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    Summary of The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Regardless of Fredrick Douglass’ assumption that “nothing new could be said about Abraham Lincoln‚” Doris Kearns Goodwin provided a new perspective in the investigation of our sixteenth president in her book‚ Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln‚ by looking at Lincolns interactions with the three men who were his rivals during the 1860 Republican presidential nomination. Goodwin revealed a more three-dimensional

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    FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY Adamaris Rosas. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1‚ 1863‚ which set all slaves free. He said “Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” I 100% agree. Slaves were just people. We’re all just people. Therefore‚ we should’ve all been all been free. Slaves had not done anything particularly bad to be treated the way they were treated. No one deserves to be a slave‚ we are all born

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    Abraham Lincoln‚ George Washington‚ and Tomas Jefferson. They all were presedents of the united states of america and they improved the country forever. They were legends‚ people that left a mark on everyone. But who do you think left the biggest mark? Had the greatest triumph? I beleive that they all had a great part in building society and where i live today‚ but i think that Abraham Lincoln had the biggest affect on how we live today. Abraham Lincoln is known for being the big guy because he

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    Important Figures/People • Abraham was known as the founder/patriarch of the Jewish religion when he declared that he believes in the one true God. In Judaism‚ Abraham‚ previously known as Abram‚ is said to have received a message from the God. God told Abram to leave his home and family and in return God changed his name to Abraham‚ gave him His blessing and promised him he would become a great nation. Many years passed and as he grew old Abraham and his wife Sarai who was renamed Sarah worried

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    most is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln really affected everyone’s life without him good morals in the courtroom and slavery might still be rampant today. I don’t have a personal relationship with Abraham Lincoln but he has severely affected our lives and our views on equality. The qualities that make Abraham Lincoln a hero is that he is caring‚ determined‚ and honest. Abraham Lincoln is a hero to many people he was very caring there were many examples to prove this is true. Abraham Lincoln grew up

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    Freedom is the driving force of our society‚ inspiring the change and growth in our lives that grant a better present‚ and a prominent future. Freedom is a basic right that gives us the ability to act and express our thoughts without restrictions from internal or external forces. However‚ supporting a society in which there is unlimited freedom will never work in practice‚ meaning many limitations are present. Internal freedom is comprised of your conscience and consists of your thoughts‚ only to

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    According to historians‚ Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of the greatest Presidents of all time. Abraham Lincoln possessed all the qualities that an outstanding leader has. He was one of the bravest and respected presidents that we have ever had. During his tenure as president he had many accomplishments as president of our very young country. One of the best but yet toughest decision he made was to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus in order to push down the rebellion and in the interest

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    Was Abraham Lincoln justified in not freeing the slaves immediately? Slave states were afraid of an anti-slavery government so they seceded from the United States. The slave states that seceded from the United States became the Confederate States of America and the United States became the Union. Lincoln entered into war to get back the slave states that seceded from the Union. This war ultimately lasted four years with the Confederate States of America losing the war‚ and the United States gaining

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    there can be no doubt but that Lincoln would have fared poorly. Not much more could have been said for him even a year later‚ when Lincoln thought that he would lose his bid for reelection. It would take Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and his own death a week later to propel Lincoln into the pantheon of presidential greatness. And Lincoln’s canonization began almost immediately. Within days of his death‚ his life was being compared to Jesus Christ. Lincoln was portrayed to a worshipping

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    bitter rivals from different parties‚ they infused the presidency with new powers and changed the nation in ways few other presidents have‚ before or since (Bowles‚ 2011). Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson debated a political state of affairs that still effects government and industry in our nation today. The issue at hand was trusts. On one hand‚ Theodore Roosevelt thought that trusts are inevitable. As he said in his 1910 "New Nationalism" speech‚ "There can be no effective control of corporation

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