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    The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and its effects on the modern world. Robert Francis Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline Massachusetts. He was the seventh child, and third son of Rose Fitzgerald and Joe Kennedy . "I was the seventh of nine children," he later recalled, "and when you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive."( Alden Whitman, 2001).Compared to his brothers, Robert or Bobby as they all called him, was smaller and he struggled

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    Catholicism In America

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    America was sworn into office. John F. Kennedy held the office of the president during one of the most turbulent times in the history of the United States; the Cold War was in full swing, the Vietnam War was underway, the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum, and America was undergoing a large cultural revolution. Many important events required a variety of responses, and instrumental in JFK’s administration was his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the driving force behind the focus

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    The Kennedy Wives

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    The Kennedy Wives I. Introduction A. Introduce the topic in general. The lives of Rose, Ethel, Jackie, Joan and Vicki are described from their childhood to meeting their husbands, to the achievements accomplished in their lives. Amber Hunt is an award winning journalist who writes for the Enquirer of Cincinnati handling investigations. She was in the Knight-Wallace fellowship program for journalists at the University of Michigan. Along with this co-written book with David Batcher, she has written

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    John F. Kennedy, with a familiar nickname of Bobby, was born on November 20, 1925 in a town called Brookline which lies in Massachusetts. Kennedy had a total of 9 siblings with him being the 7th born to the parents of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. Kennedy was born into an rich environment with his father being a rich business man and his mother being the mayors daughter. Among Kennedy’s siblings was his famous brother who would become the president of the United States John F. Kennedy. Kennedy spent

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    The forgotten Kennedy, the unknown brother, the ugly duckling, whatever people have heard about Robert Kennedy is more than likely based on misinformation and not enough knowledge of the subject. Bobby was just John’s henchman. All Bobby did was use his name to get what he wanted. All of these statements are untrue and prove the lack of understanding and attention that Robert Kennedy so desperately deserved, and once he began to get the attention and the limelight that he had fought for for so long

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