...Abraham Lincoln, born February 12th 1809. Born into a small family in Hodgenville Kentucky, Lincoln self-educated himself and be came a Lawyer and a Whig Party leader, and also became a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He served from 1834 till 1846. He then was elected into the United States House of Representatives in 1846. He then returned to Springfield Illinois where he grew up. He then started his debates against Stephen A. Douglas against slavery. He ended up loosing his senate race to Douglas. Lincoln won the Republican Party when he began to run for President. He won the presidency race and was sworn into office in 1860. In 1840, Abe Lincoln was engaged to Mary Todd, and after two previous engagements broken off, they finally married on November 4th, 1842. he then had 4 boys, Robert Todd, Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas III. Lincoln and his new family the moved to Washington DC where they bought a house. Tragedy hit the Lincoln family very hard with the loss of two of their sons, Edward, and Thomas. This was a horrible tragedy which left Mary Todd In a mental hospital. She eventually was released and had a better life after. After that Abe began to run for president again. He was finally elected president of the United States of America on November 6th, 1860. He was then moved into the White House as the...
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...AMH2010 Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator Throughout the history in the United States, there were many historical figures that contributed to the success of America and its establishment. One of the most important historical figures to ever take presidency in the United States was Abraham Lincoln. He has greatly influenced the world through his accomplishments and perspective on humanity that will forever have an impact on the world today. Lincoln had many achievements throughout his years of office, but is remembered for his essential role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process of the Emancipation Proclamation that later ended slavery in the United States (Miller). Not only was Lincoln remembered for his great character and leadership, but also for his great determination and perseverance. To begin with, Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was born into a backcountry family who moved to Indiana when he was seven. His parents were Thomas, a carpenter by trade and a farmer out of necessity, and Nancy Hanks. He had a sister, Sarah, who was two years older and a brother who died in infancy (Miller). When Abraham was nine years old, his mother tragically died, leaving him in the care of only his father, who, within the year of his wife’s death, remarried a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston. All throughout his childhood, Lincoln had to struggle to make a living and learn as well. He lived as a farmer, working...
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...Abraham Lincoln: the Great American Hero Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest heroes of America. His story from growing up with barely anything, to becoming the most powerful and dedicated man in office is one that will be told for years. He is an inspiration for people to achieve their goal and dreams just like he did through perseverance and dedication to his people. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. His parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, had two other children; Sarah, who was older than Abraham, and Thomas, a younger brother who died in infancy. After Abraham’s mother passed, when he was ten years old, he was devastated and alienated himself from his father, resenting the work and pressure put on him at such a young age. (biography.com) His father then moved them to Indiana where he was remarried to Sara Bush Johnston. As she lived there, nurturing and showing him more love than his mother or father ever did, she encouraged Abraham to learn to read, making a fast bond between the two of them. However, since they lived fairly secluded on a farm in Illinois, Abraham would walk for miles to obtain a book hoping to gain as much knowledge as possible. He also worked on the farm or split rails for neighbors and kept a store in Illinois to help out his family. At the age of twenty-two Lincoln left on his own, after his father insisted on moving the family multiple times. He was six foot, four inches tall and made his living...
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...Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the united states on March 4,1861. Lincoln was regarded as one of Americas greatest hero’s because he has such a huge impact on the nation, he had a big role as savior of the union and the emancipator of slaves. Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the united states on September 14, 1901 and won a second term in 1904. Roosevelt was the governor of New York before he became the youngest to assume presidency at the age of 42 after the assassination of president William McKinley in 1901. He was well known for his anti-monopoly policies and ecological conservation. ("Theodore Roosevelt Biography.") Before Abraham Lincoln became president he was known for his skill in wielding an ax and made...
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...Out of the 44 presidents who have served the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most well known and influential. Many simply recognize him as the president who declared “we must free the slaves”, but few people understand Lincoln as a person (110). In the biography “Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America”, Civil War historian William E. Gienapp gives a brief summary of Lincoln's upbringing, development in politics, and time spent during his presidency specifically on the war. Because the book is a biography there is no thesis presented. Instead, Gienapp creates a portrayal of not only Lincoln's life, and examines how Lincoln became an exceptional person and leader. Early on Gienapp offers interesting viewpoints...
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... A Special or Unusual Person Abraham Lincoln is perhaps the nation's ideal self made man. His struggle to prevail humble beginnings, achieve the apex of success, and by establishing the abolition of slavery, which remains one of the most cherished themes within the Lincoln legend and, indeed, within all of American history. Lincoln himself nurtured this tradition of humble origins to steady his own rise from obscurity to distinction. Throughout his life, Lincoln dispraised his own parentage and childhood rather than embracing them (McAfee, W 2004). In fact, Lincoln self consciously grounded his entire political career within the context of a personal triumph over inherited adversity (Winkle, K .J. 2001). During his very first campaign for public office, he declared, "I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life" (Burlingame, M 1997). Thirty years later, Lincoln was still sounding the theme of his own humble beginnings. Running for president in 1860, he noted that both his parents had came from "undistinguished families" (Winkle, K .J. 2001). He described his youth as physically hard and culturally unrewarding. The biography Lincoln authorized for his presidential campaign pictures his family as poor and uneducated, and concluded that it would be difficult to conceive of more unpromising circumstances than those under which he was introduced into life (Hall, B 2010). By denigrating his own origins, Lincoln simultaneously identified himself as a...
