Kennedy Curse

President Eisenhower initially sent military advisors and CIA operators to assist South Vietnam and train their troops for their battle against the North in January of 1955. Then in May of 1961, President Kennedy sends 400 “special advisors” to train the Vietnamese troops in methods of “counter insurgency”. The war with America finally started on August 4, 1964 and was approved by President Lyndon Johnson. 85 percent of Americans chose to support Johnson and

One film during the 1960’s that had a great impact on American culture, was Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. This film draws attentions to the cultural events in 1960 such as the Cold War and the nuclear threat. Kubrick decided to turn this awful disaster that happened back then into a comedy that a lot of those enjoyed watching. In 1962, the Cold War really took a toll on America and was considered the at its climax during that time

“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone un-der.” This would go on to be one of President Ronald Reagan’s most famous quotes spoken at the Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast in Dallas, Texas. However, this was not the first time Reagan made God the heart of the discussion. A year earlier Reagan gave a speech that while criticized would become widely commemorated as it caused the fall of the “Evil Empire.” The “Evil Em-pire” speech was given on March 8th, 1983 at

January 28, 1986, marks the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion. A day that will go down in history as a horrible tragedy for both NASA and America. Seven lives were lost that day, including the life of a high school teacher from New Hampshire. Former President Ronald Reagan was tasked with explaining this tragic event to the US people. Because of this, Reagan postponed the State of the Union Address and spoke about the Challenger Explosion instead. In his address to the nation about the

In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson nominated Louis Brandeis, a lawyer from Boston to the Supreme Court. The first Jewish man to be nominated to the Supreme Court, Brandeis was a Progressive who strived from social change and reform. His Jewish faith didn’t control his decisions, but they created his values that would lead to him becoming a champion of the people. Brandeis was a gifted student and lawyer. He graduated from Harvard in 1877 at the age of twenty with the highest GPA in school history.

John Kennedy Toole’s novel A Confederacy of Dunces, set in New Orleans in the 1960s, features a unique main character named Ignatius J. Reilly. Ignatius, whose father passed away when he was still young, struggles to find and maintain employment to support both himself and his mother, Mrs. Reilly. He spends his days attending movies and searching for work, which he finds at Levy Pants and again at Paradise Vendors. During Ignatius’s journey, he exhibits many negative qualities and refuses to change

I understand that the majority of the people of the United States are going to vote for Donald Trump. I respect you but your decision is not the best. You don’t see that he is bad for America. He says he’s going to do all of these wonderful things to “ make America great again”(The First Presidential) but in reality he is just going to make them worse and spend more money. Everyone has there own opinion as do I. In the beginning of Trump running for president he offered his wealth and television

Abraham Lincoln and John Fitzgerald Kennedy were two of the greatest and most well-known presidents in the history of our nation. Though their terms were exactly 100 years apart, several striking parallels have been drawn between the two men. During their presidencies they led the United States through some of the most difficult times the country has ever faced and fought for peace and unity within our country all the way up to their sudden and tragic deaths. Their great accomplishments made a lasting

What country do you think of when given the word patriotism? Many, including myself, think of the United States of America. Whether it is the great diverse group of people who have travelled far and wide in order to experience the great freedom we offer or the people who risk their lives at war to protect others who aren’t able to fight, the people of America constantly show patriotism through their actions. Americans understand the weight of the word Patriot and gladly take the title with stride

Beeman, Richard. Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution. New York: Random House Trade, 2009. Beeman tells an old story well and in a way that suggests cherished lessons for our own time. The plain, Honest men: The making of the American Constitution is a memoir book. The author of the book Plain, Honest Men: The making of the American Constitution is Richard Beeman. Richard Beeman is a history professor at a university. Beeman has written former books on the history of Revolutionary