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    Welcome Adress

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    “He‚ who opens the door of school‚ closes the prison.” Respected principal‚ guest of honor‚ headmistress‚ supervisor‚ teachers and students. Good morning and welcome to the 64th republic day celebrations. First‚ let us welcome the guard of honor our chief guest Mr……………………… We will now have a patriotic song by one the student who love and respect our country from 7th A. Flag hosting is done ever year in India on 26th January. To respect and remember our mother nation India we request the dignitaries

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    The Gettysburg Address

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    encompass what Lincoln meant by saying‚ “new birth of freedom”‚ it is good to look at all of the Gettysburg Address and the context it includes‚ historically. It is important to keep in mind that Lincoln’s common thread‚ throughout the address is comparing and contrasting war with the American nation. The key message within that thread is “all mean are created equal” hence‚ the Declaration of Independence. How this all unfolds in the Gettysburg Address is as follows: First‚ Lincoln lays the “groundwork”

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    1. The differences between Lincoln and Douglas on what right blacks Americans are entitled to enjoy: Abraham Lincoln was a Whig leader in the early nineteen century (1847-1849). In his view‚ he believed that blacks should have the same right as white. People were born with their own natural right‚ so Lincoln assumed that blacks could enjoy their liberty and freedom. On the other hand‚ Douglas stood on the view that “this government was first established it was the policy of its founders to prohibit

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    The Gettysburg Address

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    The Gettysburg Address: An Analysis On 19 November‚ we commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 1863. In one of the first posts on this blog‚ I compared Lincoln’s two-minute address with the two-hour oration by Edward Everett on the same occasion. Today the former is universally regarded as one of the most famous speeches in American history; the latter is largely forgotten. Indeed‚ Everett himself recognized the genius of Lincoln’s speech in a note that he sent to

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    These are some of the differences between Lincoln and the Abolitionist to end slavery. Although Lincoln knew slavery was something of a bad moral before his eyes‚ he did not want to lose his loyalty to the Union by not wanting to do anything that might cause both North and South to shift against the confederacy. He was very strict with what whatever was written in the constitution‚ he later admitted to not know what exactly to do with the slavery issue in a more lawful manner. Unlike the abolitionist

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    What do you think when you hear the name‚ Abraham Lincoln? When I hear‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ I think of what an incredible job he did for the U.S. to be where it is today. One of Lincoln’s best known quotes was‚ “Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” – Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln Biography). Now you’re probably wondering‚ “What does this quote mean?” Although this quote may seem confusing it really isn’t. The quote mainly states

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    Gettysburg Speech

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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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    Athens in 430‚ 429‚ 427 BC (30% pop dies) * Pericles began the war‚ the strategy was for athens to stay behind the walls (not to fight the Spartans on land – in funeral speech) – Spartans are better fighters * So many people behind the walls‚ not heigenic conditions‚ so plague could have came because of result of this strategy * Terrible strategy came out of the best intentions * Pericles saying follow intelligent design * Pericles is one of the early victims of his own best efforts

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    The Battle of Gettysburg

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a defining battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point for the Union as well as for the Confederates‚ though it was not the final battle to be fought. There were many events prior the actual battle that had led to this clash (Berkin 442). The United States was undergoing great changes in the mid 1800’s. Populations in both the North and the south grew tremendously. The main increase from the North was largely due to the many

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    "THE PRESIDENT AT GETTYSBURG" In the Chicago Times Editorial‚ "The President At Gettysburg" it may seem Abraham Lincoln is being harshly criticized for his speech because of the cruel and derogatory statements made by the editor‚ yet his claims are reasonably valid. The editor claims that Lincoln’s speech is a waste of time he even states "the ignorant rudeness manifest in the presidents exhibition of dawdleism". This is not referring

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