All You Need Is Love The Peace Crops And The Spirit Of...

Elizabeth Cobbs-Hoffman captures the â€Å"we can do better† attitude of 1960’s in her book, All You Need Is Love: The Peace Crops and the Spirit of the 1960’s. Cobbs-Hoffman tells the history of the Peace Corps. She includes details of key players who made the vision of the Peace Crops a reality, the politics behind the organization, and how the volunteers spread American ideals and views of imperialism, by helping lesser developed nations. Cobbs-Hoffman opens the first chapter of her book by introducing John F. Kennedy giving speech to the students of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, a speech that would bring about change to the world starting in the 1960’s. Kennedy challenged the students â€Å"to undertake the adventure of a lifetime† in order to bring freedom to places like Africa, Latin America, and Asia on behalf of the United States, to work in foreign service and to help the United States compete as a free country . The vision of t he Peace Corps is one to help the lesser developed countries while educating the American youth of the struggles of the people from these areas; while moving to become like the â€Å"ugly American†, who understands the people of the world and tries to help them achieve a better way of life but also learns from the people of the world in order to come a better Americans . The Peace Corps during the 1960s was program that promoted the following goals: to serve the needs of another country, promote local understanding of America, and to fosterShow MoreRelatedIroquois Confederacy9092 Words   |  37 Pagesthat the beauty of the face was incompatible with the horrendous practice of cannibalism and immediately forsook the practice. He went outside to dispose of the corpse, and when he returned to his lodge he met Deganawidah. The foreigners words of peace and righteousness were so powerful that the man became a loyal disciple and helped spread the message. 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