Response To Lincoln's Letter To Mrs. Bixby

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth President of the United States, was born December 13, 1818, in Lexington, Kentucky to Robert and Eliza Parker Todd. She was raised in a wealthy, yet dysfunctional family. She was well educated as a child, but needed more attention while growing up.Mary had a lot of problems as a Southern woman during the Civil War. Many people disliked her and people often criticized her actions while she was in the White House. Her problems began early in her life. She had five brothers and sisters and was not given all of the attention she needed. This was difficult because she had a short temper and demanded a lot of

Credibility and support is furthered with the mentioning of William Seward is backing of Thanksgiving. Seward served as governor and senator of New York, he did lose the presidential nomination to Lincoln but campaigned and supported Lincoln, was Secretary of State under Lincoln, and was incredibly popular. His opinion definitely mattered to Lincoln. The repetition of Thanksgiving with national and union is at its height toward the end. Hale connects these ideas with blatant patriotism: “And would it not be fitting and patriotic . . . to unite in issuing proclamations for the last Thursday in November as the Day of Thanksgiving.” The words “noble” and “unity” are also sprinkled into this section of the letter. Hale also states that Thanksgiving is for “all American citizens abroad who claim protection from the U.S. Flag.” Her emotion and credibility work to a fever pitch toward the end. She repeats, she emphasizes, she heightens, she amplifies everything she has been doing in her letter. There is a tidal wave exploding on the shores of a war torn America and a beleaguered president that promises to mollify and uplift. If Lincoln will proclaim Thanksgiving, “the permanency and unity of our Great American Festival of Thanksgiving would be forever secured.” Hale might as well have called upon the national choir to go to Lincoln’s window and sing “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.” Her entreaty is powerful, unmistakable, and

When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 the Union was divided. He accepted his presidential duties knowing that he was working with a nation that no longer remained united. Seven of the southern states had already seceded from the Union and were beginning to refer to themselves as the Confederates. What he had now were free states and slave states. When Lincoln gave his Inaugural Address he attempted to do so in a way that would not dissuade his chances of gaining support in the southern states, especially when it involved the institution of slavery. However, he also made it clear in his address that he believed a secure and united nation was of utmost importance and he rejected the ideas

The bloodiest war in American history, led by Abraham Lincoln for the north, and Jefferson Davis for the south, both presidents, but two different sides. Both garner for peace, yet one is willing to start a war, while the other is willing to accept it. This essay will compare and contrast the political, economical, and social outlooks on Lincoln’s and Davis’ Inaugural addresses throughout the civil war between the North and South. Slavery, laws, and state rights drove the South to start a war, and Lincoln received the war with open arms. Both sides wanted peace, but their means of achieving it and their leaders’ choices and beliefs differed greatly while still holding similarities.

Abraham Lincoln’s presidential career was full of questionable actions. Thomas DiLorenzo author of, The Real Lincoln discusses Lincoln’s actions regarding racism, his refusal to emancipate the slaves, his continual tendency to act independently of Congress, and his radical reconstruction after the Civil War. DiLorenzo attacks each of these topics in his book and proves that Lincoln had his own agenda, and was not the picture perfect president everybody thought that he was.

A more recent myth that has developed is the theory that Abraham Lincoln was homosexual. This myth came to light in 1999 when Larry Kramer, the founding member of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, made the statement that Lincoln was homosexual and backed up his statement with diary excerpts from Lincoln’s bunkmate’s Diary. The excerpts read: He often kisses me when I tease him, often to shut me up… He would grab me in his long arms and hug and hug… our Abe is like a school girl” (Steers 126). Kramer also made a claim stating that John Wilkes Booth may have killed Lincoln because Booth was “virulently homophobic” (Steers 125). The theory that Lincoln was gay was taken even further when Dr. C.A. Tripp, Ph.D. released his book titled The Intimate

