People often associate heroes as entities with capes, masks and enamoured superpowers but is this how they associate heroes in real life? Contrary to some beliefs, everybody possesses super powers. Although these powers- such as the power of persuasion, may not be as profound as those portrayed in the media, we all acquire them. Let’s take John Fitzgerald Kennedy as an example. John F. Kennedy or “Jack”, his nickname, was an ordinary individual who made himself extraordinary. Although those who were not sentient at the time may not know him, one thing for certain is that Kennedy’s journey played an important role in the U.S History.
On May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, America was yet to know that their future president was born. Being raised by a wealthy family with an active political background meant that Kennedy had no trouble being educated in elite schools such as Canterbury, Choate, Princeton and Harvard …show more content…
He had won the elections only due to his status as a war hero, his family connections and wealth. After serving three terms in the House of Representatives, followed on by a term of a Senator, he had noticed that he wasn’t making an impact to the American nation and had decided that it was time for greater change and change was what he got. From January 20, 1961, Kennedy became America’s 35th president- the youngest man elected to the office. John F. Kennedy brought hope and promise into American lives and had led America through the Cold War, World War 2, the Cuban Missile Crisis {1962}, the Bay of Pigs Crisis, Lynching and the Berlin Blockade. Moreover, the 1960’s called for acts of segregation and dispute over civil right however, Kennedy had prosecuted any race riots and had instituted peace policies and equality into everyday life by initiating the Alliance for Progress, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the Peace