...1021 Issacson 10/13/14 John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20th, 1961. At this time, America was in the middle of the cold war. The soviets had launched sputnik, Fidel Castro recently came into power, and he installed a communist government in Cuba. Truman’s containment policy was still in the forefront of American’s minds. Not to mention, America was also in the midst of the civil rights movement. Kennedy’s election came at a very pivotal time in history, not only was America fighting for foreign freedom but also Americans were fighting for domestic freedom. In his inaugural address, John F. Kennedy instantly creates his ethos: “Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom – symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning – signifying renewal, as well as change.” In these opening lines he gives his colleagues a nod of respect, which gives Jefferson the respect of the U.S. Not to mention, his opening lines are drawn from Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural address, which gives Kennedy even more credibility. Immediately, in the intro of his inaugural address, he makes it clear that he wants this day and this election not to be remembered as a party victory, but as a victory for freedom. This intro alone gives him a solid bass of ethos to stand on. Later in the speech, Kennedy proves himself a brave leader...
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...What Patriotism is to me? Patriotism to me is love for my country and support to its constitution. Patriotism to me is the best thing in the world. My country comes first before anything. Like, John F. Kennedy, our thirty fifth president said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Patriotism is to serve and protect my country from both foreign and domestic enemies. Patriotism is to love one’s neighbor, parents, friend, and God. Patriotism is dying for my country just like all those soldiers who died in war for our country. They didn’t die for nothing, but they died to protect our freedom. The army, navy, air force and marines risked their lives for us; that is real patriotism. People give their lives so that their families can have freedom. It is that our founding fathers fought for our country’s freedom so we can inherit it. They sacrificed their lives for generations to come. That is the reason why our country fights wars. They did all they could to make our country how it is today. Now it is our turn to never give up our liberty and keep fighting to preserve it. Ben Franklin, Isaac Newton, and Abraham Lincoln loved their country; they are patriots. Patriotism should be strongest during the country's time of need in order to provide comfort and insurance to the people that live there. Trusting in one's country helps people to believe that they are protected and safe in their homes which are a very desirable feeling to have during...
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...Contents: Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..……..3 John F. Kennedy – the background and the path to success……………………….......3 Leadership capabilities of John F. Kennedy..…………………………………….……5 1. Leadership strengths……………………………………………….………………5 2. Leadership weaknesses.……………………………………………………………6 3. Emotional intelligence .……………………………………………………………7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………….…7 References ………………………………………………………………………....…..8 1. Introduction This work’s aim is to show leadership capabilities of great man – John F. Kennedy. He was the 35th President of U.S.A., the youngest and very modern. After his tragic death, his legend is still alive and his influence on American life and politics was seen for a long time. This paper will provide analysis of how Kennedy’s leadership style and present how successful leader he was. 2. John F. Kennedy – the background and the path to success John F. Kennedy’s way to Presidency started in 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he was born as the second son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy. The Kennedy family was reach, Joseph Kennedy was successful businessman, Rose’s father, John Fitzgerald, was the mayor of Boston.(Ratma, 2002) Both Joseph and Rose expected from their children to achieve a lot, especially from sons. Parents believed that all citizens should serve their country and being politician is the most honorable way of doing that. They pay attention to...
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...War II culture as described by Kovic was very stereotypically “Leave it to Beaver” he had a two parent home, mom stayed home dad worked. They were a good Catholic family and Ron just wanted to do well in baseball and make his parents proud. Ron grew up in a very patriotic environment. His childhood memories include fireworks on his birthday, playing war games with his friends, watching War movies starring John Wayne and Audie Murphy and feeling pride reciting the pledge of allegiance (Kovic 83). His childhood friends and fellow soldiers grew up with similar experiences and this romanticized version of War and war heroes was typical of the decades leading up to the Vietnam conflict. Cold War tensions categoristic of the time were evident in cultural references during the 1960’s with shows on TV about double crossing communist agents and fascination with the Space Race dominating Ron’s life. With just enough patriotism and a mix of fear of nuclear destruction young men around Kovic’s age were ready to go to war in service of the country. After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the country was in mourning Kovic went down to his recruitment center and signed up for the Marines. He wanted to be a hero and cried when the star spangled banner...
