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    Starting with John F. Kennedy “Jack”- who is known for being the biggest womanizer to ever lead our nation. It was as if sleeping with multiple women came naturally to him; he could not help but attend to his sexual desires with the plethora of women that threw themselves at him. However‚ in the conditions he and his siblings were raised‚ answers the question as to why he was a promiscuous man. Raised in Boston as a rich young boy‚ Kennedy lived in an emotionally unhealthy household that was controlled

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor plays the role of a tragic hero. During the hysteria in Salem‚ he managed to keep his wits about him despite previous mistakes that he made. Proctor’s affair with Abigail and his strength to keep from blackening the names of his friends make him a tragic hero. Proctor’s affair with Abigail results in trouble for him throughout the play. The affair caused the witch-hunts because Abby did not want anyone to have John if she could not. Miller includes

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    John Proctor: Tragic Hero or Pompous Malefactor? According to Aristotle‚ a classic tragic hero must meet the following six criteria: nobility (of noble birth) or (wisdom by virtue of birth)‚ hamartia (a flaw or error of judgment)‚ peripeteia (a reversal of fortune‚ brought on by the hero’s hamartia)‚ anagnorisis (the discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own actions)‚ the audience must feel dramatic irony for the character‚ and the character’s fate must be greater

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    While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration‚its youthful energy and look to the future make it distinctly John F. KennedyJohn F .Kennedy’s essay employed a lot of rhetorical strategists in his writing that made his writing very unique in it way of formatting his messages.Such as his manner of using his religion and God in his speech that he knew would cause a certain reaction by the crowd. The message he is trying to employ to all is that we should

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    of the United States voted John F. Kennedy as the thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy’s speech‚ delivered on January 20‚ 1961 recognized the fear and anxiety running rampant throughout the common citizens’ mind. In his constant use of repetition and rhetorical devices‚ Kennedy eases the public’s mind by maintaining a conversational tone‚ while still holding a clear and compelling structure as he addresses Congress and the national public. First‚ Kennedy ignites a sense of pride in

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    controversy that John Proctor is the nobleman of the story and presented as an archetypal tragic hero. John Proctor is a farmer that lives outside the town with his wife Elizabeth. He is a good man with many good deeds but has one sin that is his biggest downfall. His admiration for Abigail Williams. Which sparks off the plot of the novel The Crucible John Proctor is a tragic hero by his actions during the trials‚ his tragic flaw‚ and how faces and accepts death with honor. John Proctor’s action

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    55 years ago‚ and the young national and international audience of that time had become older. They could not forget “the Inaugural address of 1961” by John F. Kennedy. Where Kennedy used the freedom‚ the revolutionary beliefs‚ liberty‚ righteousness‚ and other words as key terms. Indeed‚ through the use of the mentioned key terms used‚ Kennedy appealed to the noble emotions of both Americans and non American people. Kennedy’s remarks pursued to create a feeling of unity through the phrases such

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    In October of 1962‚ John F. Kennedy was faced with the first crisis of his administration. The Soviets were building nuclear missile sites on Cuba‚ and one of JFK’s first actions was to give his famous Cuban Missile Crisis speech on October 22‚ 1962. JFK uses repetition‚ ethos‚ and pathos to discredit the USSR’s international standing in the world. JFK give his speech to show the people that the government has their best interests at heart. He tells the citizens about what the government has learned

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    world” was President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was a Harvard graduate who held the best interest of the American people. On April 11‚ 1962 the United States was emerging from a time of recession when some of the largest steel companies raised their steel prices. Kennedy responded to the rise of the still prices within 24 hours. On April 11‚1962 Kennedy gave a speech addressing the rise of steel prices. Kennedys main goal was to lower the costs of steel. In the “JFK Speech” Kennedy uses tone‚ word choice

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    During John F. Kennedy’s presidency‚ he used the “flexible response” method in order to avoid conflict. The flexible response method was a method that did not allow weapons to be used. The flexible response had many different options so that it can enhance the credibility towards the United States‚ but also made it risky towards them because they either had to respond in all levels or not respond at all. In the article‚ Kennedy mentioned that “he wanted to deter all wars‚ general or limited‚ nuclear

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