Based on our research on "who, when, where, what, how and why) we have create out presentation and analysis on the speech.
Who
- John Fitzgerald "Jack” Kennedy referred to by his initials JFK. (Born in May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), serving from 1961 until his death in 1963.
- 35th President of the United States In office from January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
When and Where
- May 25, 1961(President Kennedy's historic speech before a joint session of Congress)
- 10 am, September 12, 1962 (Rice Stadium)
- Rice Stadium(Rice University)
- Houston, Texas , United State of America
- Capacity of 47,000 expandable to 70,000
- Estimated 40,000 people in the stadium said Rice Centennial Historian Melissa Kean.
What
- Society
- Politics
- Economy
- Technology / Evolutions
- Exploration / Knowledge
How
- Formal
- Direct and understandable
- Inspiring quotes (William Bradford, George Mallory)
- Promising
- Confidence
- Facts
- Statistics
- Ambitious
- Smooth transition of phrase
Why
- To be the first in the space race
- To motivate
- Improve economy of the country
- Evolution of technologies
- Gain more knowledge
- Exploration of the outer space
- Freedom and peace
Why Motivating and Promising
- We can feel the focus of United States to become the leading space-faring nation by Kennedy speech.
- and do all this, and do it right, and do it first before this decade is out--then we must be bold.
- Kennedy's speech leaves us in no doubt that achieving this vision is good for everyone.
- to solve them for the good of all men
- We can see the commitment done by United States to achieve the space leading vision.
- But it will be done. And it will be done before the end of this decade.
To be the first in the space race
He said that United States intended to take the lead in space exploration, both to ensure that the Soviet Union did not base strategic weapons in space:
- "and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space."
- "we mean to lead it. "
- "shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace."
- "shall not see space filled with weapons of mass destruction, but with instruments of knowledge and understanding."
- "we intend to be first"
- "to become the world's leading space-faring nation."
- "we do not intend to stay behind, and in this decade, we shall make up and move ahead."
- "We have had our failures, but so have others, even if they do not admit them. And they may be less public."
John F. Kennedy Inspiring Quote
- "This country was conquered by those who moved forward--and so will space."
- "If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred."
- "We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people."
- "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
References
Er.jsc.nasa.gov (1962) JFK RICE MOON SPEECH. [online] Available at: http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm [Accessed: 4 Jun 2013].
Major, J. (2012) 50 Years Ago Today, We Chose to Go to the Moon. [online] Available at: http://www.universetoday.com/97329/50-years-ago-today-we-chose-to-go-to-the-moon/ [Accessed: 4 Jun 2013].
YouTube (2000) JFK - We choose to go to the Moon, full length. [online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouRbkBAOGEw [Accessed: 4 Jun 2013].
Wordle.net (2013) Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds. [online] Available at: http://www.wordle.net [Accessed: 5 Jun 2013].
Wordle.net (2013) Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds. [online] Available at: http://www.wordle.net [Accessed: 5 Jun 2013].
