Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth President of the United States, was born December 13, 1818, in Lexington, Kentucky to Robert and Eliza Parker Todd. She was raised in a wealthy, yet dysfunctional family. She was well educated as a child, but needed more attention while growing up.Mary had a lot of problems as a Southern woman during the Civil War. Many people disliked her and people often criticized her actions while she was in the White House. Her problems began early in her life. She had five brothers and sisters and was not given all of the attention she needed. This was difficult because she had a short temper and demanded a lot of attention. When Mary was four her baby brother died. She didn?t know what exactly happened, but she still showed that she was hurt by his death. Two years later when Mary was six years old her mother died. Eliza Parker Todd was only 31 years old when she died and she left her husband Robert with six children to look after. Eliza's death was extremely hard for Mary because she was just starting to get close to her mom. After just a year, her dad married Betsy Humphreys. Robert and Betsy were married on November 1, 1826. Betsy had eight children, giving them a total of 14 children to care for. This many children made it hard for Robert and Betsy to properly care for their children. Eliza's children were not fond of Betsy and she did not care much for them either. Those children watched out for each other and Elizabeth, Mary's oldest sister, took on her mother?s role. Mary started to become more independent just like her older sisters.Soon the Todd family moved into a new home in Lexington, which was yet another difficult change for Mary.
Mary found an escape from the family problems in 1836. She was 18, and had completed boarding school and was now leaving home. Her two sisters, Elizabeth and Frances, had already moved to Springfield, Illinois. Mary visited her sisters often and in 1839 moved to Springfield to live with Frances and her husband, William Wallace (Baker 79).After spending some time in Springfield, Mary started to look for a husband. It's been said that "social affairs became critical episodes for women in their twenties, who soon must marry or be old maids" (82). The fear of being an old maid caused h...
... middle of paper ...
...rried.Mary Todd Lincoln had an extremely difficult life. The challenges she faced from growing up in a dysfunctional Southern family affected many areas of her life. Marrying Abraham Lincoln made problems for her as well as the demands placed on both of them when he became President. ?As a Southern woman in the White House during the Civil War Mary was disliked by many and often criticized? (Turner 78).
WORKS CITED
Angle, Paul M. "Lincoln, Mary Todd?. Encyclopedia Americana. 1994.
Baker, Jean. Mary Todd Lincoln, A Biography. New York: W.W. Norton and Company 1987. ? Barton, William E. The Women Lincoln Loved. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927.
"Marriage and Family." http://www.acusd.edu:80/~sakkinen/abe4.html. March 15,1997.
"Mary Todd Lincoln. Http://www2.whitehouse.gov:80/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/ml16.html.
March 15, 1997. "Lincoln, Mary Todd. Dictionary of American Biography. 1933.
Turner, Justin G., and Turner, Linda Levitt. Mary Todd Lincoln, Her Life and Letters. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
"An Overview of Mary Todd Lincoln?s Life." http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln76.html.
February 27,1998.
Pittman, Benn. The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators. New York, NY: Moore, Wilstach, and Baldwin, 1865. 83-87. Print.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809, in a small county in Kentucky called Hardin which is now known as Larue County. His father, Thomas Lincoln, “was a migratory carpenter and farmer, nearly always poverty-stricken” . His mother, Nancy Hanks, did not play a large role in his life as she passed away when he was nine years old. Thomas Lincoln remarried a woman named Sarah Johnston Bush, who “was a kind and affectionate stepmother to the boy” . During his younger years, Lincoln did not spend much time in school. Overall, “the scattered weeks of school attendance in Kentucky and Indiana amounted to less than a year” . Although he did not attend school, Lincoln was self-educated through books and other sources available to him. Soon after his self-education, Lin...
DiLorenzo, Thomas J. The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an
With multiple chances from the United States to surrender in the war and rejecting each one, the Japanese set themselves up for disaster. On August 6, 1945 the course of history was changed. Two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, and three days later, August 9, 1945, on Nagasaki that ended World War II. Japan had already been a defeated nation from conventional bombs and World War II. Many innocent lives were lost, psychological scars were left on the lives of the bomb survivors, and thus many lives were changed forever. The atomic bombings caused many people to have genetic effects due to the radiation from the bombs. Revisionists have said the US used the bombs to blackmail the Soviet Union. The deployment of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was morally justified because it ended the war quickly, ultimately saved many lives, and was a beginning for many.
