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    I woke up first today and since I had a mega phone I thought I would wake up Austin kindly this morning, plus the rest of the residents in the building. “Austin will you please wake up!” I screamed into the megaphone. It gave him a mini Heart attack but he was fine. After we stuffed our faces with the most delicious pancakes with sweet strawberries and syrup, we loaded up in our hippie van and started the day. On our way through springfield we thought it could be fun to stop at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. What was really unique about this museum was they had many realistic models of many important people like Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Louis XV of France. Austin got hungry after we left…

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    About one hundred and fifty-five years ago, Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” on a blood soaked battlefield in Pennsylvania (Brown). “The Gettysburg Address” was first verbalized months after the battle of Gettysburg at a service to dedicate the opening of the national cemetery (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Lincoln’s Address was spoken to the citizens and soldiers of the union in the wake of the second invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee (The Battle of Gettysburg Facts…

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    Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln grew up poor, but still grew up dreaming that he could change the world and he freed slaves all over the USA and he is proud of that. Early life Abraham's first time seeing the world was in hardin county,kentucky on February 12 1809. As a kid, it was hard for Lincoln because he was moving 24/7, Moved to many different places like Macon county,indiana,and illinois. It was also hard because his parents were illiterate. One of the things lincoln loved to is to…

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    Everyone knows of Abraham Lincoln and the actions and choices that made him famous, but not everyone knows how much those actions and choices impacted the United States. It impacted us so much that if he hadn’t become who he became, the U.S. that we know today probably wouldn’t be here. That is why I believe that Abe was the political figure that had the biggest impact on American history. His actions led to the freedom that all people in the U.S. have currently. Even before he became the 16th…

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    3 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.” The board of Union military officers operating as judges convicted her to death by hanging and found Mary Surratt guilty. “Mary Surratt’s conviction and hanging ignited a nationwide debate over whether female criminals deserve special treatment in the eyes of the law. The press and public, which largely regarded her with disgust during the trial, seemed to recoil after the execution took place.” Mary was executed by…

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    days later” (JFK library and museum, #2). On November 21, the president and first lady departed on Air Force One for a tour of Texas. President Kennedy was aware that a feud among party leaders in Texas could jeopardize his…

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    his drink. Many suspected that Taylor’s cause of death was gastroenteritis. The disease resulted in diarrhea, nausea and dehydration. Warren Harding’s death was a heart attack. Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffered from pains in the back of his head and immense cerebral hemorrhage. He then collapsed and when his wife told the doctors that she would fly out to see him, he had already died. Throughout the years of a president, people have attempted to assassinate them. Several haven’t succeeded,…

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    On January 20th, 1961, war veteran, Pulitzer prize winner, and thirty-fifth president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address. An inaugural address is a combination between a ceremony where the new president is inducted into office and their first speech to the people as president. The first speech is supposed to inform the people of their intentions as a leader of the country. Kennedy’s speech was filled with strong and poetic but also simple language…

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    John F. Kennedy: A Legend

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    John F. Kennedy: A Legend With forty-four presidents having served the United States, there are many memorable men with noted accomplishments such as Abraham Lincoln bringing our country out of the Civil War, or Dwight D. Eisenhower’s ability to bring about world peace during World War II. But out of the forty-four men, none can compare to John F. Kennedy and the influence he has rooted in our country before, during, and after his presidency. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29th, 1917 in…

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    development specialists, real estate agents, commercial banks, local business associations, and advertising and public relations agencies. Properties. Properties are intangible rights of ownership of either real property (real estate) or financial property (stocks and bonds). Properties are bought and sold, and this occasions a marketing effort by real estate agents (for real estate) and investment companies and banks (for securities). Organizations. Organizations actively work to build a…

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