Lyndon B. Johnson

In John F Kennedy’s speech, Kennedy often alludes to different events in history to draw in his audience and connect with them on an emotional level. For example when Kennedy states, “John Winthrop set before his shipmates on the flagship Arbela 331 years ago” it shows Kennedy’s knowledge of Massachusetts. The Arbela was a ship that arrived in Massachusetts and when it came to this land the first inhabitants would do their best in creating a very functional and excelling city. Kennedy uses this…

World leader When people talk about the world leaders, there are a several great people appear in people’s mind such as Mahatma Gandhi, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Pope Francis and etc. However, there is only one person who obviously makes everything possible while a lot of people tend to think that it is impossible. This one is John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. John F. Kennedy once said a powerful quote to the world, “One person can make a difference, and…

Why did the United States find it so difficult to ends its involvement in the Vietnam War? In this essay, I will outline and explore the reasoning behind the United States involvement and withdrawal from Vietnam and why the decision to withdraw from the war, was one of great complexity. The Vietnam War was a civil war fought between the communist’s states of North Vietnam and the capitalist South. The North Vietnamese wanted to join with the south as one united communist country. Whilst the…

Citizen Kane is a drama film about a reporter’s venture into finding out the meaning behind the word “rosebud” which is the last word of Charles Foster Kane before he died. This film is considered as one of the greatest films ever. This masterpiece was created with $839,727 as its estimated budget. Citizen Kane was directed by Orson Welles and was released in 1941. Welles also produced and wrote the screenplay of this film. He also starred as the main character in Citizen Kane. The film starts…

As Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Presidency came to its final months he desired a last chance at pleasing the people. This chance would come in the form of a book. Having lost the faith of many Americans through his decisions on Vietnam, Johnson resorted to begging twenty-five year old Doris Goodwin to help him with his memoir. As great a story teller Johnson had been, he was never able to apply his colorful techniques to an unknown audience, which is apparent as a major weakness shown throughout his…

Returning home, O’Brien faces an America with a new identity, one draped in denial. As soon as he boards the plane, he instantly encounters the effects of war on America. The civilian stewardess, like the public, is in denial about Vietnam, and neither wants to be afflicted by the gruesome war. O’Brien takes an interest in the stewardess, stating “ The stewardess, her carefree smile and boredom flickering like bad lighting, doesn’t understand. It’s enraging, because you sense she doesn’t want to…

The rise of communism in the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam led the United States get involved in the country’s policy. From November 1955 to the fall of the largest city of the country, Saigon, in April 1955, the Vietnam War pitted North Vietnam, supported by the Soviet Union, to South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States of America. This costly and deadly war led to bitter divisions among the American society. These divisions caused the plurality of the Vietnam War memories.…

Macbeth was a devout and ambitious soldier in the Scottish army who served his king until the bitter end. Bill Clinton was a deeply religious democrat who brought the crime rate in the United States to a twenty-six year low and played a key role in the development of the modern space program. These two men lived many centuries apart but share many aspects of their lives. Macbeth was a Scottish king who rose to power by murdering the previous king and taking the throne. Throughout his reign he…

The Cambodian immigration all started due to the Khmer rouge and the Vietnam army wanting to invade Cambodia. The invasion was announced by President Richard Nixon on April 30th of 1970. President Richard Nixon had been ordering to bomb Cambodia for months before he actually announced declaring an invasion. The Khmer rouge began to take control on April 17, 1975 and their army was led by Pol Pot. I believe the Cambodian immigrants coming to America was a good decision because they were able to…

Saving the American Sport In the text “When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football” the author Bruce Watson explains Theodore Roosevelt helped shaped Football, making it safer for all who participated. In the fall of 1905 after Roosevelt brokered the Russo-Japanese treaty, he began to focus on the negativity of constant injuries and death in the game of football. With the split of faculty and fans for pro- and anti-football “factions”, Roosevelt began to feel the pressure. Roosevelt’ son, Theodore Jr…