William Henry Harrison (February 9‚ 1773 – April 4‚ 1841) was the ninth president of the United States. Harrison was won the election of 1840 and on April 4‚ 1841 he was the first president give a two-hour inaugural speech and the first to die during his first thirty days of office. Harrison’s inaugural speech was given during a cold wet March day and some say it’s what caused his cold which then turned to pneumonia that he was unable to recover from. Prior to Harrison becoming the ninth president he
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Jeffrey Nolle (10023704) Class ICM-2A Significant Quotation Statement American Culture Week 3 Term 4 Second Inaugural address “Both read the same Bible‚ and pray to the same God; and each invokes his aid against the other.” (Lincoln‚ p.2‚ 1865). The second Inaugural was writing during the time of the Civil War. The struggle between the north and the south continued. President Lincoln seemed to be mostly supportive of the north‚ which can be concluded based on being opposed to slavery. Regardless
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In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s Book‚ The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln‚ His Agenda‚ and an Unnecessary War‚ is about Abraham Lincoln’s life‚ and how there are myths that surround his life."The Real Lincoln contains irrefutable evidence that a more appropriate title for Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator‚ but the Great Centralizer" (xiii). The author show what really happens when Lincoln took command‚ and the events that came to pass soon after. "More than 16‚000 books have been
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Alex Zhang Mrs. Chen Honors English 9 – Period 3 17 January 2015 President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Why was President Kennedy’s inaugural address so moving? He used many rhetorical devices and formed a good rhetorical tone that made his speech very inspiring. Kennedy‚ in his inaugural address‚ talks about the problems of the country and the world and how to fix them. He wants the American citizens to be reassured that he will do many great things and hold a great term in office. One reason that
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Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) is a financial service firm that that has a strategic position as the manufacturer of three primary financial products; annuities‚ insurance‚ and mutual funds. LFG distributes these financial products through fough comon distribution channels: banks‚ idependent brokers‚ wirehouse broker/dealres‚ and managing general agents. Most of their customers had just one of these products ’on the shelf.’ LFG had to focus more on the customer to maintian an effective role as a
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I attended the Lincoln Park Involvement Fair and stopped at around fifteen booths. I am from out of state and want to find a community of students that share the same interests‚ ideals‚ and morals as I do. I completely surprised myself and rushed a co-educational business fraternity and a multicultural/social sorority. I never in a million years thought I’d rush not only one‚ but two Greek organizations. I attended the recruitment week events and met current members and other potentials. The business
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filled with anticipation: for change. The leaves cannot resist dressing themselves in sprinkles of red. The people are beginning to uncover jackets from the backs of closets. On this morning‚ 250‚000 civil rights supports gather at the base of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington to hear a speech that would bring about its own change—a change that would affect the lives of all of America. My expectancy mounts with the crowd’s as Martin Luther King‚ Jr. steps up to the podium. Fifteen
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B | I | N | G | O | Alliteration“Let us go forth to lead the land we love.” | Allusion“I have sworn before you and all mighty God.” | Personification“With history the final judge of our deeds” | Metaphor“We are the heirs of the first revolution.” | Hortative Sentence“So let us begin a new one…” | PathosBased on the emotions of JFK. | Cumulative Sentence But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort…yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance. | Oxymoron“But
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I thought that the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28‚ 1963 was a great speech that should be remembered and acknowledged every Martin Luther King Day. I thought that there was a few key points that should be acknowledged. I thought that justice was one of the key points that he talked about. I thought it would be one of the key points because according to Martin Luther King nobody should be separated from others because of their race and that
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ John F. Kennedy delivered his speech to citizens and peoples of the world. Many believe it was the finest inaugural speech delivered to America. Kennedy take focus on global unity and the value of free society at home and every continent around the world. Science in warfare was on a new stage of power.Kennedy urges this political catastrophe to end and focus on our value of life by assisting the poor. Decades of misery and poverty has been long overdue. He has called all to
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