on the most sacred document of all time: the Constitution. Two hundred thirty-nine years ago, our founding fathers constructed what they believed our country should abide by. As the country has evolved with the rest of the world, we must not forget what our fathers asked of us. As you all may know, on April 12th a man named Freddie Grey was being…

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    made in the USA it was started by John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961. Some other people that helped come up with the idea or have improved on that idea are Harris Wofford, Sargent Shriver, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This was started around the time when the United States was at war or just finished and lots of people were homeless or they need help surviving and getting food, homes. or jobs. Kennedy thought this was a good idea and started it then. Kennedy learned about the Peace Corps through…

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    What events in 1964 set the stage for a new phase in the Vietnamese independence? The big events in Vietnam in 1664 were the Gulf of Tonkin that allowed the U.S to have operations in Vietnam without called to declared war. And the United States bombing the Saigon. In American, President Johnson was re-elected and he look for new course of action in Vietnam. Battle in Vietnam had started to happening and it was a new phase of who's going to be on top at the end of it. Vietnam independence is…

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    In November 1963, Lyndon Baines Johnson delivers a speech to all of America and the world on the assassination of JFK. President Johnson, from here on shortened to LBJ, attempts to bring all of America to join in with his sorrow at the loss of JFK. LBJ delivers the speech almost like a eulogy, addressing JFK’s best qualities and everything he accomplished in his life. In the same nature as George W. Bush’s 9/11 speeches, LBJ is attempting to let his country know that they will survive.…

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    Rhetorical Analysis Steel Company Speech by Kennedy On April 11, 1962, U.S. steel manufacturers raised the price of steel by 3.5 percent. President John F. Kennedy held a news conference regarding the hike in steel prices. In the conference, John F. Kennedy uses allusion, diction, and repetition to regard the high steel prices. In paragraph one, he uses diction “it would” to add to the tension and build fear because it affects the companies and the nation’s depression. If the nation is unable…

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    President and CHief Executive, John f. kennedy, in his national speech,”to the moon”, promotes the notion of America to obtain the title of ‘the first country to reach the lunar surface’. kennedy’s purpose is to persuade the citizens of the United States to back the vision of lunar exploration. He adopts an influential tone in order to persuade citizens that the united states should conduct the first step taken on the moon. as America engages in the space race, during the cold war, the…

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