... all the books, newspapers, and political tracts that came his way. He also studied books on grammar and acquired a lifelong taste for the poetry of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. In the spring of 1832, Lincoln decided to run for a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives. This was a logical step for Lincoln to take, for on the frontier a young ... took him several years to pay off. After the general store failed, Lincoln was appointed postmaster of New Salem. The appointment came from Jackson's Democratic administration. As postmaster, Lincoln earned $60 a year pl...

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... himself exclusively to writing. He was devastated when in 1861 his second wife was burned to death in a household accident. He commemorated her shortly before his own death with the sonnet "The Cross of Snow" (1879). In 1884 a bust of Longfellow was placed in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey in London; he was the first American to be thus honored ... ...

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... the year 1855 John started his career as an actor. At first he wasn't really known for an actor. He started small and finally got a staring roll in one of Shakespeare's plays. By the year 1860 he would finally be known as the youngest tragedian. At this time he had only one goal in life, and that was to become Famous ... . He wanted everybody in America to know about him, and his dream came true. He would be called to perform in Shakespeare's plays and every time he would perform he would get a standing ovation. In my opinion there wasn't really any good actors back then. If you knew lin...

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... Thirteenth Regular Infantry. He commanded a brigade in the First Division of McDowell's army. In October of 1861, William relieved Anderson. He told Secretary of War, Cameron, that if he had 60,000 men he could drive the enemy out of Kentucky, but if he had 200,000 men, he could end the war. Cameron went to Washington and said that Sherman ... . From September to November, Sherman guarded the city. Sherman's plan was to split the Confederacy so he began a plan that became known as the March to the Sea. He kept 60,000 of his men and sent the rest back to Nashville. With four corps of troo...

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... ' Jackson, an eccentric hero of Bull Run, to tie up union armis invadeing the Shenandoah Valley. With about 15,000 men Jackson used manuvuer to win several battles and keep 60,000 federals tied up and away from Richmond and McClellan. Jackson then marched his army to Richmond, where Lee had suceeded Smith. Although outnumbered, Lee decided to attack McClellan rather ... into the Army of Northern Virginia, with two corps; one under Jackson and the other commanded by the exprienced and gruff James Longstreet. McClellan retreated north while an army of 60,000 union soliders under the bragga...

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... Abraham Lincoln the idea of "freedom for all" was the bases on which the speech was written. There are several examples in which this theme is developed. Lincoln opened by proclaiming that our nation was found on the proposition that all mean were created equal. This one line initiated how ... Lincoln felt about the freedom for anyone and everyone. Lincoln proceeded to develop this theme when he remarked about the thousands of Americans who had died on the battlefield, by saying "...these dead shall not have died in vain--that ... ...." Lincoln finished his speech with this line to furth...

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... and everything in between. 5. Nat Turner - Nat Turner, a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. The victims included the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. More whites died during the rebellion led by Turner than in any other in ... ...

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... as "elegies". In order to study Whitman's view of death, the first thing is to analyze his great elegy "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" , which is both in theme, a tour de force of Whitman's. Thematically, it deals with the typical Whitmanesque love-and-death motif. In discussing that famous elegy it is interesting to begin by asking what remains ... with a token of life for the dead, and the bird with insight and knowledge of death not as the end but as the beginning of new life. Death is a permanent theme in literature, especially for poems. Elegiac feeling in American liter...

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... be six feet tall. They were both athletic men, but when it came time to relax they enjoyed sitting in a rocking chair. Lincoln and Kennedy often quoted the Bible and Shakespeare. They both expressed themselves very well. The two men were married in their thirties to women who both had dark-haired and twenty-four years of age. Both served in ... ...

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... Hugo Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. William Dement Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. William Shakespeare What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that fat guy in the third row exists? Woody Allen The shaft of ... ...

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... knew it was the right thing to do. From this book Frederick learned the power of truth over the conscience, of even a slaveholder. The idea of truth became the main theme in Frederick's later speeches, debates, and interviews in the north. The more he read, the more he hated those who believed in slavery. He sometimes felt that this blessing was ... knew it was the right thing to do. From this book Frederick learned the power of truth over the conscience, of even a slaveholder. The idea of truth became the main theme in Frederick's later speeches, debates, and interviews in the north. T...

