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    bama speaking in both a formal and less formal situation. It is interesting that despite this‚ it does not necessarily mean that he will follow the conventions that are expected within each context. However‚ one must acknowledge that the improvised nature of his interview with David Letterman will undoubtedly create a less formal register. It is also worth noting that Obama was not President‚ but Senator at the time of the interview‚ which may also have had an impact. Barack Obama creates

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    Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America he was a very hard working individual from his early life‚ whenever he saw an opportunity he never hesitated in running towards it. He self educated himself‚ everything from being a lawyer and the arts of warfare. He never gave up on anything in his personal life as well as his presidential term. He was an excellent lawyer‚ successful politician and had a powerful influence on all his followers. None the less

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    trees the real thing‚”says Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln or Abe was the 16th president of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln was also the writer of The Emancipation Declaration. He is also one of the most honest president`s in history. Abraham Lincoln was the reason why we don’t have slavery anymore. To begin with‚ Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12‚1809‚in Hodgenville‚Kentucky. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln. He spent most of his

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    between the requirement of African American people to fight in the war against the union rebellion and Lincoln’s idea about slavery. Lincoln was a wise man and knew what to expect and what had to be done. He has to come to an agreement. Lincoln promised freedom to the slaves if the slaves were willing to fight in the war against the union army. The book Abraham Lincoln‚ slavery‚ and the civil war book states that “why should they do anything for us‚ if we will do nothing for them?" Page 159. Lincoln’s

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    Abraham was sitting at Ford’s Theater when “BOOM” The Bullet had left the gun and was heading straight for Lincoln’s head‚ And the man behind the gun was James Wilkes Booth. He was an actor and Abe liked his acting but Sadly Abe died the next morning. Before the shooting‚ Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and That was during the civil war. But before he became president He served in the Illinois Legislature and lost an election for the u.s senate to Stephen Douglas. He was

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    This is the very foundation of Democracy within the United States and was defined by Abraham Lincoln as “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people”. Throughout his presidency Lincoln never wavered in adherence to the principles he firmly believed in though he adapted and changed policies in the face of changing circumstances and experience to obtain his goals. It can truly be said that Lincoln was directly responsible for the maintenance of the Union of the States which he passionately

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    Both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas were dedicated to creating a better word for the future generations. Both where the architects that shaped the blueprints to this great country. As we are taught in school‚ Abraham Lincoln was the president in the US civil war. Frederick Douglas was a former slave who had escaped. But even so they were both committed on fighting on what they believed in. As the president at the time of the civil war it was Abraham Lincoln’s position to keep the country

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    On March 4‚ 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln gave his second inauguration speech as President of the United States‚ which he gives after the victory over the secessionists in the American Civil War. In his second inauguration speech‚ President Lincoln says‚ “If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which‚ in the providence of God…and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due…that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.” He is speaking of the

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    Abraham Lincoln: The Abolishment of Slavery Through Dialect Abraham Lincoln was a dialogic rhetorician who seemed intent on prompting others to discussion and action through the power of words. The one great consistency that exists across the rhetoric of Lincoln’s early administration is that‚ in conversations with friends and critics‚ in his written correspondence and in his public speeches‚ he listened‚ considered‚ and then replied to the arguments of others. With the determination to abolish

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    Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Leaders during the Civil War There are both similarities and differences between President Abraham Lincoln‚ leader of the Union‚ and Jefferson Davis‚ President of the Confederate States‚ as leaders during the conflict of the Civil War. These two war heroes lived parallel lives at birth. Both native Kentuckians‚ Abraham Lincoln was born February 12th‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ Kentucky and Jefferson Davis was born June 3rd‚ 1808 in Christian County‚ Kentucky. Both

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