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    partner on the same line. b. Spell your teacher’s name properly. c. After name of the course‚ put the hour in parenthesis. Ex. Oral Comm. (1) d. Title should include writer and name of speech on one line and in boldface. Ex​ . Abraham Lincoln‚ “Gettysburg Address” e. Double-space throughout f. Font: Cambria‚ 12 point (same font in entire document) 4. Keep the paragraphs in your speech‚ and indent each paragraph. 5. Get rid of extra lines between paragraphs. (This is MLA formatting.) 6. After you have

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    It was November 19‚ 1863. Lincoln stood on a platform in the midst of a battlefield in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania and spoke these words: "...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation‚ under God‚ shall have a new birth of freedom” (Abraham Lincoln Quotes). In Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ he explains that the soldiers‚ who fought so bravely in the Civil War‚ did not die without cause. Instead‚ they fought to change America for the better in multiple ways. There

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    In the ”Gettysburg Address‚” Abraham Lincoln incorporates literary devices in his address to achieve his purpose. Lincoln uses repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism to remind those who were present of the lives that were lost and the dream that should continue to live on for them. Abraham Lincoln utilizes repetition in his speech to make it very clear what his point is. By repeating words it emphasizes Lincoln’s point and the importance of it. He says‚ “... we cannot dedicate- we cannot consecrate--

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    them a reason to keep fighting‚ he also used it to give a reason behind the war to the citizens. It was a political move on its own. These tactics are still used in the world today‚ such as the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and as far back as the Gettysburg Address. Pericles believed that personal glory was one of the rare things you could have‚ and fighting in the war and giving your life for your city was one of the highest glories you could bestow‚ so therefore he glorified the war not the people

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    the Author uses the word “discordant ’’ to describe what this nation was built on stating “That’s because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant ‚ like the crazy quilts’’. in “the gettysburgaddress‚ we get to see the great effects of society. President lincoln does a great job explaining the importance of us sticking together and working together as a union . He states “we cannot hallow this ground the brave men living and dead who struggled

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    On November 19‚ 1863 the 16th President Abraham Lincoln recited a speech long to be remembered in the great nation of America. Lincoln makes major statements throughout the duration of the speech; He also shifts from the focus of honoring the soldiers with this ground to telling the people that “we” as the people need to honor this nation by committing to its survival. In this speech Lincoln states at the end of the second paragraph “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field‚ as a final resting

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    America was not perfect especially during the 19th century when conflicts arose regarding slavery‚ women’s rights‚ politics‚ and corruption. Sojourner Truth and Abraham Lincoln discuss some of those issues that were the highlight of the civil war. Some of the issues they talked about were slavery and women’s rights. Throughout the both well thought out speeches‚ Lincoln and Truth use resembling strategies that were very persuasive. Their persuasive speeches were used in an attempt to further

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    Madison Temme 2/7/14 AP Lang. Period 4 Kennedy’s Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the U.S. 1960 election by one of the smallest margins in history. With a win by only a tenth of a percent almost half the country felt that Kennedy should not be president. The new president was left to convince that half that his win is one of the best things that could have ever happened. In his inaugural address he states not only what he was going to do in his time as president but bring

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    Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address of reconciliation was an attempt to convince the Union to restore friendly relations with the South and heal the torn nation. Lincoln takes his audience to the past‚ present‚ and future by mentioning his First Inaugural Address‚ the nation’s current condition and position‚ and his blueprint of the future and how to achieve such desired goals. His placement of blame and his stunning hope for reunification and reconstruction is best achieved through syntactical

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