All You Need Is Love : The Peace Crops And The Spirit Of The 1960 ' S

Kennedy asks the audience to work with a goal to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world,” which reveals that he uses the audience’s emotions of suffering due to brutality and contempt and commands them to replace it with the pleasant feeling of gentility (Kennedy). This appeal to the audience’s emotions inspires them to act emotionally and empathetically when carrying out Kennedy’s message of compassion. Kennedy uses an emotional appeal toward the end because he has already gained the audience’s trust and argued from a logical standpoint, so now, in his closing statements, he must leave the audience with strong emotions that will linger in their hearts and remind them why feeling empathy and compassion is essential to improving the world. During this part of the speech, Kennedy uses an inspiring tone to persuade listeners that unity will bring about a better world. Kennedy states, “Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people,” inspiring listeners that through dedication to a common cause, they can end the division and violence that plagues the United States (Kennedy). By using an inspiring tone, Kennedy convinces his listeners that they have the ability to make a change with the purpose of causing

On a cold January day America’s newly appointed president John F. Kennedy delivered his inauguration address that was incredibly important to America’s success during the Cold War. Kennedy uses his speech as a call to arms, but not only to America but the World and our allies as a whole. He uses his strong powerful voice to appeal to the ethics of the country in the beginning of his speech telling America about the promise we made when we were founded and that we must uphold it still today, telling America we must make a difference. Kennedy also uses ethics to explain that we the people are united no matter what your background or where you are from, he refers to the Americas as one place, because he wants for us to feel unified not divided. Furthermore Kennedy’s use of powerful imagery, logic and pathos allows for him to effectively call the people of the World together during this terrible time.

Through his use of the anaphora, John F. Kennedy implies that a part of his vision is to unify the country and the world under a banner of fearless peace. As an example, he addresses the world, piece by piece, “To those…, we pledge...”(2). The antecedent to which “those” refers varies, but it always retains a respectful tone of logos, occasionally supplemented by pathos due to specific wording. For instance, “sister republics”(2) creates a sense of family, leading to a pathos appeal. One of the “pledges” Kennedy makes is in the form of an anaphora too: we will “help them help themselves, for whatever period is required -- not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right” (2). With this assertion, Kennedy emphasizes that the United States has no ulterior motives for

“The founding of the Peace Corps is one of President John F. Kennedy’s most enduring legacies.” (Founding). As soon as President Kennedy became the President, he vowed to help Americans be “active citizens.” One of his first moves in office was to create the Peace Corps. The way he came up with this idea of the Peace Corps was when he spoke to students at the University of Michigan during a campaign speech and challenged them to live and work in other countries to dedicate “themselves to the cause of peace and development.” (Peace). The main purpose for this was so “Americans can volunteer to work anywhere in the world where assistance is needed.” (John F. Kennedy, the 35th). This answers President Kennedy’s call to “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” (Founding).

One of the most influential presidents in United States history, John F. Kennedy was a brilliant politician and public speaker. In his inaugural address, he sparked hope around the world by discussing the hardships faced by all of society in the present time and then leaving them with a message of freedom, power, and hope. This measure of impact is not achieved easily; Kennedy masterfully utilized the art of rhetoric to emphasize his message and win the hearts of his people. In the middle of the speech, he discusses the dangers of the modern world and his drive toward international peace and cooperation. These messages are stressed through his use of charismatic language to signify his vision of a new and better world.

