John F Kennedy

During the sixties American society was known to be a both scholarly and popular cultural period. A lot of countries around the world were still recovering from World War II. In Europe their social class structure was destroyed during the war and by the beginning of the 1960s many working-class people could afford common household…

“On January 1, 1959, a young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro (1926-) drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973), the nation’s American-backed president.” The United States (US) backed General Batista since his rise to dictatorship in 1952. General Batista was friendly with the US, and the US had no reason…

Today, at the dawn of the new millennium and perhaps for the first time ever, racist beliefs are taking a back seat. Other, more controversial, topics such as gay rights and abortion are taking precedence over the most prominent struggle of the past century. Society has come a long way from segregation and race riots…

The module for this week entails decision making and diversion where it is evident in international politics. In particular, this focuses on the notion of how leaders of their country can affect the position of their security, in an international sense. In addition, it illustrates how public opinion stemming from just the country itself can…

He was our youngest president that radiated this new hope for America. His assassination shook the nation, his killer was soon brought in identified as Lee Harvey Oswald. Less than 48 hours later he was killed, leaving us with unanswered questions. Even with evidence, numerous witnesses, you’d think the case would be solved without a…

I chose clip number 3 out of the butler film because Kennedy got shot for supporting the black people because Kennedy risked his life for saving the blacks. The director Lee Daniels shows kindness to black people through white people. The director Lee shows this in four different screen shots, one is when Kennedy shows…

Was born the second of nine children of the entrepreneur and diplomat Joseph P. Kennedy and his wife Rose. That the Kennedy boys will one day go into politics, is out of the question for their ambitious father. At an early age, his nine children learned that life is all about winning. After completing high…

This age old question is often heard when something bad happens. From taking the last cookie to murdering a political figure, people are left pointing fingers and asking: who did it? This question is especially popular when considering the assassination of President Kennedy. After his death, the happenings of the event were questioned. Still today,…

November 22nd, 1963 the world was changed forever. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Three days later on November 25th, the world had to say goodbye to a beloved president at his state funeral. One of the most iconic images from those few days was the photo of JFK Jr., age 3, giving his father’s…

A situation that is so indescribable that it affects a whole town. The residents of Flint Michigan did not know what was in store for them when it came to the most important thing to life, safe drinking water. What most people take for granted the residents of Flint knows how it feels to be…