Sunday, October 20, 2013

Gettysburg: Battle and Address

          "Gettysburg: The Battle and the Address" by Adam Goodheart is basically about the broad 

factors of the Civil War. The part it goes pretty deep into is the Gettysburg Address. It shows a 

timeline to show some of the factors of the Civil War. 

          I think Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is one of the most important speeches in U.S. history 

because it made simple requests of freedom.  In the text it says, "By accepting the Gettysburg 

Address, and it's concept of a single person dedicated to a proposition, we have been changed." I 

think Lincoln's remarks are still relevant to Americans today because we still follow his remarks 

today. In the text it says," This nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom, and government 

of the people, by the people." We vote for government and it is a free country, so these remarks are 

still followed today. 

          I think Lincoln's speech should teach youngsters or even teenagers about equality. It will make 

people think before what they do. If Lincoln hadn't made this speech, I would've been telling my 

slave to finish all my homework, but instead I'm doing this ELA blog. To conclude, I would like to 

say that Lincoln is very inspiring. 

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