...A house divided speech by Abraham Lincoln In 1858 Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a candidate for the senate for the Republican Party in Illinois. This is a well-known speech. It took place as the end of the republicans state convention in the House of Representatives in Illinois. In the speech he makes it extremely clear who the supporters and opponents of slavery are. The background for the speech is the conflict between the Kansas-Nebraska law and the Supreme Courts decision in the Dred Scott case. The Kansas-Nebraska law allowed the states to decide whether they want to abolish slavery or not. The Supreme Court decided that the right of ownership of slaves should not be prevented in any state. A house divided is a speech by Abraham Lincoln. The speech took place in 1858. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He is from the state Illinois. When the American Civil War took place abolishing slavery was not his primary target. It was to save the Union. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure; permanently half slave and half free. Lincoln does not think that the “house” can stand if it is divided. He does not believe that the government can endure to be half slave and half free. He does not believe the union to be dissolved, he does not want the union to fall, but he wishes that the union wont be divided. He is speaking to the gentlemen of the convention. The speech took place so he could get voters...
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...of English (London: Longman, 1973) and for a very detailed, very complex (and very expensive) treatment of the subject see Randolph Quirk, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartik, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (London: Longman, 1985). 2 PARTS OF A WORD A word can be divided into its STEM (the basic part of the word containing its meaning) and its INFLECTIONS (the endings added to indicate such things as that a noun is PLURAL or a verb is in the past tense). Examples: Stem: Inflections: PARTS OF A SENTENCE SUBJECT The subject is the person, thing or topic which the sentence deals with. To discover the subject, ask who or what before the verb, e.g. in the sentence The house stands on the hill, what stands on the hill? Answer: the house. Examples: The house stands on the hill. It overlooks the plain. PREDICATE The predicate is all of the sentence except the subject. Examples: The house stands on the hill. It overlooks the plain. OBJECT The object is the person, thing or topic upon which the subject carries out the action of the verb. To discover the object, ask who or what after the verb, e.g. the house overlooks what? Answer: the plain. Examples: The house overlooks the plain. I see him clearly. He watches himself carefully. dog walk s in dogs ed in walked In some cases a whole clause...
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...the Union.” “What are your feelings on Popular Sovereignty and the consequences that have resulted from it, such as Bleeding Kansas?” “Popular Sovereignty may have been created for the people and by the people, but it does not help the people. It unconstitutional and has sparked many violent and chaotic results that have only helped to divide our nation further. Bleeding Kansas is perhaps the most obvious of these violent consequences. Not only did Bleeding Kansas present that our nation had divided into two, a North and South, it provoked the two sides into a state of war. With good hearted men from the same House fighting against each other over something as a little as whether Kansas was to be a slave or free state. Frankly, our nation cannot be divided or it will fall, we will no longer be the country of free men…the country that is to serve as an example to look up to by foreign nations…we will be the nation that collapsed on its own foundation…the nation to pity.. and I will not stand for that. Popular sovereignty is the fuel to the fire that is...
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...people, by all the people. Recently however, circumstances have taken a turn and our country is facing one of the worst economic predicaments since the Great Depression. As the country takes a turn for a plummet, members of society find themselves pointing fingers at our government and the foundation of our republic, the constitution. Now the economy has improved to some extent under the presence of President Obama; however, the progress has been far more sluggish than anticipated by the general public, and the national debt, which was unapparent not too long ago, has managed to surpass 16 trillion dollars. With such a big toll over its shoulders, our country is facing an economic burden that is projected to keep mounting. As our citizens stand by and observe the government take on all its issues, a question leaves a great number of individuals puzzled: is our administration broken? As plausible modifications arouse the minds of many entities, bringing changes to the United States government would simply result in controversy for the simple reason that the constitution has been implemented for over 200 years. In fact, the United States has grown remarkably since our Founding Fathers have instilled our constitution, and it has managed to develop into one of the most influential and prevailing...
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...What Is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?|Can a Christian Commit It?|Believer Cannot Commit the Unforgivable Sin SEARCH CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry GO What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Can A Christian Commit it? by Matt Slick (../../mattslick) Jesus mentions a sin that is unforgivable in Matt. 12:3132 (http://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Matt.%2012.3132) and calls it blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. What exactly is this unforgivable sin? For that, we need to look at the context. Matt. 12:2232 (http://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Matt.%2012.2232) says, "Then there was brought to Him a demonpossessed man who was blind and dumb, and He healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. 23And all the multitudes were amazed, and began to say, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?" 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man casts out demons only by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons." 25And knowing their thoughts He said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand. 26"And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27"And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges. 28"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29"Or how can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the ...
