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    Analysis of the speech “Ich bin ein Berliner” by John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States of America‚ from 1956 to 1963. He was the youngest president elected for the Democratic Party in a time of a worldwide conflict between communism in wide parts of the world and capitalism‚ mainly represented by the NATO states. Due to his father’s work as an ambassador in Great Britain‚ he gained access to British politicians and subsequently wrote his senior Thesis

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    treated like everyone else‚ while “Inaugural Address” by John F. Kennedy he gave a speech on what he was going to do as president. Kennedy wasn’t as emotional as King and not everyone agreed with King as much as they did with Kennedy‚ but they both used metaphors and had a plan to carry out the goals they had set. These two speeches were powerful. “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate” (Kennedy 512). He realized there were many conflicts at the time

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    Hamlet Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is one the begins as a highly-respected individual‚ until they are faced with a decision that exploits their tragic flaw which sends them towards there mere end but die with pride. A tragic hero is evident through Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton. These tragic heroes are often compared but the question remains‚ who is the more tragic hero? While it is clear both characters support the makeup of a tragic hero‚ Satan’s story occurs on a

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    1. Kennedy was in Dallas‚ Texas because he was campaigning there and he knew that in Dallas they thought he was not doing the best job. He wanted to go there personally to hopefully get people to change their opinions about him so he could get more votes. 2. John F. Kennedy‚ Jacquline Kennedy‚ Govenor John Conallie‚ and his wife Nelly. 3. Dealey Plaza was where John. F Kennedy’s assisnation occurred. 4. There 3 shots fired at the motor cade. He was hit in the neck and in the head. 5.

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    comparing and contrasting are John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush. John F. Kennedy was our 35th president and George W. Bush was our 41st president. Some the similarities Kennedy and Bush have are that they both wanted to cut the taxes. Kennedy wanted to cut the tax 20-91%. George W. Bush‚ “he began his presidency with a federal budget‚ factors such as enormous cost of fighting two wars and the board tax cuts led to annual budget deficits starting in 2002.”(History) In 1962‚ “Kennedy said he was committed

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    Creon The Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is defined in most cases as a literary character of great stature whose moral defect leads to tragedy but some self-awareness brings the character to make the right decision (World Literatures). That is why although Antigone portrays many characteristics of a tragic hero‚ the real tragic hero of this play is Creon. A tragic hero in the Greek world is very different from our perceptive of a hero in the modern world. When today’s society thinks of a hero they think of superpowers and

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    Compare and Contrast Essay There have been many great speeches delivered in the past. Some of the best ones demonstrated why our our freedoms‚ our liberty‚ and to be united as a country‚ is so important. John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” and Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” are both great examples of such historical speeches. Both these speeches have many similarities such as‚ referencing the past‚ wanting change to happen‚ and both desired peace. Yet with all these similarities

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    Have you ever heard of the most discussed assassinations of presidents in the United States? Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy are pretty famous right? Well those two are the ones who were assassinated. Consequently they were just two good people trying to make a difference in society‚ but yet this is all they got for it. Similarities between the two are unbelievable‚ from how it happened to their killers they are almost identical. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12‚ 1809 in Kentucky. When

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    Achilles Tragic Hero

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    A tragic hero is someone who experiences misfortune‚ evokes pity and fear in the audience‚ and possesses a personal flaw. The Iliad showcases a tragic hero during the Trojan War. Trojans and Greeks fight in the war‚ which begins because Paris steals the beautiful Helen away from Menelaos. This angers Menelaos and sparks a war. During the battle‚ the demigod Achilles will eventually kill the Trojan leader Hector. Achilles is the real tragic hero of The Iliad for several reasons. Achilles’s ignorance

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    John F. Kennedy vs. Barack Obama According to the Oxford dictionary‚ a leader is a person who commands a group‚ organization or country. In this case‚ both John F. Kennedy‚ thirty fifth president of the United States and Barack Obama‚ forty fourth and current president‚ were leaders but had different points of views when it came to leading. Even though they ruled over the same country they differed in their views of equality‚ freedom and justice. John F. Kennedy served as president from 1961

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