Pericles on the other hand was speaking after a war had ended at a ceremony held for the dead and he was chosen to speak. He did more of a eulogy whereas Lincoln was an address of the war that was still occurring. I didn't like the fact that though Lincoln was dedicating a monument to the ones who have died he did not mention the families of the lost ones. Pericles does. As a matter of fact he mentions them more then once in his speech. "Comfort, not condolence, is what I have to offer to the parents of the dead who may be here." (Pericles "Funeral Oration") the next time he mentions the families it is geared toward the men. "Turning to the sons and brothers of the dead, I see an arduous struggle before you. When a man is gone, all are wont to praise him, and should your merit be ever so transcendent, you will still find it difficult not merely to overtake, but even to approach their renown."(Pericles, "Funeral Oration")

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These words were written as well as spoken by former president Abraham Lincoln and placed in the declaration of independence. However, how true do you take these words to be? The Declaration of Independence was signed 4 July 1776 which today is known as independence day, however, when the signing of the declaration took place was the freedom the actual reason it was written and put into place or was there another agenda at hand? Was slavery abolished or did the declaration sit prior to taking effect?

It was April 14th, 1865 and another day without my beloved son, Wille. I awoke and got dressed with one of my many dresses. As I get dressed, the headline flash through my mind, First Lady spends the President’s Money on Dress, they are always criticizing me about my jealous temper and shopping habits. Oh never mind them I think, it’s nothing I can control. I look for Abe as my maid attends to my morning routine necessities. I must be honest, this war has cost my family so much. It is so demanding of my husband and all I wish is for some time with him. To my shock, Robert, my son, and Abraham are seated at the breakfast table. Taking a seat, I watch as my husband grins from ear to ear while listening to Robert.

As I read the lines carefully of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, I wonder how a man who is elected for his second term as president with over 54% of the popular vote, and in turn, compose such an eloquent address can be assassinated little more than a month later. In reading other commentaries concerning this address it seems to me that everyone concurs that this address is one of the finest speeches ever written by a president. Lincoln wrote other memorable speeches such as his first inaugural address, and the Gettysburg Address, which are of equally high caliber, however, his second inaugural address is considered a favorite by most critics. Even the surrounding circumstances at the time

2. Given this outstanding success, why did the internationalization thrust of the late 1980s and early 1990s fail?

I think that Lincoln’s troubles with women began at home. Even ignoring the tragedies of the early death of both his mother, Nancy, and his sister, Sarah, it's important to note that the most important women in his life were distinctly caretakers. After Nancy passed away, Sarah most likely took on a motherly role to Lincoln, even though she would have only been a couple years older. Then, when Thomas Lincoln remarried, Lincoln gained another maternal figure through Sarah Bush Lincoln, who he was shown repeatedly to love and respect. Maybe Lincoln, ever awkward and even “…rather prudish where women were concerned” needed a little extra time to see women as potential partners (p.12)? Or maybe, despite his skepticism, Lincoln had absorbed some

It its often said that when you are in the face of death a flash of your entire life seems to appear. You would give anything for a mere few more seconds left on this earth, but when it is inevitable there is nothing else to do but tell all those you love to be strong, forgive you for making them go through this grief and try amend those you have hurt. In 1861, knowing that the probabilities of surviving this battle were really low, Major Sullivan Bailou wrote a heart wrenching letter referencing his endless love toward his wife, to elicit sympathy in order for her to accept his death and to evoke his never ending affection for her.

“Saving Private Ryan” is a movie that tells the story about a group of soldiers who fought during World War II. The major goal of this group of men is to locate a man who was fighting the war in France and had gotten lost. This soldier was a part of the 101st Airborne, is Private James Ryan, hence the title name “Saving Private Ryan”. This American soldier had up this point lost three brothers to this war but had no knowledge of it. This was an often occurrence in the Civil War as well WWII, proven by the famous “Bixby letter” that is believed to be a letter written by Abraham Lincoln himself consoling a widow who had also lost her five sons during the Civil War previously. Because of this, people worked all they could to make sure a woman

Here he found a good balance, when he realized he could not keep his son from enlisting. As we learn in many negotiations guides a compromise is normally unsatisfying for all parties. Here he prevented a fatal outcome by letting his son join the army but sending him to support the general at the headquarter. As information officer he was still part of the army and felt honored as he could be a part of the fight against the south. However, in his position he was not actively involved in fights so Lincoln and his wife could feel better as they knew they would not lose another son.