Why Kennedy Is A Very Good Friend Of Mine

President Kennedy always wanted above average and never wanted to settle for good, but for greatness. His inaugural address was his first step into greatness. He was a firm believer in unity and being together as one in this country. Throughout his short, but successful presidency, he shows how important togetherness is to make the country strong. January 1961, John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the states and was giving his inaugural address. John F. Kennedy’s pathos, logos, and repetition in the speech allow the American people to be eager for his presidency and allow them to see the changes he foresees for the country during his term.

Kennedy’s structure of foreign policy was much different from Eisenhower’s foreign policy. During the Eisenhower years, America had a detailed national security structure, with a “massive retaliation” idea, while Kennedy was more informal, with his “flexible answer”, which I think fit his New Frontier model. After the rigid structure of Eisenhower, Kennedy and his advisors wanted a new, less formal way of dealing with international affairs. He was an activist, who was very popular with generations both young and old, and I think that he brought a new idea of informality to the way the White House worked. For example, he preferred to work directly with the officers in the Department of State, and he relied on his assistant for national security affairs, McGeorge Bundy, instead of the usual Operations Coordinating Board. In dealing with crises, and seeking advice, Kennedy had a small number of close advisors that were also his friends, one of which was his brother Robert Kennedy, the attorney general (Miller Center).

Kennedy utilized an empathetic tone throughout his speech to gain his audience’s trust and validate their emotions. After the assassination of his brother, he could relate to the pain of the black audience in a way only he could. Kennedy reminds the audience that “I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man.” Kennedy sought to gain their trust by reminding them that he knows their feelings because he recently went through a similar tragedy. If Kennedy’s audience trusted him, they would be less likely to revolt. He reveals to the crowd that he understands their temptation to be filled with “hatred and

Kennedy's political Ideology was mostly based off of his father and grandfather’s political views. His father Joe Kennedy was the chairman of the U.S securities and exchange commission’s. He also was the United States Ambassador of the United Kingdom. John Kennedy was a Democrat and was an Irish Catholic but did not really bring the religion into effect with his work as a president. He also was the first catholic president to be elected in the United

Kennedy recognizes his presidential duties and acknowledges the trust that has been placed in him to lead the country when he stated: “I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it” (Kennedy par 24).

Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to provide information on President John F. Kennedy. The speech will provide a history of President Kennedy’s life, the memorable points of his presidency and why he is an inspiration.

Kennedy also brought the past into his speech. He spoke about Americas founding ideas and how the other countries did not support them. Kennedy wanted to change that. He hoped that every nation would put their differences aside and support each other’s views on freedoms.

- Kennedy’s thesis was “rallied citizens to get positively involved in serving their country and that freedom must prevail”. “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you. But what together we can do for the freedom of a man” and “My fellow Americans: ask not what America will do for you. Ask what you can do for your country” He is persuading the Americans by exclaiming that you should contribute to the country, and how you can provide freedom to every citizen to make this country a better

As Kennedy was a young boy, we learn that he feels a sense of being alone, and a deficiency in seeing the contrast between him and his “superior” brothers, John and Joseph Jr.. We see Robert grow not only as a powerful leader of his own, but a person.

John F. Kennedy was a fantastic president by most accounts, but that does not mean he was without his flaws. He was a good man, with many fans in and out of politics, including one of the authors of Killing Kennedy, Bill O’Reilly. He says, “To them (his family), he was a saint.” (9) his thoughts reflecting those of most

In conclusion, strong appeals to morals and emotions are important aspects of Kennedy’s inaugural speech, which was aimed at uniting the people of the world as one by referencing their commonalities− such as shared backgrounds, cultures, and values. Kennedy creates connections between the different societies and groups of people in the world to emphasize his powerful call to duty, which serves to further unite the audience together with a common goal to ensure that we can all live in a world of peace and stability, where basic human rights are protected for

Sen. Kennedy acts as an ethical public speaker for several different reasons. In Cindy L. Griffin 's book she states that in order to be an ethical public speaker, “you must consider the moral impact of your ideas and arguments on others when you enter the public dialogue” (pg. 4 Griffin, L. Cindy).Kennedy did just that in his speech because he takes the sensitivity of the subject into account and offered personal experience which made the audience feel comfortable as he empathized along with them. In public speaking, civility “has come to mean care and concern for others, the thoughtful use of words and language, and the flexibility to see the many sides of an issue” (pg.3 Griffin, L. Cindy). Kennedy showed a great amount of civility in his speech, which made it so powerful. He payed careful attention and considered culture and speaking style, and never came off as ethnocentric.

Kennedy used ethos in a very inspiring and emotional way, but the thing that was most powerful in the comprehension of this speech was his ability to be so easily understood by his audience, the American citizens. He was a master at it. He would never use the ten dollar word if the ten cent word would do the job just as well. His first paragraph, which contained one hundred eleven words, one hundred two of those words were only one or two syllables. Of the nine words that were left, they were not to be considered hard words or unusual by any means. People rallied together for him because they felt like they had a president that actually cared for them and would be fighting right by their side. His words really stuck and the more he talked, the more love people showed to

The concept of gender has a strong social impact on me. When I was born, I was immediately assigned to a biological sex as a female with two X chromosomes. I was then socially classified as a girl in the society with feminine gender roles. Gender is defined as a social principle which attribute to the roles and expectations of males and females through the years of different societies (Phillips, 2005). Gender can be considered as behavioural, cultural and psychological traits

Gender, as defined by the United Nations, includes the psychological, social, cultural, and behavioral characteristics associated with being female or male. It further defines acceptable and allowable behavior in for both men and women in a broad cultural sense (United Nations, 2016). Gender identity impacts our development and how we interact with society. Our daily life decisions are impacted by our gender role beliefs.