JACQUELINE LEE BOUVIER KENNEDY ONASSIS
Jackie Kennedy will always be remembered for her courage after her husband’s death. Few people know what her life was actually like. In this paper I hope to inform you about the good and bad times of Jackie’s long and at some times treacherous life.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was born July 28, 1929. She was the oldest of two daughters born to Janet and Jack Bouvier . She grew up with her parents fighting constantly. Only months after her sister was born her parents got a divorce. Most of her classmates and teachers thought that the divorce was the reason Jackie acted up in class. Her mother said it was because Jackie finished all her work before the other children and she just got bored. In 1942, when she was thirteen, her mother married Hugh Auchincloss. Jackie divided her time between her father’s home, “Merrywood” and McLean, Virginia where her mother lived. Jackie’s junior year of high school she convinced her mother and stepfather to let her study in France for the year. They agreed and soon four of her classmates and her were on their way to France. When in France Jackie found a love for foreign countries that would help in the future. When Jackie came home she found out that she had won a photography contest for “Vogue” magazine. She was invited to work as a photographer for the magazine. Her stepfather thought it was a bad idea and talked her out of it. After Jackie graduated from high school she went to George Washington University where she studied photography. After she graduated her stepfather got her a photography job for a newspaper in New York. Not long after she started she convinced her boss to also let her write columns. In 1942 Jackie met and fell in love with John Husted. They soon got engaged, but her friends and family were skeptical. They thought that Jackie and John didn’t share anything in common. They convinced Jackie to call off the engagement. After she called off her engagement Jackie met John F. Kennedy who was running for senator of Massachusetts. In April of 1953 John was sworn-in as senator. As time went on Jackie and John’s relationship grew and on June 24, 1953 John proposed.
On September 12, 1953 the couple were married in Newport, Rhode Island. As Jackie took on the role of senator’s wife she found herself attending many banquets and balls.
Jackie Robinson’s ability to successfully integrate his sport set the stage for many others to advocate for an end to segregation in their respective environments. His period of trials and triumphs were significant to changing American perception of the Civil Rights revolution. By becoming the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues, he brought down an old misconception that black athletes were inferior to white athletes. Successively, his example would inspire those advocating for their civil rights, he lived out a message of nonviolence similar to the one Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived out. Despite the constant prejudice he faced in his sport, he was able to keep himself composed and never retaliate.
In the same way, Okonkwo, protagonist of Things Fall Apart is torn between the loyalties he has for his home land, Umuofia and his mother land Mbanta. As Okonkwo is steadily progressing towards the highest title in the tribe, fate removes him from his race ruthlessly. Umuofia has been portrayed as an organic society with established religious practices and governance. But this organic society becomes divided and virtually loses all energy only to finally fall into pieces at the end of the book. Following the arrival of the white missionaries in the village a cultural shift could be seen within these heterogeneous Igbo clans. The natives could no longer see eye to eye and therefore a certain division among the people could be seen. The inhabitants
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. he graduated from Harvard in 1940. then shortly after he signed up for the navy, and 3 years into his navy service, August 2nd at 2:30 in the morning Kennedys pt boat (Patrol Torpedo boats) was hit and sunken by a Japanese destroyer boat. Kennedy swam out to save Patrick Henry McMahon and Charles Harris. Kennedy pulled McMahon by a life-vest strap, and he talked Harris into doing the difficult swim back to the wreckage. After he came back from the war, he became a House of Representative Democratic Congressman, and then senate in 1953. He later then married Jacqueline Bouvieron September 12, 1953. They had two children Caroline and John Jr, and a third child Patric...
