photos of Lincoln when he delivered his famous Gettysburg Address speech on November 19, 1863. It also has a video of an Abraham Lincoln impersonator reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address speech, slides that show which top 5 states quoted Lincoln’s speech the most on Facebook, and two stacked bar graphs showing statistics obtained from Facebook data. “Dennis Baron, a professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign” and “James Cornelius, curator of the Lincoln Collection
have similarities to other past events. If these events are studied, many lessons can be learned from them. If past events are ignored, valuable lessons are not taught. Some events that have similarities are the assassinations of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy. The fear that these leaders would abuse their power motivated their assassins to eliminate them for the good of the people. It is believed that Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 B.C. (biography). He obtained the position
examined it is clear that many past events have similarities to modern events. When these events are studied, many lessons can be learned from them. If past events are ignored, valuable lessons are not learned. The assassinations of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy were driven by a common fear. Their assassins feared that these leaders would continue to make poor political choices that the public disagreed with which motivated them to eliminate them for what they considered would be
modern day Lincoln. Works Cited "John F Kennedy and Vietnam." John F Kennedy and Vietnam. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Jan. 2014. Carter, Patrick. American History. Toronto, Ont.: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2008. 400-07. Print. "John F. Kennedy." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Jan. 2014. Web. 01 Jan. 2014. "Life of John F. Kennedy." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2014. "June 11, 1963 Telegram." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d
many people would be able to answer this question however, many people would be able to explain who John Wilkes Booth was if they were asked. He was the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Well, Mary Surratt was a middle-aged woman during the civil war, and was wrongly accused of assisting in the plot to kill President Lincoln. During the trial, her rights were ignored, and she was eventually hanged with little proof to support her guilt. Her punishment sparked additional controversy that still influences
Illinois. She was born into a wealthy and politically prominent family, the last in line of 8 siblings. Jane’s father John Huey Addams was a political activist and served as an Illinois State Senator from 1885-1870. He also supported his friend Abraham Lincoln in his candidacies for Senator and the Presidency in 1860. Jane’s mother and four of her sibling had passed away by the time Jane was four, and it was around this same time that Jane was diagnosed with Potts disease; an illness that left her
what it is today. When someone thinks of men who have molded the United States, one might think of the Founding Fathers or early pioneers like Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett. One might also think of great presidents such as George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. These men laid the foundation of how the country should be led. There is one trait that all these great men possess, and that trait is determination. Determination is what fueled these American Renaissance men to do the great and brave things
Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World By Laura Barcella TABLE OF CONTENTS: Mary Wollstonecraft Sojourner Truth Elizabeth Blackwell Marie Curie Amy Jacques Garvey Frida Kahlo Simone de Beauvoir Pauli Murray Rosa Parks Florynce Kennedy Shirley Chisholm Maya Angelou Yayoi Kusama Faith Ringgold Yoko Ono Audre Lorde Jane Goodall Judy Blume Judy Chicago Frances Beal Wangari Maathai Wilma Rudolph Angela Y. Davis Alice Walker Wilma Mankiller Rep. Barbara Lee