of desertion. During his trial‚ he was unable to prove his innocence and so was sentenced to death.Coming to his senses and realising how grave his mistake was‚ the young soldier‚ wrote a letter of repentance and appealed to the then President – Abraham Lincoln!On reading this letter and realising that the soldier was truly sorry for his mistake‚ the President granted him mercy and pardon. The soldier returned to service‚ fought bravely the war during its entirety‚ but was killed in the last battle
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surrendered to Grant on the steps of the Appomattox Court House‚ a Confederate sympathizer by the name of John Wilkes Booth would change the course of U.S history for eternity. John Wilkes Booth fired one bullet and killed the sitting president‚ Abraham Lincoln; a much believed man and who would be dubbed the nickname "The Great Emancipator".1 Americans who heard that president Lincoln was shot and killed were in dismay about the loss of their leader and began to question on who would lead the U
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Upon completion of the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln’s vision of the United States of America was becoming a strong possibility. Government leadership envisioned an increase in land by expanding to the west. During the late 1800’s the United States of America was quickly becoming an industrial powerhouse. America had an abundance of natural resources‚ and by investing in these resources‚ America was able to accomplish Lincoln’s dream (schoolworld.com‚ 2017). With the increase in industry‚ America
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The prodigious 16th President of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ once said “I am not bound to win‚ but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed‚ but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right‚ and stand with him while he is right‚ and part with him when he goes wrong.” (Lincoln) Such insight can be firmly applied to the dialogue Apology by Plato‚ in which Socrates offers his argument that he should be penalized by being fed at the
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Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree.” This quote explains that our character is more than just what others may think of us‚ but it is who we are when nobody’s watching. This means that having a good character is more than just being good around others‚ but being good because it is the right thing to do. I believe that to have a good character you must stay positive and always do the right thing. Throughout my life‚ I have gone through situations that have challenged
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There have been forty-four presidents throughout the course of American history‚ but only a few can be classified as a great president. Of those few historians’ rank Abraham Lincoln‚ also know as “the great Emancipator”‚ as the greatest president that ever lived. He is accredited with preserving the union‚ freeing the slaves‚ and enacting various new policies. Lincoln was a strong‚ confident president who remained steadfast in his principles. At a time of crisis he led the nation into an
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8010886 "So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."-Baha’u’llah. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Abraham Lincoln sincerely suggests that all humans are more similar than assumed in order to reveal the causes of the Civil War and to italicize the fact that the nation should unite as one. The similarities of the North and South caused the war. Although both parties "deprecated" and "dreaded" war‚ one side "accepted" war while the other "made" war. Lincoln’s use of
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by the state of her illness. Her physical condition has deteriorated far too progressively and quickly which will eventually result in her giving up her job. She is already working on a temporary basis and has missed the last 3 weeks. According to Abraham Maslow‚ the need for esteem is a one of the top priorities for a human being. In Sarah’s case she is feeling that she no longer has her uniqueness‚ her disease has resulted her to a limited work time frame and is slowly sucking the independence out
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The way we communicate can be explained in stages that were described by a man named Abraham Maslow. He divided our communication into 5 stages. The 5 stages go from most basic to most abstract needs of communication. The first of these needs is physical. This describes the things we need to survive. Air‚ food‚ water‚ and sex would be great examples of these needs for humans. In order to meet these needs we communicate with others to get them. Babies will alert others by crying. When we age‚
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than doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase. To explore the new land‚ he launched the Lewis and Clark expedition. From this expedition‚ Americans received information about the landscape‚ plants‚ and animals that lied west. Abraham Lincoln is arguably the next important president. He saw the United States through its worst crisis‚ which tested “whether that nation… can long endure”. His speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ redefined the Civil War as a “new birth of freedom”. He issued
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