The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 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 which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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The Telling of President Washington Many people think that one of the founding fathers had wood for teeth. Unfortunately for people that think he did‚ he did not. It was just a myth‚ but don’t worry‚ because most of the exciting things said about him are true. This founding father was definitely the best president ever‚ and if it wasn’t for him‚ this country would not be the same.. He was 51 when he became president‚ and he was president for 8 years! There will be no story telling or myths here
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Valentine’s Day was the day seven men got murdered in cold blood. In chicago there was many gangs but only two had it out for eachother. The two gangs hatred for eachother had been rooted by power‚ money‚ and greed. That resulted in many deaths and the federal government controlling more criminal activity on the streets. The gangs reached the extreme violent limits in the garage on the north side of chicago. In the city there was two top gangs. “Capones most notorious killing was the st. Valentine’s
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million people died? It was a pretty devastating war. While the reason it is called the “Cold War” is because it never sparked into an actual war‚ there was still a lot of war going on. I’m here to tell you about the what happened during the Cold War. During the beginning of the Cold War (1947-1991)‚ America devised a strategy called “containment” (“Cold War History”). Containment meant that they would try to stop communism from spreading to other places in the world. While trying to stop the spread
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It is really amazing to see what happened so far in this generation. Today‚ we have everything we ever wanted with the help of science and technology. Science and technology completely changed the way we function everyday. We have different kinds of drugs and medicine that saves a lot of people everyday. We have amazing electronics and devices that can do anything with your control. We also have media technology where we are connected to everyone around the world. When talking about the technology
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It was the worst thing to happen in American history. It showed that if we were to be attacked again‚ we could only depend on each other and no other nations to help us. It made us united as one powerful nation who can stand up from the ruins of thousands of pounds of metal and fight so that we won’t have to be in ruins again. After that day our country became something no one had seen before‚ we became united as one. That day was so tragic and unforgettable we had become closer‚ more spiritual‚
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President John F Kennedy’s assassination was so traumatic‚ so awful and unheard of‚ that it has been etched into the memories of those who live in the United States forever. 53 years ago‚ on November 22‚ President John F Kennedy’s life met an abrupt end. His life was put to an end by a resentful man‚ who decided to shoot him from afar. A recording of the assassination exists to this day‚ and the shock ripples through the waters of history. When President John F Kennedy and his wife‚ Jacqueline Kennedy
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I was born in 2002. Nationally a lot happened in this year because‚ this was the year following 9/11. I really wish I would’ve been alive during the time of 9/11 and could’ve remembered it. I’d want to tell my kids about it from my perspective‚ and what I was doing at the time of it. Besides the sad things‚ there was a lot more stuff that happened‚ from fashion to sports. A lot of movies that were popular in that year are still popular now. Some of the movies started an amazing sage. Some were one
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Beautiful Things The poem A Thing of Beauty by John Keats conveys the message that Beauty is everywhere‚ and upon examination may be found. The theme of this work is largely centered on nature‚ as were many of Keats’ works. In this particular poem Keats describes the affects that beauty can have on a person. "Some shape of beauty moves away the pall / from our dark spirits" (12-13). According to Keats this beauty never diminishes and its affect is felt long after it is gone. Keats emphasizes that
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New York (New Amsterdam) original colonial purpose was a business endeavor for the Dutch company. The governing body (investors) of New York were not interested in religious toleration‚ free speech‚ or democratic practices. The actual director-general‚ leader of the colony‚ was viewed as dictatorial. A major source of New York’s’ wealth was whaling‚ fishing‚ and was a major focal point for selling enslaved Africans. A French Jesuit missionary noted that among New York’s settlers eighteen different
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