“Four score and seven years ago…” that is the start of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech “The Gettysburg Address.” Abe Lincoln was a benevolent man and he did marvelous things for our country as a whole. He was the 16th president of the United States. He also freed the slaves‚ and ended the Civil War. At the end of his term he was assassinated‚ but I’m sure you already know all this‚ so let’s talk about some stuff you might not know about Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln did many things than win
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truly cared about slaves and one of the most renowned of those people was President Abraham Lincoln. Proof of his dedication to seeing a free America is in his famous Gettysburg Address. “The nation shall have a new birth of freedom‚ and that government of the people by the people for the people”. This is the last sentence of the address and it is without confusion or play on words it has a very clear meaning. The first sentence “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth‚ upon this continent
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In a world where cultures differ and ideas are seldom the same‚ disagreements are recurrent among the people living in them. In the mid-1800’s America was in the middle of a dispute that changed the history books forever. The Civil War. This was a war that tore America apart. The South was agricultural driven and formed the Confederate states of America. The North remained loyal and stayed under the Union. Consequently this was one of America’s lowest points in history. The article‚ Death and Dying
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events that are much more important than some though. One moment in history that I think is important is‚ the Gettysburg Address. Why is this an important moment? It is important because of all the soldiers that died‚ it relates to other important moments‚ and is short but one of the most meaningful documents to Americans. Many things have happened in American history. The Battle of Gettysburg is what most will say the turning point in the war. It’s just that Lincoln did not really take the win as a
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What was the real message Abraham Lincoln was saying in his famous Gettysburg Address? His message was that everyone is equal. During the Civil War‚ almost everyone living in our country was affected. Lincoln also practiced his speech by including everyone‚ who died in the devastating war. We still practice that important message today in America. When the war between our nations began‚ everyone was affected in one way or the other. It didn’t matter if you were rich or poor you would be affected
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Yurchenko‚ Anton Period 1 Due 11/19/13 Gettysburg Address Analysis The Gettysburg Address‚ by Abraham Lincoln has a straightforward meaning‚ but also a deep‚ intricate design that conveys the thoughts of our past president. Given on November 19‚ 1863‚ this speech was a response to the American Civil War‚ and was given at the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania‚ which was on of the bloodiest and conclusive battles of the war. There were five known copies of the speech‚ each slightly
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we commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address given on November 19th‚ 1863. This speech is known and considered as one of the most famous speeches in American history. How could a two minute speech be so highly regarded and enough to be one of the most famous? Abraham Lincoln utilized rhetorical techniques to turn just 10 sentences into one of the most famous and most quoted speeches of all time. “The Gettysburg Address‚” was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication
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speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values and qualities. In order to gain a complete understanding of the distinctive qualities of the speeches
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half ago when typical word usage was of a different style than what it is commonly used today. This can make the task of learning the speech seem impossible. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address” (PBS 2014) takes place at the Greenwood School in Putney‚ Vermont. Part of their curriculum every year‚ for students that have not already completed it‚ is to learn the history behind and recite the Gettysburg Address from memory to earn a school coin. It’s a difficult and daunting task for many of the students
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Why is the Gettysburg Address Still Relevant Today? Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ summed up the ideals that would go on to shape one of the most powerful nations of the world. Although President Lincoln’s speech was about ten lines‚ in which he delivered in two minutes‚ he moved not just the people who had gathered for the honoring of the soldiers who bravely gave their lives in Gettysburg while fighting for freedom‚ but also people across the globe. In ten
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