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    Abraham Lincoln was born February 12‚ 1809 at sunrise. His birthplace was a one-room log cabin‚ which was sixteen feet long and eighteen feet wide. The tiny cabin had only one dimly-lit window and hard-packed earth for flooring. When Abraham was six years old he and his sister Sarah walked two miles to a log cabin schoolhouse where he learned to read‚ write‚ and do arithmetic. Abe liked writing best of all and practiced it wherever he went. He wrote with charcoal on the back of a wooden shovel and

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    His task in this biography was to perpetuate Lincoln as he was in the days he lived. His purpose of this biography was to bring the past into the present for us and his students. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Although other states such as Indiana lay claim to his birth‚ most sources agree that Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in a backwoods cabin in Hodgeville‚ Kentucky. In an interview during his campaign for the presidency in 1860 Lincoln described his adolescence as "the short and

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    President François Hollande was elected the new president of France on May 6‚ 2012. He gave his inauguration speech in Paris on May 15‚ 2012‚ and expressed his deep gratitude to the French people for investing him into the highest office. He presented his political vision in a message of confidence‚ as a metaphor for trust‚ to uphold the nation’s state of affairs‚ and stated: A brief review of France’s history will help us to understand President Hollande’s speech in its rightful political context

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    Brief When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860‚ seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America‚ and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union‚ enforce the laws of the United States‚ and end the secession. The war lasted for more than four years with a staggering loss of more than 600‚000 Americans dead. Midway through the war‚ Lincoln issued the Emancipation

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    In Abraham Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ the audience expects a lengthy speech on politics‚ slavery‚ and states’ rights‚ but is actually embraced with encouraging words about mending the broken nation after the effects of the Civil War. Lincoln does this by using ethos‚ pathos and tone with in his speech to reach out to his audience‚ and make them feel as if they are held responsible to help they’re beloved nation when it is in need of care. Within Lincoln’s ethos‚ pathos‚ and tone he persuades

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Sixteenth President of the United States I chose Abraham Lincoln as a subject matter because he is the only American President I like. Of course‚ the rest of the world loves him very much as he is one of those big men who profoundly influenced their eras. He is not only an American President but also the president of common people. That is why his photograph was put on ‘’a penny’’. In my paper there is a chronological order of important events from

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    All through time it has been said that Abraham Lincoln is one our country’s most recognizable leaders. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most known and beloved presidents in history. He was the 16th President of the United States and is well known for achieving feats such as keeping the Union together and accomplishing the emancipation of slavery. Lincoln had countless supporters as well as defiance and protection all along the American Civil War. Lincoln showed fortitude and never gave up on his vision

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the THE CIVIL WAR BY MARK HUDSON NOVEMBER 8‚ 2012 Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president during the civil war. Most people said he was the best president. During the civil war 3 million people went to war and 600‚000 died. He was born February 12‚ 1809‚ in Harden County‚ Kentucky. Both of his parents were born in Virginia. Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to study and become smart while he was working on a farm. He also split rails for fences‚ and worked in a

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    included pro-Union Democrats who nominated John Bell‚ the Republican Party selected Abraham Lincoln‚ while the Democratic chose Stephen Douglas. For the final balloting‚ Lincoln had lost the popular vote with 39.9 percent‚ but he attained 180 Electoral College Votes‚ that had put him ahead of the other candidates.On March 4‚ 1861‚ it was Lincoln’s first time addressing the national as the president. In his inaugural‚ he tried to directly talk about the issues concerning the Union and the division of

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    Early life Main article: Abraham Lincoln’s early life and career Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln‚ two uneducated farmers. Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the 348 acre (1.4 km²) Sinking Spring Farm‚ in Nolin Creek‚ three miles (5 km) south of Hodgenville‚ in southeast Hardin County‚ Kentucky (now part of LaRue County)‚ an area which‚ at that time‚ was considered the "frontier." The name Abraham was chosen to commemorate his grandfather

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