clearly isn’t justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japanese cities, but there must be reasons why they did so anyways. Maybe they simply felt tired of their fear of kamikaze planes constantly putting their safety in jeopardy (document 3). Maybe they just wanted to give the Japanese the same inhumane treatment they were giving the Chinese in Nanking (document 1). Still, what they did was much worse than what the Japanese did and extraordinarily reckless. Undoubtedly, they had better solutions they could’ve taken. For example, since every other country formerly part of the Axis Powers had surrendered, they could’ve used threatened Japan with the combined militaries of all the Allies’ militaries. They said, “Therefore we recommend that before this weapon be used without restriction…its powers should be…demonstrated, and the Japanese nation should be given the opportunity to consider the consequences of further refusal to surrender.” This approach also would’ve been supported by international law, and it wouldn’t have introduced atomic warfare to the world. Who knows what the U.S. government was thinking when they decided to drop their atomic bombs, but it is clear that they acted
... across the world. But to those who knew him, he was more then just a president. In addition to being a man who made revolutionary changes to our nation, he was also a devoted husband and father to his four sons. Despite his intimidating 6'4" figure, he was a kind, warm-hearted man, who actually cared about the common people. His family and friends had a substantial influence on him and they played an extremely important role in his life. They supported him in whatever he set his mind to and they kept him sane when he felt like he was about ready to breakdown during difficult times. There is more to Lincoln than most people could ever imagine, and his personal life could never be complete without his family. Lincoln had a very intimate relationship with his wife Mary Todd, and he showed endless love and affection to his children. Abraham Lincoln was a true family man.
Lincoln, Abraham, Don E. Fehrenbacher, and Roy P. Basler. Speeches and Writings, 1859-1865: Speeches, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings, Presidential Messages and Proclamations. New York, N.Y.: Literary Classics of the United States :, 1989.
In order to shorten the time of the war, we had to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. If we hadn’t done so the probability is higher that the war would have been fought to the death because of Japan’s kamikaze beliefs. A Japanese Professor stated, "If the military had its way, we would have fought until all 80 million Japanese were dead”. This demonstrates that there is no doubt that Japan would have kept fighting which would also lead to more deaths for the U.S. men fighting. Dropping the atomic bombs shortened the
The bombings were not necessary as both Japan’s military and economy had been defeated and weakened. Even before the bombings, the United States had continuously attempted to destroy many Japanese cities with their intense fire bombings. For example, the night of March 9th, 300 American bombers attacked Tokyo, killing 100,000 residents (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”). The bombers dropped nearly 1,700 tons of bombs and burnt out 16 square miles and destroyed a quarter of city infrastructures (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”). By July 1945, many Japanese cities were severely damaged from the fire bombings, for example, the cities’ infrastructure had been severely damaged and many civilians had no choice but to endure through starvation. Along with the continuous...
]. They had to weigh carefully the present and future costs and benefits for the American people. They decided to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The choice they made was justifiable.
Abraham Lincoln’s Father later married Sarah Bush, who became Lincoln's stepmother. Lincoln didn’t have a good education, but he loved to read, “Abraham became an avid reader, gobbling up any book he could get
The issue of pornography has been debated and argued among many about its effects on morality and society. The questions most raised are is pornography moral or immoral and what defines it as such. Also, what makes something be seen as pornographic and therefore immoral. Often when someone brings up the subject of pornography they often envision something dark and seedy which in no way could ever be justified as virtuous. However, there are others who see it’s as being a healthy outlet and without harm to others. When applying the sociological theories of utilitarianism and deontology we can understand the different ideas of pornography. We can also use the perspectives of Emotivism and ethical egoism to make a rational argument about
There are people who truly support porn; they are considered pro-pornography. They enjoy porn and see it as a helpful for people. When people decide to watch porn, it is either out of curiosity, boredom, or because they want to look at something they desire. Whatever it be, porn has become a way for people to find what they desire and feel like they are not alone for liking it. Nadine Strossen says “Sexually explicit materials may well be the only source of sexual information or pleasure for many people who, … do not have sexual contact with others--shy or inhibited people, people with disabilities, people with emotional problems, gay people who are confused, people who are quite young or old, geographically isolate people, or unattractive” (164).It is like a safe haven for these people who can find a place to feel accepted or normal....
Access to capital and credit at various stages in the business life cycle is identified as the major hurdle by the entrepreneurs. For many small firms and most start-ups, the personal funds of the business owners and entrepreneur and those of relatives and acquaintances constitute as the major source of capital. For many small businesses, especially during the early years of their operation, credit is simply not available. For many others, the limited available credit is not through bank loans. Due to this many of them rely on multiple credit card balances and home equity loans as major sources of credit for start-up firm. Because banks are bound by laws and regulations to prudent lending standards that require them a risk management assessment for each loan made. These regulations were made more vigor during the late 1980'' and early 1990 . Banks always found that lending to manufacturing firm with hard asset such as property, equipment, and inventory has always been easier than lending to today's expanding service sector firms. Because the service sector firms own few hard asses, therefor lending judgment have to be based in terms of character, markets, and cashflow, which make it difficult to the bank to meet the regulations for the approval of the loan. Additional, the banking industry, as well as the entire financial sector of the