history is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ delivered at the dedication ceremony for the Cemetery of Gettysburg; this speech preaches liberty and equality. While many factors contributed to the start of the civil war‚ the ultimate cause was the secession of southern states from the union. From 1861 to 1865 America was at war within itself. During this time‚ the most important engagement was the Battle of Gettysburg‚ which was a great victory for the union. It was here‚ at Gettysburg where Lincoln’s famous
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Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr both said amazing speeches‚ Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Dr.King’s “I have a dream”. Although Lincoln was an American president and Dr.King was an African-American civil rights leader‚ both King and Lincoln told their speeches for the reason of urgency for freedom‚ but conveyed it in different ways. The common theme between their speeches is the demand for immediate change. Both of these speakers used rhetoric to affect their crowd‚ for example‚ when
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are‚ the person saying it‚ without a doubt‚ means it. What makes a speech so memorable? Is it possible to find similarities between two completely different speeches‚ such as; Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Emma Watson’s “Gender Equality is your issue‚ too” speech? A speech is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience; however‚ it may seem to be a jumble of words spoken out loud‚ if it is not potent and meaningful. The use of rhetorical devices‚ persuasive techniques‚ and
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In the ”Gettysburg Address‚” Abraham Lincoln incorporates literary devices in his address to achieve his purpose. Lincoln uses repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism to remind those who were present of the lives that were lost and the dream that should continue to live on for them. Abraham Lincoln utilizes repetition in his speech to make it very clear what his point is. By repeating words it emphasizes Lincoln’s point and the importance of it. He says‚ “... we cannot dedicate- we cannot consecrate--
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Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania between July 1st and July 3rd‚ 1863. Gettysburg is often portrayed as being the supposed “turning point” of the war‚ as the Union‚ led by General Gordon Meade defeated the Confederacy‚ led by General Robert E. Lee. Lee began the second campaign of the war‚ aptly named “The Gettysburg Campaign” after his success at the battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia in May of 1863. He hoped that while he
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these time periods two of America’s most well known speeches were given. During the Civil War‚ The Gettysburg Address was given by President Abraham Lincoln and during the African American Civil Rights movement the I Have a Dream Speech was presented by Martin Luther King Jr. Both of these speeches left a huge mark on the world and are very important in American history. Both the Gettysburg Address and the I Have a Dream speech have many similarities. Each of these speeches were created by some
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great speeches and written works because they not only instilled patriotism in the American audiences‚ but unity‚ hope‚ and history as well. Examples of these skills are clearly found in Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ for each of these documents is a solid‚ memorable piece in style and historical support. Both pieces begin with many similar key factors‚ establishing affinity between the speaker and his audience
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19 of 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address that the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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The two speeches Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln were both similar because they were powerful speeches for equality. The two speeches were different because of their speakers‚ Truth and Lincoln were on completely different spectrums of the social scale and therefore seen differently by the public. Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth was a speech on equality of the sexes. Her speech was extemporaneous‚ and still had such an effect. She had a power in
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Once Upon a Time‚ The Gettysburg Address and‚ Views of the Wall all have a power symbol to convey an idea about the individual’s role in society. All stories are about people struggling in a society. All people struggle in life. From Once Upon a Time‚ reports of intrusion were being documented by the homeowners (from lines 138-146) and suggests to the wife that she should make the fences and walls even bigger around the house. The idea of having people ransacking her house and going through
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