Ted Kennedy

Part 1: Part I: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address There was a significant loss of seven people during a space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986. Ronald Reagan was originally supposed to deliver the State of Union Address, but after the unfortunate happenstance of the Challenger, he instead gave a short speech, in respect to the loss of the seven challenger members. Rhetorical and contextual information will be discussed and analyzed throughout the rest…

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was an extremely influential writer, and speaker. In the 1960’s, there was a large Civil Rights movement that caused much violence, many protests, and the rising of strong speakers. Among them, was Martin Luther King Junior. King was very persuasive in his writings and speeches, and I believe that many of them came off as more of an emotional appeal, or patho, over logical (logo), to convince the public to stand up for Civil Rights. Between King’s “I Have a Dream,”…

President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, only seven-minutes long, enthralled the American public. President Lincoln’s captivating speech, presented on March 4, 1865 in Washington D.C., became the unifying force to rebuilding the nation which had previously been torn apart by a civil war. The purpose of the speech was for the nation to march forward in unity; to achieve this goal, Lincoln utilized rhetorical elements such as figurative language, diction, syntax, persuasive appeals,…

Tracy Lagomarsino History 202 12/12/2017 The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism Andrew J. Bacevich  Andrew J. Bacevich, Sr. is the author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, a book that offers insight into the problems that Americans face in the 21st century and potentially how to solve them. In this book, Bacevich lends his unique perspective on the American condition as a retired career officer from the United States Army, as well as the father of a…

Abstract The NASA Challenger STS 51-L accident is an archetypal example of a disaster with no clear scapegoat. While it is easy to simply blame the management for disregarding engineers’ warnings about the safety of the mission, this analysis of the Challenger Disaster is erroneous because it fails to consider other factors such as a flawed communication system. In order to comprehensively analyze the ethical violations that led to the Challenger accident, we must consider the scenario…

Colin Powell exemplifies the true American dream ideal. Through his achievements in life, he has demonstrated that despite one’s humble beginning, family status or socioeconomic background, self-discipline is the determining factor between success and failure. I chose Colin Powell as we share the same parental background – his father from the parish of ST. Elizabeth in Jamaica, as is my mother and so there may be just a bit of bias in the selection. Colin Powell, with beginnings in humble poor…

Richard Donovan: San Diego State Prison Mariah Hall Carrington College—Citrus Heights Chad Sandry Richard Donovan: San Diego State Prison The R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility was named after Assemblyman and Judge Richard J Donovan. He was born on February 24, 1926, Richard Donovan sponsored to build a State Correctional Facility in the San Diego, Donovan shot himself in the head with a 32 automatic in his shower. Donovan passed away before the institution was built On…

In 1986, the world experienced a tragedy that had lasting effects on many people, myself included. While at the young age of nine years old at the time, I can still remember that day as though it was yesterday. That day, schools had closed in my county due to snow. I was home, flipping through the television when I came across a news broadcast about the impending launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. I do not remember if I had knowledge of the space program before that day, but something that…

Have you ever heard of John F Kennedy, commonly known as JFK? He was born on May 29, 1963 in Brookville, Massachusetts. He had six siblings all together including himself. He was the 35th president of the United States Of America. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The first impact that John F kennedy made was leading the United States Of America through the cuban missile crisis. The first thing he did was warn the people of the United States. He told the military to put a naval…

The year 1965 constituted a huge turning point in US history, under Johnson’s administration the decision was made to deploy US troops to a deteriorating situation in Vietnam. The debate surrounds Johnson, and whether he had choice to make his own decision. Vandemark and Cuddy present the argument that pressure felt from the public and the lack of a popular mandate left Johnson with constrained choice. However, this is countered through the lack of supporting evidence and the stance taken by…