USA history and culture in Forrest Gump by https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump Utworzony przez 2ef en-us 2021-05-21 07:10:29 UTC 2025-11-18 18:23:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Kennedy https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546917115 John F. Kennedy was born on 29 may 1917. He was 35th president of the USA.

Kennedy was assasinated(like in the picture bellow), he died on novemeber 22 1963 in Dallas, Texas. To this day there are many theories why was he killed. Some say he was killed by dirty commies, other that it was CIA, and even some that it was aliens. 

President was assasinated during his promoting campgain. He was driving through crowd with his wife.  He was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, he shoot him twice, first shot hit presidents neck, second one divided presidents head in many small pieces(like picture bellow).

C00l film about the assasination:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jaL1KCycM8
(film jest po angielsku prosze mi uwierzyć) NIE UWIERZYŁAM I MIAŁAM RACJĘ!

]]> 2021-05-21 07:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546917115 Vietnam war in the cinema https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546933138 Da 5 Bloods [Pięciu braci] - Four African American veterans return to Vietnam decades after the war to find their squad leader's remains — and a stash of buried gold. From Spike Lee.

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

The Quiet American (1958) - The film flips the novel on its head, turning a cautionary tale about foreign intervention into anticommunist advocacy of American power.

The War (1994) -  An emotionally fractured Vietnam vet returns to his family in rural Mississippi, counseling his kids when they have to fight their own neighborhood battle. From the director of Fried Green Tomatoes.

Dead Presidents (1995) - A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.

Pluton (1986) - Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

Good Morning, Vietnam - In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.


]]> 2021-05-21 07:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546933138 landing on the moon https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546943955 The Cold War is taking place in the world at the time the film refers to the moon landing, which is the first human arrival on the surface of the Moon.  On a television is shown moon landing by the Apollo 11 on July 20 1969, however nobody is watching, because they are paying attention to Forrest Gump's amazing ping-pong skills.  The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War adversaries, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations following World War II. The USSR achieved the first successful artificial satellite launch on October 4, 1957, of Sputnik 1, and sent the first human to space with the orbital flight of Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, the crew included Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. The whole mission took 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds. 

Elena Prodlik & Paulina Gucwa]]> 2021-05-21 07:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546943955 Music in Forrest Gump- Elvis Presley https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546965444 The movie ,,Forrest Gump'' is filled with music from 80's. Elvis Presley is one of the artists that adds the film the character. Let's talk about him:
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo in state Missisipi in 1935. He was an american actor and singer (called The king of rock&rolll)  who released such popular songs as Love me tender or Hound Dog. His music career started in 1954 when he started the collaboration with the owner of Sun Records- Sam Phillips. In november in 1956 he made his film debut in Love Me Tender. In 1958 he was drafted to the army, and two years later he returned to recording. For most of the 1960's, Presley starred in films and recorded soundtracks for them. After seven- year hiatus, he returned to live singing in 1968. In 1973 Presley participated in aloha from Hawaii- the first concert to be broadcast via satellite.
Forrest's mother to support herself financially rented rooms to transients. Once a man who plays a guitar  stopped there. He was impressed by the Forest's  dancing skills in orthopedic splints. They spent a lot of time together. Forrest showed to the man his steps. A few days later, the same man was performing with a musical group on television with the exact same steps. It was Elvis Presley.
The main cause of Elvis Presley's heart attack includes his unhealthy lifestyle, as well as his drug problem.  The singer began consuming an appalling amount of them while struggling with various mental health issues.  He became addicted to prescription drugs.  The once athletic Presley began to gain weight, leading an increasingly destructive lifestyle.  He even ended up in the hospital, causing local Elvis shows to be put on hold for a while as well as his entire tour. Presley was battling colon and liver damage at the time, as well as high blood pressure and related heart problems. No wonder Elvis Presley had a heart attack. With this lifestyle, it wasn't hard to get one at all.
 Elvis' loyal fans gathered in crowds of about 80,000 thousand people when the musician was buried (August 18, 1973).  Presley was buried near the graves of his parents on the Graceland estate.

Ola&Wiktoria]]> 2021-05-21 07:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546965444 Robert Kennedy (John's younger brother) https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546969077 Bob was born on 20 November 1925. He was politician. 

Bobby was shoot in 1968. After Bobby won election for democratic party candidate. After he gave speach about his victory Sirhan Sirhan (he was from palestine) assasinated him.  Bobby was walking through a narrow corridor with his party hommies when the assainator ambushed them. Bobby was shoot 4 times. First bullet hit his ear, second and third his back and neck. Last one barrely missed and scratched his unifrom. In the assasination 5 more people were wounded. Bobby died the next day.


