1. This speech contains one of the most famous lines from Presidential speeches
history: "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country'
(Paragraph 26). What did Kennedy mean? What was Kennedys purpose in including this
statement in his speech? Do you think that Americans are currently taking his advice? Why
or why not?

the two atomic bombs dropped on japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. the uranium bomb detonated over hiroshima on 6 august 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tonnes of tnt.

after the spaniards introduced horses to plains native americans, the lives of the tribes changed. tribes became less settled and sedentary. the horse allowed them to hunt animals such as bison or buffalo, and, instead of staying in one place, tribes began to be nomadic.