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...Civil rights Movement Truman Harry Truman is not a name usually associated with America's Civil Rights movement if only because the main 'points' happened after his presidency - Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, the careers of Martin Luther Kingand Stokely Carmichael. However, some very important civil rights issues were covered in his presidency. Truman’s ancestors had owned slaves. His first recollection of African Americans was a household servants within his family - and he did not come from a prosperous family. While he was dating his future wife Bess, she claimed that he told her that he felt that one person was as good as any other as long as they were not black. He also criticised the Chinese in America, the Jews - to whom he referred to as "Kikes" and the Italians in America who he called "wops". Hence, Truman’s background produced what one would have expected and the young Truman would have had the same views as most other youths in Independence. When he got involved in politics at an early age, he did what any aspiring politician did in the South, he paid $10 to join the KKK. Public office changed Truman. Why? Did he feel that America could not claim to be the democratic capital of the world while African Americans were treated thus? Or were his motives political? The African American population was big enough to have some political clout. Was he out to fish for their votes with his adoption of the civil rights cause? Truman and civil rights legislation: Before...
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...What in your view was the short-term significance of Martin Luther King to the Civil Rights Movement? Martin Luther King’s (MLK) short-term significance to the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) can be attributed to his non-violence and his unique relationships with the media and the President. These relationships played a key role in MLK’s and the CRM’s success. We should also not ignore the role played by global politics of the time. The circumstances were such that the CRM may have succeeded even without the assistance of MLK. In order to assess the short-term significance of King to the CRM, we must determine, was it MLK or rather the international situation that led to the successes of the Civil Rights Movement? Word Count – 502 MLK’s significance to the CRM stemmed from his use of non-violence as a tactic to achieve social change. Non-violence served as King’s ideology and methodology, and contributed to King’s significance. Non-violence being met with naked aggression and racism was showcased by the media and condemned by the government. Although several other civil rights leaders, such as Ralph Abernathy, possessed Christian credentials, MLK coupled these credentials with his non-violence and positive relationship with the media. In January 1960 a bomb was thrown on King’s porch and an armed mob gathered that was dispersed only by King’s insistence on calm. A white police officer on the scene remarked, “If it hadn’t been for that nigger preacher, we’d all be dead”. This quote...
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...John F. Kennedy, our 35th president, wrote one of the best inaugural speeches. The speech explained how Kennedy felt about patriotism and how our armed forces took their lives for our country. In this dialogue, JFK shows his true patriotism and how much he cares about our country and the world. In his speech, Kennedy adds that we are lucky to have soldiers that are brave enough to risk their lives everyday. Not everybody gets a chance to serve their country. Americans can go outside knowing that they’re safe and no one will hurt them, yet other countries have very little, or no soldiers, and cannot defend themselves. Everyone should be thankful for their soldiers, as they give us our freedom. “Can we forge against these enemies a grand...
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...On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy gave one of the most memorable speeches when he gave his inaugural address. That day, the people of the United States observed him in person, as well as on television. This speech’s goal was to persuade Americans to be active in their country. The address was so influential, people still remember quotes from it today. Kennedy appealed to a large amount of people through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos. In addition, he created a certain compelling rhythm by including parallelism throughout his speech. Kennedy’s inaugural speech assured and convinced citizens, and in return made them realize that with a new president comes a new beginning. One of the devices Kennedy used that assisted in persuading citizens through his structure is parallelism. During his speech, he created a flowing tempo in which presented that each topic was extremely important. For example, to emphasize how significant pledging the country's loyalty is, Kennedy opened each concerning paragraph with “to those.” By doing this, he created a large scale, parallel structure. On a smaller stance, Kennedy states, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate” (3). Therefore, he produced an unforgettable quote by simply using...