]]> 2021-05-21 07:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546969077 The Hippie Movement https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546971260 "Make love, not war"

The Hippie Movement was a countercultural movement. The members of this movement promoted openness, tolarance, optimism or even vegetarianism and recycling, to leave in peace with the people and the nature. They were against any war and they though that love is a stronger and better move than war. They also were in doubt about American materialism, comercialismy and about the cultural and political institutions.

The capital od hippies San Francisco Haight-Ashbury was destroyed in 1967 which is also considered as the destruction of the hippie movement. 

Hippies were also called "Flower Children", as they mostly wore conspicous colored, floral clothes. A characteristics of them was also having long hair. A huge part of the Hippies was addicted to drugs. 


]]> 2021-05-21 07:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546971260 Music in Forrest Gump- John Lennon https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546978093 John Lennon was a British musician in the popular British Group The Beatles.  Forrest Gump met John Lennon when he was invited to be on The Dick Cavett Show after returning home to the United States from China playing ping-pong. It is implied that Forrest accidentally inspires the lyrics to Lennon's song "Imagine". After Cavett introduces Forrest and Lennon to each other, he asks Forrest what China was like. Forrest says "Well, in the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all," and Lennon asks "No possessions?" Forrest then says "And in China, they never go to church," to which Lennon says "No religion, too?" Here, Cavett interjects "Hard to imagine", but Lennon says "Well, it's easy if you try, Dick." All three of these spoken phrases by Lennon are worked into the famous song. Forrest mentioned Lennon also when he was narrating his life story at the bus stop in Savannah. But what about John Lennon specifically? He was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist[2] who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, Lennon continued his career as a solo artist and as Ono's collaborator, Yoko Ono was his wife. I could write about Lennon's life and who he was, what he did for a long time, but what is important I think he did not die naturally but he was assacinated.   

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on 8 December 1980, Lennon autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for fan Mark David Chapman before leaving The Dakota with Ono for a recording session at the Record Plant.[164] After the session, Lennon and Ono returned to their Manhattan apartment in a limousine at around 10:50 p.m. EST. They exited the vehicle and walked through the archway of the building when Chapman shot Lennon twice in the back and twice in the shoulder[165] at close range. Lennon was rushed in a police cruiser to the emergency room of Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:15 p.m. (EST).
Lennon autographing a copy of Double Fantasy for Chapman, six hours before his death.
Ono issued a statement the next day, saying "There is no funeral for John", ending it with the words, "John loved and prayed for the human race. Please do the same for him. His remains were cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Ono scattered his ashes in New York's Central Park, where the Strawberry Fields memorial was later created.Chapman avoided going to trial when he ignored his attorney's advice and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20-years-to-life.



]]> 2021-05-21 07:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1546978093 Good morning Vietnam awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547002500 2021-05-21 08:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547002500 Music in Forrest Gump- The Doors https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547003225 The Door's  were not mentioned as directly as John Lennon's music but it was definitely something important in the film and also for the music industry, as well as for people.  For instanse The Door's song "Love her Madly"  appeared when the clerk told "When you're a Doors fan Love Her Madly will be the only song you WON'T love!" Will from Mcallen , Txthis song was played in the backround of a scene in forrest gump. where jenny is leaving her boyfriend.
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, mostly due to Morrison's lyrics, voice, and his erratic stage persona. They have been cited as one of the pioneers of psychedelia,and the group was widely regarded as an important part of the era's counterculture.
Morrison died in uncertain circumstances in 1971. The band continued as a trio until disbanding in 1973.[11][12] They released three more albums in the 1970s, two of which featured earlier recordings by Morrison, and over the decades reunited on stage in various configurations. In 2002, Manzarek, Krieger and Ian Astbury of the Cult on vocals started performing as "The Doors of the 21st Century". Densmore and the Morrison estate successfully sued them over the use of the band's name. After a short time as Riders on the Storm, they settled on the name Manzarek–Krieger and toured until Manzarek's death in 2013.]]> 2021-05-21 08:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547003225 Apocalypse Now awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547006128 Music The Doors]]> 2021-05-21 08:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547006128 Deer Hunter awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547008331 2021-05-21 08:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547008331 Platoon awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547010908 2021-05-21 08:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547010908 Rick Nixon https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547013854 Richard was born on 9 january 1913. He was 37 president of the USA. 


