Henry Clay Wood was born in Wales, Maine in 1836; the same year of Battle of the Alamo took place. Oral family history spins the story that Henry was born to an American Indian woman and an unknown father. As a foundling, he was left on the doorstep of a Protestant minister. No one is sure how he came by the surname Wood; thought Henry Clay was a prominent statesman and a popular name of the era.…
The book “Killing Lincoln” written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is an in-depth, historical look at the last days of the Civil war; the bloodiest war in our nation’s history that culminated in the assassination of one of the most beloved presidents in American history. This fascinating recounting of the days that led to epic changes occurring in very short measure to our country and those directly involved, and exposing further truths regarding potential conspiracy theories in a historically accurate, page turning thriller.…
Do you know about a man who was killed in a theater during the Civil War? This man was born on February 12, 1809. This man was Abraham Lincoln. He was 10 or 9 years old when his mom died. Before that, he and his parents moved to Indiana. Abraham was known as being a honest, smart, and hard working man.…
In Bill O’Reilly’s thriller Killing Lincoln he opens the book with shifting point of views between Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth, and the front lines of the increasingly hostile Civil War. Taking place at the end of the war, O’Reilly goes into great detail describing the malicious battle between two famous generals. Robert E. Lee, general of the confederate army and Ulysses S. grant, general of the Union forces. Detailed plans for battle and battle strategies are explored for both the Union and the Confederacy. Lincoln’s hopes and fears for the end of the war and the end of the Confederacy are exposed as the book counts down the days leading up to his death. Important battles such as the battle for High Bridge are documented through primary…
Lionel Shriver and her 2003 novel, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel, The Lincoln Lawyer establish that conflict often arises when a sense of duty is bestowed on the characters. Both texts are written in relation to a crime, however Shriver’s text scrutinizes the aftermath of a sinister crime and how the crime occurred whereas Connelly depicts Mickey Hallar attempting to prevent a serious crime in his role as a defense lawyer. We Need To Talk About Kevin is a novel about a mother trying to love her difficult child, detailing her experiences before and after Kevin’s life leading up to his school massacre. The novel is written with a combination of past and present tense whereas The Lincoln Lawyer is a first person…
how slight a figure he appeared to be when he arrived in Washington. "Never did a…
Reputations, to some they mean the world, and to others they don’t matter at all. To me reputations are not that big of a deal they are just what others see and sometimes not based on who you really are. In The Crucible it seems that everyone is worried about their reputation and not too worried about the truth. Having a good name doesn’t mean a thing if you hurt others by not telling the truth.…
Well, I’m assuming you know all about me, the murderer, the criminal, and all that. The one who killed the famous and incredible Abe Lincoln. Well… do you want to know why I killed him? How bout we start from the beginning, of my story.…
Throughout history , presidents have taken different steps in abusing the executive orders and other presidential directives. Many citizens expressed different views over the executive abuse and benefits the presidents have. The increased use of executive legislation in the absence of challenges from Congress has expanded the power, boundaries, and pose a serious threat to the democracy.…
On March 4, 1865, Lincoln presented himself to the public to deliver his speech; days before the Civil War came to the end. Lincoln’s anguish is displayed as he summarized the events that led to the Civil War. Trust was destroyed between the North and South and Lincoln was left with a nation in turmoil fighting over slavery. He reminded the people that they were one nation, not two independent nations warring against each other. He did not want to throw accusations to one side and chose to show the common qualities each side had in each time period. In doing this, he forced the people to widen their mind and consider the other side’s perspective. He did not want the sides to continue fighting and wanted to create a common ground and impacted…
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.¨ -Abraham Lincoln. This is an ironic quote from Lincoln. When he said this he himself had proven you could fool people some of the time. He could not fool us. Abraham Lincoln tried to fool us by making us think that he actually tried to free slaves by using the Emancipation Proclamation to further increase his popularity.In the text 5 Things You May Not Know About Lincoln,Slavery And Emancipation it says ¨Lincoln presented more clearly than ever his moral,legal and economic opposition to slavery¨This Great Emancipator” isn't very great. Abraham Lincoln was a great president, but he doesn't deserve the name the “Great Emancipator”…
Did you know that John Wilkes Booth’s original plan was to kidnap Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Booth snuck into the presidential booth and shot Lincoln in the head with a pistol. Escaping Booth broke his leg, but worked through the pain. Booth was captured 12 days later. The morning of April 15, Abraham Lincoln died. The assassination of Lincoln shocked the country. He was the first president to be assassinated. Even though John Wilkes Booth was desperate, the assassination of him was unjustified because John Wilkes Booth didn't have to kill him for his stand on politics and no power over the decision for Lincoln to win the election.…
Lincoln is a movie based off of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which portrays the latter end of Abraham Lincoln’s illustrious career. The film is based around Congressional debate and Lincoln’s attempts to pass the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States. The movie is centered in Washington D.C. and the areas surrounding it between the Emancipation Proclamation in January, 1863, and the death of Lincoln in April, 1865. The film raises the issues of slavery, ending the Civil War, political strife, familial strife and general morality. Lincoln, being a Hollywood film, was meant to entertain the viewers. However, the movie sticks so close to reality that the movie is not as entertaining, rather more informative. The major themes of the film all…
Everything you do in your life says something about you and your character. I tell my kids this…
Definition of good character given by Imam Al-Ghazali was based on the Prophet’s Hadith. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH said, ‘A man once asked the Prophet of God about good character, and he recited His statement: Hold to forgiveness, and enjoin kindness, and turn aside from the ignorant ones. Then he said. ‘It is that you should seek reconciliation with those who avoid you, given to those withhold from you and forgive those who deal with you unjustly.’…