THE “VALUES” WASTELAND Charles Sykes Questions for Close Reading (p. 222) 1. Sykes’s thesis is that the American educational system is not providing students with firm guidelines to help them make moral choices. This thesis is stated directly in paragraph 3 (“A 1992 survey by the Josephson Institute for Ethics of nearly 7‚000 high school and college students‚ most of them from middle-and-upper middle-class backgrounds‚ found the equivalent of ‘a hole in the moral ozone’ among America’s youth”)
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involvement in south-east Asia‚ while Communist China‚ increasingly self-confident and aggressive‚ split with its Soviet mentor and contemplated developing nuclear weapons. Kennedy faced a basic dilemma: how could the US stand firm in the fight against global communism‚ while avoiding a nuclear cataclysm?” (Bennett) President Kennedy was in the middle of making some decisions that would change the future of America forever. According to Moss‚ “at the time of his death‚ Kennedy’s Vietnam policy was in
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Unlike John F. Kennedy‚ Lyndon B. Johnson was thrown into a presidency of a nation involved in some of the largest foreign calamities most notably the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. Kennedy’s death also placed LBJ in compromising positions as many considered him to be unworthy of holding the office of a fallen hero with many considering him a “usurper” (Schaller‚ et al‚ p. 211). Liberal Democrats remained wary and their distrust was rooted in LBJ’s conservative background especially
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Lincoln was a good person as was Kennedy to getting on with it in the conversation‚ which people don’t see that happen anymore. Lincoln and Kennedy were facing two completely different wars at the time. Lincoln was facing the Civil War and Kennedy was face the Cold War and nuclear threats. The time in between the two presidents were very different towards the new technology coming out and
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to the People of Massachusetts on Chappaquiddick” Senator Edward Kennedy attempts to persuade the audience to forgive him and understand that his behavior after this tragic accident is not a part of his character‚ but just one action of fleeing the scene to which he pleads guilty. He adopts an apologetic tone in order to appeal to the people emotionally and allow the audience to see that he regrets the actions he made. Senator Kennedy begins his address by voicing the background and connections between
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is the university museum at Ohio University in Athens‚ Ohio. The Museum is known for their Southwest Native American Collection that comprises extensively on weavings‚ jewelry‚ and silverwork from the cultures of the Diné (Navajo)‚ Zuni‚ and Hopi peoples‚ respectably. Additionally‚ the collections include a renowned print and photo collection‚ 20th century American art‚ and a notable African art collection. Together the staff executes exhibitions to be used as pedagogical
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The success of the New Deal is very controversial. While some people says that it was a great plan it can be argued that it was actually a huge flop. The great depression started when the Stock Market crashed in 1929 and company’s stocks almost completely lost their value.This lead to company having to fire people. “ Over the next several years‚ consumer spending and investment dropped‚ causing steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment as failing companies laid off workers
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of January 1961‚ John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural speech to the people of the United States‚ but the speech is not only intended for them but also for the rest of the world. He gives his speech in a time were the world is troubled by the cold war - the USSR exploding some very large bombs during testing and then masterminding the building of the Berlin Wall separating East from West Berlin‚ but it is not only Berlin that is divided‚ the world is divided as well. Kennedy seeks peace and freedom
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Was the New Deal beneficial to America? Some may say yes for various reasons. Others would reflect on that question and give more thought on what exactly the New Deal accomplished. They would reply with a no. Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal because he was eager to see immediate change no matter the cost… People look back on those historic years and view him as a savior‚ but why? Do we know for sure what the New Deal brought us? To answer these questions‚ the New Deal hurt our nation‚ and
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“Courage is the discovery that you may not win‚ and trying when you know you can lose.” Tom Krause John F. Kennedy is a well-known president and a remarkable historical figure. He had the courage to fight for our country in World War II. Not knowing whether or not he would return home he proved to everyone he was strong enough. He overcame the obstacle of being thrown into the water after his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer. It took him and a fellow crew man four hours to swim to safety. To
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