There is a famous story of a young Abraham Lincoln who bought a barrel from a farmer for 50 cents but that barrel turned out to be worth so much more then 50 cents. What Lincoln found at the bottom of that barrel was as good as gold to him. He found a copy of Blackstone’s Commentary on English Law. This one book forever changed his life without this book he wouldn’t have been able to study law where he couldn’t prominent lawyer that later helped launch his political career it is all do to one barrel.
Everybody has a form of escapism from there day to day lives for Lincoln it was reading and going to the theater. Lincoln loved Shakespeare plays in fact one of his most favorite play was Macbeth and that is thanks to Jack Kelso introducing him to these works. Lincoln was like any other person today except for when we seek entertainment we go to the movies and play video games he read books and saw plays.
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We know that he read Macbeth, Hamlet, Henry the VIII, The Merchants of Venice and other of Shakespeare works. I think Lincoln in many ways was almost a Shakespearean characters the parallels between himself and Macbeth are striking, but the difference is that Lincoln did not want his ambition to over shadow his sense of justices. These plays were a form of escapism for him but they also acted as cautionary tales for him.
The conclusion that I want people to take away from this is that Jack Kelso was a doorway for Abraham Lincoln to Burns and Shakespeare and looking at the world in a different way. That all of New Salem in one way or another helped shape Lincoln into the man that he will become, that this little town and all the sum of its parts created
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Lincoln was a nice quite guy until the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854. This made him unhappy. So he then began to speak in political debates. Fredrick was a reformer for most of his life.
Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the most interesting presidents in the history of the United States. Any research done on Lincoln will show, whether you agree or disagree with his philosophies, that he was, and still is, a fascinating historical figure. There have been numerous discussions regarding Lincoln before the Civil War, during the war as Commander In Chief, or his views on slavery and racial equality; furthermore, vast debates on his views, strategies, and solutions regarding events that helped shape our nation. Abraham Lincoln is such an interesting person that discussions and debates will lead to more questions open to more discussion and debate. What was Lincoln’s view on
Lincoln was born on a farm to a very poor family and had very little schooling. However, he rose from very humble beginnings to become the 16th president of the United States shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. His fame comes mostly from leading the country through the Civil War and changing the thinking of the American people at that time. He is a self-taught lawyer, who was also a shrewd military strategist and savvy leader. Lincoln is known and recognized for the Emancipation Proclamation. It helped pave the way for the abolition of slavery.
Lincoln believed whatever his peer group near him at the time believed and made political decisions based off those beliefs rather than what was better for the citizens and slaves of the country. His Kentucky background raised his to believe that White People were the superior race, adding onto the peer prejudices. Finally, since Lincoln cared nothing for the slaves, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation to send a warning to the south that he would take their property away if they did not follow his orders. For a man who is seen as “The Great Emancipator”, Lincoln sure did [idk seem to hate slaves or something i didn’t really think this through but it sounded like it was a
Lincoln’s love of Shakespeare grew out of his love of fine writing [...] he worked hard to improve his own vocabulary, grammar, and lucidity of expression.5 These elements factored into Lincoln’s intellectual status over time. It has even been said that Lincoln had the most literary merit out of all past presidents of that time. This allowed him to attract many more followers because of his scholarly reputation. Lincoln’s education did not always help him, though. For instance, it was noted that his decisions to supply Fort Sumter and his later call for troops led to the secession of four more southern states.6 In turn, this later affected Lincoln’s alternate goal of preserving the Union as well, with four more states leaving and further splitting up the United States. Nevertheless, Lincoln was undeniably an extremely strong reader and writer. Thinking in the long term, Lincoln’s academic merit aided him in gaining many followers and much support, allowing him to better achieve his goals during the Civil War.
