Choose to read either "The Man in the Arena" or "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort." Then, type the title of the text you selected and write a brief explanation of the purpose for reading this text.

The chosen speech was "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort."

Explanation:

The chosen speech was "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort," due to the historical and technological importance that this speech has for the country.

In this speech, President John F. Kennedy reinforces the importance of Americans in supporting the United States' space program program and shows the government's ambition to do an unprecedented and extremely daring act: to make man step on the moon.

We know that this event was extremely important for our history, showing how the human being is capable of great achievements through an intense study. In addition, it showed how scientific advancement in a country depends directly on the support of the population and government investment, that is, the speech shows how the government, citizens and researchers must be united in the same objective, so that the country can achieve objectives increasingly daring.

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