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John F Kennedy. John F Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts to parents Joseph and Rose Kennedy. John, often called Jack, was the second of nine children and was often sick throughout his childhood. John lived a well-rounded life despite his many ailments. While attending Harvard University; he traveled to Europe with his father. He wrote a senior thesis: “Appeasement in Munich” which looked into the failures of the British government during World War II. With the…

On March 12th, 1970 a long and ferocious battle commenced between the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division and two heavily armed Vietnamese divisions. With the heaviest portion of the battle being a 23 day siege that was sparked when the North Vietnamese Army launched a mortar attack with an ensuing siege that was meant to overwhelm the American forces ten to one. The battle lasted until the 23rd of July 1970 with the evacuation of American forces and an air raid launched by Major General…

John F. Kennedy, America’s 35th President, was a great man but not everyone thought he was. One man decided to assassinate him, figure out who this man was, what was everyone thinking I’m Audrey McCamish and this is five facts. November 22, 1963, was a special day in Dallas, Texas. President kennedy was coming to town for his campaigning trip for reelection. While not far away Lee Harvey Oswald was coming to work at the Texas School Book Depository Building, having a brown paper bag in hand.…

Richard Florida, author of “Rise of the Creative Class Revisited” state that “Cities are the true fonts of creativity.” Florida goes on to state many different examples like Athens, Paris, and even New York. He explains the different advances that have come…

reputation and image portrayed by the candidate; arguably the most important aspect of a presidential campaign. In Joe McGinniss’s “The $elling of the President”, he explores the complications and factors concerning the 1968 presidential election about Richard Nixon. Nixon is regarded as one of the most influential and impactful presidents to have been a part of our American history, with many factors to support this claim. However, in order to better understand this book…

Ulysses S. Grant was a great general, and a great president for many reasons. One may look at the first major win for the Union as a great pivot point for them, and guess who was leading them, General Grant. While in his presidency, he established the national park service, which includes a list of nearly 79000 parks, national monuments, historic battlegrounds, and memorials. He also pushed through the ratification of the 15th amendment, the right of voting for blacks, and all other races in the…

The Cat or the Mouse What is the difference between hunting humans and hunting animals? One would think that hunting humans is wrong and unethical. But for two world renowned hunters, they have two differing perspectives on this issue of hunting humans. While they both are intelligent men; one tends to approach the issue more ethically than the other. Zaroff looks at hunting humans for his own self interest, while Rainsford looks at it from a selfless view for the human population and thinks…

In the speech “Beyond Vietnam,” written by Martin Luther King Jr in 1967, King discusses the importance of breaking the silence about America’s relations with the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War began over the rise of communism. America’s tie to the war led to the killings of U.S. troops, which King was not in favor of. King strongly believes that it is important for American citizens to open their eyes, and face the reality of this war. He does this by talking about seven different reasons “for…

The word Chav has been described in the Cambridge English dictionary as “an insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class”. It’s used in the British slang as an informal derogatory word. When looking at the Oxford Dictionary they use a description of origin as a youth who is described as being ‘Romany’. The word Chav is thought to have come from the Romani word ‘boy’ or ‘chavvy’…

George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924. His family was very wealthy yet raised their children to be above no one. Although they did stress the importance of public service and giving back to society. As just a teenager , Bush left home to become his own person and start his own family. He later began his political career becoming the Republican Party chairman in Harris County, Texas. Bush was always good with people, and as chairman he was able to build…