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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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address/ Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” The “Gettysburg Address” was presented by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863. The “I Have a Dream” speech was presented during the March on Washington during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. These speeches‚ even one-hundred years difference in time when given‚ they both address a common theme for freedom and equality. The “Gettysburg Address” purpose was to urge and give hope to his audience to continue to fight for the
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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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Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States of America Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents of all-time. Abe was born on February 12th‚ 1809‚ in Hardin Country‚ Kentucky. His childhood was very rough‚ his family war not a rich family at all‚ they lived in a one room log cabin for a little bit of Abe’s life. After that his father moved the family from Kentucky to Indiana because‚ slavery was a big thing in Kentucky‚ and his father hated slavery. His mother died when Abe
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“Four score and seven years ago…” that is the start of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech “The Gettysburg Address.” Abe Lincoln was a benevolent man and he did marvelous things for our country as a whole. He was the 16th president of the United States. He also freed the slaves‚ and ended the Civil War. At the end of his term he was assassinated‚ but I’m sure you already know all this‚ so let’s talk about some stuff you might not know about Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln did many things than win
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The Gettysburg Address is still read and significant today because it is the ideals upon which our nation was founded. Lincolns words “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people” continues to speak for many today. At this time in the middle of the Civil War people were discouraged. Citizens needed something to believe in. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the wonderful things the nation was fighting for. It was a new interpterion of American government and society. It was about
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Alexander Miles was born in Ohio on May 18‚ 1838. While Miles’s exact birthplace and birthdate are unknown‚ it is believed that he was born in Pickaway County near the town of Circleville‚ being the son of Michael and Mary Miles. Alexander Miles ended up moving to Waukesha‚ Wisconsin later in his life where he got a job as a barber. After a move to Winona‚ Minnesota‚ he met and got married to Mrs. Candace J. Dunlap‚ who was living in La Porte‚ Indiana. She was a widow who had two children with her
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Singer Vs Howe Do you wear homemade clothes? Probably not‚ we have the conveniences of manufactured clothing. We can thank Elias Howe and Isaac Singer. Elias created the first working sewing machine and Singer updated and made it cheaper and more practical. The sewing machine was first made by Thomas Saint in 1790‚ later improved by Elias Howe in 1846‚ and again by Isaac Singer in 1854. Elias Howe’s family invented many thing from the wooden truss bridge to bed springs‚ so he was destined for
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the united states‚ entered his presidency with an encumber. With his Courage‚ and outstanding achievements Lincoln tacked slavery‚ ended the civil war‚ and saved the union in four brutal years. A person of this great boldness should be considered a hero. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. The Civil war had many battles‚ one being in Gettysburg. This battle is known for being the turning
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The reconstruction era was the period after the civil war when the United States was trying to repair the government. William Mason Grosvenor‚ an abolitionist and commander to a unit of African-American soldiers‚ wanted a radical and harsh reconstruction (Dudley 7). Herman Melville‚ a writer from the North‚ wanted a lenient reconstruction (Dudley 8). Therefore‚ he did not want the reconstruction to be spiteful (Dudley 9). The reconstruction should have been a peaceful way to restore the broken country
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