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    This speech is a kind of the rhetoric of display. Abraham delivered his speech after the Gettysburg battle between both North and South of America. And it left almost 8000 men dead from both sides. The main reason for the battle was to eliminate the slavery that had spread in America. The white people were treating the colored people as they were

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    speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values and qualities. In order to gain a complete understanding of the distinctive qualities of the speeches

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    like in the Civil War? November 19‚ 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” speech while the Civil War was still going on “Now we are engaged in a great civil war” (Lincoln‚ Line 4). The Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861 and ended on May 9‚ 1865‚ during this time the Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1‚ 1863 to July 3‚ 1863. Lincoln gave this crucial speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg to the people of his time so he can urge them to keep fighting. Lincoln wanted

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    What was the real message Abraham Lincoln was saying in his famous Gettysburg Address? His message was that everyone is equal. During the Civil War‚ almost everyone living in our country was affected. Lincoln also practiced his speech by including everyone‚ who died in the devastating war. We still practice that important message today in America. When the war between our nations began‚ everyone was affected in one way or the other. It didn’t matter if you were rich or poor you would be affected

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    Inspiration or Plagiarism: The Gettysburg Address Throughout the progression of mankind one thing has virtually been a way to both settle problems and bring a nation together and that is war. When there is war‚ death usually is not too far behind‚ and when there are deaths there are funerals. One hundred fifty two years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln devised a speech known as the “Gettysburg Address.” After comparing the speech to “Pericles Funeral Oration”‚ one can infer that they are similar to each other

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    different style than what it is commonly used today. This can make the task of learning the speech seem impossible. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address” (PBS 2014) takes place at the Greenwood School in Putney‚ Vermont. Part of their curriculum every year‚ for students that have not already completed it‚ is to learn the history behind and recite the Gettysburg Address from memory to earn a school coin. It’s a difficult and daunting task for many of the students at the Greenwood School‚ but by the end‚ it

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    Name: Date: Graded Assignment Inside the Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a remarkable speech. It is only 272 words long and took only two minutes to deliver. But it had a profound effect on the nation—both then and now. President Lincoln was not even the principal speaker on November 19‚ 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery‚ just four months after the battle there. The key speaker was Edward Everett‚ a renowned orator who talked for over two hours. Later Everett

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    Why is the Gettysburg Address Still Relevant Today? Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ summed up the ideals that would go on to shape one of the most powerful nations of the world. Although President Lincoln’s speech was about ten lines‚ in which he delivered in two minutes‚ he moved not just the people who had gathered for the honoring of the soldiers who bravely gave their lives in Gettysburg while fighting for freedom‚ but also people across the globe. In ten

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    On 19th of November 1863‚ Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech at the official ceremony for the dedication of national cemetery of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania (Lincoln‚ 2002). The speech was later considered as the Gettysburg Address after reading and analyzing the speech. Though Abraham was not the official and featured orator in that ceremony‚ the 273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton

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    national holiday: “They are the gracious gifts if the Most High God‚ who‚ while dealing with us in anger for our sins‚ hath nevertheless‚ remembered mercy” (Sandler‚ 62). During the Battle of Gettysburg‚ he said he had no fears of losing because he knew God would take care of everything. During his Gettysburg Address‚ he realized that our nation was one nation under God. Before he left Springfield to go to Washington‚ D.C.‚ he gave a speech. He said‚ “Without the assistance of that Devine Being…I cannot

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