Battle of Gettysburg was a horrendous tragedy that took the lives of 51‚000 union and confederate soldiers. Sensing that the battle marked a turning point in the Civil War‚ President Abraham Lincoln decided to address the nation at the battlefield. He gave a speech titled "The Gettysburg Address" in which he used compelling ethical and emotional appeals to successfully inspire the citizens of the union to continue fighting the civil war. The President uses terms such as "hallow" and "consecrate” as
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Tara Okunade 3/11/08 AP English 3 2nd Prd The Gettysburg Address Imagine being a soldier in a great war‚ and some of your comrades have been shot down‚ and there they lay: Dead. Wouldn’t your spirits be lowered? This was the story of the soldiers in the Civil War who watched their friends die and couldn’t do anything about it. On November 19‚ 1863‚ the United States was in the middle of a war between the north and the south. This marked the turning point of the way things were ran at that
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Batangas State University College of Engineering‚ Architecture‚ Fine Arts and Computing Sciences ECE/ ICE/ MexE Department Public Address System Project Submitted By: Members Castillote‚ Mari Kirby C. Magpantay‚ Mara Charmaine Mauhay‚ Jake C. Samortin‚ John Patrick Sulit‚ Christine Aira M. Submitted To: Engr. Ralph Gerard Sangalang Instructor May 23‚ 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This project would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of several individuals
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Stylistic Language of Gettysburg Address Lincoln’s Gettysburg address has a great rhetorical significance partly achieved by its style. Some stylistic devices used in the speech are persuasive definitions; clarity‚ rhythm‚ and vividness of the language; and a combination of various elements within the speech. In this essay‚ I will elaborate the use of these aspects and how they affect Gettysburg address when the speech is read aloud‚ read silently‚ and read in paraphrased version. Persuasive definitions
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On November 19‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. He delivered this important speech four months after the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle resulted in the death of over 51‚000 Union and Confederate soldiers and was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War. President Lincoln talked about how our fore-fathers brought forth this new nation‚ conceived in liberty‚ and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. I believe that he was trying
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The Gettysburg address was a speech given by president Abraham Lincoln and the main purpose of the speech was to dedicate a cemetery for the brave men who died at the battle of Gettysburg. President Lincoln was also encouraging the men and women to be dedicated citizens of America. When I was listening to the speech it was hard for me to understand some words President Lincoln used. The language President Lincoln used was meant for his time not the current time. For example when President Lincoln
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The Gettysburg Address In the beginning of The Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln stated that this nation is founded on the principle that all men are created equal. His speech revolves around the idea that we should not consecrate this battlefield but make certain that the great loss of lives is made worthwhile by creating massive reforms in the government so it fights for the wellbeing of all people. The Gettysburg Address is similar to Letter from Birmingham Jail in that both of them are
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American‚” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia (2000) http://encarta.msn.com 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation “Gettysburg Invitations” Library of Congress Online Exhibits. (October 2000) http://icweb.loc.gov/exhibits/ Lincoln‚ Abraham. “The Gettysburg Address” Liberty Online (1999) http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/gettysburg.html. The World Book Encyclopedia 4 “Civil War” World Book Inc. (1985) 472-493 The World Book Encyclopedia 8 “Gettysburg” World Book Inc. (1985) 165-166
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TOMB OF THE UNKNOW SOLDIER November 7‚ 2011 1. The Unknown Soldier fought in World War I. The burial place of the unknown soldier was in France‚ near the battle at Vimy Ridge‚ marked by a tombstone that read “Known unto God”. The remains of an unidentified soldier were returned to Canada to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier‚ a specially designed sarcophagus directly in front of the National War Memorial in Ottawa‚ the National Capital. 2. The remains of soldiers that fought
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15 January – About 6 million are unemployed in Germany. 25 February – Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization‚ opening the opportunity for him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident. 10 April – Paul von Hindenburg is elected president of Germany. 30 May – Chancellor Heinrich Brüning resigns. President Hindenburg asks Franz von Papen to form a new government. 14 June – Bans against the SS and SA are overturned. 17 July – Altona Bloody Sunday: In Altona‚ armed communists
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