Lincoln had witnessed slavery many times when he had traveled down to New Orleans and seen all the corrupt and abusive actions slaveowners used to reform a slave ("Lincoln, Abraham” Discovery Education). Two years later he moved down to Illinois and started more small jobs.( “Lincoln, Abraham” FactCite). All the small jobs he had previously worked for lead him to his political career which affected him the most (“Abraham Lincoln” Gale U.S History in Context). As Lincoln was getting older he was interested in law and frequently visited several places in order to hear lawyers try cases. Every visit furnished him with more knowledge that could never be quenched. ("Abraham Lincoln" Encyclopedia Britannica School). When he was younger there was the Black Hawk War which he was quite evidently involved with. After the war, he was elected to be in the Illinois legislature where he was a member of the Whig party which was the first step to his political career. During his time in the Illinois legislature, Lincoln was formulating his views on the stance of slavery. Soon after, he transferred to John T. Stewart law firm and he also partnered with William Herndon. From 1847-1849, Lincoln had
Courage is an important skill in life that can take time to build up but will benefit you and your decisions in life. Risks are decisions you make that can have good or bad outcomes, investing in certain stocks can be high risk high reward or low risk low reward based on how you want to do it. Part of being courageous is taking the risks that others won’t, to push forward and find success. The short story “The Terror” by Junot Dias demonstrates that courage is taking risks others won't with the character change of the narrator throughout the story. This is shown when after the narrator gets jumped by 3 brothers and being scared of them for years he states “I hated these brothers from the bottom of my heart, but even more than them, I hated
Some have said that Abraham Lincoln's beliefs are a mystery. He himself has never proclaimed his beliefs but a lot can be determined by his actions and words. Through observation, there have been quite a lot of conclusions to his faith. Some conclusions are: skepticism, deism, Christianity, theism, fatalism, and even atheism. It's an on-going debate for the conclusion to his faith although we won't be able to ever prove exactly what his beliefs were since he never made a profession, there are many facts leading to his belief in a personal savior.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1820 in a small log cabin in Kentucky. He was always a very logical politically driven young man. As stated in America’s History Volume 1: To 1877 Lincoln’s political ambition was compared to “a little engine that knew no rest” (437). He practiced law growing up and became a lawyer after he served a two year term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. Lincoln spent much of his life trying to abolish slavery. He officially declared that he was against it in his
While opposed to slavery, the early settlers were still deeply prejudice and vehemently discouraged growth of the free black population. John Woods, an English farmer who settled in Illinois, once said, “Though now living in a free state, they retain many of the prejudices they imbibed in infancy, and still hold negroes in the utmost contempt” Being raised in this environment, Lincoln most likely had very little actual contact with slaves and his early beliefs, if any existed, were based on those of his family and society.
Abraham Lincoln had strong Christian values, for he was simple and honest. From 1834 to the end of his life, Lincoln was vigorously involved in politics, from state legislature, to the House of Representatives, to the office of the president. Lincoln became a Republican, but he was democratically fair, and he valued the United States Constitution. He believed that everyone, including the laborer, should have a chance to rise in life. Lincoln was against slavery, but while in Congress, he was not as much against it as other abolitionists were.
While watching two of Shakespeare plays , you could tell that he was a different type of person. He loved drama, the two plays I choose to watch were Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, 2015),
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, occurs when there is a sudden, direct injury to the head. This type of wound can result from a bump, blow, or jolt to the cranium. It may even result from the penetration of a foreign object into the brain tissue. Most TBI’s result from car accidents, sports injuries, blunt trauma, unintentional injuries and falls, with falls accounting for about 40% of all TBI injuries. Much like stroke patients, individuals suffering from traumatic brain injuries may have to live with a variety of detriments based on the location and extent of their injury. For example, patients can experience impaired sensation, vision, hearing, memory, processing skills or even emotional and behavioral functioning ("Injury Prevention & Control: Traumatic Brain Injury.”) The purpose of this paper is to provide information regarding the pathophysiology, treatment and medical management of traumatic brain injuries, as well as to educate health care providers of the additional ways in which support can be provided to both patients suffering from these types of injuries and their families. A case study will be supplied to facilitate discussion of the topic.
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