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Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Address

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Yesterday, April 15, 2015, marked the 150th Anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln. On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln at the Ford Theater in Washington, DC. President Lincoln was pronounced dead on April 15, 1865. He was 56 years old. President Lincoln is commonly remembered for his role in ending slavery and bringing the North and South together as one. While President Lincoln was anti-slavery and provided aide to the Union, his intent of his support of the beginning of The Civil War was not to end slavery rather to preserve the country as a whole. After three years of The Civil War and hundreds of thousands of combat related deaths among soldiers and the hardships it created from both the …show more content…

Lee, surrendered himself making this an ending point to the final days of the Civil War. President Lincoln did not live long enough to see how his contribution to the ending of slavery affected the United States. Today President Lincoln is remembered in numerous ways. Six National Parks pay tribute to the late President: Abraham Lincoln National Historic Site, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, the Lincoln Memorial, and Mount Rushmore National Monument (Lincoln's Legacy, n.d.). There are countless towns, streets, schools, businesses, and housing named after President Lincoln (Lincoln's Legacy, n.d.). In the famous, “I have a Dream” Speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr in 1963 he mentioned the impact President Lincoln had on the abolishment of slavery. Martin Luther King, Jr began the speech with this quote: “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (Lincoln's Legacy,

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In his second inaugural address Abraham Lincoln promised, “to care for him who shall have born the battle and for his widow and his orphan”. I think this is a very important promise to keep. If a man or a woman is willing to die so that we can live the best possible life, I feel that we owe it to them to take care of their loved ones. A life given for us should be honored. First off, lets get it out of the way and talk money.

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One thing that really interested me about Lincoln “Second Inaugural Address” is that it was not a typical speech celebrating the end of the war. Instead of talking about themes such as victory or triumph, specifically over the institution of slavery, Lincoln tone is remarkable sad and melancholy. This is perhaps due to his desire to unite the country. He furthers this point by arguing that both sides “read the same bible, and prayed to the same God.” One consists theme of this speech is that both sides should essentially drop their malice and try to be compassionate towards one another.

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President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address on March 4, 1865. During this time there were a lot of sensitive issues that the president would have to confront. Lincoln wanted to remain neutral at this time so he wouldn’t upset the people who might vote for him. So instead of directly pointing out his personal views and beliefs he relied heavily on the bible pointing out that “both read the same bible and pray to the same God.” He quotes, “The Almighty has His own purposes.

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Lincoln’s purpose of delivering the Second Inaugural Address was to use as a reminder that the issue of slavery played a huge part in the Civil War. He used his address to advise everyone that God was offended and it brought punishment to the nation as a whole. Now that peace is present, he told his listeners that they should use this as a time for a national reconciliation. Lincoln offered hope that they could rise above the sin and suffering to become a strong nation again.

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Top 100 Rhetorical Speeches: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address In 1945, World War Two ended with the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Empire. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed by ten European nations, the United States of America, and Canada in order to organize a united front against the Soviet threat. In 1955, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union signed the Warsaw Pact as a communist counter to the capitalist NATO. In 1961, in the midst of a heated cold war, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) stood in front of the nation and delivered his inaugural address as the 35th president of the United States of America (USA).

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President Lincoln’s purpose for delivering the Second Inaugural Address was to reunite a country divided by war. President Lincoln points out that both parties were to blame for the battle and were being judged by God. In the speech, he says that though each party read the same Bible, they both used the word of God against the other. In response to this, President Lincoln used other verses from the Bible in his second inaugural address to help start up the reunification process of the country. He used God’s word to assist the country in moving past its’ disagreements.

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John F. Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States. He was very an influential figure. JFK delivered one of the most important American speech on January 20, 1961. His speech was powerful and motivated. In inaugural address speech, JFK mainly talks about peace across the nation.

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President Abraham Lincoln was the nation’s 16th president. He is best known for disapproval of slavery. After he was elected president for his second term, he gave his 2nd inaugural Address. Lincoln was in hope to bring peace and unite the people together to end violence. He uses diction, organization, and allusion as rhetorical strategies to further his purpose of uniting the nation.

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President, Abraham Lincoln expresses, in his speech, the “Second Inaugural Address” (1865), that he is taking an oath for the second appearing of the Presidential Office. He supports his claim by first telling about how four years ago people based their votes upon the Civil War that was occurring, then he talked about slaves that contributed to the war, then he talks about that the Lord can only judge and that he chooses if the slaves will remain enslaved, and finally he talks about how we as people need to work to keep our nation good. Abraham’s purpose is to remind people about the first Inaugural Address and to encourage them to work on the nation in order to keep a good nation. He establishes a hopeful tone for his fellow countrymen.

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Though Lincoln felt they weren't equal, he believed the Americas founders intended that all men were created with certain rights. He decided to challenge Stephen Douglas a senator, the Supreme Court, and president Buchanan for promoting slavery and declared "a house divided cannot stand". In 1860 the became president a year later the Civil war began. He distributed $2 million dollars from the Treasury for war material; he called for 75,000 volunteers into service without any declaration of war and he arrested and imprisoned suspected confederate sympathizers without a warrant. Lincoln grew up in tough timesI lived a long a or what was considered long happy life, he did some things that he wasn't suppose to but he ended up issuing the Emancipation proclamation on January 1,1863.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt in his inaugural speech addresses the task of waging war and mobilizing on the Great Depression and poverty together. He says several things must be done in order to fight against it. President Roosevelt's first order of business to achieve this task was for the federal government to take charge in fixing the Great Depression. He suggested that the government take on a regulation role with the tools of national planning, and supervision of all forms of transportation and communication. Another tactic President Roosevelt suggested was to create more jobs by the Government directly hiring new workers to accomplish greatly needed projects to stimulate and reorganize the use of resources.

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President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 “Inaugural Address” The day day of inauguration is one that every presidential candidate hopes for. Although, this certain swearing in was one to be remembered in the history books, along with the blistering “... Estimated noon temperature of 22 (degrees sign) F.” (Swearing-In Ceremony for President John F. Kennedy). President Kennedy was on the a for front of the 1917 presidential election.

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They both impacted the nation, making some angry and some in support of it. “The Emancipation Proclamation” ended slavery, while the “I Have a Dream” speech started a movement for equality. “The Emancipation Proclamation” was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. At one part of the speech, he says, “All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” Abrams’s purpose in writing and giving this speech was to put an end to slavery for good.

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In the speech “The Gettysburg address” (1863) by Abraham Lincoln, he argues that the U.S. needs to be united, but with the condition that all men should be free since “ all men are created equal” (101). To reinforce his point he refers back to the Declaration of Independence to remind people of the rights that were promised to them. Lincoln’s intention is to inspire hope to people and realize that united they will become a stronger nation. Lincoln constantly is referring to the soldiers that survived and all american citizens in an hopeful and sympathetic tone to encourage the slaves to be strong.

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There are many advantages and disadvantages to the Civil war. First off, the differences between the presidential leadership will be discussed, and how different each had very different leaders, then I will discuss the transportation problems, and lastly I will discuss the industrial production between the North and South. The presidential leadership during the civil war wasn’t, as someone would expect. Abraham Lincoln was the North’s leader during this time period. Lincoln had very little war experience; some say Lincoln didn’t look the part as a military leader.

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