The Gettysburg address was a speech given by president Abraham Lincoln and the main purpose of the speech was to dedicate a cemetery for the brave men who died at the battle of Gettysburg. President Lincoln was also encouraging the men and women to be dedicated citizens of America. When I was listening to the speech it was hard for me to understand some words President Lincoln used. The language President Lincoln used was meant for his time not the current time. For example when President Lincoln
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of Robber Barons and monopolies‚ a brilliant inventor created many crucial inventions which most of us use every single day‚ including peanut butter‚ soap‚ and cosmetics as well as technological advances such as crop rotation used by farmers. George Washington Carver could have sought great fortune to his fame‚ but caring for neither‚ he found happiness‚ and honor in being helpful to the world. His numerous contributions to farming‚ education‚ and most famously his more than 300 peanut-based products
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/717803/presidency-of-the-United-States-of-America What is PRESIDENT? One placed in authority over others; a chief officer; a presiding or managing officer; a governor‚ ruler‚ or director. The chairman‚ moderator‚ or presiding officer of a legislative or deliberative body‚ appointed to keep order‚ manage the proceedings‚ and govern the administrative details of their business. The chief officer of a corporation‚ company‚ board‚ committee‚ etc.‚ generally
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At the end of 1777‚ George Washington led his 11‚000 soldiers close to Philadelphia. The British‚ who were enemies‚ had moved into Philadelphia to stay. After the U.S backed down‚ George Washington wanted to stay where they did because it wasn’t too far from the British but it was close enough that they could figure out if there was an attack coming or if they were safe. U.S soldiers were struggling at this time. The 3 people who helped lead were (¨American Revolution¨). Some soldiers didn’t
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John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington‚ all great men who founded our country. Each one with a different background‚ that changed their future. One of those men‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ was a well-known scientist‚ printer‚ politician‚ freemason‚ inventor‚ and much more. He had a different childhood‚ from what you might see today‚ but still came out being the brilliant man that he was. Like all of us he had dreams‚ but that wasn’t
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Humble George Washington only wanted to retire to his comfortable abode on Mount Vernon‚ a man who had led his fellow people through many trials. Samuel Vaughan was a man who looked up at Washington for the solution; a man who believed in his president. However‚ all things must end sooner or later and Washington thought it was time to leave all the ambition and fame to another man. Samuel Vaughan wrote a letter to George Washington near the closing of the year 1788. In it‚ he wrote that everyone
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presidents together. The two presidents are George Washington and John Adams. Two man that come from the same era but was one better than the other? This essay will explore both of the presidents’ lives before they became president and also contrast their lives during their presidency. George Washington was born on February 11‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. At the age of 11 his first major tragedy came upon him‚ which was the death of his father. Washington obtained a limited formal education
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efforts of the state political leadership; the rest mainly suffered the apathy of the govt. In Andhra Pradesh‚ this office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt. in 1992‚ this institute was abolished. In Maharashtra when the Lokayukta found two members of the govt guilty of malpractice‚ his report was considered politically motivated. Commendable
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November 7‚ 2010 Essay A Farewell to Arms Narrative (Page 231-232) “Hard as the floor of the car to lie and not thinking only feeling‚ having been away too long‚ the clothes wet and floor moving only a little each time and lonesome inside and alone with wet clothing and a hard floor for a wife. Doctors did things to you and then it was not your body anymore. The head was mine‚ but not to use‚ not to think with‚ only to remember and not too much remember.” Frederic Henry is feeling alone
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George Washington is one of the most iconic figures in the history of the world. He liberated people from their masters and laid the foundations of modern democracy. Thinking about what he accomplished in his lifetime‚ it would be nice to be able to brag about making a new nation from scratch or kicking out the British to declare Independence later. The American Revolutionary War was the Big Bang for democracy‚ a bang that taught the world that democracy was truly the word of the people applied
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