Comparing The Gettysburg Address And A Quilt Of A Country

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The texts ”The Quilt of a Country” and ”The Gettysburg Address” both discuss how America should not have worked out. ”A Quilt of a Country” challenges the very idea and values of America. ”The Gettysburg Address” was a speech that was delivered to the public on the tragic battles of the Civil War. Based on the tone of the authors, the claim is that America should never have lasted this long, but it has endured and became the country it is today. Within “A Quilt of a Country “, there is a direct delineate that supports the claim. The quote is “America is an improbable idea.” Based on the tone, we immediately see that the author fully supports the claim. The author keeps the claim present by continuously giving counter arguments to prove the …show more content…

The delineate is “...testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.” Based on Lincoln's tone and what he said, we see that he is questioning America or any other nations reign. Once again, he also uses counter arguments to keep the claim present. Some examples would be the quotes “...we are engaged in a great civil war” and ”...we are met on a great battlefield of that war.” These quotes give the feeling that America is on the brink of destruction because of it being “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Also, “the proposition that all men are created equal” is also mentioned in “A Quilt of a Country”. This further unites the claim between the two texts. In the end, Lincoln says “-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish.” This represents the end of the claim that America has long endured and will continue to endure. Once again, if you put the quotes together and use the author’s tone, you would get the claim that America should never have lasted this long, but it has endured and became the country it is

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