...Abraham Lincoln James M. McPherson, the author of the book Abraham Lincoln, amazingly summarizes Abraham Lincoln’s life story, from birth to death captivating all the nuances that made Abraham Lincoln not only an American hero but also a marvelous sixteenth president. Throughout the book, McPherson pinpoints the significant turning point throughout Lincolns life allowing the reader to fall in love with Abraham Lincoln but also understand completely who Abraham Lincoln was. Uneasily, McPherson navigated through the Civil War explaining how it started and Lincoln’s involvement. James M. McPherson starts off by introducing Abraham Lincoln at birth. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin, Kentucky. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was an illiterate farmer who favored labor over education. Consequently, every time Abraham Lincoln indulge himself in a book, his father would criticize his actions and label them as laziness. Abraham’s mother, Nancy Hanks, was no different from Thomas Lincoln reasoning being; they were both illiterate and from a low social class. Although, being from a low...
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...many Americans think of Abraham Lincoln, they think first of all, as the president who freed the slaves. He is immortalized as the "Great Emancipator," and widely regarded as a champion of black freedom who supported social equality of the races, and who fought the American Civil War (1861-1865) to free the slaves. In actuality, Abraham Lincoln did not fight the Civil War to free the slaves. He fought it to save the Union. He did not agree with slavery and one of the good things that came out of the Union being saved was the abolishment of slavery. (Gienapp, 2002). (Jenness, 2007). Abraham Lincoln was a self made man that rose mythically from humble beginnings to national greatness. He began life as a farm boy. He did not come from a family who believed in education. Despite this, Abraham Lincoln read books and done whatever he could to educate himself. He was a man that believed in honesty and caring for other people. After learning many lessons in life and climbing the ladder of success, his fine qualities landed him as the United States of America’s 16th President. He was successful in doing many great things for people and his community and eventually the United States. (Gienapp, 2002). (Jenness, 2007). He was embarrassed of his family background. He came from a poor family that was farmers. His life as a farm boy was spent doing chores, such as hauling water and chopping wood, and helping in the fields. His mother died when Abraham Lincoln was 9. His father eventually...
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...The life of Julius Cesar and his assassination was a lot different than Abraham Lincoln but a little comparable. The two individuals both came from two different time periods. According to julius-caesar2.tripod.com “Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC in Rome to Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar”. At the time of Julius Caesar birth, Rome was still a republic and the empire was only beginning. Julius Caesar was a leader in republic country where the people are not involved with the decisions. Therefore, Julius Ceasar had most for the power in his country and was able to form a large army. “With the help of the army at his command, it was possible to conquer new territories and so gain a triumph and the pleasure of knowing that your name would be remembered forever in statues and inscribed in monuments, paid for by the war” (Summary of Julius Caesar's Life and Death). As time went on Julius Caser began to develop more power over the years. Julius made his way to praetor ship by 62 BC and many of the senate felt he was a dangerous, ambitious man. (Julius Caser Biography). Just like Abraham Lincoln, Julius Cesar began to have more enemies once he started getting more power. With the amount of power Julius Cesar had, he started to become a threat to the senators who did like him and the changes he was making in the country. Julius Caesars pushed through a special law giving him a five-year command in Cispine Gaul and Illyricum, both provinces in the empire covering North Italy and the...
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...important too. There was a man named Abraham Lincoln who had 5 assassination attempts on him during his life. There was a man that goes by the name of Abraham Lincoln he was born on February 12, 1809. He was a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, in november, 1860 he was elected for the 16th president of the United States, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln proved to be a deep military strategist and a savvy leader. His Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for slavery’s abolition, while his Gettysburg Address stands as one of the most famous pieces of oratory in American history. On April 1865,...
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...Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the U.S. He was a powerful and conscientious president during the civil war. He is well known for many things such as the Emancipation Proclamation and famous speeches. The pinnacle of Lincoln’s accolades was the outcome of the civil war, which lead to his unfortunate murder. But there is more to Lincoln’s shooting than John Wilkes Booth firing a gun. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was not only a mad attempt on the president’s life, it was a plot to decapitate and cripple the newly formed United States government. Lincoln was born on February twelfth, 1809 in a backwoods cabin three miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky. His excited parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Abraham toiled through...
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...Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States of America from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April of 1865. His face can be seen on the American penny as well as the five dollar bill. Lincoln also makes an appearance as one of the four famous American Presidents carved into the miraculous Mount Rushmore. In our opinion Abraham Lincoln was an extremely interesting and important individual because of his involvement in the Emancipation Proclamation, his assassination, and the many legends told of him such as the nickname, “Honest Abe.” Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin, Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Even though he lacked a thorough formal education, he was determined to make a difference nonetheless. One of his first political roles was in March of 1832 when he campaigned for the Illinois General Assembly. Although he had the popularity vote, he was not as strong in other aspects like in the way of money and education. This could have been the reason that he did not win the election. Later on in 1846 Lincoln was voted to serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives. He had many political roles leading up to the presidential election of 1860, by which he became the sixteenth president of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln played an important role in the Battle of Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Soon after Abraham Lincoln’s success in the presidential election of 1860, South...
