Damien Memorial School

Two score and ten years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. uttered the words of the “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The speech is richly endowed with context as it came five score years after President Abraham Lincoln’s iconic “Gettysburg Address”. Lincoln’s proposition and steeled by Martin Luther King’s vision that our “nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal”, could not long endure unless we make good on…

(Sarah Pruitt), Although slavery was over doesn't mean every man was equal. Racism was still a serious problem and “On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality. The culmination…

On October 14th my class went to Springfield IL the capital of Illinois. We enjoyed a 3 hour bus ride to Springfield and when we arrived we saw some awesome museums and even Lincoln's house! But, the coolest thing that I believe we did was seeing Lincoln's tomb. As we rounded the bend and the anticipation was growing we finally saw the giant monument in his honor; it was magnificent. But, as if that wasn't cool enough their was a giant Lincoln head! Strangely the statue was quite dirty except…

Abraham Lincoln’s “Letter to Horace Greeley” was a response to Horace Greeley’s editorial to Lincoln called “The Prayer of Twenty Millions.” In Lincoln’s, “Letter to Horace Greeley,” he informed Greeley that he didn’t mean to leave anyone in doubt of his plan to save the Union. However, if there were any assumptions that he knew were not accurate, he wouldn’t argue with them. Neither would he argue against false inferences. Lincoln made it clear that he had only one goal, and that one goal was…

Abraham Lincoln: The Word Magician The purpose of this essay is to analyze the works of Abraham Lincoln. Often when presidents give speeches the general population neglects to remember them, and they disregard them. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, did not appear to have this issue. Some of his speeches are still pursued until this day. Not only are Lincolns speeches still being read and analyzed, but they are also being taught in learning environments. Much can be…

President Abraham Lincoln is one of the most eloquent and effective speech writers to have ever taken office. Ronald C. White Jr. presents Lincoln's Greatest Speech as an argument that Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address is in fact Lincoln's greatest speech. Through Lincoln's Greatest Speech, White applies several literary techniques to his writing in order to present an effective argument to his audience. The arguments he presents in his book uncover a deeper meaning of Lincoln's speech in a…

I have taken part in Student Government Association as Grade Level Representative, Secretary, and Vice President of our school. I also take part in the Morning Show as the Director. As well as being a leader, I am studious as well and I believe that I have deep understanding of what it takes to lay the wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is an absolute privilege…

In Gettysburg Address the best analysis is while time of great wars come and go our men and women sacrifice their lives and for many it is a final resting place, what this means a lot of these men and women never find their way back home instead they are either desecrated by the people that might mean them harm. Those engaged in the great civil war long endured as did our countrymen in any war and with that came great dedication that long caused struggle however those that endured consecrated…

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln appeals to ethos, logos and pathos through his use of Allusion, structure and diction. While in the mist of the civil car, President Abraham Lincoln went on stage to address the attendees of the Soldiers National Cemetery for their dedication to fighting for the country. During his speech, Lincoln uses pathos to express his message to soldiers of the Civil War. He does this by emphasizing the importance of equality, freedom and liberty. His goal was to…

King’s speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. During that span of time the nation became united ending the civil war, but beginning another civil war of sorts. Opening his speech by paying homage to President Lincoln, Dr. King echoes the words of the former President: “Five score years ago…”…