Roger Scruton And John F. Kennedy

The first Roman Catholic president, John F. Kennedy, fought through many hardships. Becoming the president at the age of 43, he went through many difficult trials to get that role due to his religion and health. Although he died early, he still managed to go beyond his presidential duties and accomplished a lot during his short term.

Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson were presidents during one of the most troubled periods in our American history. Both held on with significant social unrest and the question of whether to continue participation in the Vietnam War. Even though both Nixon and Johnson faced similar problems while in office, their style and approach to problems was profoundly different. Even so, Johnson and Nixon shared a disposition to bluff the public and their fellow colleagues in order to pursue what they wanted to do. No matter if it was wrong. .

Having posted this on World-Post, which is a news and blog website created through a partnership between Liberal news aggregator Huffington Post and a nonpartisan powerhouse, the Berggruen Institute on Governance, allows for this essay to not get exposed to the pro STEM or anti-arts parties. Sparking up the discussion of reintroducing the arts back into everyday society’s curriculum, you need to direct this essay towards both the audience, and the individuals who have the power to make this change. If Ma bring up a primarily pro-art focused paper, and only shares this piece of writing with mostly fellow supports of the arts, Ma misses the “equilibrium” that he spoke so highly about. If we can’t have both sides of the spectrum be able to analyze and discuss the ideas presented in this paper, then it’s going to be close to impossible to enact any change within society to reintroduce more of the arts back into

Our history and struggle has brought us to where we are now. We have been through a lot as a country to help make our nation the independent and free nation that it is today. We are where we are now because of the sacrifices that were made in the past. Many people fought and gave up their lives for the many rights that we are lucky to now have. We all owe them so much because without them, we would not be what we are today. Many people like Fredrick Douglas, W.E.B. Dubois, and John Brown fought for a cause that they thought was worth fighting for. No matter what it took, they kept their eye on the ball and fought for what was right. Now, I could sit here and tell you all the people who have helped shape America into the wonderful country that

Lyndon B. Johnson swore in as the 36th president of the United States of America in 1965. He was the president with a new vision to build a “Great Society” for the American people. Johnson believed that freedom involved “the right to vote, to hold a job, to enter a public place, to go to school.” His visions were motivated, passionate, and included a tough fight on the war against poverty. One of Johnson’s new policies in his vision to “lift the poor into the social and economic mainstream. It provided Head Start”. His goal was to provide public education to disadvantaged families. Project Head Start would serve children ages four through six, allowing them to arrive at kindergarten ready to learn.

In our nation, the power of Democracy is our greatest power. The job as a citizen is to elect representatives to keep in contact with our personal liberties and create equal power in governing for all. During the 1960 election, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon created what is known as the First modern campaign. In the book, “The First Modern Campaign”, by Gary A. Donaldson, he discusses some of the struggles Kennedy had to go through in order to come out on top. The fact that Kennedy was not a liberal made it very hard at first to win over any votes. In the Textbook, “American Government, Roots and Reform”, it stated that a liberal is, one who favors greater government intervention, particularly in economic affairs and in the provision of social services. In previous history, Kennedy, has completely gone against the liberals and has supported communist activities. Kennedy knew, however, that he would not win the election without the support of the liberals. (39) Kennedy tried many ways to appeal to the people of the united states, however, his competitors seemed to always have an upper hand. Until Humphrey came along during the primaries and Kennedy could portray himself as the underdog. Humphrey never had a lot of votes, but as time went by the money for his campaign lessened and he later described it as, “money for a campaign is as basic as gasoline for a motor, if you run out, the vehicle stops.” (49)

On November 22, 1963 shortly after noon the 35th president of the United States of America John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated in Dallas Texas. The nation and the whole world was shocked in that day. In fact, president JFK was preparing for his next combine in Texas, he took a road trip by a motorcade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and his wife Nellie. The road trip went through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas towards the trade mart, where the president was scheduled to give a speech there. The road that the president JFK was traveling on by his motorcade was fully crowded by citizen, reporter, and photographer, which all came out to see the president. Around 12:30, the president motorcade was on Main Street and less than ten minutes away from the trade mart, a gunshot was fired from Texas school book Depository which was on Main Street. President JFK was shot on his neck and his head, and the Governor John also was shot on his chest. The president was taken to nearby hospital Parkland Memorial hospital. Half an hour later, it was announce that the president JFK was dead, and Governor John after a serious surgery. According to (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum).