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...relocated back to Chicago to defend the law with his family. By 1848 he accrued the highest number of arrest for burglaries and murders. He was soon asked to become the city’s first detective. In 1850 Pinkerton resigned from his job with the city as a detective to start his own detective agency. His detective business was named Pinkerton national Detective Agency, which provided detective services and specialized in capturing train robbers and counterfeiters. In 1861 while Pinkerton and his staff was investigating a railway case they uncovered an assassination plot against President Abraham Lincoln. Pinkerton met with Abraham Lincoln to let him know of his findings. Pinkerton decided to make changes to the Presidents route being that the assassins knew of the route he was taking. Abraham Lincoln’s itinerary was changes so that he passed through the city secretly at night. Later on President Lincoln hired Pinkerton to organize a secret service to obtain military information in the Southern states during the civil war. In 1865 the United States secret service at that time was to protect the president. By the year 1870 Pinkerton National Detective Agency was considered to have the world’s largest collection of mug shots and a criminal database. In...
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...President Abraham Lincoln Name Course Date Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America from 19861 to 1865 when he was assassinated. Most people in America believe that he is the best and most influential president America has ever had. He was born on February 12th 1809 on Sinking Springs Farm Kentucky. He was the son to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. He is looked upon as one of the greatest heroes due to the incredible impacts he on America and his unique appeal. Abraham Lincoln was very influential and important to the American society not just because he was the first republican president but because he accomplished a lot of things that changed the lives of many Americans and until today a century after his reign, America is still living that freedom and liberty. During Lincoln’s era, if you were not of white descent then you were as good as a server. Most blacks in America were sold and enslaved and they were treated as outcasts and 3rd class citizens. The slaves were mistreated, abused and oppressed by their masters and they had become a part of American life essentially since the first settlers arrived. President Lincoln saw how the slaves were being treated and he created a document called Emancipation Proclamation that declared all slaves to be freed. He strongly supported the 13Th amendment that abolished slavery throughout America. This shocked many Americans and they were resistant to change but over time after struggles...
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...Outline Name Coll-148: Outline June 3rd 2014 Professor Coll-148: Course Project Outline My Plan for achieving personal success in the footsteps of the agreed upon role model, Abraham Lincoln will provide me with the path needed to achieve personal success. I admire Abraham Lincoln, who was a successful leader as the 16th president of the United States of America. As I complete my academic courses at DeVry, the success skills and abilities that will enable me to achieve my dreams are based on the impact and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln, who after giving his life for freedom, reminds us to be well spoken and honest. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems (CIS); my focus is in Business Management (BM). I expected to complete my graduate program in 36 to 39 months. The combination of both field of study and expected graduation completion are going to allow me to become a graduate of DeVry and set me on the path to freedom. We have chosen President Lincoln as a group. His leadership skills are just as relevant today, as they were when he was alive. Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 and he impact and legacy of leadership still motivates me today. President Lincoln is considered one of the nation's greatest presidents (States, 2014). Lincoln was a master communicator whose words artfully conveyed an unwavering commitment and vision for a free America (Miller, 2014). These freedoms have had the greatest impact, allowing us...
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...Josue lumba Mr. Force English 3 Period 0 October 31, 2013 The life of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was elected the16th President in 1860. He was president for four years from 1861-1865. Throughout his term he was able to start the process to end slavery by using emancipation proclamation, he was able to keep peace between states in the United States over slavery. If Abraham Lincoln would not have existed during the reconstruction era then life today would be different because his goals would never have been met, people’s life would be very different if not for his actions, and many things could have happened if not for him. Abraham had many goals throughout his terms as president and they affect the world greatly today. One thing he did was “encouraged settlement of the west by offering 100 acres free land to settlers”. If he never offered free land I think that settlement to the west would have taken some time to accomplish. Another example would be “His sacred duty as president of the United States was to preserve the union at all cost”, I believe that if he did not take this important role that slavery would have still been around today . H was also “Self described as prairie Lawyer he focused on embracing law practice in early 1850’s” He really had a big goal on keeping the country in peace. He took law really seriously and made it a big deal. If not for Abraham Lincoln many peoples life’s would be different, and may even still have an impact on people today...
