Gettysburg

The first amendment in the Constitution of the United States of America states that everyone has the right to practice any religion, or none at all. Another aspect that comes with freedom of religion is that the US government will not establish a religion, therefore there will be a separation of church and state. In 1954, Dwight Eisenhower proposed to Congress that the words, “under God,” be added into the Pledge of Allegiance (undergod.procon.org). After sixty-three years, controversy has…

little or nothing. Abraham fears the support of his campaign to unite the country falling, he proposed a speech. Such a speech that it questioned the very idea of slavery and the causes of the war. In November 1863, Abraham spoke the Gettysburg Address at the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Cemetery. The speech addressed the concepts that brought the Declaration of Independence to life, and a remembrance of those lost to unify the country. Abraham stated ”The world would note little of what they said,…

Fatigue is the last problem that we will look at. Driving on the highway for hours is very tiring, regardless of how many rest breaks you take. It can be a real chore to stay alert driving, while your passengers are sleeping. Being stuck in heavy traffic speeds up how quickly you get tired. Fatigue can be mitigated by taking turns driving and taking rest stops. A short stop to stretch your legs and a bathroom break do help. An added benefit of driving down to Raleigh is being able to stop to…

Roger Fenton was taking images in Crimea in the mid nineteen fifties, and a few years after that the American Civil War started in the spring of 1961. The civil war in America was a time in which photographers spread far and wide to capture the war. Newspapers and other outlets put out word for photographers to go and take photographs of the war, men would flock to portrait studios to have their photograph made in their new uniforms so there are many civil war photographs that were taken during…

's war, and a poor man 's fight.” The Civil War The Civil War was the bloodiest war ever fought by Americans, and against fellow Americans. Several horrific battles highlighted America’s most gruesome history such as the Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg which drastically raised the body count due to the desperate battle plans and attacks carried out by hundreds to thousands of men sent to their deaths on suicide runs. The bloodshed and pain of the Civil War, furthered by errors in judgment…

legally didn’t do much of anything, but it did boost Union troops will to fight (Bos “Abraham”,3). The victory at Gettysburg was the turning point in the war for the Union (The History Place,8). After three days of battle 57,000 people were dead (Bos “Lincoln”,2). After this bloody battle Lincoln gave his famous speech, the Gettysburg address which he gave on the battlefield in Gettysburg (Bos “Lincoln”,2). As the war began to sizzle out and the North took over the South, President Lincoln…

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. He was the first President to be assassinated. Often times his assassination overshadows his greatest achievement, The Emancipation Proclamation. Some people claim that Lincoln only freed the slaves because he had to so he could end the war. Was Abraham Lincoln politically inclined to free the slaves or did he truly care for them? The events of Lincolns past truly affected his future. Lincoln was born and raised in Hodgenville,…

an impact on the nation, they felt it was necessary to fight, and their efforts helped redefine what it means to be an American citizen. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches known today, “The Gettysburg Address”. This was a very important event that took place to make…

that everyone should have an education, even if they cannot afford it. Another similarity is the value we share of equality, Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, while I stand up for racial and gender discrimination within the halls of Gettysburg Area High School. A difference between our code of ethics is his value of patience. While I have some patience, I cannot wait all day, especially if it’s for something that’s not important. I am what many people call,…

Abraham Lincoln He was a small town boy born in what was considered a slave state at the time. Abraham Lincoln was a man of many talents, from engineer to politician, from living in Kentucky to Illinois, he was able to see things from many different angles in his young life. Little did he know that some day he would be a name that is still talked about today. Abraham, Abe, Lincoln, an American icon, started out as a young boy living in Illinois, and through his many years he learned how to…