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    The United States has had a total of forty-three presidents, but one man stands out as the greatest. Although Abraham Lincoln had a rough childhood, he became one of America’s greatest presidents, through his leadership and dedication to obtaining freedom for all. Not only did Lincoln have a rough childhood, but he had a rough life. From the time Lincoln’s mother died when he was just nine years, or the many political races Lincoln lost before being elected president. Lincoln was always the…

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    Transpersonal theory was created to study those who were spiritually and consciously beyond the humanistic theory. The main idea of transpersonal theory is the ability of a person to transcend themselves into a better persona of their current state. Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which is a five-stage model (later changed to six) that lays out the basic needs of life. This is often demonstrated as a pyramid with your basic physiological…

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    From this time on, Lincoln 's life was formed by the issues and fortunes of common war. As president, he was the leader of all organizations in government furthermore went about as president, or preeminent commandant, of the armed forces. Lincoln was intensely scrutinized for ahead of schedule disappointments. Radicals in Congress were soon requesting a redesign of his bureau, or authority consultants, and another set of commanders to lead his armed forces. To battle this, Lincoln himself…

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    Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1865 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. As a young man, he got the nickname "Honest Abe" before he became a lawyer or a politician. When running for president in 1859, his campaign slogan was also "Honest Abe". His own writing show that he valued honesty. Abraham Lincoln was an American Statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in Apr8il 1865. Despite a challenging…

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    Abraham Lincoln is undoubtedly one of America 's greatest leaders in history and he left behind an incredible legacy for the nation and the world. Lincoln was elected as the sixteenth president of the United States of America. He saved the union and he was the emancipator of slaves despite rising from humble beginnings and leading his country through a bloodied civil war. Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln on February 12th, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He had an elder…

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    Five days after the Civil War ended, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a Southern actor, this event changed history in a big way. Abraham Lincoln became the first president, of four others, to be assassinated. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln changed history in a big way. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Kentucky ("America's Story from America's Library"). He lived many places growing up. At the age of 9, Abraham Lincoln lost his mother ("America's Story from America's…

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    One of the most powerful historical figures in American history, President Abraham Lincoln, initially became a member of Congress through the Whig party (a political party created in order to oppose Andrew Jackson as well as the Democratic party and to support protective tariffs). Moreover, an honorable President to this date, he became a part of the U.S. House of Representatives. As Lincoln positively promoted the many progressive causes, including a national banking system and frontier…

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    Throughout American culture, Abraham Lincoln is considered one of the greatest and most lionized presidents of the United States. His accomplishments as president influenced and shaped the United States into the distinguished country it is today. As president, Lincoln was able to abolish slavery in America and save the Union. However, during his tenure as president, many citizens viewed his actions as controversial, which led many Americans to both love and hate him. His attempts at trying to…

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    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He impacted the world greatly, in more than one way. He composed many great speeches such as, the Gettysburg address, and the “House Divided Speech”. Also he is accredited with a big part of freeing the slaves. He was also the first Republican President. Although he did so many great things, some people didn’t like his message, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was born on February…

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    Abraham Lincoln started his military life on April 21, 1832 when he enlisted the first of three times in the Black Hawk War. This paper will go over his first enlistment as an elected captain, his second enlistment as a private, and his third enlistment a private in a “Spy Company.” His goal was to protect illinois. When the Civil War broke out Lincoln was President and Commander-in-Chief of the military. His goal was to keep states from seceding. Lincoln’s first enlistment was in the 4th…

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