John F. Kennedy assassination

years since the fatal shooting of John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy was an American politician and then the 35th president of the U.S and a democrat. Another famous name going around was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was the assassin of JFK. Lee would also kill officer J.D Tippit, who thought Oswald was very suspicious. This all took place in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Inside of the Texas School Book Depository on the sixth floor, is where Oswald shot President Kennedy. Before so, JFK was…

In his “Inaugural Address”, President John F. Kennedy uses pathos to convince the audience of the benefits of democracy and the spreading of its principles. Throughout his speech Kennedy uses specific techniques to arouse powerful feelings of nationalism within the listeners. One of these techniques is parallelism. He exclaims that this time in America is, “...symbolizing an end as well as a beginning…” because a new chapter in history is about to commence (2). He attempts to excite them at…

the nation, a new leader, thirty-fifth president John F. Kennedy, used his inaugural address to summon a sense of courage and offer his vision for a better America through the use of compassionate diction, allusions, and metaphors. With the course of his speech, he addresses our common enemy of communism, how we should counter this threat, and his message of hope for the future. He begins his speech with an allusion to the American Revolution. Kennedy juxtaposes America now with America in the…

In the article entitled “‘How Did This Happen?’: Grief and Fury After Florida Shooting”, writer’s Julie Turkewitz, Patricia Mazzei, and Audra D.S. Burch discuss the Florida Shooting and how the Country is suffering a terrible loss and is in a state of mass panic. First the writers explain how the FBI had “failed” to warn the school when they got a tip last month that Nikolas Cruz might kill people at a school. They further stated that the FBI director is being called out on his actions and that…

that both Kennedys have a connection to her death. Up to date, there are only two sources from witnesses that shed light into the alleged relationship between Marilyn and Kennedy which conspiracy theorists believe may have led to the events leading up to her death. Conspiracy theorists utilize evidence about Marilyn Monroe is based on hearsay from questionable sources and these sources are proven to be unreliable narrators. To see whether or not Monroe was really killed by the Kennedy family,…

Kennedy’s inaugural address artfully combines stylistic devices and figurative language to create a speech rich with meaning, both on the surface and at deeper levels. Kennedy’s diction serves to let his words reach a variety of people. He used abstract words so his speech would appeal and connect with more people, as everyone’s definition of freedom and sacrifice are different. This allowed his speech to have a greater impact on a larger number of people. He then used rhetorical tropes and…

specific language to appeal to these types of audiences. For example, he states in his introduction, words like “opportunity” , “New Frontier” , and “human endeavor,” which insipres many to support space research and exploration. For example, President Kennedy starts off by addressing the…

December 8th, 1980, John Winston Lennon was shot in the back four times while returning to his apartment in New York. Mark David Chapman was the man who fired these shots. Mark David Chapman was charged with manslaughter but pleaded insanity and got away with it. I believe he knew what he was doing and totally understood the consequences, but played off as he didn’t. I also believe he should’ve been charged with life in prison rather than having his own private prison home. John Lennon was an…

Mary Meyer’s murder has remained unsolved for almost half a century. On a fall day in 1964, Mary, best known for her affair with John F. Kennedy, was murdered in a Washington DC neighborhood, Georgetown. In Lance Morrow’s, “Woman, Interrupted”, he describes the first-hand account of the murder scene and offers two possible theories of why Mary was murdered. He also provides insight to some of the most powerful women in Washington. Lance, a young reporter for the Washington Star, heard the…

The 60’s had begun with multiple incidents and escalations such as The Bay of Pigs, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and The assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A new president came in and swiftly took over as President Lyndon Johnson initiated new policies with The Civil Rights Bill, The Voting Rights act, and The Great Society. Johnson easily won re-election in 1964 and the future of his administration looked bright. Then the gigantic problem of the War in Vietnam casted a shadow that…