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History Repeating Itself
Over the span of American history about twelve U.S. presidents were either assassinated, survived an assassination attempt, or died in office. History repeats itself every time a president dies, or almost dies, in office. “There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. If you watch close, history does nothing but repeat itself. What we call chaos is just patterns we haven't recognized. What we call random is just patterns we can't decipher. what we can't understand we call nonsense. What we can't read we call gibberish…” - Chuck Palahniuk. Presidents have died again and again and every time people react as if it has never happened before. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was assassinated by the evasive John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865. Lincoln’s assassination affected the nation greatly. Not only Lincoln’s, but John F. Kennedy’s assassination also affected the nation and impacted American lives. John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln were the most famous assassinations in American history. Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981 and it shocked the nation just like it had in the past. The way people react to losing a powerful leader, such as a president, will never change. History is just a pattern that keeps repeating. The quote, “So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him.” said by Will Durant, is felicitous and concludes the topic “What have you seen repeat itself again and again as if it never happened the first time.” perfectly.

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