which our nation was founded. Lincolns words “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people” continues to speak for many today. At this time in the middle of the Civil War people were discouraged. Citizens needed something to believe in. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the wonderful things the nation was fighting for. It was a new interpterion of American government and society. It was about preserving self-government. Before the Gettysburg Address the war was manly about state
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Lincoln explains how the house would not stay the way it was‚ which was divided. Half of the United States supported slavery and the other half did not. Lincoln states‚ “A house divided against itself cannot stand”‚ concluding that something needed and was going to happen to change that. When relating this to the question of whether the Civil War was inevitable or not‚ this supports that is was indeed inevitable. The question of slavery was too grand of an issue to not result in some type of event
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Epimetheus‚ the son of Uranus and Gaea‚ was a very important Titan. The Titans were the second generation of people. Epimetheus and one of his many brothers Prometheus were supposed to give characteristics to all the animals on earth as their job or duty. Although he wasn’t a genius and was often called foolish‚ he was worshiped like the other Titans for multiple reasons. He also had a huge family that would build mythology as we know it. His family was a very controlling family‚ meaning that they
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the anti-vietnam war movement. The 1960s started off with a new President‚ John F. Kennedy. After campaign and finally winning his presidency Kennedy began to try and create what History.com calls‚ “The most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier‚” a package of laws and reforms that sought to eliminate injustice and inequality in the United States." However‚ this ran into problems and the plan was blocked. This was one of the many failed plans that sparked America’s attention
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Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their
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Thanksgiving‚ what does it mean? Why do we celebrate it? That’s what we are going to talk about. It all started in 1620‚ when people from England fled their country to escape religious persecution. The pilgrims new that they had to cross the ocean because of stories they heard about explorers finding a whole land only occupied by tribes. More than 100 pilgrims traveled the long treacherous journey on the ship named “The Mayflower.” There were many storms‚ and the travel took months‚ but they
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Atomic Bomb Harry Truman was a president who volunteered in WW1. Harry Truman was born in Missouri on May 8‚ 1884. He was commonly known for the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan‚ which caused many casualties with lives being lost on both sides such as in Japan and the U.S.‚ however this ended the war even faster and ended the conflict with the pacific. In this paper I will argue that Harry Truman was wrong for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan; several reasons why it was wrong for Harry Truman
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century‚ it was a man’s world. The career field was dominated by powerful and famous men‚ until one woman stepped into the scene. Amelia Mary Earhart was a female aviator that forever changed the world’s view on women in the working world. Born on July 24‚ 1897 in Atcheson‚ Kansas‚ Amelia grew up with a supportive family and a lifelong desire of adventure. Her family moved to Chicago‚ and she graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1915. And from then on‚ began her road to fame. Earhart was one of the
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explore new areas and rethink their ways of life. These changes made by food production were necessary for the development of states. Through the emergence of agriculture‚ various characteristics arose coalescing small villages into powerful states. As the practice of food production grew‚ people became more sedentary. In order to continuously tend fields with constant attention‚ people had to settle down. This turn to settlement rather than nomadism of hunter-gatherer groups introduced many new focal
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1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new ideas
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