Packet 9: Tossup 14

A commencement address delivered at Worcester (“WUST-er”) Polytechnic Institute claimed that this event was the “truth” to the rational “Squareland” that stood in contrast to “Potland.” This event continued to be equated to the “triumph of the squares” in Norman Mailer’s reflection on it, in which he acts as the third-person narrator “Aquarius.” A protest of this event (-5[1])ended after Ralph Abernathy (-5[1])hung a sign reading “I Helped (10[1])Hang Poverty” (10[1])on Thomas O. Paine’s (10[1])neck. Over 70 world leaders wrote “goodwill messages” that were etched on (-5[1])a disk for this event. (-5[7])William Safire referenced (10[1]-5[2])Rupert Brooke’s (10[1])“The Soldier” (-5[1])in (10[1])a never-delivered speech written in case this event (10[1])failed. (10[2])This event completed a goal set forth in a 1962 speech (10[1])at (10[1])Rice University by John F. Kennedy. For 10 points, during what event were (10[1])the words “that’s one small step for man” spoken? (10[1])■END■ (10[11])

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