Lincoln High School

When people discuss the greatest presidents, the name Abraham Lincoln is always mentioned. There is a list of criteria that is considered when discussing and choosing the greatest presidents. These have to accomplish a lot that improves the quality of life for the country and its’ citizens. These acts normally have future generations looking back impressed and proud of the outcome. Abraham Lincoln is greatly revered as the President who abolished slavery and preserved the Union. In the 21st…

Abraham Lincoln is remembered for his vital role as the leader in the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process Emancipation Proclamation that led to the end of slavery in the United States. He is also remembered for his character and leadership, his speeches and letters, and as a man of humble origins whose determination and perseverance led him to the nation's highest office. President Lincoln endured extraordinary pressures during the long Civil War. He carried on despite…

faced. These outstanding men define how they took our country to a whole different aspect in making different changes. Lincoln viewed as one of the most popular and influential presidents of all time. His intelligence of speech gave him the blessing of being able to write and communicate those quotes that gave encouragement. Now they are recognized plastered on walls of schools, covers of journals, and backs of books. According to the author he identifies a quote, “Always bear in mind that your…

was an actor, trained to lead a double life while Lincoln studied hard and had the skills to unite the country again. If this were a play, both men clearly played the right characters. The man who shot Abraham Lincoln was named John Wilkes Booth. He was born on May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland into a family of actors, according to the author of “Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination” on history.com. Booth was raised on a farm and attended private school. During the Civil War, he remained sided…

President Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States, who served from March 1861, to his untimely death in April 1865. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville Kentucky. He was born to Nancy and Tom Lincoln. He had one sister, Sarah, who was more commonly known as Sally. The family had a very successful farm in Kentucky, but as the years went by, the Lincoln family discovered the law did nothing to protect them and their family’s farm from poachers. Tom had no choice but to…

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president and one of the most influential presidents in American history. Though today we see Lincoln as the “Great Emancipator”, and seen as being a successful president, he wasn’t always seen that way. His stance on slavery were very unpopular during his time, most wouldn’t think he would have any success. He was born February 12, 1809, and died in April 15, 1865. He was a hard working self-educated prairie lawyer, who didn’t go to school for longer than about 8…

The Lincoln Electric Company is a Cleveland, Ohio based company that manufactures tools for welding. They are considered to be one of the world’s largest manufactures for these types of items. The company has branched out to different areas of the world and is seen as a prime example on how one can use their culture as a way to benefit everyone around the “table” so to speak. Here we will be looking and analyzing how they as a company found a way to create a culture that actually fits their…

Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, is about unveiling the side of President Lincoln that is not told in today’s history books and is overlooked by the monumental Lincoln legend. DiLorenzo’s book exposes the myths that made the Civil War seem vague. DiLorenzo is an American economics professor at Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business. He has written many other books regarding mostly history subjects.…

Reading and Writing Assignment #3 Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in…

War was not fought over slavery, instead it was fought over “secession.” Lincoln had to keep the United States from coming apart. Lincoln embarked on a war that no leader should ever be forced to face: a war against fellow countrymen. After the Civil War, he succeeded in keeping the nation together. But it came at a high price where Lincoln lost his life to a confederate sympathizer known as John Wilkes Booth. Thus, Lincoln goes down in history as one of the greatest leaders of all time. These…