JFK

JFK

On the 22^nd November 1963 the former president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated whilst travelling through Dealey Plaza with his wife Jackie, governor John Connally and his wife Nellie. In this essay I will be talking about the two arguments on who assassinated the president, one is the Lone gunman theory and the other is the conspiracy theory. I agree with the conspiracy theory, as I think that the CIA killed JFK.

 

The Lone gunman theory says that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated Kennedy from the 6^th floor of the Texas School Book Depository as he travelled through Elm Street. Evidence that supports this theory is that Oswald was the only person missing from the in the building, a Italian Carcano bolt-action rifle was found on the 6^th floor, eye-witnesses said that they saw a figures in the window of the 6^th floor and also Oswald was caught speeding away from the scene. The against arguments for the theory are evidence from eyewitnesses that say that they heard the shots come from the Grassy Knoll, also most of the eyewitnesses ran towards the Knoll in attempt to find the gunman.

The evidence that shows that there were only three bullets fired is, the “Magic Bullet”. The Magic Bullet was brought forward by the Warren Commission who said that there were only three bullets fired and that all three came from the Texas School Book Depository. This bullet apparently went through Kennedy’s back, then curved and next went through Connally breaking his 5^th rib. This bullet was found on Connally’s stretcher at the Parkland Memorial Hospital. The Warren Commission also argue that the 1^st bullet completely missed the president and instead hit the pavement of Dealey Plaza injuring a bystander by grazing his cheek.

the civil rights movement

The Civil Rights movement took place from the 1950’s-1970s in the United States, this is what the majority of Americans will discuss when we talk about it. However, the Civil Rights movement actually began as far back in American history as 1783; this was the year when Massachusetts legally outlawed slavery within its borders. In American history there have been important events that have occurred throughout:

·        1850 - Compromise of 1850 admits California into the union without slavery and ends slave trade in Washington, D.C.

·        1857 - Dred Scott Supreme Court decision rules that slaves do not become free when taken into a free state.

·        1863 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation freeing "all slaves in areas still in rebellion."

·        1865 - 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery is added to the Constitution.

·        1868 -14th Amendment allowing citizenship is added to Constitution.

·        1870 - 15th Amendment banning racial discrimination in voting is added to the Constitution.

·        1875 -Congress passes Civil Rights Act, granting equal rights in public places.

·        1896 - Supreme Court approves "separate but equal" segregation ruling.

·        1909 - National Congress on the Negro meets which leads to the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.

·        1948 - President Truman issues an order outlawing segregation in U.S. military.

Most Americans in the United States think of their civil rights as those rights given to them as written in their Constitution:

·        Freedom of speech

·        Freedom of religion

·        The right to equal protection under the law

·        Freedom of the press

·        The right to due process of law

 

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Spending Halloween in my nans dreary old cottage with my high-maintenance mum, stupid big brother, whining little sister, a barking dog and a barmy aunt who calls you ‘Jane’, is not good. Especially when all your friends are at the most popular girl at schools Halloween party and I’m sitting at my nans rickety dining table eating pasta.

We didn’t even get pumpkin and my nan puts me in charge of ‘trick or treaters’. Not handing out sweets but pencils.

 Who wants pencils?

All the children at the door glared at me when I answered the door and one tall boy yelled,“Hey old lady where’s the Quality Street?!”.

Another child added “Yeah! You don’t even have any drumsticks or Haribo!”.

 What could I do, I just handed out the pencils and said “Have a good night, be safe.”

It gets worse.

My brother Rob decided that it would be good idea to bring his pet lizard Leonardo to see our Aunt Kathryn.

 

Bad idea!

As soon as she saw it her eyes grew wide behind her DKNY glasses. Then she screamed, throwing her napkin on the table, leaping out of her chair and running around the cramped cottage. Stupidly, Rob lets go of Leonardo and he scampers after her.

Meanwhile, my sister Lola drops mum’s brand spanking new Iphone5 on the tiles when playing ‘Angry Birds’.  

