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    “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not to themselves” -Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln says‚ he was thinking of people having life liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. His main goal was to maintain the Union during the Civil War. But as many believed that they had the Emancipation Proclamation for freedom. But actually he didn’t do it for his beliefs; he only did it so they could win the war. That is only one reason why Abraham Lincoln should not deserve the name of the Great Emancipator. To begin

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln‚ a sectional candidate whose election led to the secession of the South‚ succeeded in restoring the Union and laying a strong foundation for its future greatness. Both Lincoln military policies and his domestic programs helped to make him one of the most effective presidents in American history. Lincoln opposed slavery and chose sensible ways to achieve the abolition of it. He didn’t like the idea of popular sovereignty that Illinois’s Senator Stephen A.

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    Austin De Castro Mr. Markert U.S. History H-7 5/20/11 Abraham Lincoln: Good or Bad Wartime President? Abraham Lincoln was thought up as one of the greatest presidents to have ever lived but contrary to belief he was actually a terrible wartime president. He had many people of his own cabinet‚ such as Salmon Chase‚ who connived against him while also having to deal with riots and protests against his war policies (Basler 75). Others say Lincoln was a tyrant for suspending writs of habeas corpus‚ repressing

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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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    being self-made is part of the country’s identity‚ and many prospective immigrants come here following that idea. As nice as the American Dream sounds‚ how it plays in real life can be a different story. This is why F. Scott Fitzgerald criticizes this idea in his novel The Great Gatsby. In it‚ the author criticizes how being self-made is not as simple as hard work and that equality isn’t something that is true for everyone. The first point that Fitzgerald criticizes is the idea of being self-made;

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    Lincoln The film Lincoln was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ it mainly covers the last four months that Lincoln was in office before his assassination. It’s main focus was on the Lincoln trying to pass the 13th amendment‚ which abolished slavery. The plot of the story is set in January 1865‚ centered around Abraham Lincoln ‚ who is played by Daniel Day Lewis. The president has just started his second term and the war is coming to an end. The film opens with a brief flashback

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    “The Myth of Sisyphus” written by Albert Camus and “The Prophet: On Self-Knowledge” authored by Kahlil Gibran both hold similar views regarding self-knowledge and truth. Although similarities are present these views also greatly differ from each other. In order to examine self-knowledge and truth‚ it is important to consider what they mean. Self-knowledge is an internalized actualization and understanding of oneself through which one may obtain self-control. Truth is a projected understanding upon

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    Top of Form Bottom of Form 7 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires By Grant Cardone Print Share Delicious Digg this E-mail to a friend Facebook LinkedIn Stumble Upon Twitter Top of Form Bottom of Form Top of Form Bottom of Form Related Topics Startup Successes Learn how to generate multimillion-dollar wealth -- and enjoy the journey on your way to the top. First‚ understand that you no longer want to be just a millionaire. You want to become a multimillionaire. While

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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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    "It is not uncommon to hear the term ‘a self-made man’". In many ways Gatsby fits this definition and in some ways he takes it to literally. This ways will be discussed in the following literary essay. It can be said that Gatsby has a Platonic conception of himself. Plato believed that the physical‚ material world in which we live is an imitation of a more perfect world of ideas‚ in which the soul is much more important than the body. James Gatz rejects the physical reality of himself and his

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