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...A Youthful Introduction Millions of Americans watched. January 20,1961 was an almost unbearably wintry day, yet John F. Kennedy's inaugural address heated up the hearts and passions of many Americans. A young and controversial candidate, Kennedy presented his speech to Americans graciously, proclaiming the greatness of the country. He tactfully targeted and praised each and every member of the audience, from Massachusetts to Moscow. A synthesis of artful diction and promoting patriotism, John F Kennedy's speech conveys a sense of faith to the audience while subtly promoting the president in a new light that is relatable to all Americans. Listening to the speech, one may feel in awe of the powerful words Kennedy calmly utters. Upon further inspection of the speech, each word is utilized not only to persuasively describe America, but to describe himself. John F Kennedy uses words that are related to "new" and "young", a parallel to his own identity. As he declares to a "new generation of Americans" that this is a "beginning", "renewal", and "change", he excites the audience by sharing his contemporary hopes to correspond his contemporary self. Indeed, the young new president represented change and was willing to share this with America. John F Kennedy knew his viewers. In his inaugural address, Kennedy was conscious of the broad and diverse public listening to him speak. In order to be accepted by the masses, he focused in on the varying groups in different sections...
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...Within the four writings, John Kennedy’s inaugural speech ranks second and he deserves a bonus of $1500. Kennedy’s central point is that as Americans or citizens of any country all over the world, it is imperative the we cooperate and move forward to improve the condition of ourselves and others. Similar to Levin, Kennedy uses multiple awesome rhetorical devices, including: enumeration, polysyndeton, and chiasmus. Kennedy’s rhetoric ranks above Levin’s in quality though. In paragraph twenty-five, for example, Kennedy gives one of the most famous quotes in U.S. history: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” A patriotic tone is emphasized by this chiasmus. Kennedy implies that as U.S. citizens, we should not look to our country to provide for us, rather we should do all we can as individuals to help our country continue to thrive....
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...Gail Horton AAS 131 Dr. E. Davis October 4, 2011 Student Sit-ins in Nashville, 1960 James Lawson, A theology student who decided that is was time to start a movement to stop segregation in Nashville. He and other student form a nonviolence workshop that consists of student’s witting in restaurants waiting to be service as customer. Nashville had some integrated areas school, council, board of education, police force and city buses, but hotel, libraries, theater and restaurants remained segregated. The nonviolence workshop was formed so everyone in Nashville could have a chance to enact with one another and to create a more just society. Black student was tired of segregated not been able to eat lunch and to do their homework. In November of 1959 the student planned a series of workshop to stop segregation four student went into Woolworth and sat at the lunch counter were black never sat before people look at them in disbelief and many of them were black worker. The media became of aware of what was happening day after day there were more and more students sitting in restaurants and at the lunch counter waiting to be serviced. Before long the student sit-in became cities wide at least 15-16 cities began to have though-out the South and most parts of the county. The student had some difficulty some of the student was beaten even jailed, but though it all Lawson and the students were determined to stop segregation. The purpose of the nonviolence workshop was to...
