Mar 27 2008
John Lennon
Another person that I highly admire is John Lennon. As you probably know, he was also involved in peace movements. Aside from what he did in the peace movement, I admire him because, like Gandhi, he proved one person can make a huge impact in the world.
He was born as John Winston Lennon, but later changed his name to John Ono Lennon. As an English rock musician, he was one of the founders and members of The Beatles. Not only was he a songwriter and a singer, but also a peace activist. This means that he wanted to achieve peace (during the Vietnam war) by doing different non-violent activities. To prove his beliefs, he participated in protests, boycotted and even created songs suggesting peace. He also participated in television shows, interviews, books, and other ways in which he tried to tell everyone to “Give Peace a Chance”. Unfortunately, during his years as a peace activist, he created enmities. When coming back after his four year retirement, Lennon was killed in New York City. Later, he was voted eighth in the list of the Greatest Britons. He ranked 36th on the Rolling Stones magazine`s list of ‘The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time’ while The Beatles ranked number one.
One of his peace songs is called “Imagine”. If you would like to watch the video, click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0
Another very famous one is “Give Peace a Chance”. If you would like to hear it, please click the link below:
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Natha, once again I was thrilled with the entry that you wrote. John Lennon was a wonderful man, and I liked the way he gave the message of peace through his music. I hope to one day be as great as they were, and to accomplish peace, but I highly doubt I can be so great. But once again I agree that one person can make a difference.
Very nice post. A good film on this topic, which you’ve probably seen, is The U.S. vs. John Lennon.