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John F. Kennedy

 This week, I read John F. Kennedy. I thought I knew about him well before I read the book. But I was able to learn lots of new thing about him through reading it. So, I am going to introduce some facts which you might not know.
 There are many interesting "first" about Kennedy. He was the first American president to be born in the 1900s. He was the first Catholic president, and the first president to win a Pulizer Prize, a special award from Columbia University, for a book that he wrote. He was also the first US president to die before his mother and father.   He was born outside Boston in Brookline, Massachusetts and he has an elder brother and seven younger siblings. 
 After he grown up, he joined navy and fought for the US. In April 1943, Kennnedy was assigned to Motor Torpedo Squadron TWO, and on April 24 he took command of PT-109, which was based at the time on Tulagi Island Solomons.
 Like this, I've learned a lot from the book. Just because the people is very famous, doesn't mean that you know everything about the parson. So reading biography is interesting. I'm going to keep reading these stuff. 
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  1. Rick2020年10月15日 8:56

    lots of new thing
    lots of new things

    There are many interesting "first" about Kennedy.
    There are many interesting "firsts" about Kennedy.

    After he grown up
    After he grew up/After he had grown up

    you know everything about the parson
    you know everything about the person
    ("parson" means 牧師)

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