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    Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech SUMMARY Abraham Lincoln begins his second inaugural speech on March 4‚ 1865‚ in which he addresses the nation on the ongoing civil war and his high hopes to unite the nation once again under God. Lincoln began his speech by saying that the war has taken so much time and energy out of the country and that there is no need to report on it. He declares himself an equal with the public and says he has also felt the wars effects. “The progress of our arms…is as well

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    president. Reagan was faced with a task comparable to Franklin Roosevelt and his inaugural address needed to reestablish confidence in the American economy. As well as the economic crisis‚ Reagan was handed a continuing crisis in the Middle East. This crisis not only included a hostage situation at the United States embassy in Iran but also growing tensions between Iraq and Iran. It was Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address that would cover these issues and give the American people the confidence they

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    Abraham Lincoln was born February 12‚ 1809 at sunrise. His birthplace was a one-room log cabin‚ which was sixteen feet long and eighteen feet wide. The tiny cabin had only one dimly-lit window and hard-packed earth for flooring. When Abraham was six years old he and his sister Sarah walked two miles to a log cabin schoolhouse where he learned to read‚ write‚ and do arithmetic. Abe liked writing best of all and practiced it wherever he went. He wrote with charcoal on the back of a wooden shovel and

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    Abraham Lincoln was a man of humble beginnings who‚ though self-taught‚ rose to greatness through the many leadership qualities that he possessed. Quality traits that Lincoln possessed were honesty‚ integrity and a great devotion towards the rights of the people. It was probably through his impoverished upbringing that he formed such a bond with common folks. Lincoln was able to show the country that an ordinary person‚ with strong character and integrity‚ was capable of inspiring others to greatness

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    His task in this biography was to perpetuate Lincoln as he was in the days he lived. His purpose of this biography was to bring the past into the present for us and his students. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Although other states such as Indiana lay claim to his birth‚ most sources agree that Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in a backwoods cabin in Hodgeville‚ Kentucky. In an interview during his campaign for the presidency in 1860 Lincoln described his adolescence as "the short and

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Sixteenth President of the United States I chose Abraham Lincoln as a subject matter because he is the only American President I like. Of course‚ the rest of the world loves him very much as he is one of those big men who profoundly influenced their eras. He is not only an American President but also the president of common people. That is why his photograph was put on ‘’a penny’’. In my paper there is a chronological order of important events from

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    President François Hollande was elected the new president of France on May 6‚ 2012. He gave his inauguration speech in Paris on May 15‚ 2012‚ and expressed his deep gratitude to the French people for investing him into the highest office. He presented his political vision in a message of confidence‚ as a metaphor for trust‚ to uphold the nation’s state of affairs‚ and stated: A brief review of France’s history will help us to understand President Hollande’s speech in its rightful political context

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    Brief When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860‚ seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America‚ and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union‚ enforce the laws of the United States‚ and end the secession. The war lasted for more than four years with a staggering loss of more than 600‚000 Americans dead. Midway through the war‚ Lincoln issued the Emancipation

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    All through time it has been said that Abraham Lincoln is one our country’s most recognizable leaders. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most known and beloved presidents in history. He was the 16th President of the United States and is well known for achieving feats such as keeping the Union together and accomplishing the emancipation of slavery. Lincoln had countless supporters as well as defiance and protection all along the American Civil War. Lincoln showed fortitude and never gave up on his vision

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    Early life Main article: Abraham Lincoln’s early life and career Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln‚ two uneducated farmers. Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the 348 acre (1.4 km²) Sinking Spring Farm‚ in Nolin Creek‚ three miles (5 km) south of Hodgenville‚ in southeast Hardin County‚ Kentucky (now part of LaRue County)‚ an area which‚ at that time‚ was considered the "frontier." The name Abraham was chosen to commemorate his grandfather

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