2-15-14 Period #3 JFK and MLK Compare and Contrast Paragraphs Contrast Paragraph: While MLK and JFK both had very nice‚ well put together speeches‚ they used different strategies and tactics. This was to fit the types of people they were soliciting their speech to. Generally speaking‚ MLK had a black or civil rights supporting audience. Since many of his audience members were black‚ many had low morale and were discriminated against. MLK spoke knowing this is how his audience was. JFK on the other
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John F. Kennedy “JFK” was the 35th President of the United States‚ and was the youngest man to be elected into presidency. For many‚ his 1960 election into presidency came to signify a new generation‚ and an influence of young idealism in the aftermath of World War II. As the Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States grew‚ Kennedy symbolized a new future and hope for the nation. On November 22‚ 1963‚ around Kennedy’s first thousand days in office‚ he was assassinated in Dallas
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better place for every human being. In‚ John F. Kennedy’s speech he says‚ “This nation was founded by men on the principle that all men are created equal‚ and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” (JFK speech‚ address on civil rights‚ June 11‚ 1963‚ paragraph 3) It is not fair that we as a person come into this world the same way‚ and to be treated so differently from one another; because‚ of the color of our skin‚ or even the race we are born in
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Turning Points: The JFK Assassination When the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination spread through the United States‚ hopelessness and uncertainty rocked through the country. The Kennedys were the closest thing to royalty for the American people. They were the representation of the perfect American family. Devastating things like this weren’t supposed to happen to families that seemed so perfect. How could this happen? Why? Was his assassination part of a much bigger attack
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John F. Kennedy‚ also known as JFK was the 35th President of the United States. He was elected in 1960 and was 43 years old which makes him the youngest person to be elected as president in U.S. history. As a young boy‚ Kennedy had an elite education and was born into one of the wealthiest families in the U.S. In 1946‚ he ran for congress and won and became a senate in 1952. He is considered one of the best presidents in U.S. history because of how he handled the cold war‚ Cuban missile
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mistreated‚ I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time... there was opportunity for me to take a stand to express the way I felt about being treated in that manner.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ known also by his initial JFK‚ was the 35th president of United Stated from January 1961 till November 1963 when he was assassinated in Dallas‚ Texas. He was the son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy‚ the second one of nine kids. He descended from a family of politicians since his grandfather
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your country can do for you" when he is in his inaugural address. President Kennedy have used many of the tools in rhetorical or presuasive writing. He has full knowleged with Aristotle three areas of rhetorical such as: Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos. JFK also uses repetition to persuade the American people. He begins several sections in the middle of his speech with the same phrase‚ “Let both sides. . .” then uses very strong verbs to call the public to action such as “explore‚” “formulate‚” “seek‚”
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affairs as well as his internal were major sources of distrust in our society. While JFK while a great man and great president he did not always make the best decisions. His devotion to putting an end to communism affected his ability to think clearly in some
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In October 1962‚ the world became closer than we could ever imagine to a nuclear war‚ A war so devastating that it’d destroy the civilized world. On 16th of October 1962‚ President JFK was shown footage of ballistic missiles belonging to the Soviet Union being installed in Cuba‚ these missiles had the ability to carry nuclear heads. Kennedy ordeded a naval blockade to be placed around the site where the missiles exist to prevent any other military supplies from reaching it. But the world didn’t
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compared to watching them in a movie theater is a completely opposite and different experience‚ and I’m going to talk about all the factors that make the two experiences different. There are many differences between these two options of watching a movie. The atmosphere is different ‚ and the reaction can even be different. The things you can have during the movie such as food and drinks are different. I’m going to talk about watching movies at home verses watching a movie at home. Specifically the atmosphere
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