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...The Lincoln Douglass debates were a series of debates that took place between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglass while they were running for a seat on the Illinois state Senate. The debates took place during the election of 1858 and showed how diverse opinions can be. These debates were held all over the eastern coast, and the common theme was slavery and states rights. The two men had very different debate styles, Douglass was more aggressive and attacked his opponent while Lincoln used calm logic and sound thinking. In total, they held 7 debates. Douglass, an advocate of popular sovereignty , believed that it should be up to the individual state to make a decision over slavery while Lincoln thought that slavery itself should be outlawed across the United States. As the debates went on, more and more people got interested in them, and pretty soon, each debate drew in a large crowd. Abraham Lincoln was on the side of the people in these debates. During one debate, Lincoln gave his famous " House Divided" speech. In it, he said a house...
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...llinois’ Capital, Springfield, is home to our prominent 16th president Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln owned his first and only house in Springfield. He also started his presidential career (Started running for presidency) in Springfield. Three places that are crucial to Lincoln's life are Lincoln’s home, The Old State Capitol and Lincoln’s Tomb. Springfield is filled with amusing historical events and places. Lincoln's career was established in his own house. In the beginning of Lincoln’s years at his first home there were six people living there. There were his three kids, a maid, his wife and Abe himself. After a couple of years in his house, Abe's presidential career was constructed. Lincoln started his career by getting his first job by writing a letter on his desk and sending it to the presidential election. Lincoln lived in that same house all the way until he became president and moved into the white house. Lincoln became president in March 1861 however not all of his family came with him to the whitehouse. One of his sons, Robert, did not live in the white house with the Lincolns because he was attending at Harvard University. Lincoln had a lot of important marks in history, however an abundance of the important marks happened at the Old State Capitol. The Old State Capitol...
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...Debates The 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates pushed the United States farther from Unionization. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglass argued in different areas of Illinois from August until October, both eager for a place in the United States Senate. Douglas of the Northern Democratic party accepted a contest from Lincoln, a republican politician of Illinois in debating the slavery issues, which eventually would play a major part in Lincoln’s political life. The majority of the debates were over the Kansas Nebraska Act and Popular Sovereignty. Popular Sovereignty reinforced the idea of people choosing whether or not western expansion of slavery should occur. Lincoln said, “A house divided can not stand” Lincoln believed that a nation that is divided into both free and slave states would ultimately end up divided into two distinct unions, while Douglas felt it could survive and not split the nation. The deciding factor to let slavery be decided between states or a nation as a whole was a series of events that took place during the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Dred Scott was a former slave that sought for his freedom, after his master sold him; he was technically considered a free black. Scott went on trial in the Supreme Court and Lincoln and Douglas found this case revenant to their debates and used him as an example in their arguments over states rights. For example Douglas continually attacked Lincoln claiming that he opposed Dred Scott decision because it deprived blacks of their...
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...UNITED STATES: HALF SLAVE, HALF FREE Williams, Sharien . REVIEW OF LITERTURE The original thirteen colonies were divided between seven free states and six slave states. “Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey were free. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were slave owning states.” (Boritt, 2006) According to J. Newman, “slavery existed in the United States from the early 17th century until 1865, when Congress enacted the Thirteenth Amendment shortly after the Union victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. . . slavery was firmly entrenched as the primary labor system of the South. As tobacco proved less and less profitable, however, slavery seemed to be on the decline. The delegates at the Continental Congress even briefly discussed abolishing slavery, although strenuous objections form Southern delegates, whose constituents had enormous sums tied up in slave property, brought such talk to a close quickly. The South relied on slavery to make profit, and even though the industry that gain the most profit was diminishing, they did not seek to end slavery. Economics played a major role in slavery and the reason that the United States could not exist as half slave and half free. As seen from the beginning the colonies were not equally divided, however the issue concerning the slave states and free states peaked as the United States incorporated more colonies. The most notable...
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...reality and can make them suffer from hallucinations, social ineptitude, intense delusions, and paranoia. Though there is little information offered, it is very likely that this disorder caused much of the conflict within the poem. There is enough evidence to deduce that the poem itself could very well be centered on schizophrenia and the distress is can cause, even though it is never clearly stated aside from the title itself. There are no characters formally introduced and are only vaguely alluded to in a past-tense style, making it difficult to decipher if the disorder is truly the culprit....
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...Scope of the Subject A scope refers to the areas of study or fields of inquiry of a discipline. Every branch of learning becomes difficult for anyone to study systematically unless its boundaries are demarcated and determined precisely. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on the part of sociologist with regard to the scope of sociology because it is so elastic a subject that it is hard to establish just where its precinct begins and ends. Everything and anything under the sun seems to fall under the purview of sociology. However, such assumption is nullified. There are two main schools of thought regarding the scope of sociology: the specialistic or formalistic school and the synthetic school. The Specialistic/Formalistic School This school of thought was led by the German sociologist George Simmel. The other main advocates of this school were Vierkandt, Max Weber, Small, Von Wiese and Tonnies. They were of the opinion that sociology was different from other branches of social science and deemed it necessary to confine to the enquiry of certain defined aspects of human relationship. It was to study only the abstract forms of social relationships but not their contents. They regard sociology as pure and independent science. According to Simmel, sociology is distinct from other social sciences for the reason that it has its own abstract mode of dealing with the same topic of social relationship which other social science like history, economics, political...
