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    longer to reload than those that we use today. I find three of these parks to be of more importance than the other ones. The first park would have to be Gettysburg Military Park‚ due to the fact that that was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place‚ leading to the deaths of 50‚000‚ it also caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The next park I find of uttermost importance to be kept would have to be the Acadia National Park due to the fact that they had a bit of trouble with

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    Abraham Lincoln’s 1863CE speech “The Gettysburg Address” and Socrate’s 399BCE speech “No Evil can happen to a good man” have withstood the test of time and has given the present and future generations with a speech worth studying. Although both speeches were given at different times‚ in different contexts and to different audiences‚ it has both been momentously delivered and the studies carried out on these speeches help the modern generations to understand the morals‚ values and historical contexts

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    specifically states : “But let justice roll on like a river‚ righteousness like a never-failing stream!”Another example of one‚ is to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address when King states “Five score years ago” at the start of his speech‚ which King is directly lamenting to the phrase “Four score and seven years ago” that started in the beginning of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.The biblical allusion that King refers to explains how people think of a stream as being mighty and overwhelming‚ which elevates King’s

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    AP Language‚ period 1 Kaitlyn Vallance SOAPSTONE CHART -The Gettysburg Address 30 August 2010 SPEAKER | Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States of America and he help office during the Civil War. During the Civil War‚ the North and South split into two sides – the Union in the north led by president Lincoln and the Confederacy in the south led by president Davis. Originally‚ the Civil War was not an attempt by Lincoln to abolish slavery and emancipate the slaves

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    famous reference to the Emancipation Proclamation was in a speech given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 march for Jobs and Freedom. Another legacy was president Kennedy. On June 11 in 1963‚ Kennedy appeared on national television to address the issue of civil rights. He addressed the issue that slaves weren’t fully free and he wanted to fully free all

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    submit your work to your teacher. 1. Comparing Speeches a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions? Type your response here: The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone‚ due to the who wrote it & due to the subject material. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness‚ sadness‚ & pride in our country‚ In the speech Lincoln makes lots

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    Comparison Paper

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    has been fought over for centuries. The two most lasting documents of the stand for these values are Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. Both these inspiring speeches focus on the values of all men being created equal‚ and the unwavering will to achieve that goal. "What led Abraham Lincoln to make his "Gettysburg Address" or Martin Luther King Junior to give his "I Have A Dream" speech? Since even before becoming president‚ Lincoln was strictly

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    The Civil war was the Bloodiest war in American history and Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time. “I have a dream” speech is one the greatest speech ever. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. were two very important people for equal rights. When you compare both of them they have lots of similarities‚ but they also have differences to. Abraham Lincoln was a huge impact in black lives matter. Before he was a president helping the blacks he was just a little boy. Abraham was born February

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    Leadership Essay

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    bravery. In this essay I will discuss the traits and qualities and of some of my favorite documents written by some of these regarded leaders in history. Such as‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ and Chief Seattle’s 1854 Speech. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. King had a seismic impact on race relations in the Unites States and was one of the main leaders of the Civil Rights movement. In

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    Lincoln vs King

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    Discussion Board 4 Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and King’s I Have a Dream are two of the most powerful and emotional speeches ever given in American history. Lincoln’s speech delivered against the backdrop of the bloodstained battlefield of fallen brothers and King’s given one hundred years later beneath the watchful eyes of the Lincoln Memorial contain some striking similarities and contrasts. The two speeches both begin with references to important dates in history. Lincoln’s “four score and

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