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    On November 19‚ 1863 at the Gettysburg battlefield‚ president Abraham Lincoln gave a concise speech that would leave a long-lasting impression on the many Americans that lived during the Civil War period. From July 1 to July 3‚ an estimated 7‚500 American soldiers died in the Battle of Gettysburg. Residents of Gettysburg first had the idea of creating a National Cemetery and holding a ceremony in honor of both the soldiers of the Union army‚ and those of the Confederacy that died on the battlefield

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    country is in need of unification. After the Battle of Gettysburg‚ during the Civil War‚ many Union and Confederate soldiers lost their lives and while the Union soldiers were buried right there on their home soil‚ the Confederate soldiers were brought back to the South. Four months after the battle‚ President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address to honor those who had lost their lives. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address by reminiscing of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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    Jason Vazquez Sally Olivas English 101 24 October 2014 In Depth with the King “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal” is the beginning of the Preamble to the U.S Constitution which was quoted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his “I Have a Dream” speech. Martin Luther King Jr. shadowed over two hundred and fifty thousand spectators to deliver his infamous speech to people of all ages‚ genders‚ and races at the heart of the nation on August 28th‚ 1963. Tired and exhausted

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    Safire discusses the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and analyzes the Gettysburg Address in great detail. Wood’s “Victory Speech” demonstrates how President Obama flowed through different ideas and analyzes specific details of President Obama’s speech offering his personal critique. Both Wood and Safire focus on word usage‚ connects the speeches with timelines‚ and historical events. Both Woods and Safire focus on word usages in their critiques. In Safire’s analysis‚ his central focal point

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    Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 while also analyzing the Gettysburg Address in more depth and as a purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in “Victory Speech” by James Woods he talks about President Obama and how he flows through different things‚ he also offers some critique while analyzing certain details of Obama’s speech. President Lincoln’s famous speech the Gettysburg Address was given after a horrible incident with many

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    The world as perceived for our fellow natives is gradually evolving into what America has transformed in actuality.The Gettysburg Address proposed by Abraham Lincoln serves for the sole purpose of conceding and pledging to advance and execute the undertaking the servicemen in The Civil War unfortunately failed to obtain. In order for this to be accomplished‚ Lincoln conveys his speech with a blend of honor and a powerful utilization of verbage to transmit his primary ambition and both motivate and

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    Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and he also analyzes the Gettysburg Address in more depth and has a specific purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in James Wood’s “Victory Speech” he talks about how President Obama flowed through different things‚ Wood also analyzes certain details of Obama’s speech‚ and offers some critique. “Now‚ as then‚ a national spirit rose from the ashes of destruction” (Safire 41). The Gettysburg Address was given after a horrible

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    Critical Essay One Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln‚ the sixteenth president‚ was one of the most decorated commander-in-chiefs in American History‚ due to his never-ending push to mend our broken nation and move to the beginning. Nevertheless‚ many African Americans were forced to come to America to be sold into slavery in 1619. While the treatment of slaves was very unfair and‚ in many cases‚ inhumane‚ and was plagued with a lifetime

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    Analyzing Seminal Texts Prewrite (25 points) Instructions: Use this organizer to plan an essay comparing Abraham Lincoln’s "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" to "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. Purpose (Why are you writing the essay?) I am writing this essay to point out/ discover the differences and similarities of Lincolns Gettysburg Address and Pericles Funeral Oration. Audience (Who will read it and from whose point of view?) The audience will be the teacher

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