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Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by US President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, dedicated to the casualties of the battle at Gettysburg. It was one of the most famous speeches in American history.

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What was one purpose of president Lincolns Gettysburg address?

He was dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery and his speech laid out his thinking about the need for unification of the states.

Is there film of Abraham Lincoln giving a speech?

A number of still photos exist of Abraham Lincoln. There were no motion picture cameras extant at the time, so there is no video, nor it there recorded sound of any kind from that era. There is only a single known photo of President Lincoln taken at Gettysburg on the day he made his speech there, and it is posed. We see many photos from that time that were posed by Lincoln and other subjects. Seeing Lincoln (or anyone else) actually in the midst of giving a speech is not something we'd expect. Photography at the time was much different than it is now, and because of limitations, "action" shots were not something the photographer did much of. As luck would have it though, there is a single known photograph of Lincoln actually giving a speech. It was taken while he was presenting his second inaugural address, and it is linked below.

What does shall not perish in the Gettysburg Address mean?

It simply meant that "the government of the people and for the people" will survive this civil war and not be destroyed.

How did he Gettysburg Address impact America?

Basically it encouraged many people to stop slavery and become a better nation and to become a whole nation.

You have the reading copy of the gettsburg address?

The text of the second draft is generally considered to be Lincoln's "reading copy" of the Gettysburg Address.

Address Line 1?

The first sentence in the Gettysburg Address is "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

What are five reasons why Abraham Lincoln is famous?

That Abraham Lincoln [February 12, 1809-April 15, 1865] was a distinguished lawyer who made case history is one reason why he's famous. That he was one of the 'Long Nine' who saw to it that Springfield became the capital city of the state of Illinois is a second reason. That he became our 16th U.S. President elect and re-elect is a third reason. That as his own speech writer, he wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Addressand the Emancipation Proclamation, is a fourth reason. That he was a commander-in-chief who won a difficult war through his recognition of the importance of expert cryptographers, expert generals, and human rights is a fifth reason.He is a but head and never ever go on this site bye bye good night check ot instergram RainBowLov2223

What was the living conditions of a union soldier at the battle of Gettysburg?

The Living conditions throughout the Civil War was very poor and badly trained. rarely would the people get food. But out of all they had some what so called "Fun" because on breaks they would play a game of "Rounders" also known as we call it today "Baseball"

What is the title of one of Abraham Lincoln's famous speeches?

The Gettysburg Adress was Lincoln's most famous speech of all time.

What is the web address of the David Wills House in Gettysburg Pennsylvania?

The web address of the David Wills House is: http://www.davidwillshouse.org

What did president Lincoln dedicate for those who died in the battle of Gettysburg?

President Lincoln gave a short speech called the Gettysburg Address at the battle site a few months after the battle. Basically, Lincoln said that Gettysburg would never be forgotten, and that it would be a battle museum , in a way.

Who according to Linclon has hallowed the battlefield ground?

The dead. He was giving the Gettysburg Address when he said that in dedication to the fallen Union soldiers buried there.

What does 'four score and seven years' mean?

Four score and seven years = 87 years.

A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle.

Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".

What style of writing did Robert Frost use?

Some say Robert Frost had no embossed style. As he wrote in a letter to a contemporary, "style in prose or verse is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying." Indeed Frost held style as dominion when writing, but his style cannot really be pinpointed down to one defined way. A close conclusion to his style is that he uses different styles depending upon a number of criteria; theme, length, portrayal, etc. are some criteria that he used in determining how to write each poem.

Others may say that his style is the choice of words, known as diction.

In the Gettysburg Address what did Lincoln say was the duty of the living to accomplish?

Lincoln said, in the Gettysburg Address, it was the duty of the living to accomplish the following: "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

What is the theme of the first seven years by bernard malamud?

The universal theme in "The First Seven Years" is that love is powerful and can conquer a person in a way that compels them to wait for love no matter how long it may take for that special someone to love them back.