On January 20th of 1961 John F Kennedy gave his famous speech titled the “Inaugural Address”, which cemented his position as commander and chief of the United States. President Kennedy’s inaugural speech detailed promises he made to the American people, and also what he hopes to accomplish in office. Throughout the speech, Kennedy utilizes many rhetorical devices such as Ethos and Pathos in order to convince his audience, which is the American people, that change will come about. Kennedy’s legacy still remains influential as it was when the speech was given, due to his persuasive comments on world peace. The legacy Kennedy created in the speech hopes to achieve peace in the world. The legacy of peace Kennedy has created is presented to the reader through the utilization of ethos and pathos in order to persuade the reader that world peace is a possibility under his administration,

It showed how America was handling the Cold War in a civil and inoffensive way. “The Americans ,of whatever age would be sought along to not only defend the country should be given an opportunity.” The Soviet Union communism expansion threatened the country, but American reactions were justified because they were appropriate and not impulsive. The Soviet propaganda pitted against the US was brash and audacious. Propaganda affected many people from other nations around the world and took a say in the general opinion of America. The Peace Corps representing America was the best possible and justifiable reaction of the US because it portrayed the country as passive and non-aggressive. The purpose of the Peace Corps was to spread the ways of democratic government and the nonviolent ways of the US. As well as, “This can only be countered by skill and dedication of Americans who are willing to spend their lives serving the cause of freedom.” The reputation of America was not well, and needed to be better represented at that time. The Peace Corps Organization was completely justifiable because it showed how the US was a not a dominating world superpower, contrary to the Soviet

The Sixties, by Terry H. Anderson, takes the reader on a journey through one of the most turbulent decades in American life. Beginning with the crew-cut conformity of 1950s Cold War culture and ending with the transition into the uneasy '70s, Anderson notes the rise of an idealistic generation of baby boomers, widespread social activism, and revolutionary counterculture. Anderson explores the rapidly shifting mood of the country with the optimism during the Kennedy years, the liberal advances of Johnson's "Great Society," and the growing conflict over Vietnam that nearly tore America apart. The book also navigates through different themes regarding the decade's different currents of social change; including the anti-war movement, the civil

establish the Peace Corps, a volunteer program that sent young Americans abroad in an effort to

Despite the warnings from the current president Eisenhower citizens were captured by the Camelot like society. In his inaugural address, Kennedy urged Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” These words moved a generation of Americans to embrace selflessness and

President John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural address speech, claims that America will unify and assert peace, in and out of the country with the help of citizens who fight for liberty and protect their country. Kennedy supports his claims by applying rhetorical devices to create a good sense of optimism and community. The author’s purpose is to encourage his listeners to stand up and help others so that America can become a better, stronger nation.

The 1960's were a time of radical change in the society of America. A sense of liberalism could be felt though out the counting during the middle of the decade. The infamous Vietnam War and the new alternative culture were pushing the United States towards a time of liberalism and a nationwide rebellion against the social norms. The first combat forces were sent to Da Nang in 1965, by a formally anti war President, Lyndon B Johnson. The question of why the United States was engaging in a war between North and South Vietnam was raised. Anti war rebellions sprouted up all across the country, all asking the same question, “What are we fighting for?” This alternative culture started to develop though out America. Men, women, youth and

“It was a decade of extremes, if transformational change and bizarre contrasts.” In the 1960s the hippies were well known to have peaceful protests. During the 1960s president John F. Kennedy was elected as president. The fight for civil rights. The baby boom happened in the 1960s. While most people would say that the vietnam war brought us many enemies. But the reality of the situation is that the U.S gained the Army of Republic of Vietnam as an ally.The 1960s is superior than modern day.

The 1960’s was a decade that forever changed the culture and society of America. The

The within the leadership of Kennedy he was able to create an environment that opened more communication. Kennedy led in a way that all task to be covered under his administration were done that no one felt that he was a dictator. An example of this act is John F. Kennedy asked the congress to create the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is a program created that was established by the Executive Order in 1961 and was authorized by the U.S. Congress. This is a volunteer program ran by the government with the mission of providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand the culture while helping American understand the culture of other countries. Kennedy also founded another program the New Frontier this program promised federal funding for education, economic aid to rural regions, medical assistant and care for the elderly and the intervention to bring a stop to the recession. Reagan policies known as “Reaganomics” were aimed at controlling inflation and spurring the economic growth this was to be done through tax cuts and the reduction in government spending.