Shawn Johnson

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 relying on who win the north Vietnam or the United States. What decisions did LBJ make and why from 1964-1965? President Lyndon B. Johnson made the decision to send troops to Vietnam and to bomb the North to…

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.…

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” (Martin Luther King Jr., I Have A Dream.) This statement, broadcasted in Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech I Have A Dream, demonstrates the ever-present conflict of racism in society. Racism has existed since the beginning of time; different cultures and nations have always attempted to assert dominance over groups they…

Mahdin Mohammad Ms.Grindstaff ELA 17 October 2015 VIETNAM WAR Most people in the U.S. thought that involvement in the Vietnam War was wrong. Involvement in the Vietnam War changed many people, because the U.S. wasted many lives, and the U.S. basically lost the war, and it changed many people physically and mentally. The U.S lost a lot of lives in the Vietnam War. “In the Vietnam War more than 58,000 American troops died…

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…

The peace movement in the 60s and 70s revolutionised the way the population of America and England regarded politics as well as themselves as a society. From the formation of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), spurred on by J. B Priestley, to Bob Dylan’s politically motivated songs, peace movements were formed to oppose political conservatism. Originally protesting solely on the nuclear arms race, the movement expanded to oppose America’s involvement in Vietnam in support of peace.…

Founded in 1965, the Head Start program was part of President Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty. This federally funded program focuses on supporting low-income children in a variety of ways. Their social, emotional, nutritional, psychological and overall health needs are addressed. The purpose is quite literally to give underprivileged children a "head start" so that they will have a better chance of succeeding in school and beyond. Head Start primarily targets preschool children ages 3-5 years,…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Inaugural Address was one of the most momentous speeches in United States history as it influenced a great number of people to accomplish incredible things. Kennedy’s authoritative tone and usage of grandiose phrasing puts him on a pedestal as a figure that appears to be more than just a man. The article, “Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 years on,” written by Eleanor Clift, help regular civilians gain a thorough understanding of JFK’s Inaugural Address by…

Some people would love to have the chance to live in the 1960s, would you? If you do, you could fight against a problem without getting shot or bombed. You could also listen to the songs that morphed the future of music and what we watch and wear. The most important reason the 60s was a better time to live in, is because you felt and were safe. Some people believe the 60s was a violent time because people fought in Civil Rights Movement. Regardless, I know the 60s were a peaceful time where you…

Rhetorical Analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” Speech Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was given during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. The speech has a very simple context, and Martin Luther King wrote it with the purpose to inspire change within black and white citizens of the United States, so that civil rights for all Americans could be equal. The proposition is that people from both races will accept change in a non-violent way. King uses Ethos, and…