HELP ASAP PLEASE Read the excerpt of Kennedy's speech below,
then answer the questions
Speech by John F. Kennedy. September 12, 1962
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The eyes of the world now look into and new rights to be won, and they
space, to the moon, and to the planets must be won and used for the progress
beyond. We have vowed that we shall of all people. For space science, like
not see it governed by a hostile lag of nuclear science and all technology, has
conquest, but by a banner of freedom no conscience of its own. Whether it will
and peace. We have vowed that we shall become a force for good or ill depends
not see space filled with weapons of mass on man. And only if the United States
destruction, but with instruments of
occuples a position of pre-eminence can
knowledge and understanding.
we help decide whether this new ocean
Yet the vows of this nation can only be will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying
Rutlled if we in this nation are stand, theater of war...
therefore, we intend to be first. In short, We choose to go to the moon. We
our leadership in science and in industry, choose to go to the moon in this decade
our hopes for peace and security, our
and do the other things, not because
obligations to ourselves as well as others, they are easy, but because they are hard,
all require us to make this effort, to solve Because that goal will serve to organize
these mysteries, to solve them for the good and measure the best of our energies and
of all men, and to become the world's skills. And because that challenge is one
leading space faring nation.
that we are willing to accept one we are
We set sail on this new sea because unwilling to postpone, and one which we
there is new knowledge to be gained, Intend to win
Questions
1. What was the purpose and tone of the speech? 4. Why did Kennedy compare space to the ocean?
What point was he trying to make?
2. What was Kennedy's vision for space exploration?
Cite evidence to support your response
5. Why might Kennedy's statement "We choose to
go to the moon in this decade" have become so
3. What did Kennedy Imply might happen if the
well-known?
Soviet Union were to become "first" in space?
JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC FEORUARY 10, 2019