In her article, “Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart”, Diana Akers Rhoads positively criticizes Achebe’s work. She believes that Achebe does a great job of conveying the Ibo people as culturally bound and religious. Akers states, “Achebe’s aim is to present the peculiarities of the Igbo culture, especially the beauties and wisdom of its arts and institutions…” (Akers 1). It is agreeable that Achebe does present the beauties of the Umuofian culture which is later destroyed by the Europeans. Throughout Things Fall Apart, Achebe, “talking of the importance of ideals, refers to the example of village life based on a kind of equality” (2). Achebe demonstrates the importance of religion and culture in the novel by talking about the life of the native people. Akers also says which is true in the novel, that “Igbo are in some ways superior to those who comes to convert them” (4). It is true that the people of Umuofia especially Okonkwo, are superior in not following the religion and culture of the Europeans. For instance, Okonkwo tries to stop the missionaries by killing them in order to stop them from changing the religion of the Ibo people. Therefore, as Akers discusses in her article, religion and culture was worth a lot to the natives but, ironically many natives converts to Christianity due to the arrival of the
The definition of betrayal is to hurt (someone who trusts you, such as a friend or relative) by not giving help or by doing something morally wrong. This definition personifies the actions of the main character, Amir, in The Kite Runner. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, betrayal plays a major role in the plot of the novel. Hosseini uses betrayal to explain the actions and emotions of the characters. With all the betrayal in the novel, one character remains loyal and does not betray his friend. Hassan is Amir’s friend and is one of the only characters to not betray another. While Hassan showed loyalty, Amir did not. Amir betrayed Hassan when he needed him most. Amir was forced to choose between his relationship with his father and his
She seemed confident and strong (Frontline Video, 2013). She inspires people to live to their full potential and enjoy life (Frontline Video, 2013). However, this was just an act (Frontline Video, 2013). Jackie didn’t want anyone to be worried about her or have a negative outlook based on her experience (Frontline Video, 2013). It upset her deeply when she would have to turn to help from others just to get some food to feed her family (Frontline Video, 2013).
There was a desperate situation in which Assef targeted Amir, and Hassan displayed his loyalty to Amir. For instance, the text states, “Hassan had pulled the wide elastic band all the way back. In the cup was a rock the size of a walnut. Hassan held the slingshot pointed directly at Assef's face.” In these lines, Hassan stands up for Amir, by aiming his slingshot at Assef’s face. Even though the situation is an extremely risky one, Hassan stood up for Amir in his time of need. Therefore, what tortures Amir is the fact that he failed to stand up for his best friend. As a result, he still feels guilty for his “cowardice” 26 years after the incident. Consequently, this pain Amir so much that it drove him to seek redemption. Amir’s search for redemption controls the direction of the plot, for it has become the purpose of the story. Hosseini continues to expand Amir’s search for redemption beyond the exposition which directly impacts the climax of the story. Additionally, Rahim Khan states, “Come. There is a way to be good again.” In this one quote, Rahim
Hassan lives his life being loyal to Amir. He always stated to Amir “for you, a thousand times over” he meant every word. He sacrificed himself for Amir his whole life and never expected anything in return. His first spoken words were Amir’s name which shows how close he held Amir to his heart. The first instance where his loyalty is shown is Amir’s encounter with Assef, when he tries to beat him up. “You are right, Agha. But perhaps you didn 't notice that I 'm the one holding the slingshot. If you make a move, they 'll have to change your nickname from Assef 'the Ear Eater ' to "One-Eyed Assef, ' because I have this rock pointed at your left eye.” (Hosseini 28). Hassan stands up to Assef causing him to back off. He protected Amir from Assef. Which Amir does not do for him later in the novel. When Amir won the kite tournament Hassan ran off for the kite, when Assef threatens him to give him the kite Hassan refuses, knowing of it’s importance to Amir. This leads to Hassan getting raped. Assef calls him a “loyal dog”, this was Hassan 's price of keeping the kite. He was that loyal to Amir that he even was raped for him. No matter what Amir put Hassan through he always tried to remain friends. A true test of his loyalty was right after Amir’s birthday, Amir took the presents he received, which was his birthday money and a watch, and he placed it under Hassan’s
Throughout literature the viewpoints have mostly consist from white European men, giving the audients a very one-sided opinion of cultural happenings. This is why Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian native, wrote “Things Fall Apart”. In this book the westerner’s ignorance to the Ibo culture and assumed superiority, causes Okonkwo sense of self proving Achebe’s theme and title that things really did fall apart.