Mum’s face grew a dark shade of pink in fury.

Then it was complete and utter chaos.

Nan burnt the toast for our supper (beans on toast) so that the kitchen was covered in smoke, then realised that she’d forgotten to buy beans and butter from the Morrison’s down the road.

Burnt toast without butter for supper!  

Ralph the dog finds one of my boots and starts to chew it.

Rob falls down the stairs chasing Leonardo and Aunt Kathryn and breaks his ankle.We all had to squash in mum’s ancient Ford Focus to drive to the hospital, bearing in mind that I only have one boot on.

Patiently, we all waited for Rob’s ankle to be put in a cast.  

Lola started singing a Lady GaGa song, dancing included!

Mum rang up her friend Patricia and started talking very loudly about the new ASDA that just opened up.  

Nan got out her knitting and Aunt Kathryn started to quiz me with questions like, ‘so how is school, Jane?’ and, ‘do you like my new jumper Jane?’ even though I keep telling her that my name is Jenna not Jane.

Finally, Rob comes limping out of the ward with a bright green cast on holding a crutch.

It was a quick drive home thank goodness!

As soon I we walked into the cottage, I ran upstairs to bed.  It was only half ten, but I was so tired from the long day that I needed sleep.

Early in the morning, I got up from bed and went down the stairs to the kitchen.

Nan had made a full breakfast for us all, complete with fruit and yoghurt and waffles with syrup. She had put six glasses of orange juice on the table as well.

After we had all eaten our huge breakfasts, I met up with my friend Ava.

“Hey Jenna, guess what?”she grinned, putting her hand into her bag.

“Go on, what?” I asked

She pulled out two tickets and two lanyards.  

“I’ve got us two tickets, plus backstage passes to see Nicki Minaj tonight!” she squealed.

“No way!” I said excitedly, jumping up and down.

We went round to her house to get ready then sat on the couch staring at the clock.

When her mum came home from work she dropped us off at a tall black building where the concert was at.

It was fantastic!

What a weekend!!

£1.74

{ I would spend my daily amount of money (£1.74) on:

Food

{ 2 sausage rolls for £1- Pound Bakery

 

Drink

{ A bottle of orange Lucozade (380ml) for 59p-B&M

 

Warmth and shelter

{ I would stay at a hostel  or snuggle down in my sleeping bag

 

 

The last 39p I would save up, so I could have a treat.

Homelessness in the UK

Five facts about homelessness

{ Once on the streets some homeless people find it hard to come off them

{ There are thousands of homeless people living in B&B’s

{ Each homeless person has a story on how they became homeless

{ There are over 80,000 young people currently living on Britain's streets.

{ Some people who are homeless don’t sleep on the street but on friends sofas or floors and in hostels

Tension Homework

Tension Homework           16^th September    Georgia Font

The writer structures the text by using adjectives, verbs and adverbs to create tension.

He uses dramatic adverbs, adjectives and verbs to make the text interesting e.g “I lolled on the rope, scarcely able to hold my head up…”  The way he feels in the opening paragraph is scared and the urge to die quickly instead of slowly, the evidence of these feelings are- “an awful weariness washed through me…” and “with fervent hope that this endless hanging would soon be over. There was no need for the torture...”

 The fears and thoughts that he shares with the reader are terror-He feels this way because he knows that he will die one way or another, and that he just wants it to be over quick, the evidence is, “I wanted with all my heart for it to finish”. Also, he believed his partner would die with him- He feels this way because Simon kept lowering him and eventually (if he didn’t cut the rope) he would fall as well, the evidence is “How long will you be, Simon? I thought How long before you join me?”

The way the passage ends is sudden. The text says that what he had waited for pounced on him, which gives a dramatic feel into the text; he does this by using a powerful verb. Then he says that he fell silently, endlessly into nothingness, as if dreaming of falling, this makes the text interesting because the reader instantly thinks that he is going to die.