John F. Kennedy: A Good Role Model Then And Now

Kennedy once said, “There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction” (Mittal). He was a person that took risks not in fear of failing, but in fear of not trying and having a greater devastation occur after. Taking action is going to have consequences whether they are going to be good or bad. If it turns out bad then that person tried and it is going to be better if they tried in the long term than not knowing that outcome of not trying. Kennedy was a very influential to everyone in his political party and in the other political party. He was the President of the United States, but some people argue that he was the best president. He definitely was the one that the United States needed during this time of crisis. John F. Kennedy was and still is a good role model because of his background, the struggles he faced in his lifetime, his achievements and successes, and why he still influences people.John F. Kennedy was a well educated man and had a very interesting childhood. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. “One of his teachers later said that people in school liked him more for his personality than for his accomplishments” (“John F. Kennedy”). Even at a young age one of his teachers were observing that even his pupils liked him for who he was more than what he achieved. Although this was one of the highlights in his life it was not easy for him. He did have some achievements, but he had many struggles throughout his life that pushed him to becoming a good rule model. In the “John F. Kennedy” article, Kennedy later travelled to Europe and studied events before World War II; he wrote a paper about his findings which later became Why England Slept. Kennedy’s opportunities opened his eyes to one of the worst events

Kennedy once said, “There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction” (Mittal). He was a person that took risks not in fear of failing, but in fear of not trying and having a greater devastation occur after. Taking action is going to have consequences whether they are going to be good or bad. If it turns out bad then that person tried and it is going to be better if they tried in the long term than not knowing that outcome of not trying. Kennedy was a very influential to everyone in his political party and in the other political party. He was the President of the United States, but some people argue that he was the best president. He definitely was the one that the United States needed during this time of crisis. John F. Kennedy was and still is a good role model because of his background, the struggles he faced in his lifetime, his achievements and successes, and why he still influences people.

John F. Kennedy was a well educated man and had a very interesting childhood. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. “One of his teachers later said that people in school liked him more for his personality than for his accomplishments” (“John F. Kennedy”). Even at a young age one of his teachers were observing that even his pupils liked him for who he was more than what he achieved. Although this was one of the highlights in his life it was not easy for him. He did have some achievements, but he had many struggles throughout his life that pushed him to becoming a good rule model. In the “John F. Kennedy” article, Kennedy later travelled to Europe and studied events before World War II; he wrote a paper about his findings which later became Why England Slept. Kennedy’s opportunities opened his eyes to one of the worst events in history. This trip that he took also gave him insight on how bad the world could be and how foreign issues were handled differently. During his later life Kennedy suffered physical problems too. Selverstone writes, “His efforts to join the US Navy were initially thwarted by his ill-health,[…]” Kennedy’s poor health leisurely affected his time in the military and his other jobs in American politics. Although he did have health problems that did not stop him from trying to reach his goals of holding office. He wanted to move up into the rankings of office: he held US Congress, US House of Representatives, US Senate, and later on President of the United States (Selverstone). His health was an issue because he was not able to attend some of his time during these positions.