The Gettysburg Address By Henry Wadsworth - 1548 Words

The â€Å"Gettysburg Address† is a speech given by former President Abraham Lincoln that focuses on the Civil War and the horrific battle that just took place at that location. Lincoln urges the people to remember what America is built on and freedom, liberty, and working together. Not only does Lincoln discuss that, but he also makes sure to thank the men who have fought in the war. He also reminded the people of what these soldiers fought for to give them the ideals that they take for granted I plan to use this speech in my research to talk about ideas that America associates and bases itself off of, and how those ideas influence the lives of Americans. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. â€Å"Paul Revere s Ride.† Poets.org, Academy of American Poets,†¦show more content†¦I intend to use this poem to explain some of the flaws in American nature, and also emphasize the work and pain these people suffered throughout the process of creating this â€Å"glorious† country. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Vintage, 2016. Beloved is a novel that focuses on slavery, specifically the life of a woman who escaped but was captured by her previous slave owners. Before being taken Sethe, the escaped slave kills her two- year-old daughter so that she will not have to return to the plantation. However years later her daughter comes back and haunts her mother s as a constant reminder of what she did. I believe I will use this novel to talk about how people viewed slavery in American Society, and how it American culture was deeply shaken by slavery. I also wish to discuss what African’s had to experience and want to see what they felt their role in society was. McQueen, Steve, et al. 12 Years a Slave. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 2013. The film 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen focuses on a free black man from the North who gets taken back to the South to become a slave. As the movie unfolds Solomon Northup, the man abducted, must experience pain and cruelty from the master of the plantation and learn to survive as a slave of the South. However, after his twelfth year of slavery, the man meets an abolitionist and hisShow MoreRelatedLincoln Speech Analysis1038 Words   |  5 PagesThe persuasion scenario our group choose to observe is the events that happen in United States of America in 19th century. It’s the President Abraham Lincoln famous Gettysburg address. One of the main points for Lincoln when he giving this speech is to persuade both union and confederate (two different sides during the civil war) citizens to come join together to create the new equal and justice United States. This persuasion speech made me known why many people saw him as the great man. He did notRead MoreEssay on The Battle of Gettysburg1316 Words   |  6 PagesThe Battle of Gettysburg General William T. Sherman put it best when he said War is Hell( Foote 1 ). The Civil War was the largest war fought on American soil. Over a million lives were lost and millions more were affected. Billions of dollars were spent by the United States and billions were spent by the Confederate States to fund this war. Three days were spent in the month of July of 1863 in pure hell. The largest battle of the Civil War was fought near a small town in Pennsylvania.