On November 19‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. He delivered this important speech four months after the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle resulted in the death of over 51‚000 Union and Confederate soldiers and was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War. President Lincoln talked about how our fore-fathers brought forth this new nation‚ conceived in liberty‚ and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. I believe that he was trying
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The Ideals of the Gettysburg Address On November 19‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln‚ presented his now-famous Gettysburg Address to a large crowd that had assembled to dedicate a battlefield where thousands of soldiers had lost their lives. The United States of America was at war with itself. The southern states had seceded from the northern union of states and had formed the Confederate States of America. The United States were no longer united. President Lincoln had to say something to
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The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln was asked to speak during the dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania‚ on November 19‚ 1863. This was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Edward Everett was the featured speaker at the event and spoke for two hours. Abraham Lincoln was there to give closing comments. His speech was only 272 words long and he only spoke for about two minutes. Even though his speech was so short‚ the Gettysburg Address became
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The Message of the Gettysburg Address In 1863‚ the sixteenth President of the United States found himself engulfed by a horrific civil war and in leading his people to victory‚ Abraham Lincoln found himself in a predicament that required a well thought out motivational presentation. He found that opportunity with the address at Gettysburg. President Lincoln knew his people were dissatisfied with the loss of so many comrades and knew there must be a way he could prove that the lives of so many fallen
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Online Encyclopedia (2000) http://encarta.msn.com 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation “Gettysburg Invitations” Library of Congress Online Exhibits. (October 2000) http://icweb.loc.gov/exhibits/ Lincoln‚ Abraham. “The Gettysburg Address” Liberty Online (1999) http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/gettysburg.html. The World Book Encyclopedia 4 “Civil War” World Book Inc. (1985) 472-493 The World Book Encyclopedia 8 “Gettysburg” World Book Inc. (1985) 165-166
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The Gettysburg Address In the beginning of The Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln stated that this nation is founded on the principle that all men are created equal. His speech revolves around the idea that we should not consecrate this battlefield but make certain that the great loss of lives is made worthwhile by creating massive reforms in the government so it fights for the wellbeing of all people. The Gettysburg Address is similar to Letter from Birmingham Jail in that both of them are
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Lincoln’s speech‚ and the conflict about women’s and African American rights. During the time of the civil war Abraham Lincoln‚ our sixteenth president‚ gave his speech‚ Gettysburg Address. “Now we are engaged in a civil war‚ testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated‚ can long endure‚” (Gettysburg Address‚ paragraph 2) In the quote he lets his people know that
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Tara Okunade 3/11/08 AP English 3 2nd Prd The Gettysburg Address Imagine being a soldier in a great war‚ and some of your comrades have been shot down‚ and there they lay: Dead. Wouldn’t your spirits be lowered? This was the story of the soldiers in the Civil War who watched their friends die and couldn’t do anything about it. On November 19‚ 1863‚ the United States was in the middle of a war between the north and the south. This marked the turning point of the way things were ran at that
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lives at the battle of Gettysburg for the reform and advancement of the country. He states that the brave men who here gave their last full measure of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as‚ an appeal to ethos‚ parallelism‚ and juxtaposition. Lincoln never uses the words “I‚” or “you‚” to address his audience‚ but instead uses “we‚” “our‚” and “us‚” to establish ethos and connect with the audience
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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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