]]> 2021-05-21 08:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547013854 Imagine awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547017066 2021-05-21 08:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547017066 Moon Landing awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547020016 2021-05-21 08:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547020016 The Doors awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547022969 2021-05-21 08:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547022969 Love Her Madly awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547026443 2021-05-21 08:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547026443 Love Me Tender- Elvis Presley https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547028205 2021-05-21 08:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547028205 awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547028540 Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, which is also known as The Second Indochina War was a conflict that included Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was fought between North and the South Vietnam. It was the second war of the Indochina Wars. Both parts of Vietnam had their allies - Northern side of Vietnam was supported by China, The Soviet Union and their other communist allies and Southern side of Vietnam was supported by South Korea, the United States, Australia, Thailand, the Philippines and other anti-communist allies.The war lasted for 19 years, with direct U.S. involvement and ended in 1973, included the Cambodian Civil War and the Laotian Civil War, all three countries ended becoming communist in 1975.

Ewa
]]> 2021-05-21 08:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547028540 awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547029421 Dynasty of Vietnam  
Vietnam has a history of united tribes that, formed strong dynasties. The dynasty of Hong Bang was consider by many, the beginning of Vietnam. In 111 the China Dynasty absorbed Vietnam into their empire. Vietnam remained a part of China for over 1000 years. Until Ngo Quien defeated them and gained freedom for Vietnam. Then the Vietman was ruled by a few dynasties. Ly, Tran and Le. With Le Dynasty Vietnam was able to explore and conquer the south.  Including a part of Khmer Empire.

Agata

]]> 2021-05-21 08:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547029421 Weather in Vienam awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547031598 2021-05-21 08:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547031598 Monsoon awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547036086 2021-05-21 08:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547036086 Bo https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547037516 2021-05-21 08:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547037516 Flower Power awujeckaczmarek https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547054610 antywar protesters]]> 2021-05-21 08:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547054610 Music- Aretha Franklin https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547511590 Aretha Louise Franklin- born March 25, 1942 in Memphis is an American soul and blues singer. In her long career she has won 18 Grammy Awards. She was the first woman to be inducted into into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her biggest hits are: Respect, Day Dreaming, I Say a Little Prayer, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman or Jump to it. At 14, she began recording songs in a professional studio. At the age of 19, she signed her first contract with CBS. She sang mostly gospel and toured the middle eastern United States. With her deep, warm voice and interpretive ability, she increased the popularity of the soul genre. She also sang in other styles like dance pop or vocal jazz. In 1967 the artist began to be called the "Queen of Soul".  She won two Grammy Awards for her single "Respect," her name topped "Billboard". She appeared in several films, including John Landis's musical comedy The Blues Brothers (1980) as Mrs. Murphy.
Her last performance was in November 2017 in New York City at an Elton John Foundation gala to support the fight against AIDS.
In 2010 she was diagnosed with cancer. She died on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76 at her home in Detroit from cancer. On August 28-29 fans were able to say goodbye to the Queen of Soul because coffin with her body was shown in Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. A private funeral ceremony was on August 31, 2018 at Greater Grace Temple and it was also transmitted in the television.


]]> 2021-05-21 12:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1547511590 Moon landing scene kozacka_natalka https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559203427 Time: 0:56]]> 2021-05-25 20:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559203427 Moon landing kozacka_natalka https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559208135 During the Cold War, part of it was a space race between 2 countries, USA and USRR. The goal of both countries was to get to the Moon first. Finally, the race is won by USA by sending their astronauts into space with the Apollo 11 mission. On July 20th 1969 crew of the mission arrives to the Moon. Neil Armstrong is the first person making steps on the Moon. When this event is being shown live on TV, nobody is watching it. Everyone is more intrested in Forrest playing ping-pong and admiring his extraordinary skills. Therefore everybody missed this extremely important historical event.
Natalia Kozacka

on the picture: 
Neil Armstrong]]> 2021-05-25 20:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559208135 Racial segregation kozacka_natalka https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559338601 In the film there is one very important scene about racial segregation. It shows how black people were treating. They almost always  didn't have an access to any education, if they did, they couldn't learn with white people. Government and society were almost always refusing to let them educate. When one of the universities finally wanted to allow black people to learn there, it was on the news. crowd congregated and people were outraged by the decision and didn't agree with it. It shows how much black people were persecuted because of their skin colour.]]> 2021-05-25 21:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/awujeckaczmarek/forrestgump/wish/1559338601