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    the Gettysburg battlefield he took a trip to Gettysburg to get there the night before on a special train, there is a myth about when he was on his way he was planning to speech to read on a piece of envelope. He didn’t think the speech was going to be memorable but all he wanted was for everyone to remember the fallen soldiers that put their lives into the battle, which they did remember them which is why they created the Gettysburg cemetery. Rhetorical devices During the Gettysburg Address, Abraham

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    How the Gettysburg Address Changed the World 154 years ago, Abraham Lincoln stepped out onto a muddy field with the intention of giving a speech meant to change America. Despite all the doubts the Northern States had about whether the cost of the Civil War was worth it, Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and dedicated the land. He called upon Americans to continue the fight these soldiers died for, and in doing this, he required them to redeem the liberty and nationalism that our country

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    Analysis of The Gettysburg Address In the early days of the United States, loyalty to one’s state often took precedence over loyalty to one’s country. The Union was considered a “voluntary compact entered into by independent, sovereign states” for as long as it served their purpose to be so joined (Encarta). Neither the North nor South had any strong sense permanence of the Union. As patterns of living diverged between North and South, their political ideas also developed marked differences

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    previous one spoke of, we need to step up to the plate and take action. Three ideas that came into being that relate to this quote are the Gettysburg address speech, a passage in the novel “Me: Stories of My Life”, and the Black Lives Matter protest. To start off with, a historical event that related to my original quote is a section of the Gettysburg Address speech. President Lincoln gave one of the best written speeches to this date, and one particular section states “It is for us the living

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    Abraham Lincoln had carefully-crafted the Gettysburg address. This speech was extremely short but, it was full of information and writing strategies. One way he helps get his point across was through the use of rhetorical strategies. Lincoln’s purpose for the “Gettysburg Address” was to dedicate a portion of the battlefield and motivate the Union to win the war. He uses the rhetorical devices of repeated diction, parallelism, and juxtaposition to achieve his purpose. Abraham Lincoln utilizes the

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    Seven score and fourteen years ago, following the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln stood in front of a crowd of approximately 1,500 people and gave a short speech. His audience included surviving Union soldiers, families of those who perished, and some politicians, all of whom gathered to consecrate the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Address, although only 271 words and lasting a mere two minutes, is one of the most well-known speeches in American history. In it, Lincoln

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    November 19, 1863, I traveled to pay my respects for all of the great soldiers of the Union that had died on this field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The reason I chose to go four-and-a-half months after the Union had the victory is because I heard that Edward Everett was going to speak. Even though I went to see Edward Everett speak I found President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address made much more of an impact on the people of the Union. Although Edward Everett’s two hour long speech was a great speech

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    Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”: Critique In 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, many lives were lost. Then President-Abraham Lincoln was given an opportunity to dedicate the ground where the battle was held, to the men who died for their country. The overall message of the speech was to dedicate the grounds to the men who served the country, and to use the effect of the battle to motivate the North to finish what the men started. Lincoln took this opportunity to tell the American people about

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    On November 19th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to the nation. In this short two minute speech delivered after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln dedicated the speech to the men who had lost their lives in the battle. In the speech Lincoln directed his attention to the citizens of the nation with a very patriotic and war-weary tone and hoped that this would end war soon and, in the process, save many lives. In Lincoln’s speech, he used many rhetorical devices, including

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    Abraham Lincoln gave a speech which was titled the "Gettysburg Address." In November 1863 Lincoln went to the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to deliver a speech that honored the Union soldiers who gave their life fighting for the nation. He delivered his speech during the American civil war, he did it because he believed it would bring peace and equality to all of its citizens. Ultimately, Lincoln was confusing people so they could forget about the statement "all men are created

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