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In the Gettysburg Address why is the crowd gathered on the battlefield?
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The crowd is there to remember and honor the efforts of those who died during the Battle of Gettysburg. To quote: "We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live."
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What is Oedipus initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?
angry
On the Amritsar massacre how big was the crowd?
In Amritsar, over 5,000 people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh.
Did the Gettysburg address help end the Civil War?
No, not at all. When Lincoln gave the speech the newspapers of the time were critical of it and Lincoln could barely be heard by the crowd. It took him all of 10 minutes to give the most powerful speech of any president. It is a total of 265 words and remains a statement of what the results of war brings.
Was Gettysburg a little town?
Whether Gettysburg was little would depend on your definition of the word. It was not tiny, neither was it even a small city. It was, and is, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, so the County Courthouse is there. There is a Lutheran Theological Seminary and also Gettysburg College, both of which were there during the battle. Even today though Gettysburg has only about 7500 citizens. There was a railroad finished just before the war linking Gettysburg and Hanover. Gettysburg's main importance at the time of the battle though was as a road hub - there were nine good roads radiating from Gettysburg like spokes on a wheel. There was a shoe factory in Gettysburg and the battle began when some Confederates went there to seize the shoes, not knowing they had already been taken a week before by a different party of the numerous throngs of soldiers beginning to crowd into the area. Gettysburg was big enough to have a grid of streets and had somewhere above two thousand residents when the battle erupted in their town.
Who has had the largest football crowd in English football?
It was Chelsea in 2004 there was a crowd of over 80,00 people.
Where did they write the Gettysburg address?
Lincoln wrote the speech himself on the train ride to Gettysburg where he would deliver it with little enthusiasm from the crowd.
What was the Gettysburg's address?
The Gettysburg Address was a speech done by President Lincoln in which he dedicated a cemetery to the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg which was the biggest battle of the Civil war. A little over 30,000 Americans were killed at this battle.
What is A large group of people gathered?
A crowd.
What are throngs?
a large crowd of people gathered toghether.
What is the group of people called gathered to a road accident?
Crowd
What is Oedipus initial attitude toward the crowd that has gathered?
angry
What is the collective noun for People gathered in supermarket?
A collective noun for food stores is a chain of food stores.
Large group of people gathered closely together?
crowd, what else? or party
How do you put the word immensely in a sentence?
That is an immensely big crowd gathered for this carnival!
Is the first syllables in address stressed?
Regional dialects vary. It can be both ways. "Give me your AD-dress." The Gettysburg ad-DRESS Usually, when it's a verb, the emphasis is on the second syllable: "ad-DRESS the crowd"
Is the word crowd a common noun?
Yes, the noun 'crowd' is a common noun, a general word for any a large group of people gathered together; a word for any crowd of any kind.The word 'crowd' is also a verb: crowd, crowds, crowding, crowded.
How can i address a crowd?
By using the media or a public address system.