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...such a deeply divided country. Either slavery will spread completely, or it will be stopped and become extinct. This would be achieved with one side winning a war, as the divisions were deep and violent, as seen in Bleeding Kansas. In other words, Lincoln believed the civil war was inevitable. An example of anti- slavery beliefs was shown in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, document 2. It was written when slavery was still legal in many states and was written against the fugitive slave act. The author felt that they were being forced to continue slavery even in free states, as they were with runaway slaves. This led to more polar beliefs in people who read it, and the book was very popular. Her audience was Christians; she wanted them to know slavery was evil, and against their faith. As a result, many more people strongly opposed slavery. Another example of extreme beliefs in America was with John Brown. John Brown was an abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by giving weapons to slaves. Fredrick Douglas spoke about this in his speech at storer college in document 6 “...
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...ENGLISH GRAMMAR ADJECTIVE 1. An Adjective qualifies a noun or a pronoun. 2. Adjectives are divided into six different kinds : --- a. Proper Adjectives Proper Adjectives are derived from proper nouns. eg : a. Chinese soldiers fought bravely. b. We are studying the English language. In ( a ) the word " Chinese " is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " China " In ( b ) the word " English " is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " England ". Note -- Every proper adjective should begin with a capital letter b. Descriptive Adjectives Descriptive Adjectives qualify a noun by adding some quality or state to it. eg : a. A brave soldier killed the enemy. ( quality ) b. There are some sick soldiers in the hospital ( state ) c. Quantitative Adjectives Quantitative Adjectives indicate how much of a thing is meant. He has much rice. He has little rice. He has no rice. He has some rice. He has not any rice. He has enough rice. He has sufficient rice. He sold all the rice. d. Numeral Adjectives Numeral Adjectives express number. Numeral Adjectives are subdivided into (a) Definite and (b) Indefinite a) Definite Numeral Adjectives denote some exact number. Those which show how many things there are are called Cardinals; Those which show in what order things stand are called Ordinals. Cardinals : one, two three, etc. Ordinals : first, second, third, etc. b) Indefinite Numeral...
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...The Struggle for Identity in A Doll's House A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that was written ahead of its time. In this play Ibsen tackles women's rights as a matter of importance. Throughout this time period it was neglected. A Doll's House was written during the movement of Naturalism, which commonly reflected society. Ibsen acknowledges the fact that in 19th century life the role of the woman was to stay at home, raise the children and attend to her husband. Nora Helmer is the character in A Doll House who plays the 19th woman and is portrayed as a victim. Michael Meyers said of Henrik Ibsen's plays: "The common denominator in many of Ibsen's dramas is his interest in individuals struggling for and authentic identity in the face of tyrannical social conventions. This conflict often results in his characters' being divided between a sense of duty to themselves and their responsibility to others."(1563) All of the aspects of this quote can be applied to the play A Doll House, in Nora Helmer's character, who throughout much of the play is oppressed, presents an inauthentic identity to the audience and throughout the play attempts to discovery her authentic identity. The inferior role of Nora is extremely important to her character. Nora is oppressed by a variety of "tyrannical social conventions." Ibsen in his "A Doll's House" depicts the role of women as subordinate in order to emphasize their role in society. Nora is oppressed...
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...Extra Credit Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum I visited the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum located on the grounds of the Seattle Center on July 31, 2012. Having always been an admirer of Chihuly’s work, my anticipation to visit the museum set the bar high as for what I expected to see; and I was not disappointed. The museum was divided into three main sections, the Exhibition Hall, the Glass House and a Garden. It is in the Exhibition Hall where the greatest variety of work is displayed. The Exhibition Hall is divided into eight galleries and three drawing wall. Each shows the different approaches Chihuly used to express his approach to glass art. The first room you enter is the Glass Forest. It is a installation which was originally done in 1971. These are large stalks of glass that are charged with neon. Of all the sections in the museum I liked this least. The colors were less vibrant and had a feel of South Beach hotel neon, almost pink flamingo like. However the display showed a point in the artist’s evolutionary process. The next main section was the Northwest Room. It is here we start to see the forms and shapes that we are familiar with. The colors of these pieces are very subdued, having northwest earth tones. It is the shapes of the pieces that are intriguing. 1 Northwest Room The next area is the Sealife Room. The glass takes the shapes and colors of the ocean. The artist takes you to the sea with his interpretation of starfish, rays, urchins...
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