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...BERLIM - A informalidade domina as ruas de Berlim. Como quase tudo o que é moderno e descolado na capital alemã, os melhores brechós e lojas de designers locais estão no antigo lado oriental. O caótico brechó Colours (Bergmannstrasse, 102), no bairro de Kreuzberg, e o mais arrumado Made in Berlin (Neue Schönhauser, 1), em Mitte, são sinônimos de bons achados. No bairro, a Alte Schönhauser é uma rua lotada de lojas interessantes. AComme Berlin é especializada em vestidos; a Claudia Skoda, com ótimas opções de roupas masculinas e femininas; a L’Ephemere, com batas e peças femininas. No bairro-tendência de Prenzlauer Berg, a incrível We Are All Beautiful People (Eberswalder Strasse, 26) tem camisetas com frases bacanas e saias idem. Na East Berlin, encontre jaquetas e bolsas. Percorra a Kastanienallee para encontrar brechós e araras nas calçadas. Endereços - "Paris Second Hand", Friedrichshain, Berlin Rigaer Str. 41, 10247 Berlin +49 30 49854485 U-bahn: Samariterstrasse - Lunettes Brillenagentur, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin (ÓCULOS) Marienburgerstraße 11, 10405 Berlin +49 30 34082789 U-bahn: - Elementarteilchen-Second Hand für Frauen, Wedding, Berlin Amsterdamer Str. 4, 13347 Berlin +49 173 4494718 U-bahn: Seestrasse Roupa para mulher e criança. JAMES HAND, Mitte, Berlin Max-Beer-Str. 29, 10119 Berlin +49 30 75452291 U-bahn: Rosa-Luxemburg Platz - Made in Berlin, Mitte, Berlin Neue Schönhauser 19, 10118 Berlin +49 30...
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...Significant Events Lauren Smith 4 March 2012 Significant Events The social, economic and political events in the United States throughout the years have shaped the way we live today. After World War II and up until the 1990’s, the United States has gone through major tragedies, schools and jobs have integrated, and President’s have been assassinated. 1950’s Central High School in Little Rock, AK, forced to integrate became known as the little rock 9. September 20, 1957, Judge Ronald N. Davies granted the NAACP lawyers, Thurgood Marshall and Wiley Branton the right to stop governor Faubus from using the National Guard to stop the nine black students from entering the high school. After finally agreeing to not use the National Guard, he wished the students would stay away until integration could occur without violence. He knew there would be violence African Americans in their school. September 23, 1957 the nine black students were off to school. Being smart, they went in through the rear so they could avoid as many conflicts as possible. White mobs joined together to protest the new students while reporters met to support the black students. All of the white mobs went crazy when they finally heard that the new students were in their high school. The nine black students actually exited out the rear of the building the minute the mobs came so they would not get hurt. The following day President Eisenhower actually sent the 101st Airborne Division so the...
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...John F. Kennedy and the Flexible Response Stephen D. Burston Prof. Nicholas Bergan POL 300 International Problems 6 November 2011 John F. Kennedy and the Flexible Response During John F. Kennedy’s presidency the United States was seriously concern with stopping the spread of communism throughout the world and there where hot spots that sparked the Kennedy administrations attention. Containment was the United States foreign policy doctrine that proclaimed that the Soviet Union needed to be contained to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world. This containment policy meant that the United States needed to fight communism abroad and promote democracy worldwide. During President Kennedy’s time in office he was faced with the Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961, the Berlin Wall Erecting in 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the escalation the United States involvement in Vietnam. John F. Kennedy implemented his own version of the Containment policy with the Flexible Response policy. Kennedy’s Flexible response was the doctrine implement and used during political situations that occurred under his watch. The Bay of Pigs was the first situation John F. Kennedy had to deal with as president. The Bay of Pigs was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidal Castro. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trained a force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba all with the support and encouragement of the United States government. The...
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...go over such things as the law of the lid, navigation, influence, process, addition, and solid ground. Under these laws, they have different steps in which the leading is different. Over the course of the years, we have had a lot of Presidents and a lot of different leading styles among them, some of them being good and some of them being nowhere near good. But we had to live with them and they have to live with themselves. In the movie Fog of War, Robert McNamara tries to go over the eleven lessons that he learned from being under the President of John F. Kennedy. McNamara lends us his knowledge of what went wrong during those years. During President John F. Kennedy's term, while McNamara was Secretary of Defense, America's troops in Vietnam increased from 900 to 16,000 advisers, who were not supposed to engage in combat but rather to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The number of combat advisers in Vietnam when Kennedy died vary depending upon source. The first military adviser deaths in Vietnam occurred in 1957 or 59 under the Eisenhower Administration, which had infiltrated Vietnam, through the efforts of Stanley Sheinbaum, with an unknown number of CIA operatives and other...
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