America’s New Generation of Wimps Amanda Trevino Gila Ridge High School America’s New Generation of Wimps Dear John Hawkins‚ My name is Amanda Trevino and I attend Gila Ridge High School. In English class‚ we were asked to read and express our opinions about the piece of writing that we had chosen. I chose your article “5 Ways America Is Creating a Generation of Wimps.” In your article you are trying to convince the readers that our new generation is a bunch of wimps that can’t do anything
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presidential inauguration‚ President John F. Kennedy employed the Leader Card to address the nation and its citizens. Because of this the president does not rely on any other talk card during the address. The Leader Card allows the speaker to present his motivations and intentions to facilitate change in society. During the inaugural address the Leader Card allowed the president to be perceived as a charismatic and charming commander in chief. Thus‚ President John F. Kennedy could maintain a strict but friendly
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In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address speech (20 January 1961)‚ the newly appointed president utilizes repetition of phrases‚ use of personal pronouns and antithesis which is the contrasting of ideas in a parallel structure to prove that the United States should unite together to become a world leader and fight together so that the U.S. could find peace with other countries. Inaugural addresses indict the beginning of a new presidency‚ which come with new promises to the American people. In Kennedy’s
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televised news debate. In this debate‚ Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy fought for the presidency. Since‚ this was the very first televised debate‚ many didn’t know what to expect‚ including the respective candidates. However‚ one candidate understood the importance of this debate‚ Kennedy. Kennedy practiced his debate‚ made sure to look well groomed and presidential‚ and even wore makeup‚ an idea that was unprecedented at this time. When the cameras turned on and thousands were watching‚ Kennedy was
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In 1956‚ John F. Kennedy decided to run for the 1960 presidency. Party leaders did nott want to nominate Kennedy. His nomination therefore relied on convincing party bosses that the American people really wanted him to become president. “Senator Kennedy concluded that he could be nominated only by winning primaries. Although winning the dozen or so open primaries would gain some delegates‚ it would still not be enough to get the nomination. The purpose of running in the primaries‚ then‚ was not
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with how the President will execute it. These speeches are often significant and influential. On a frosty January evening in 1961‚ John F. Kennedy gave an effective and moving speech. Kennedy’s use of rhetoric devices created a broad vision for the country and its citizens. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy uses parallelism in order to express his points effectively. Kennedy places his thoughts in a parallel structure to emphasize what he thinks is most crucial. In his address‚ he focuses on the idea that
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ne of the aspects that I chose for John Kennedy’s assassination was The Conspiracy Theory. There are many conspiracy theories about John F. Kennedy. Some of those theories that I chose are; the grassy knoll theory‚ the single bullet theory‚ and the umbrella man theory. First is the grassy knoll. The escort was driving by the grassy knoll‚ on the North side of Elm Street‚ and that is when. John F. Kennedy‚ got shot and was killed by a bullet. The newspaper had some photos that proved
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Senator John F. Kennedy in his novel Profiles in Courage addresses the accomplishments of American politicians and the courage they had. Kennedy’s purpose is to show the bravery of these extraordinary political figures. He utilizes a patriotic tone in order to elevate the stature of the politicians’ actions to give a more positive perspective in his politically interested audience. Kennedy’s voices the story in patriotic recollection‚ sharing the stories of brave politicians. This tribute to those
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One of the aspects that I chose for Kennedy assassination was The Conspiracy Theory. There are many conspiracy theories about John F. Kennedy. Some of those theories are; Lee Harvey Oswald‚ magic bullet‚ and the umbrella man. First is Lee Harvey Oswald. There were many conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22nd‚ 1963. These theories suspect that the assassination involved people or organizations other than Lee Harvey Oswald. Most current
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John F. Kennedy was able to attract supporters around the world by giving a great‚ persuasive‚ and powerful speech. According to his speech he said “For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life”(p.283/1961). This quote that was in the speech really hit the audience because they got to know what that phrase actually meant and it meant that everyone can make a difference and change how everyone lives. In addition‚ he also inspired people
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