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    Abraham Lincoln

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    Abraham Lincoln‚ on his “do-gooder” religion: When I do good‚ I feel good. When I do bad‚ I feel bad. That’s my religion. Abraham Lincoln‚ on the importance of transparency in government: What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. Abraham Lincoln‚ on the proper relation of God and humans: We trust‚ sir‚ that God is on our side. It is more important to know that we are on God’s side. Abraham Lincoln‚ reminding us that Rome was not built in a day‚ nor the business of

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    At the beginning of the movie we see Lincoln talking to two African Americans who served in the war‚ and they went on to say that they loved his speech and one of them even quoted the end of his speech. This movie shows us how much we need rescuing. According to Spielberg‚ Lincoln and his contemporaries debated the moral merits of ending slavery now or ending the war now. Lincoln was gaining and losing votes. People are looking at it as this: if African Americans are given rights then women are next

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    Lincoln believed that bending the Constitution was necessary to preserve the Union. During this era or period of time‚ congress was not in session so Lincoln had to do some things by himself. In August‚ 1862 Lincoln wrote a letter to Horace Greeley‚ an editor of the New York Tribune‚ who published an open letter insisting President Lincoln free the slaves immediately. In Lincoln’s reply he wrote "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves‚ I would do it‚ and if I could save it by freeing

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    Analysis on 1916 Proclamation Name: Robbie Martinez Teacher: Irial Glynn ‘Let our generation not shirk its deed‚ which is to accomplish the revolution ’ - Patrick Pearse The Proclamation was a statement

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    Lincoln and Darwin

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    2013 Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin He survive tragedy and depression to become America’s greatest president. He had the courage to destroy slavery. But it took a civil war and the lost of 600‚000 lives. His beliefs cost him‚ his life. Without him United States of American would not exist today. Abraham Lincoln American’s model hero. A man who’s courage and brilliance‚ strategy saved a nation from destruction. For a man who has reach great heights. His early life was poor and brutal

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    Slavery and Lincoln

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    AMDG! 12-11-12 8A oaks O Captain! My Captain! 1.Do you think President Lincoln ended slavery at the right time? Yes‚ I do think that president Lincoln ended slavery at the right time because if it had continued I think it would’ve got a lot worse then how it was when before he had stopped it. 2. (A): What does the Freedman say Lincoln’s toughest decision as president? The toughest thing the Freedman said was stopping slavery and taking big voyages

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    world where it is very common that people are being dehumanized. Dehumanizing humans was used in multiple cases in the movie‚ The Island. In Michael Bay’s film‚ The Island‚ all of the clones‚ including Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta are dehumanized in one way or another. Although‚ Lincoln Six Echo is unorthodox‚ he and the other clones are still dehumanized in many different ways. First‚ The clones are only given a elementary education. This is dehumanizing them because Dr. Merrick‚ the

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    Lincoln’s Emancipation working with the abolitionist movement Most people say there are two sides to every story‚ but there can only be one side to the story of people‚ being denied as to having equal rights‚ no matter their color or creed. It ’s only reasonable to believe that to be true to this principle‚ slavery had to be abolished. The fact that many slave owners were prestigious people in history such as George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and other founding father acknowledges the consequences

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    Abraham Lincoln

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    Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday‚ February 12‚ 1809‚ near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He moved to New Salem‚ Illinois‚ where he lived until 1837. While there he worked at several jobs including operating a store‚ surveying‚ and serving as postmaster. He impressed the residents with his character‚ wrestled the town bully‚ and earned the nickname "Honest Abe." Lincoln. In Springfield in 1839 Lincoln met Mary Todd. Three years later they were married and over 11 years they had four children:

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    Logan Flanagan 22 March 2013 Negative Effects of the Lincoln Assassination Soon after President Abraham Lincoln died on Good Friday‚ April 15‚ 1865‚ the fatal bullet with which he was murdered was removed. Dr. Curtis‚ one of the doctors who performed the procedure‚ later wrote‚ “‘There it [the bullet] lay upon the white china‚ a little black mass no bigger than the end of my finger—dull‚ motionless and harmless‚ yet the cause of such mighty changes in the world’s history as we may perhaps never

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