Ted Kennedy

Lasting two decades of the 20th century, the Vietnam War was undeniably the longest and the most horrendous war in the history of America. The United States supported South Vietnam and resisted communist North. Based on our study, it was my contention that as one of America’s most controversial wars, the Vietnam War had far-reaching impacts on American citizens’ perceptions of government and military for years. Firstly, the credibility gap between the American government and the American…

and spoke to people you believe that there will be a change in their life. A quote from John F Kennedy's “Ask not what your country can do for you;ask what you can do for your country.” John F Kennedy was important because he was a president. And he was the youngest president. Another thing about John F. Kennedy was assassinated, on November 22, 1963.…

Instead, a true leader is chosen by the people who acknowledge him or her to become their leader. These true leaders are able to demonstrate their determination and articulate their views through the medium of their speeches. Nelson Mandela and John F. Kennedy were exceptional at demonstrating how they were true leaders of their generations. Both, Nelson Mandela and John F. Kennedy’s speech techniques proves how they were acknowledged by their citizens to represent them to the world. By…

Bill Clinton’s “I Have Sinned” speech has become a popular speech and became nationally known. He performed this speech on September 11, 1998 at the White House’s annual prayer breakfast in front of hundreds of religious leaders. Bill’s purpose for this speech is to ease the turmoil that plagued him over the couple of weeks before the speech, which involved sexual relations with another woman. Bill uses examples of ethos, pathos, and logos all throughout his speech. This speech became famous…

South East Asia. In order to deem Lyndon Johnson either politically courageous or not politically courageous, we need to know what “Political Courage” is to the average human. According to our thirty- fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy political courage is “In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience – the loss of his friends, his fortune,…

On July 27th, 2004, then Illinois Senator Barack Obama addresses the audience of the Democratic National Convention in Boston. As the keynote speaker, he is responsible for setting the stage for the ideals of the party and its chosen candidate and why he is best fit to hold the title of President of the United States of America. This is a tough time for America, for the previous four years held the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the war against Afghanistan, and the war against Iraq (George W. Bush…

Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops." Brought on by the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive, the policy referred to U.S. combat troops specifically in the ground combat role, but did not reject combat by the U.S. Air Force, as well as the support to…

My movie is going to be about the Four Chaplains and how they were brave, showed heroism, and gave there lives to save others in need. The four chaplains were George L. Fox he was born on march 5, 1900 in lewistown pennsylvania, Alexander D. Goode was born on may 10, 1911 in Brooklyn New York, Clark V. Poling was born on may 7, 1910 in Columbus Ohio, and John P. Washington was born in newark New Jersey on july 18,1908. This is the story of what happened to the four chaplains and to all of the…

Kennedy’s Presidency For a man who was unable to “finish the job” the question is often asked; How should history remember the Presidency of John F. Kennedy? Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. He was in office during a period of severe challenges in the U.S. People often debate whether Kennedy was inept for presidency at this time. He had multiple successes and failures when he set out to achieve his objectives. Some of these…

Chirayu Shah Mrs. McElroy APUSH 2, Sect. 2 31 March 2017 From 1945 to 1968, many groups of people were asking for rights, but the main focus was on the African-American community. They were asking for equality in the country, especially in the South. During this twenty-three period time frame, many events took place that changed their role in society. Although it did face great backlash, the government continued to work in their favor. Leaders in the African-American community unified the…