In listening to John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Amherst College and reading Roger Scruton’s article, “Conservatism and the Conservatory,” one gets a few points of view on art and artists in today’s society, both of which are very powerful and interesting. Kennedy uses the example of poetry and how it can be used to keep power in check, saving it from itself, and reminding man of its limitation when power brings man to become arrogant. He speaks to the importance of a nation and a world where we demand respect because of power but also because of the way we handle power, and the place of the artist being to help us keep our perspective and to handle power well. He honors the poet Robert Frost in this speech, using his example for how artists ought

I support President Bush’s quote in which he said "The study and appreciation of the arts and humanities serve as both the unifying force in society and as a vehicle for individual expression.". I believe that the first part of this quote he is trying to get us to understand something. He wants us to understand that even though our art may be different that's what unites us in a beautiful way. I believe that we could be two different people with two different lives but still feel a connection be cause we saw painting and had the same spiritual

In the words of President John F. Kennedy,” Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”. (John F. Kennedy) JFK was a president during a tense time in American History. The Civil Rights movement during the 1960’s questioned the status quo. This motivated change that influences many decisions we have today. The relevancy of truth and what is certain ascertains our duty as a citizen of the United States. As a citizen, it is our job to discern what is true in the upcoming election. Evidence displayed by Judith V. Grabiner’s article, The Centrality of Mathematics in the History of Western Thought highlights the method we can use amid disagreements. The framework that allows this melting pot of ideas is The Declaration of Independence, as well as Euclid’s Element. The section discussed in class sets an order to figure out what is true. President John F. Kennedy used logical thought and reasoning to validate legislation that revolutionized the upcoming generation. He encouraged all Americans to stop and think. What is truth? Truth exists not because it is an unchallenged moral. Truth exists because it becomes certain through change.

He rejected the view of art as merely an arsenal for revolution, and “the aesthetic rather than the political, was… Ellison’s concern: his grand social gesture was … his creative work” (Christianson

In Denis Dutton’s book, “The Art Instinct”, Dutton proposes the idea that humans prefer simple landscape paintings due to the way we evolved. Like eating and sleeping, Dutton believes that art is another biological need found in every civilization. It’s difficult to tell whether or not Jonah Lehrer agrees with the points Dutton makes because while he explains why Dutton’s theory makes sense, he also presents its issues, such as how it doesn’t explain “everything in the Museum of Modern Art.” In this book review, while he does describe “The Art Instinct” as “provocative”, Lehrer appears to keep a neutral point of view overall.

Art is a catalyst of change. It can confront both social and political issues as well as providing people with a creative outlet in which they can express their innermost thoughts and feelings - but what effect can art have on our society as a whole? Artists today have the unique ability to connect with people in a creative, innovative way that they can understand and interpret themselves. With this ability, artists are able to express their own views as well as influencing the views of others. Art is an immense part of our world – so much so that we barely even consider its impact upon us – but just how significant is the work of artists in our modern day society?

A majority of the nation, up until recent visual and performance art legislation was proposed in congress, hadn't been made aware that they, the taxpayers, were supporting any form of art. It wasn't until the recent attacks on the NEA, an agency designed to fund grants to certain projects, that taxpayers paid attention. The government's funding of the arts is a highly controversial issue that argues some of the most basic philosophical questions regarding the subjective and objective views of aesthetic value.

For over two thousand years, various philosophers have questioned the influence of art in our society. They have used abstract reasoning, human emotions, and logic to go beyond this world in the search for answers about arts' existence. For philosophers, art was not viewed for its own beauty, but rather for the question of how art and artists can help make our society more stable for the next generation. Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived during 420-348 B.C. in Athens, and Aristotle, Plato’s student who argued against his beliefs, have no exceptions to the steps they had to take in order to understand the purpose of art and artists. Though these two philosophers made marvelous discoveries about the existence of art, artists, and