failure lead to success? How do we know when we reach success? Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. He was born into poverty; Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections‚ twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times‚ but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit‚ he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country. 1833 Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and
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To many‚ Abraham Lincoln is known as a man of few words. This thought may come from the fact that one of his most important speeches‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ also happened to be one of his shortest ever written. It is in fact one of best remembered short speeches given throughout history. In its entirety the passage consists of a meager 272 words. Lincoln is also known for the great trials and tribulations he faced throughout his short presidency‚ such as the American Civil War and more notably
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Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860‚ citizens in the Northern and Southern states faced a decision. Will you join the Union‚ whose goal is to unify the country‚ or the Confederacy‚ which seeks to establish its nation apart from the United States? With everything that comes with selecting either side for the ever-changing future‚ I have chosen to give my life to the Union’s cause. The war was near and after the election‚ it was closer than what we may have deemed it to be. South
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Kearns Goodwin Lincoln ’s political resume was meager‚ his learning derided‚ and his election considered a stroke of luck. And yet the prairie lawyer from Springfield would emerge the undisputed captain of his distinguished Cabinet‚ earning the respect of colleagues who had originally disdained him‚ and become‚ as Whitman wrote‚ "the grandest figure yet‚ on all the crowded canvas of the Nineteenth Century." As it turned out‚ unbeknownst to the country at the time‚ Lincoln was a towering political
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Abraham Lincoln created a legend through his struggles to overcome his humble beginnings and achieving a revered name in history. Raised to "farm work‚" Lincoln still somehow built his image up‚ and became President of the United States. He exemplified the American idea of self-made man. Although he left behind a lasting influence on American politics and set many precedents for the future‚ he was nonetheless flawed. His humanness‚ reflected in what are believed to be contradictions‚ cannot be denied
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can only remain valuable when it can be applied to the modern world. That is‚ it has to first relate to a topic which is important to humanity - this topic then has to remain important for as long as it is considered valuable. The speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King
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Lincoln believed that bending the Constitution was necessary to preserve the Union. During this era or period of time‚ congress was not in session so Lincoln had to do some things by himself. In August‚ 1862 Lincoln wrote a letter to Horace Greeley‚ an editor of the New York Tribune‚ who published an open letter insisting President Lincoln free the slaves immediately. In Lincoln’s reply he wrote "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves‚ I would do it‚ and if I could save it by freeing
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Most people know Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States and the guy who freed the slaves. But what most people don’t think of is that Abraham Lincoln is also one of the most important and probably one of the best presidents the United States has ever had. His presidency left behind a legacy and he shaped the nation today as we know it. Without him and what he did as president‚ who knows what the United States would be like today. Now before we talk about this amazing president
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Abraham Lincoln was a Republican president nominated in the year of 1860. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st 1863 and it forever freed the slaves within the Confederacy. (2) Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the most outstanding black leaders in the United States. He awakened the whites and the blackes protest racial discrimination. (5) Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. both made huge differences in their lifetime. They accomplished so many things and made the world
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Do you know about a man who was killed in a theater during the Civil War? This man was born on February 12‚ 1809. This man was Abraham Lincoln. He was 10 or 9 years old when his mom died. Before that‚ he and his parents moved to Indiana. Abraham was known as being a honest‚ smart‚ and hard working man. To get the ball rolling‚ Abraham Lincoln was known as Honest Abe. The future president was first called “Honest Abe” when he was working as a young store clerk in New Salem lll… whenever he realized
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