At 12:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, on Friday, November 22nd, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, something was stolen from the American people and in fact the world. The one thing that was carved from the collective souls and hearts of this great country was its innocence. The bullet from the rifle of an assassin and who fired it and from where is just smoke and mirrors, background scenery for the real unresolved questions. What did the death of JFK mean for the Country? People around the country and around the world were shocked and deeply saddened, for they knew at that moment that the beauty and glory of “Camelot” was over. Theodore Sorensen is quoted as saying, “Countless individuals have noted that the President’s death affected them even more deeply than the death of their own parents. The reason they believe, is that the latter situation most often represented a loss of the past – while the assassination of President Kennedy represented an incalculable loss of the future.” It was William Shakespeare that wrote in a play entitled The Twelfth Night, “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them”. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born great, he achieved greatness, and he also had greatness thrust upon him throughout his privileged but eventful life. JFK was young, handsome, charismatic, and rich. He was educated at the finest institutions of higher learning to include Harvard. In his younger days he was quiet athletic. He played football, golf, softball, and was on the Harvard Varsity Swim team. He was an accomplished writer, to include a Pulitzer Prize for his book entitled Profiles in Courage. He was a hero in the Navy during World War II and he served as a Congres... ... middle of paper ... ...nk to his immortality and his legacy that will survive for anther fifty years and most likely for the rest of our recorded history. We lost and have continued to lose since his death. He is gone but his legacy lives as it stands. What we lost could never be calculated, it is immeasurable and it has tainted the threads that weave through the very fabric of our lives. To summarize the theory woven throughout this paper is best summed up by JFK himself. “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery under the “Eternal Flame.” That flame burning for eternity is a representation of a light extinguished, and it has been rekindled to burn bright in the collective conscious of this country and the world. That is his legacy. One unfulfilled.
Kennedy's death affected our nation in many ways. People who run, walk, drive, and even work near Dealey Plaza have flashbacks to the day when they witnessed their president being killed on national television (Minutaglio). The image is etched into their brain and every once in awhile it resurfaces. Many think the assassination changed Dallas forever. President Kennedy’s personality left a lasting impression on America. JFK was everything people wanted in a president, he was skillful, his personal appeal was loved by everyone, and his youthfulness, made him such a hard president to replace (Minutaglio). Many presidents were close to the great appeal president Kennedy had like, president Reagan, president Clinton, and even president Obama (History.com Staff).
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States of America was the youngest man to ever win the Presidential election at the age of 43. He was a well liked president, known for his youthfulness, high spirits and the commitments he made to the Unites States (O’Brien). During his inaugural speech, he stated that the U.S. would pledge “to convert our good words into good deeds” by forming alliances with the countries that border us. In order to prosper as a nation (“The Avalon”). President Kennedy had several great plans for this country and knew they “will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin” (“The Avalon”). Unfortunately, these plans were not carried out to their full extent because while riding in an open parade car in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot and killed. Kennedy did suffer hard times as far as international affairs go, but he is known for The Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress (“John”).
Even though Kennedy endured many hardships during his childhood, he grew up into a successful and ambitious man. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917 to Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Although, to the public he was known as “Jack Kennedy”. John F. Kennedy was also prone to being ill. He suffered from many illnesses such as chickenpox, measles, and whooping cough. However, this was not all that he had to endure. Before the age of three, Kennedy was diagnosed with scarlet fever, a life-threatening disease. Fortunately, he fully recovered from it and continued the routines of daily living (“John F. Kennedy”). Numerous individuals look back on someone’s life and evaluate of what importance their life was. Kennedy demonstrates that even though one may n...
The JFK was a telling incident demonstrating the larger cultural conflict over values and meaning in America and the competition to define national identity. The whole affair demonstrated how effective a motion picture can be as a transmitter of knowledge, history, and culture. As a result, the debate about the validity of JFK extended much further into the war-torn cultural landscape of America in the 1990s than most observers have noted. www.jfkonline.com
As you leisurely and respectfully journey through the peaceful burial ground, John F. Kennedy’s last resting place will be discovered. Watching over JFK’s grave is an eternal flame. The ever lasting flame emits a propane aroma into the calm air. As one may gaze at Kennedy’s grave, it is difficult to imagine someone would intentionally seize the life of a great leader from our nation.
