Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12‚ 1809 – April 15‚ 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral‚ constitutional‚ and political crisis.[2][3] In doing so‚ he preserved the Union‚ abolished slavery‚ strengthened the federal government‚ and modernized the economy. Born in Hodgenville
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"Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two‚ where there was but one‚ is both a profit and a pleasure." "This leads to the further reflection‚ that no other human occupation opens so wide a field for the profitable and agreeable combination of labor with cultivated thought‚ as agriculture. I know of nothing so pleasant to the mind‚ as the discovery of anything which is at once new and valuable -- nothing which so lightens and sweetens toil‚ as the hopeful pursuit of such discovery. And
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side‚ there was Jefferson Davis. On the Union side‚ there was Abraham Lincoln. Both leaders faced off in a battle for slaves. Abraham Lincoln was going to make a decision that would change America forever.. (Bridge)Abraham Lincoln was an incredible president because of his personality traits. (Thesis)Abraham Lincoln was truly a brilliant president because he was honest‚ intelligent‚ and an enthusiastic learner. (2)Abraham Lincoln‚ also known as “The Great Emancipator” was highly sincere because
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with familiar faces being among those they killed. This was the reality for the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time‚ and he was handed one of the most difficult dilemmas to ever face this country. How does one hold together a country torn at its seams? Some historians believe that as well as being a firm and strong leader‚ he was an abolitionist leader. While it is undisputed that Lincoln was an excellent president‚ he was wrongfully given
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Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter For my third outside reading essay‚ I read Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. This book tells the story of how Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires‚ but no one knew it. The whole story is just the narrator reading Abe’s secret journals on how he hunted vampires. In Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter‚ Abraham Lincoln has to fight many vampires to survive in the end. In the beginning of the book‚ Abe finds out a vampire kills his mother‚ so he
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Boyadjis 1 Lucy Boyadjis English 1H Ms. McGrover 20 October 2014 What Does it Take to be a Good Leader? Throughout history‚ there have been an endless amount of leaders that shaped the world into what it is today. Leaders like Abraham Lincoln‚ Pericles‚ Nelson Mandela‚ and countless others who changed the lives of many people around the world. But what made these figures so powerful was not just what they did‚ but how they did it. A strong leader must aid the people around them in reaching their full potential to achieve a goal
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Abraham Lincoln did not truly believe that races were equal. At a speech in Springfield‚ Illinois‚ he openly says that in some respects‚ a black woman is “certainly not my equal” (3). Here he is focusing more on the fact that she is black rather than that she is a woman‚ but either way‚ he sees himself as more superior that her. But in respect to human rights‚ he believes that she does have her‚ for example‚ “natural right to eat bread [that] she earns with her own hands” (3). She is his equal and
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Why is the Gettysburg Address Still Relevant Today? Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ summed up the ideals that would go on to shape one of the most powerful nations of the world. Although President Lincoln’s speech was about ten lines‚ in which he delivered in two minutes‚ he moved not just the people who had gathered for the honoring of the soldiers who bravely gave their lives in Gettysburg while fighting for freedom‚ but also people across the globe. In ten
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th United States President‚ is one of the legendary figures in American politics and it is true that Lincoln led a movement for the emancipation of the slaves. He indicated a system of chattel slavery as it “enables the enemies of free institutions‚ with plausibility‚ to taunt us as hypocrites.” In other words‚ Lincoln was the admired president that fought for human equality. However‚ his meaning toward “emancipation of slaves” is slightly different what nowadays people think
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the very beginning‚ President Lincoln was faced with an insurmountable challenge. The nation he now ruled over‚ the United States of America‚ was thrust into civil conflict a mere month after his inauguration on March fourth‚ eighteen sixty-one. However‚ he handled the situation unbelievable well‚ greatly due to his acceptance of the fact of war‚ as he knew it would be the only way to eventually completely preserve the Union (Stone 44). To this day‚ Abraham Lincoln has become a lasting historical
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