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    great speeches and written works because they not only instilled patriotism in the American audiences‚ but unity‚ hope‚ and history as well. Examples of these skills are clearly found in Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ for each of these documents is a solid‚ memorable piece in style and historical support. Both pieces begin with many similar key factors‚ establishing affinity between the speaker and his audience

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    The two speeches Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln were both similar because they were powerful speeches for equality. The two speeches were different because of their speakers‚ Truth and Lincoln were on completely different spectrums of the social scale and therefore seen differently by the public. Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth was a speech on equality of the sexes. Her speech was extemporaneous‚ and still had such an effect. She had a power in

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a Dream Speech” and President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address.” Both have many properties that make them some of the greatest speeches of all time. Some of those are their appeals‚ language‚ and purpose. “I have a Dream Speech” and “Gettysburg Address”‚ both use logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos to appeal to their audience. Pathos is shown through repetition. In Dr. King’s speech he repeats‚ “I have a dream.” In President Lincoln’s he repeats‚ ”We can not.” These

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    Fourscore and Seventy Years Later… One of my favorite examples of written word is President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ and as a bonus feature‚ it underscores several of the qualities of leadership that we are concerned with in this course. In defense of it being exemplary‚ consider that it has stood the test of time over the last 150 years as one of the most famous speeches in our nation’s history. Even today it captivates the heart‚ and can transport us to that battleground so key

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    Gettysburg Speech

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    Once Upon a Time‚ The Gettysburg Address and‚ Views of the Wall all have a power symbol to convey an idea about the individual’s role in society. All stories are about people struggling in a society. All people struggle in life. From Once Upon a Time‚ reports of intrusion were being documented by the homeowners (from lines 138-146) and suggests to the wife that she should make the fences and walls even bigger around the house. The idea of having people ransacking her house and going through

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    Jacob Molho 12/9/16 Jewish Emancipation: The Migration of People‚ Ideas‚ and Mindsets Unique for its time‚ in September of 1480‚ Spain created special religious tribunals to address cases of “heretical depravity”. These tribunals‚ collectively referred to as the Spanish Inquisition‚ sought to eliminate deviation from Catholicism. Jews bore the brunt of these tribunals. They were rarely acquitted of charges levied through the Spanish Inquisition‚ and relative to other “heretics‚” Jews were executed

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    us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us‚” describes an incomplete duty‚ once held by the soldiers of Gettysburg now passed on to those in attendance (93). To illuminate this transfer of responsibility within the phrase‚ Lincoln emphasizes the exact location of the audience using the word “here.” In doing so‚ Lincoln reveals a bridge‚ the field of Gettysburg‚ which joins his audience to the brave soldiers who gave their lives. When

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    DBQ: The Battle of Gettysburg It is 1863‚ and the people of the United and Confederate States are wondering who will win this Great Civil War. Southern General Robert E. Lee decided to make a bold move and marched his troops to Pennsylvania to achieve a victory on Union soil. As the news of Lee’s army reached Northern General Meade‚ they followed in immediate pursuit. The Battle of Gettysburg is a crucial turning point in Civil War due to the termination of the Southern advance into Northern States

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    Three Brutal Days Some people may ask the question: “Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?”. People wonder what reasons and evidence there is to prove this idea of the battle. The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was a turning point of the Civil War because of how the south got discouraged‚ hardship set in‚ and the union gained momentum overall. One reason the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point of the Civil War is how the south got discouraged. According

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    The three most important battles that took place during the US Civil War (1861-1865) were the Battle of Fort Sumter‚ the Battle of Gettysburg‚ and the Battle of Antietam. The first shots of the Civil War took place during the Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12th - 13th‚ 1861). There were no casualties as a result of this battle‚ however‚ it is the event that sparked everything to follow. During the secession crisis that followed President Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860‚ many threats were

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