John F. Kennedy had many eventful things happen while he grew older. Kennedy got his education by going to, The Choate School and Harvard College. After his graduation from, Harvard he joined the U.S. Navy and entered World War II. After his patrol boat sunk, he swam himself to safety, then going back to the sinking boat and sacrificed his life to save injured in the boat. However Kennedys brother, who had also been part of World War II died while, fighting in Europe, which made john “next in line” for political leadership within the powerful Kennedy Clan.
In “ John F. Kennedy, By Alan Brinkley, an American Historian and has taught at Columbia University for over 20 years takes Kennedy’s Life and presidency in a way that other authors wouldn’t. He shows Kennedy’s real image and the failures he encountered. Brinkley does a great job putting the major and minor events of Kennedy’s life in context without unnecessarily dwelling on any topic. In this biography, Brinkley combines minor event with the major with thoroughness and straight to the point. It is difficult to think clearly about Kennedy because of the memories his name evokes, coupled with the assassination and the United States' subsequent political history. But with Brinkley's novel he explains information about Kennedy that is not mentioned and known to America.
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names"(Brainy Quotes). John F Kennedy said this during one of his speeches, and ironically no one will ever forget the name of the person who murdered him, Lee Harvey Oswald, an enemy of the American Public. When Kennedy ran for office, he had to seem like the more experienced candidate and appeal to all of the people. During his speeches, Kennedy engaged his audiences and they hung on his every word. However, the tragic event of his assassination devastated the country and is something that is still talked about and remembered fifty years later. John F. Kennedy had a major impact on the 1960's and today through his election, influential public speeches, and his heartbreaking assassination.
President Kennedy lived a short, but successful life. His childhood helped shape him into the man he became during his presidency. He was indeed a man of integrity and did the right thing during the Civil Rights movement, and even after death, he will be remembered.
William Shakespeare was a Stratford Grammar School boy, who was a member of the Church of England, similar to just about everyone else in Stratford. However, due to some events that occurred in the Shakespeare family home, there is some evidence that could prove that the family may have had some Roman Catholic connections. When William Shakespeare was 10 years old, legal issues and debt took a toll on his family’s life. Shakespeare’s father’s stopped attending alderman meetings which resulted in the removal of his name to become an alderman, and he was also forced to sell his beautiful home. The cause of this crisis is unknown, however the records can be used to throw together the idea that there were peculiar religious events going on (Fox). Due to these mishaps, William Shakespeare’s religion is a bit of a mystery. The play, Hamlet, was written by William Shakespeare during the Elizabethan era, which happened to be a time when religious conflicts were a big deal (Alsaif). The protagonist in the story, Hamlet, is a character who seems to make his choices through his religious beliefs. Hamlet is a very indecisive person, but his thoughts on religion tend to persuade him. In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the character of Hamlet to show the flaws in all religions. Hamlet does his best to follow the rules of Christianity, but he often questions the morality involved. Although Shakespeare belonged to the Church of England, he didn’t find any particular religion to be perfect.
I found that the amount of success JFK has is more abundant than anyone else I can think of. It is because of this mass success within such a short period of time that I have decided to constrict my list of JFK’s accomplishments to five specific successes. The first accomplishment I found to be most important to JFK’s career, as a leader, was his success at becoming the first and only Catholic President of the U.S. During the time, anti-Catholic prejudices were not unusual and were actually a significant issue during Kennedy’s campaign for president.... ... middle of paper ...
John F. Kennedy’s speech was revered then and it is revered now. He talks on peace and freedom will never be forgotten. JFK arrived when America was going through a rough patch and delivered a speech for the ages. His line “…My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” still applies even today. Even though John F. Kennedy’s live was tragically cut short in 1963, his speech on freedom and peace will always be remembered and it carries on with JFK’s legacy.
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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare The idea of courtly love based in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth night' involved a woman being put on a pedestal and worshipped from a distance like she was goddess who could not be attained. Only by very long devotion and lots of trials could a man get this kind of woman. The woman quite often appeared to be both cruel and fair. Courtly love was a sexless kind of love and was more idealised.
After Olivia has her very first conversation with Cesario (Viola), where he tries to woo her for Duke Orsino, she immediately falls in love with him. After Cesario leaves her palace, Olivia says to herself ‘Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions and spirit do give thee fivefold blazon. Not too fast; soft, soft. Unless the master were the man. How now? Even so quickly may one catch the plague?’ Here Olivia states that Cesario’s external features are what attract her to him. Her metaphor contains a s...