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... actual letter that Abraham Lincoln wrote back. There were two major purposes that were made obvious while reading this book. The first, and most important theme was one stating that families should stick together. This theme was brought out several times during the story. The most obvious was when Jethro first went to town and he was being told that his family ... ...

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... place in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and ended in at Cemetery Ridge. The battle lasted for three days, July 1-3, 1863 with the victory of the Union. Lee brought his 60,000 troops into the Union territory in hope to receive acknowledgment from the British and France. His attempted to invade the North because most of the battle in the Civil ... ...

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... qualified engineer. But, the people of United States of America is not about to let nature stand in the way. Consequently, the land doesn't always cooperate. A wall of solid limestone 60 feet high, just 30 miles from the finish line is, Lake Erie. This canal would link the Atlantic Ocean to the middle of America. As a result, this canal turned the ... ...

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... week march, he cut himself off from his source of supplies and communication and had his men live off the land. His men cut a path 300 miles in length and 60 miles wide as they passed through the center of Georgia, destroying factories, bridges, railroads and public buildings. Sherman's mission was to destroy the Southern home front and crush the South ... ...

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... 3 of one man" (Hanchett 59). It seemed most likely to the Northern Democrats that "the moving spirits behind the assassination conspiracy "were of the North and South, in combination" (Hanchett 60). There were reasons as to who Booth would include in his band. Booth first recruited Michael O"Laughlin, an old school friend, while in Maryland in 1864. Another old school friend ... ...

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... to his sister Mary. "I"m going away," he stated. "I"m going to be a writer. And if I can't be a writer, I"ll be a hobo" (Hacker 34). So in 1897, Sandburg joined the corps of 60,00 hoboes who found the American railroads "an exhilarating if illicit free ride from one corner of the United States to another (Niven). His hobo days came to a quick end ... ...

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... rested ever so briefly. It was from there that General Sherman and his army began its famous "march to the sea". The march covered a distance of 400 miles and was 60 miles wide on the way. For 32 days no news of him reached the North. He had cut himself off from his base of supplies, and his men lived on ... ...

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... rested ever so briefly. It was from there that General Sherman and his army began its famous "march to the sea". The march covered a distance of 400 miles and was 60 miles wide on the way. For 32 days no news of him reached the North. He had cut himself off from his base of supplies, and his men lived on ... ...

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... Address was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery on November 19, 1863. The cemetary commemorated the battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, in which 60,000 men surrendered their lives. The Civil War was occurring in America, and the Battle of Gettysburg became the turning point in the Civil War. The poetic imagery and rhythms ... ...

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... effort, and the radicals flee in disorder to the capitol setting out to make new laws stronger than the old, which will break in turn at the first test." (Benedict 60) What I did not like about Benedict's writing style was how he used many outside sources and direct quotes throughout his book which seem to be from long ago and are ... ...

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... aspects; advocate Universal Emancipation promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the colored people; and to hasten the day of freedom to our three million enslaved fellow-countrymen" (Miller 59-60). "The North Star" helped Frederick Douglass to realize what problems were facing African Americans around the country. Through his oratory and writings, Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who changed the ... ...

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... Turner, Nat (1800-1831), a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and about 70 other slaves liberated themselves by killing 60 whites in Virginia, including the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. More whites died during the rebellion led by Turner than in any other slave revolt in the nation's history ... ...

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... never visited the South, I was unaware of this present situation only until a few years ago. I was up one night watching Dateline, 20/20, one of those kind of shows; maybe 60 Minutes. There was a story about how a young, teenage, white boy drove around in his red pick-up truck with the Confederate flag hanging off the back of the cabin. It ... ...

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... capture of Atlanta on September 2, 1864. It started May 4,1864. General William T. Sherman led his army of 110,000 men to northern Georgia followed by the smaller Confederate army of 60,000. General Sherman had a strategy. General Sherman threatened to cut General Joseph E. Johnston who was the Confederates Generals communications. Which pushed General Johnston to withdraw. On July 17 the Confederate ... ...

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