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Jenine Barghouthi

UWRIT 1102

April 11, 2017

Professor Caruso

What Really Happened to JFK?

The conspiracy of the assassination of former President, John F. Kennedy is wide known

and very popular conspiracy theory. Many question as to what actually happened to him on that

fatal day. Who was involved? How many shots were fired? Was Lee Harvey Oswald acting

alone? Was the CIA really behind it? It is safe to say that no one really knows what happened to

him. When While conducting my inquiry, I found out a bunch lot of information I had never

known before. One of those things pieces of information being how similarly related the

assassination of JFK is to the assassination of President Lincoln, which makes it sound more of a

conspiracy. Some other things I came across were about the Zapruder film and the one bullet

theory and the sound of a 4th bullet being shot. Everyone has their own idea about what happened

and its difficult almost impossible to conclude what really happened, some people even say they

heard a 5th shot being fired. But Ffor my Genre piece, I decided to make a poster board mainly

focusing on the one bullet theory and the 4th shot heard with a little bit of more focus on the CIA

involvement.

Most people know and believe that Lee Harvey Oswald was responsible for 3 of the shots

fired, but it is said that there was a fourth shot that was fired. Only two of the three shots Oswald

fired hit Kennedy. Even though Oswald was no more than about 90 yards during the shooting,

there are other severalseveral other factors that would increase the difficulty, such as the limo
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that Kennedy was on, was moving away from Oswalds position, the limo was also obscured

blocked for some time by an oak tree, and all the shots would have to have been fired within a

very short time span. With pieces of information like these, leads people to believe that Oswald

was not acting alone and some people even say that they heard a fourth shot being fired (Was

Oswald an Expert Marksman?). With videos to capture the assassination such as the very

famous, Zapruder film, it is clear that Oswald was not acting alone. During the investigation by

the Warren Commission, they came up with the one bullet theory or the magic bullet theory as

critics commonly called it. There are only two pieces of evidence that support the one bullet

theory and those are, that there were no bullets or fragments were found in Kennedys body,

aside from the many small fragments associated with his head wounds. The other reason is that

even though the video does not allow the alignment of the Kennedy and the Governor to be

determined, it doesnt rule out that a bullet couldve been fired from the south-eastern part of the

school and allowed for that to pass hit through both men (The JFK Single Bullet Theory).

For my Generalized product, I wanted to do a bit more research on both the different

theories. I chose to do this because I wanted to inform the questioning public about what

questions they have on the conspiracy and hopefully provide more information. I also chose to

do this because both the theories are very intriguing to me and wanted to present information on

both sides. I chose to do a poster that mainly presented the and mainly wanted to do the basic

general information about the case because there is a lot of information involved and it can be

difficult to understand all of it without understanding the background first.and Tthere are several

different theories as to what actually happened, so this is just for people to understand the basic

background information to have details on what happened without getting very involved in the

case, but mainly a starting point.

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I wrote the title in red because that symbolizes blood. Both the blood of JFK and the

blood the government has on their hands for their part in his assassination. In the middle of the

poster, I have basic background information about his assassination, including pictures such as

JFK on the day of the assassination, with the information placed below that. Another picture is

the comparison of the assassination between Abe Lincoln and JFK with all the different

similarities to suggest show how a higher power could have planned it. LastlyNext, there is a

mugshot picture of Lee Harvey Oswald describing who he is and what he had done. On the left

side of my poster board, I have presented information based off the one bullet theory, who came

up with it and why as well with a picture depicting how people believed the one bullet could

have traveled through the two men. I have reasons stated why it could be plausible and the

criticism it received from the public. As well on the right side, I have the 4th shot that was heard.

People mainly believe that Oswald did not act alone in the assassination and many people have

said to have heard a fourth shot. With videos and witnesses, it is easier to believe this theory. But

on this side, I have reasons why people believe this theory and what objections were made about

it, mainly by the Warren Commission who came up with the one bullet theory who many

conspirators mainly believe it was to cover up any CIA involvement in the case.

This poster would be put in the conspiracy museum in Dallas, Texas;, ironically, the same

place where J.F.K was assassinated. I chose this place, because it is a perfect fit for my topic. It is

one of the worlds most famous conspiracies, and I want people to understand and gain more

information on the conspiracy. I felt doing a poster and dividing up each theory was the best way

to show off the research with all the information of each theory and it is an easy as well as it

being an easy way to compare the two side by side. I believe this was the best way to present

this, because I feel this information needs to get out there that the government tried to cover up
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the assassination of a president. It shows how corrupt they are and how far they are willing to go

to get what they want. I think its important for people to understand what our government is like

and what they actually do.

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Works Cited

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Assassination: Basic Facts, 22november1963.org.uk/lee-harvey-oswald-marksman-

sharpshooter. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.

(Http://www.lab99.com/), Lab 99 Web Design. The JFK SingleBullet Theory. JFK

Assassination: Basic Facts, 22november1963.org.uk/single-bullet-theory-jfk-

assassination. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.

Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Apr. 2017,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.

CIA Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theory. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Apr.

2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theory. Accessed

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