Historical Dinner Party

Hosted By Josh Esteban and Gabby Kopf

The Guest List John F. Kennedy Fidel CastroSimon Bolivar John Locke Ashoka Catherine the Great Louis the XVISaddam Hussein

Here’s a little information

about our guests tonight…

John F Kennedy On his plate: New England clam chowder, Lamb chops, Mashed potatoes, Baked Beans, and a corn muffin. These were frequently served to the Kennedy family in the white house, when JFK was in office. Accomplishments:Established the Peace corps, First catholic president, secured the removal of missiles in Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, Was a crucial person in getting an american man to land on the moonMusical choice: “I wanna be Loved by you” by Marylin Monroe because for years rumors have been told that president Kennedy had an affair with popular artist Marylin Monroe. Question: Did being extremely popular with the people of US, almost like a celebrity, effect your ability to run the country?

Fidel Castro On his Plate: Pork, rice, beans, and fried plantains. This Is the traditional Cuban food Castro liked. Song choice: Sopressa de harina con boniato. Produced by the only state allowed recording studio.Accomplishments: Led a revolution in Cuba that ended the complete misery of peasants, Brought land reforms and economic stability to cuba.Question: If you could go back to the cuban missile crises, would you still pick to be an allie of the soviet union?

Simon Bolivar • On his plate: Chicken Changas, herbed potatoes, and

corn. These are traditional latin american food s, specifically Bolivian.

• Music Choice: Zamacueca By: De Rompe Y raja. Zamacueca happens to be a type of dance that was orginated in bolivia Accomplishments: His victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Question: Do you think you would be able to make the revolutionary measures that you did if you would have been born in lower social class? What gave you the passion to revolt given you were born into a wealthy family, who didn’t struggle as much as those you were fighting for?

John Locke On his Plate: Mutton along with lettuce cherries and cheese and mashed potatoes. Traditional foods in Britain during the 1600s. He will be drinking tea. Popular drink during the time. Music Choice: Classical strings, Orchestra including violins and cellos.

Accomplishments: he influenced the idea of natural rights. (life, liberty, health, and property)

Contributed his ideas to the creation of the bill of rightsJohn lockes ideas influenced the founding fathers which is evident in the declaration of independenceQuestion: why do you believe that people should have natural rights?

Ashoka On his plate: Malai Kofta (veggie- balls in a thick sauce). Popular Indian vegetarian dish. Drink: Indian tea, also known as Chai is probably the most favorite drink throughout India.Accomplishments: promoted BuddhismExpanded Mauryan EmpireHad an enormous military and had a politically powerful empireSong Choice: Question: Why did you promote Buddhism while honoring Hinduism?

Catherine the Great

On her plate: Borsch( meat soup with vegetables and grains) potatoes fish and pasta traditional russian meal that composed of three dishes. Drink: Compote (traditional Russian drink) that is a dessert beverage that combines an assortment of fruits with rich thick syrup. Song choice: Russian OperaAccomplishment: extended the borders of Russia, acquiring the lands of southern Ukraine and CrimeaSlowly went about reforming the governmentWesternized RussiaQuestion: Did your children affect your rule over Russia?

Louis XVIOn his plate: Saumon Froid en Bayonnaise, Louis XVI ( Cold Poached Salmon in a shellfish Mayonnaise) one of Louis the XVI many favorite dishes named after him. Drink: wine( popular drink among the French)Music Choice: Akébar roi du Mogol French OperaAccomplishments: Built the French navyEntrusted the management of the finances of the kingdom to turgot, one of the best statesmenInstituted financial and judicial reforms Question: In your opinion, did you believe that you were a good king?

Saddam HusseinOn his plate: Boiled chicken with honey and rice. This was Saddams last meal that he chose before being hung. Also Doritos, they were his favorite snack. Music choice: Biya Ta Gol Barafshanim by Hassan Shamai ZadehAccomplishments: Brought education to most of Iraq because not sending your child to school was punishable by law. Also he led the nationalization of oil, boosting the economy significantly. Saddam also brought many agricultural jobs to struggling middle class families. Question: What were your intentions when you invaded Kuwait? What were you really trying to accomplish?

The Seating Chart

Why are they sitting there…?Wrong seating placement could lead to a catastrophe. Simon Bolivar and John Locke are sitting next to each other because they are both revolutionaries. Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein are sitting near each other because they were both dictators, who both started off just making reforms for the people and then turned into ruthless rulers. John Locke and John F Kennedy are sitting near each other because John Lockes ideas and philosophies contributed to the American Bill of rights and declaration of Independence, which would make quite the interesting conversation with an American president. Catherine the Great and Louis the XVI are sitting next to each other because they were both European leaders during the 1700s. Ashoka is sitting near JFK because they are both peaceful leaders. Castro and JFK were placed very far from one another due to their conflict regarding the Cuban missile crises. Also Castro and Saddam Hussein were placed far from Ashoka and John Locke. Both Castro and Saddam were ruthless and violent leaders who’s ideologies are the antithesis of ashokas Buddhist values. Their autocratic views, views on government are much much different then john locke’s views on natural born rights.

Enjoy

Bibliography •http://www.biography.com/people/simon-bolivar-241196

•http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/velde/opera.htm

•Foodtimeline.org

•Jfklibrary.org

•Boogalu.com

•Southamerica.d

•Medadvocates.org

•Discoverfrance.net

Responsibility Card

• JFK, Castro, Simon Bolivar, Saddam Hussein, Creation of the power point- Gabby

• John Locke, Catherine the great, Louis the XVI, Ashoka The paragraph about the seating arrangement- Josh

• Who sat where- Both