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...Abraham Lincoln was a very culturally significant person in many ways. He was the 16th president of the United States of America during a very divided time. Abraham Lincoln has many big and small accomplishments throughout his life but easily one of the most notable thing was the Emancipation Proclamation. This reason is one of the main reasons that make Abraham Lincoln a very good person as well as a very culturally significant person. Abraham Lincoln was the 16 president of the United States of America. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Along with him sadly dying on April 15, 1865, he was killed by John Wilkes Booth only 5 days after the reelection of the president when he was 55. Abrahams education was definitely...
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...Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln was a strong woman. Although she went through some hard times, she always pulled through and proved that she was not going down without a fight. She considered her early life as unhappy, even though she went to a great school and had parents who supported her. Her midlife was not something one could ever imagine. Through her last years of being First Lady, two of her sons died and her husband was shot while sitting right next to her. Lastly, after her third son passed away, Mary Todd-Lincoln's last living son put her in a mental asylum. Through all of this, Todd-Lincoln stayed strong, and did not let anything get in her way. Marry Todd Lincoln was born on December 13, 1818, to Eliza Parker and Robert Smith Todd. She was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, on a slave owning property. She was considered to have had a happy and energetic childhood with a high spirited social life, but when asked to describe her childhood, she would describe it as unhappy or lonely. When Todd-Lincoln was seven years old, her mother passed away. Soon after, her father...
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...President, Abraham Lincoln is a role model for all of the Army values, among other virtues, which show him to be a true leader. Practice of these values ultimately allowed Lincoln to make history as the sixteenth President of the United States of America. During only two terms, Lincoln worked extensively to reunite the Union and Confederacy, passed the Emancipation Proclamation, and signed many other laws that have improved the infrastructure of the United States. These tasks were all done in adversity, notably taking the form of financial problems during his upbringing, strong opposition from the American public during times at office, and a violent and drawn out Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was born from a farming family, who had struggled through significant property losses during Lincoln's early childhood. This resulted in a period of transience, which would limit Lincoln's early formal education. Lincoln was however self motivated and resilient, and was able to truly self educate himself in basic school subjects. This drive is important for the development of leadership. An effective leader should be able to take care of himself, so that his subordinates can follow his practice from example, and develop greater motivation and resilience. Later in his presidency, Lincoln passed the Morril Land Grant Colleges Act. This law provided federal funding for agricultural colleges in each state, showing his value on education and self reliance. From this foundation, Lincoln joined an...
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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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...Date: Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Timur Bekmambetov is based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, which offers a vivid description of the untold story and secret life of the 16th president of America, Lincoln Benjamin Walker from his days as a boy to his presidency, which apparently shaped America as a nation. It often construed that many movie adaptions do not necessarily do justice to the well-written books that they are based on; however, in the case of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Timur Bekmambetov, it does quite well. The narrative of the movie takes the form of secret journal entries, in which Lincoln as a young boy reports witnessing the death of his mother at the hands a plantation owner who he claims was vampiric. As a result, he swears vengeance; and with the guidance and help of another hunter, Henry Sturgess, a role played by Dominic Cooper, Lincoln starts a life-long mission to find and destroy all the vampires lurking amongst humans, and they hold on the mortal society. After several years, Lincoln’s attraction towards politics, mostly fuelled and motivated by his belief that he had the opportunity and ability to make a difference in the mankind war, not as an assassin, but as a leader. We also witness Lincoln’s election, we see him signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and the outburst of the American Civil War. In addition, we also get to see how these abrupt changes in his life affect the vampires,...
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...2015 Lincoln and Slavery Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States. He served from March 1816 till he was assassinated in 1865. Abraham Lincoln led the country through what was known as the great constitutional, military, and moral crisis. The American Civil War was there to preserve the Union. Also to end an era of slavery and also promote economic and financial modernization. Abraham Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery in his campaign debates and his many speeches. When Abraham Lincoln became a presidential candidate he became an enemy of the southern states. No southern states voted for him during election. This led to his election in 1860. After the declarations of secession by all of the southern slave states, the war started in 1861. Abraham Lincoln concentrated on both the military and political dimensions. This was done to try and reunify the nation. Lincoln was very strong about war powers. This would include the arrest and detention without trial of thousands of secessionists. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln passed his Emancipation of Proclamation act. This would speak on the passage of the thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution that would abolish slavery. During the Civil War the union army took control of the bordering slave states. They tried to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. Each time they tried and a general did not complete the mission Lincoln would...
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...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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...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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...The biography of Abraham Lincoln follows the journey of Americas 16th President. Power of education is a theme that is constantly brought up and is so hugely important for Lincoln when finding his way into the White House. Anybody can have an influence over someone’s life. In Abraham Lincoln’s life his mother was the main source. His mother was a bright well-educated lady, she brought up Abraham and his sister by reading the stories of the bible and slowly teaching them to read and write. When Abraham’s mother passed away when he was only nine years old his ability to write became something of great importance to young Lincoln. He was outraged that he mother could not have a fitting religious service; it was then that he wrote his first letter....
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