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    Why did Lincoln free the slaves? It was a good day for the US when Lincoln finally freed slaves in 1865. But why did he do it? Did he free the slaves out of political necessity or did he free slaves because he felt sorry for them. At the start of the US Civil war Lincoln believe it or not main priority was just to preserve the Union not to free the slaves. Lincoln pursued no clear policy regarding the slaves for the first 15 months of the war perhaps hoping that it would be possible to defeat the

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    Lincoln-Douglas Debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of political debates in the year 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln challenged Douglas in a campaign for one of Illinois’ two United States Senate seats. Lincoln did lose the election‚ but arguably these debates are what led him to his presidency. There are three aspects of these debates that I would like to cover here and they are the causes‚ contents‚ and results. Stephen A. Douglas was a member of Congress

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    November 20‚2013 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday‚ February 12‚ 1809‚ in a small log cabin near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He was named after his grandfather.( Freidel ‚ Par.4-5.) He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. When Lincoln turned 7 years old the family moved to Perry County‚ that

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    Lincoln Electric Company What is the right culture to choose for your business? Do you want to be team oriented‚ innovative‚ aggressive or outcome oriented? For a business‚ this decision‚ of choosing a work culture often dictates unforeseen outcomes. But why choose one? The Lincoln Electric Company decided to use many of the of the seven work culture profiles to create their own unique business culture. It will be the goal of this essay to understand the seven different work cultures and discover

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    Fighting for liberty and freedom‚ Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass are heroic because they put others before themselves. To begin with‚ Abraham Lincoln fought for the safety and protection of the people and the states in the Civil War‚ “[...]not for himself only‚ not for us only‚ but for all people in all their coming generations” (SB‚ pg. 68‚ Sermon). He fought for the liberty of the people because he represented the country and whatever he did‚ he did for the good of the country since he

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    Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost a child while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy Lincoln

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    Zachary Soliman Freshman Composition Professor Andrew Worthington 11/26/12 Addressing the Nation Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ there have been many leaders. President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy are arguably two of the greatest presidents that this country has had. Whether it was 1865‚ during the bloodiest war in the history of the US‚ or 1961‚ during the most tense international power struggle that we have ever faced‚ these men were able to do what

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    American presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Both men were admired by many but actually hated by those who opposed their political views. Shortly after Kennedy was assassinated on November 22‚ 1963‚ a comparison of the circumstances of his death and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14‚ 1865 surfaced. That comparison pointed out some amazing coincidences. Apparently Lincoln had a dream several days before the assassination

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    and where we made some big changes in the history of our nation. Abraham Lincoln our 16 president gave a speech that helped end the Civil War which some say is the greatest speech Abraham has ever delivered. Another great speaker was Henry Clay he spoke about a strong American system. We will also be looking at the early lives of these two speakers that changed history with their voice. The speech from Abraham lincoln is still known today very well it is one of the most popular speeches he

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    The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 was a very influential event that occurred in American history and has much significance‚ even till this day. The debates were in contest for the United States Senate seat in Illinois. The main topic involved in the debates was based around slavery and the separation of the union because of it. Both Lincoln and Douglas refer to the U.S. Constitution in their remarks and state different opinions surrounding what they interpret the meaning of certain parts regarding

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