...” The Declaration of Independence lists several claims that refer to all men as being created equal, entitling them to several basic rights and liberties. The Gettysburg Address has a similar theme, emphasizing the importance of ensuring these freedoms are accessible to all American citizens, regardless of their cultural background. The concept of liberty falls hand in hand with that of freedom, as one cannot exist without maintaining the principles of the other. Lincoln’s concept of equality in The...
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...unmistakably one of the worse happenings of America is wrapped up in one word: slavery. In 1861, famous abolitionist Fredrick Douglass wrote an excerpt discussing slavery. With slavery being present for decades in the US’s past, nothing was more drastic as causing the Civil War, and in his excerpt, Douglass stands for his opinion about slavery being the dominos for these mistakes....
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...Situational Levels 11 Emancipation Proclamation 12 Death 13 Conclusion 13 References 14 Introduction Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. Abraham was born on February 12, 1809 to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. He grew up in both Kentucky and Indiana as the son of a farmer who preferred him to work on the farm rather than read books. Lincoln had an intellectual ambition however and was in constant pursuit of knowledge through his readings. Abraham set out for Illinois in 1831 and studied to become a lawyer which he eventually did in 1836 after passing the bar examination. He was then elected to the Illinois State Legislature in 1836, 1838, and 1840. After his retirement from legislature in 1841, Lincoln went on to marry Mary Todd Lincoln in 1842. He then began devoting the majority of his time to law practice until 1847 when he was elected and served in Congress (McPherson, 2000). Lincoln would continue to move in and out of politics for the next 14 years as was continually defeated in bids and elections for office. It wasn’t until 1861, after losing five straight bids for office that Lincoln would be elected President of the United States. On his campaign to the Presidency, Lincoln spoke out to end the institution of slavery instead of allowing the country to exist with half the states allowing slavery and the other half banning it. He debated Frederick Douglas seven separate times to discuss the issue which ended up alienating...
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...like all of them shared a superhuman gene of the ability to change the history. Since Founding Father’s agendas on the political course of the U.S. had differed drastically, they were not friends and, often, even allies. However, the devotion to the U.S. independency was literary in their blood, so it made them...
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...E ABASE ABERRANT ABASH ABET A B AT E A B E YA N C E A B B R E V I AT E ABHOR abandon [ 1 n. ] carefree, freedom from constraint added spices to the stew with complete abandon unconstraint, uninhibitedness, unrestraint 2 v. to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly abandon herself to a life of complete idleness abandon oneself to emotion indulge, surrender, give up 3 v. to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment abandon the ship/homes salvage 4 v. to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) NASA the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch abort, drop, repeal, rescind, revoke, call off keep, continue, maintain, carry on abase [ 1 v. ] to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit debauch, degrade, profane, vitiate, discredit, foul, smirch, take down elevate, ennoble, uplift, aggrandize, canonize, deify, exalt abash [ 1 vt. ] to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of ,disconcert, embarrass Nothing could abash him. discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, nonplus, mortify embolden abate [ 1 v. ] to reduce in degree or intensity / abate his rage/pain taper off intensify 2 v. moderate, recede, subside, remit, wane, die (away or down or out),let up, phase down, ratchet (down) to reduce in amount or value abate a tax de-escalate, deplete, downscale, dwindle, augment, promote 3 v. to put an end to abate...
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