Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that
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Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg not only memorialized the deaths of the fallen‚ but also‚ through the use of the rhetorical strategies of repetition‚ pathos‚ and syntax‚ served as a away to get the people to continue the war. His syntax was most effective in the way that his speech was only composed of two hundred and seventy-words and still serves as one of the greatest speeches ever made. Lincoln’s repetition was used very carefully concentrating on the words being repeated and finally his use of
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like crossing the ocean in 1492 with Christopher Columbus‚ settling on a new continent‚ and having thanksgiving with the pilgrims? Maybe you have imagined yourself in the civil war fighting in the battle of Gettysburg or standing in a crowd in Washington D.C. watching Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I have a Dream” speech. Possibly you have an even bigger imagination and you have seen yourself flying through space‚ passing by the moon and by the other
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The Battle of Gettysburg‚ one of the most well-known battles of the civil war‚ was considered to be one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the civil war. It is thought to be one of the most decisive battles because the Confederacy marched into the north after a victory but were then beat and forced to retreat‚ after this they never fully recovered eventually leading to the Union winning. In the 3 days it lasted some where between 46‚000 and 50‚000 casualties occurred‚ 8‚000 of those being
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Importance of Voting In his Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln called democracy “government of the people‚ by the people and for the people.” It means that we are not here to serve our government‚ but that our government is here to serve us — and we have the right to decide who will represent us and how we want to be represented. It means that we have one of the greatest rights any free people can have: the right to vote. Voting is a right that‚ throughout history‚ many have fought for and
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battle that lead up to the Civil War? Well‚ it was Gettysburg‚ P.A. Gettysburg Pennsylvania was a battle that was fought for three days. It was the largest battle in North America at the time 1863. There was 85‚000 men in the Union’s Army fighting under major General George Meade. There was approximately 75‚000 men in the Confederacy’s Army fighting under General Robert Lee. This is the most important battle because of what lead up to Gettysburg‚ what the three day battle was‚ and because they were
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equal" ( M.L.K.) The central Idea or purpose of his speech was and is to still educate‚ motivate‚ and persuade everyone to do away with segeration between whites and blacks one race to another.In preparing the speech King studied the Bible‚ Gettysburg Address‚ and the Declaration of Independence which he alludes all three in his speech. He was already a known Reveron so it was natural for the tone to sound little church sermon yet descriptive. He had competence‚ character which made people listen
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was it a Turning Point? The Battle of Gettysburg was a very harsh battle that turned the tables in the Civil War. There were more than 20‚000 casualties on each side. The Civil War was into it’s third year before the Battle of Gettysburg took place. The general who led the Confederates was General Robert E. Lee‚ the general of the Union was General George Meade. In each army there was about 75‚000 soldiers. Stated in the background essay‚ “Over the next three days Gettysburg
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After the reading of the ’’Gettysburg Address’’‚ the famous Abraham Lincoln gave a truthful meaning full speech. In Lincoln speech he said that they were now engaged into a civil war and what he meant by saying this he means with American they were having a war with America. When they were in war they were testing if the nation can last a long time together or if it will break apart this is why they were having this war to see if this could happen or if it will be just an abort. The North wanted
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Known as the "Gettysburg Address‚ it’s Abraham Lincoln’s most well-known speeches he had ever quoted. The reason this speech was so important was because it was given right after the war that ended slavery. The speech was at a cemetery where the soldiers who fought in the war
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