When Achebe introduces the Europeans in Things Fall Apart, he does not portray them negatively, nor does he present the arrival of the Europeans as tragic. As a matter of fact, the Africans were intrigued by the Europeans and their ways. However, as the story continues, conflicts arise between the two culture groups. Achebe accurately depicts European Imperialism and its effects on African society throughout the book.
Watson has for Sherlock by creating a sense of emotion in the writing. By using descriptive language he is able to express how concerned Dr. Waston was for Sherlock 's sickness, "but it was that gaunt, wasted face staring at me from the bed which sent a chill to my heart". (2) Even with this one line, one can feel the despair and grief that Watson is feeling, seeing his dearest friend lying sick in bed, looking emaciated. The use of language throughout this sentence is what creates this feeling for the readers, he describes Sherlock 's face as "gaunt", which is a powerful word in itself, meaning thin,weariness or grim, and he pairs it with the word "wasted" which means useless, or exhausted physically. These two words combined together creates a sentence with a distinctive imagery for the readers, giving the readers a visual of what Watson is experiencing and seeing. It is definitely disheartening to see your acquaintance staring at you, melnourished, looking very thin. Conan Doyle follows it up by saying "which sent a chill to my heart". (2) The use of this idiom represents the fear and concern Watson felt, just like the famous idiom, sending chills down my spine. Dr. Waston is always willing to help Sherlock when he is in need, as later written in another dialog "I only wish to help"(2). Watson is always willing to help Sherlock with any of his cases, but with this one, Sherlock needed deceive Watson
In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe is able to help the readers imagine the culture of Umuofia, and the characters represented in the story. Achebe is able to help Africans/Nigerians regain their tradition by describing how sacred it is and how big a part of life it is for some people. Achebe describes in many ways the “depth and beauty” in the Igbo people, by describing rituals or possibly stories that the people live by, but mainly the culture and the strong passion these people have for their heritage. And Achebe describes the Igbo people as regular people, people who have a passion for something, as people who have regrets and sorrows, but also as people who can accept and forgive.
...dea of what these people were like before British colonization. Without this insight into their culture, the reader would not have a full understanding of the changes and eventual downfall of the lbo. The scenes of cultural misunderstanding, and the mistreatment of women and outcasts, help to understand the conflicts that arise between the lbo and the British missionaries. Things Fall Apart is an excellent piece of literature. Achebe paints a picture of a people that most Westerners would otherwise never understand. He takes the reader right into the community of Umuofia. Achebe gives such a wonderful understanding of the conflict and strife of the lbo people at the time of colonization. The historical significance of Things Fall Apart is immeasurable. Achebe simply gives the world a look at the end of a traditional way of life caused by the specter of imperialism.
Betrayal. How many of you have heard that word before, I am guessing almost all of you have. So what does betrayal mean to you when you hear it? Betrayal comes in many different shapes and sizes and everyone sees what betrayal is differently. For Amir it happens to be a choice he made as a little boy. In the book “The Kite Runner” Amir the main character changes drastically from the beginning of the book to the end book to the end. First I will be explaining how Amir was as a kid, what changed him, and how he is as a young adult.
Facebook is one of the biggest causes in break-ups, the New York Post released that; “ the word Facebook was included in more than a third of divorce filings last year”. Social media sites like Facebook contain too many temptations. Before social media, there weren 't as many temptations a person had to go out of their way and look for it but now it’s just handed. Besides temptations, there’s a lack of respect for relationships and there’s constantly people who try to interfere. The lack of loyalty is what couples fear the most, some studies showed that“the higher the use of Facebook the higher the effect on the relationship and sparks of jealousy”. This proves that social media increases the amount of stress and sense of competition in both ends of a relationship. Being online is very much like access to having people over the house at any hour of the day or night; and if a relationship isn 't nourished properly it makes it easy for emotional infidelity to