“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” A quote Theodore Roosevelt lived by. This is truly a man who knows how to lead a country into greatness; and greatness he did achieve. Roosevelt was a President unlike any other one before him. His knowledge of geopolitics gave him honorable authority when governing the United States. Roosevelt had the technique to accurately predict future outcomes with only the knowledge of the events of his time. He
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On March 4th, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech that changed our nation. After being reelected as president, Lincoln had to deliver a second inaugural address to a broken nation after the long, brutal, bloody Civil War. Although his second inaugural address was brief, many people consider it to be one of the greatest speeches ever written. This speech portrayed the right message for people living at the time, and also today. While Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, the
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Nightjohn expressed bravery, leadership, and freedom when he was enslaved with others. He acted in ways that were not selfish; he acted in a way to help everyone. Nightjohn was a hero, a true leader. The traits and actions taken by him show a true American hero, one that we could only dream of having in modern society. Nightjohn taught Sarny letters in secret. By risking his life by divulging the secrets of the alphabet and strings of words he helped the cause of abolishing slavery and strengthening
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Frederick Douglass experienced the absence of a proper education, during his life in Baltimore with Mr. Hugh Auld, Douglass mentions his mistress instructed him on how to spell words, however once his master found out, he prohibited his wife to instruct Douglass any further. The privation of education influenced slaves to pursue a common ground, they aspire to a better life, where they didn’t have to suffer about their daily actions. Slaves gained knowledge when they observed their masters generate
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During the Civil War, there was a group of men who had changed the battle field forever. These brothers in arms were Sharpshooters. Sharpshooters were skilled and trained men who made the battle field grueling for the opponent which changed the way they fought because of their weaponry, tactics, and training. At the time of the Civil War, the U.S. military didn’t have an official elite branch but Sharpshooters came very close to the version of our elite branches such as the Navy Seals and Green Berets
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Abolitionist speech Slave owners in the south have been claiming that they take care of African Americans because they cannot take care of themselves. I am here on this stage to show you that this is wrong, the ways that the slave owners “take care” of the slave is horrendous and this must not continue through history. Whipping a slave near to death is not what I call “taking care of” the slave owner would whip the slave for reasons that are horrible. For example they would whip them either just
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Dred Scott was an individual who was denied his freedom, treated poorly by the courts, a case in which split the U.S in two. Born into slavery in virginia, Dred was purchased in a Missouri slave market by Army Doctor John Emerson. He was later brought to fort shelling in 1836 by way of Fort Armstrong in Illinois Dred Scott wanted court to set him free, because his owner wanted to take Dred to live in illinois, and wisconsin territory where slavery was legal. Chief Justice Roger Tony saw this case
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Chapter one Daniel currier was one of the millions of soldiers that fought in the civil war he did not die but if it was in the name of freedom from the war and from the south he would have gladly. I am glad that I got to know this man even though he lived over 150 years ago. Chapter two Daniel Currier was born in Bradford, Vermont in the year 1819. (Vermont in the Civil War) His mother's name was Sara Currier and she was married to a blacksmith named Abel Currier. Sara took care of Daniel,
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The american voice is something big to many people from different race and describe it in there own way to what it means to them. The research i have done on this topic was read and watched different videos on what the american voice means to people. To me what the american voice means to me is the right to say anything we have to say that is on our mind. What does it mean to being an american to me? Well i think in my opinion more freedom because in other countries there isn't really freedom and
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The Union force of the two divisions and 58 warships provided the overwhelming fire required to defeat the heavily fortified enemy. The Federals were also able to successfully concentrate power at decisive points and time. Porter’s ability to concentrate precise gunfire to support the ground attack along the land face proved quite effective. Porter’s overpowering naval fire was able to effectively isolate Lamb’s fortification not only from the Oceanside but from the riverside as well. Even without
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