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...com/whitepapers/Staffing-Training/Leadership/10-Qualities-that-Made-Abraham-Lincoln-a-Great-Lea 10 Qualities that Made Abraham Lincoln a Great Leader By Catherine L. Moreton, J.D. Capacity to Listen to Different Points of View While researching her Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Kearns Goodwin learned that Lincoln had the capacity to listen to different points of view. He created a climate where Cabinet members were free to disagree without fear of retaliation. At the same time, he knew when to stop the discussion and after listening to the various opinions, make a final decision. Ability to Learn on the Job Lincoln was able to acknowledge errors, learn from them, and then move. In this way, he established a culture of learning in his administration, said Kearns Goodwin. Ready Willingness to Share Credit for Success In response to concerns expressed by friends about the actions of some of his Cabinet members, Lincoln stated that the "path to success and ambition is broad enough for two" said Kearns Goodwin. When there was success, Lincoln shared the credit with all of those involved. Ready Willingness to Share Blame for Failure When mistakes were made by members of his Cabinet, Lincoln stood up for them said Kearns Goodwin. When contracts related to the war effort raised serious questions about a member of his administration, Lincoln spoke up and indicated that he and his entire Cabinet were to blame...
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...in the footsteps of the agreed upon role model, Abraham Lincoln will provide me with the path needed to achieve personal success. I admire Abraham Lincoln, who was a successful leader as the 16th president of the United States of America. As I complete my academic courses at DeVry, the success skills and abilities that will enable me to achieve my dreams are based on the impact and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln, who after giving his life for freedom, reminds us to be well spoken and honest. You’re Field of Study: * Why you chose this field of study * Expected graduation completion I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems (CIS); my focus is in Business Management (BM). I expected to complete my graduate program in 36 to 39 months. The combination of both field of study and expected graduation completion are going to allow me to become a graduate of DeVry and set me on the path to freedom. Who is the leader: * Reasons why you chose the leader in your field * How has this leader influenced or put his/her mark within the industry (citations) We have chosen President Lincoln as a group. His leadership skills are just as relevant today, as they were when he was alive. Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 and he impact and legacy of leadership still motivates me today. President Lincoln is considered one of the nation's greatest presidents (States, 2014). Lincoln was a master communicator whose words artfully conveyed...
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...Lincoln's Lyceum Address Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/Getty Images Addressing a local chapter of the American Lyceum Movement in Springfield, Illinois, a 28-year-old Lincoln delivered a surprisingly ambitious speech on a cold winter night in 1838. The speech was entitled "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions," and Lincoln, who had just been elected to local political office, spoke on matters of great national significance. He made allusions to a recent act of mob violence in Illinois, and also addressed the issue of slavery. Though Lincoln was talking to a smalltown audience of friends and neighbors, he seemed to have ambitions beyond Springfield and his position as a state representative. Lincoln's Address at Cooper Union In late February 1860 Abraham Lincoln took a series of trains from Springfield, Illinois to New York City. He had been invited to speak to a gathering of the Republican Party, a fairly new political party which was opposed to the spread of slavery. Lincoln had gained some fame while debating Stephen A. Douglas two years earlier in a Senate race in Illinois. But he was essentially unknown in the East. The speech he delivered at Cooper Union on February 27, 1860, would make him an overnight star, elevating him to the level of running for president. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered under circumstances never seen before or since, as the country was literally coming...
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... The American Civil War is a very misunderstood war. It is known for the war that ended slavery. What most people don’t know is the war was not originally fought for the abolition of slavery. The South, or the Confederate, wanted to exercise their rights as states and split from the north. Well Abraham Lincoln thought that would be the downfall of the United States. The Civil War was fought to between the Union and the Confederacy on the issue of splitting up the United States. The country was divided between two philosophies, either they thought the country could only survive and prosper as a whole, or they believed the south had the right to split from the union. The country was divided between two different philosophies. The North believed if the South seceded from the North the country would crumble. While the South believed they had the right as states to separate themselves from the Union. (Malvasi) Abraham Lincoln was the head of the Unions thinking. He had a great sense of political knowledge. He realized if the south did secede the Union wouldn’t stand a chance against attack because half of the country essentially would have been gone. Lincoln originally had no plans of abolishing slavery all his focus was on keeping the country together in one strong unit. (Malvasi) The South on the other hand felt they had been mistreated by the Union and were being taken advantage of. Soon the idea of secession came around and South Carolina was the first to make the threat...
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...With Malice Toward None: A Life Of Abraham Lincoln, by Stephen B. Oates, gave an insight to the inner working relationship between the life of Abraham Lincoln and the issues and working resolves in Antebellum American history. Oates used the vast amounts of information about Lincoln’s life to highlight the working issues of American people and relate Lincoln’s passive yet firm grasp of his character in facts not heroism. Women’s Rights Emerges within the Antislavery Movement 1830-1870, by Kathryn Kish Sklar, a group of primary documents that proposes the facts of co-dependent involvements of the women’s rights and antislavery movements for equal rights during 4 decades of political process and numerous publications. While there are no definitive thesis statements found, there was an overwhelming sense of importance felt on both sides of these two issues of women’s rights and the abolishment of slavery within the union....
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