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    All through time it has been said that Abraham Lincoln is one our country’s most recognizable leaders. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most known and beloved presidents in history. He was the 16th President of the United States and is well known for achieving feats such as keeping the Union together and accomplishing the emancipation of slavery. Lincoln had countless supporters as well as defiance and protection all along the American Civil War. Lincoln showed fortitude and never gave up on his vision

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    Abraham Lincoln was a man of humble beginnings who‚ though self-taught‚ rose to greatness through the many leadership qualities that he possessed. Quality traits that Lincoln possessed were honesty‚ integrity and a great devotion towards the rights of the people. It was probably through his impoverished upbringing that he formed such a bond with common folks. Lincoln was able to show the country that an ordinary person‚ with strong character and integrity‚ was capable of inspiring others to greatness

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    How accurate is Lincoln? Is it fictional or facts? Well‚ to be honest we can’t just base our judgment based on a Hollywood to say whether it’s fictional or facts. Any movies that matter of facts will have some added dramas or fictional to it to make it interesting or appeal to the audience or just for pure propaganda reasons. Personally‚ I do not believe everything I watch or hear‚ I usually check with the other sources and historical documents and above all I go with my own God given judgement.

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    Abraham Lincoln There have been forty four U.S. presidents over the past two hundred and twenty years. What president has served the best for our country? None other than Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is the greatest president ever because he did great things such as ending slavery‚ getting the us through the Civil War‚ and helped our country a lot. The American Civil War was a war between the Southern states and the Confederate states. Abraham Lincoln was not very prepared for the war militarily

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    Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln was the man of humble origins who dedicated his whole life in the service of the nation and its people. In 1860‚ Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States defeating Douglas‚ John Bell‚ and John C. Breckinridge along with Hannibal Hamlin as his running mate. As a president he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Lincoln’s greatest contribution is towards the anti-slavery movement

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    Presidential Outline Assignment #3  eE    I. Abraham Lincoln‚ #16‚   II. Born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Hardin County‚ Kentucky  III. In order to support his family‚ Lincoln had to be constantly working and this took a toll  on his education. He had few periods enrolled in local schooling. He worked as a  shopkeeper and a postmaster and eventually became involved in local politics as a  supporter of the Whig Party‚ winning election to the Illinois state legislature in 1834.  Lincoln taught himself law‚ passing the bar examination in 1836

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    Abraham Lincoln had many inputs into this country’s ways on how we debate on specific problems and how to deal with taking everyone’s opinion into account. For an example the debate on slavery‚ Abraham Lincoln had very mixed judgements on this debate. Half of the country wanted slaves the other half felt that it was good to take away slaves and let them live there own lifes. The Southern states were threatening dividing and leaving the country‚ if slaves were outlawed. Lincoln’s quote told to citizens

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    Abraham Lincoln 2. Assassination: When: 14th of April 1865‚ 10:15 pm Eastern Standard time. Where: Ford’s Theatre‚ Washington D.C‚ sitting in the presidential box. How: Shot by John Wilkes Booth. (Philadelphia Derringer pistol used) Who: John Wilkes Booth. He had two co-conspirators‚ Lewis Powell and David Herold. Why: John‚ the assassin‚ was a southern sympathizer‚ who wanted Abraham and two others dead‚ in order to inspire his country to win the war. John was mad at Abraham because

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the THE CIVIL WAR BY MARK HUDSON NOVEMBER 8‚ 2012 Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president during the civil war. Most people said he was the best president. During the civil war 3 million people went to war and 600‚000 died. He was born February 12‚ 1809‚ in Harden County‚ Kentucky. Both of his parents were born in Virginia. Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to study and become smart while he was working on a farm. He also split rails for fences‚ and worked in a

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    Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln Table of contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………2 2. Whitman’s position in American literature………………………………………2 3. Whitman’s poetry before the civil war…………………………………...............3 4. Lincoln’s death – a turning point for Whitman………………………………….6 5. Walt Whitman’s four poems on the American nation’s grief…………………7 5.1 Hush ’d Be the Camps To-day…………………………………………………..7 5.2. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom ’d…………………………………7

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