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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The Gettysburg Adress of Abraham Lincoln written on November 19‚ 1863 has helped his tone during the speech with the use of three rhetorical devices‚ such as : repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism. His goal is to explain why it is important to honor the dead with increased devotion. Lincoln is honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrafice. With the tone of confidence and determination he managed to bring up a powerful speech with a powerful voice. One example of repetition in his speech to help
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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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One of the most powerful speeches that President Abraham Lincoln made towards the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was empowering to many people. The aspect of the speech that Abraham made declared about the memorial battle that many soldiers had occurred to them. He gave hope for our nation to be mindful of the obstacles that our soldiers faced while fighting for our countries freedom. The soldiers who fought in the battle were fighting for our nations rights‚ and equalities‚ that us as “Americans”
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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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for the soldiers who had given their lives at the battle of Gettysburg for the reform and advancement of the country. He states that the brave men who here gave their last full measure of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as‚ an appeal to ethos‚ parallelism‚ and juxtaposition. Lincoln never uses the words “I‚” or “you‚” to address his audience‚ but instead uses “we‚” “our‚” and “us‚” to establish
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similarities and differences of The Gettysburg Address and the letter to Sarah Ballou. The Gettysburg Address talks more about the Civil War than the letter to Sarah Ballou. The Gettysburg Address improved my understanding on the Civil War because the author clarified about the war; moreover‚ he states the equality of all men. While Sullivan writes to his beloved wife Sarah‚ he shows his affection for his wife and the love for his country. It affected more people in The Gettysburg because it was a bigger audience
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The Gettysburg Address 1. How does Lincoln honor the battle of Gettysburg in his address? Lincoln honored the Battle of Gettysburg in his address by acknowledging the great sacrifice made by the brave men who fought in the Gettysburg battle. Lincoln pointed out that while the ceremony may one day be forgotten‚ the service and deaths of the soldiers would forever be memorialized and serve as a lasting reminder of how precious and costly ensuring freedom for all is. You get the sense that Lincoln
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The Gettysburg Address was a famous speech given by President Lincoln at Gettysburg in1863. The speech was influential and inspiring to many different kinds of people. The Gettysburg Address touched several topics such as human equality‚ peace and honoring soldiers. The Gettysburg Address is still relevant today due to its motivational words towards human equality and paying tribute to war veterans. To quote the speech‚ Lincoln said "Fourscore and seven years ago‚ our fathers brought forth on
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Abraham Lincoln in his speech‚ The Gettysburg Address‚ put emphasis on the battle‚ which is appropriate because The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of The Civil War. A factor in The Battle of Gettysburg’s importance was how costly it was. The battle lead to the most casualties for a single battle of The Civil War. That has massive ramifications on the rest of the war. It put significant deficits on both the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. These casualties were large numbers
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