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The Life of JFK and the Legacy of the Kennedy Era

This biographical essay examines the life of John F. Kennedy. The student poses the question of whether JFK was a great president, arguing for "near greatness" in light of both failures (Bay of Pigs) and successes (Cuban Missile Crisis, early civil rights action).
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This essay received a B by one of Kibin's paper graders. Click here to see what was done well and what needs improvement.

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Bridget's feedback:

"You've done a good job compiling and organizing your information into a clearly structured essay format. If possible, incorporate your sources (citations, signal phrases) to help establish your ethos and help guide your reader through your approach as a researcher and writer. I also recommend proofreading with an eye toward minor spelling, formatting, and punctuation issues, including comma usage (such as when reporting dates and places).

I have one main suggestion to bring this essay into a more critical and analytical space. The analytical or argumentative component of the essay comes quite late ("J.F.K. a Great President," on the last page); relative to the reportage of the rest of the essay, this is the critical heart of the piece. However, due to the placement and lack of reference to this section elsewhere, the reader has a hard time understanding if assessment is the purpose of the paper. Weaving this argument into the structure (in an introduction and thesis statement) and treating it as the paper's thesis will help creating a coherent whole with something to say beyond mere biographical detail."

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