Essays on Gettysburg

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the Movie Gettysburg The movie titled Gettysburg describes historical events during the American Civil War, namely the battle for the town, which took place on the city’s hills. This battle is generally known as the battle of Gettysburg. The main heroes of the movie are historical personalities General Lee and Colonel Chamberlain. Both of them led their soldiers to the victory, but only one succeeded in doing so. It is clear from the film, that Colonel Chamberlain is a highly educated person. He used to be a college professor in Maine, but the American Civil War could not ...

Issue 1

1) The issue is whether president Ingles can limit Professor Castro’s freedom of speech. 2) The law is from the Putnam v. Keller, 332 F.3d 541 case in which the court held that the campus was a public forum (Lee & Kaplin, 2013). Putnam, therefore, had the same level of access to it as any other member of the public. 3) Because the school is a public forum, the students should be free to speak Spanish in the school compound. I picked this fact because it relates to the stigmatization claim in the Putnam case. The students were being ...

I gasped for fresh air as I was unloaded with the rest of my fellow captives. Months of putrid stench made the fresh air seem almost unbreathable in its goodness. My joints ached and standing seemed a chore. This was no the young body I had left Africa with; then again, I was not the same woman who had left Africa. Months on a slave boat witnessing unspeakable horrors had changed me. I still was unsure what was to come, but it had to be an improvement upon the past couple months of my life. I hadn’t a ...

When it comes to selecting Civil War battlefields to visit, you have to have Vicksburg, Mississippi, on your list. The Mississippi River ran through the heart of the South, and the Union wanted control of the river so that it could hack the Confederacy apart. This is why the battle for Vicksburg was so hard fought, and it is why so much attention has been made to making it was of the central memorials that remain to commemorate the Civil War. There are 1,325 different historic markers and monuments in the park, and a 16-mile road allows cars ...

The Civil War is one of the wars that determined the fate of the present United States. It is considered second in terms of importance to the victory of the combined forces of the French fleet and George Washington’s Continental Army over the British army that led to the American Independence. The result of the battle of Gettysburg could have determined the outcome of the Civil War, and therefore it is crucial to examine the factors that led to a Union victory over the Confederates. To this end, this essay will explore, compare and contrast General Lee and ...

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Contribute to Building and Sustaining Good Societies Social Justice Nonetheless, if there is fair treatment of every citizen in the society, in which his every right is safeguarded, whether it is economic, political or social, and its laws and agencies are not oppressive, then the moral obligation is incumbent upon every citizen to recognize and obey the laws. When the government or the society has all these qualities, it has every reason, political will, and moral ascendancy to eliminate discrimination and inequality among the people. Giving justice to everyone where it is due, maintaining equal protection of ...

Question One

The poem focuses on the influence the captain on his crew. It is evident that the captain leads his crew by influencing them. As such, the captain can be said to be a transformative leader. There are various characteristic that are attributable to transformational leadership. First, a transformational leader sets out to empower the subjects thus encouraging the subjects to transcend their personal interest for the sake of common good. Second, transformational leaders are a role model to their subjects. As such, they are role models for their subjects hence the firm will tend to identify with such leaders. ...

Lincoln declared in the Gettysburg Address that ‘all men are created equal’ during a time when the United States was plagued by ‘a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure’ (“The Gettysburg Address”). Lincoln used the Gettysburg Address to remind the American people of the importance of the work that American soldiers contributed in the great sacrifice to fight for freedom by arguing that the world ‘can never forget what they did here’ (“The Gettysburg Address”). Lincoln successfully reminded the American people that despite the work soldiers contributed ...

The council of the slew of generals President Abraham Lincoln had to tread through, was not unlike dangerous waters which were constantly shifting amid the complexity of the Civil War. The events surrounding the Civil War era, the Lincoln presidency with its turmoil of revolving generals, and the hotly debated issue of slavery form the most contested episode in United States’ annals of history. Among the short string of military generals under the auspices of Abraham Lincoln include George B. McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade. Whether or not people agree with Abraham Lincoln’s ...

Through early American history each new action and document established an important precedent for the young nation. For example, the Declaration of Independence created the foundation of a new country by not only declaring independence, but also by establishing essential truths on which the nation would be based. Equally important is the Gettysburg Address, which not only motivated future action, but also summarized actions that preceded it. In the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln advances the idea that difficult tasks, such as wars, should be pursued to their successful completion in order to honor the fallen, a philosophy which has ...

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davies led Americans in the Civil War. The titanic struggle remained the most divisive war in American history. The American Civil war started on 2nd, April 1861 and lasted for four years. The secession of South Carolina from the Union prompted Confederacy to command the US government to relinquish its fort in Charleston Harbor. Lincoln strongly condemned the attempt, and this provoked a Confederate attack. The Confederacy surrounded the fort and fought the Union forces with dangerous weapons. After two days, the Union forces were forced to surrender Charleston Harbor after the bombardment. After the outbreak, ...

In this course, and through writing these three essays, I have learned a great deal about both the periods I have been writing about and the writing process itself. In my first essay, “The Gettysburg Address as a Beacon for Future Progress,” I wrote about the assessments of two different scholars on the significance of the Gettysburg Address. Here, I learned a great many things; first, I learned the importance of looking at two different perspectives and finding a way to compare and contrast them. I had to find the various ways in which Katula and Donald’s perspectives were similar ...

Gettysburg address

Alive people and authorities haven't the right to consecrate part of a field near Gettysburg, because they - brave men have already consecrated the land of their struggle. Thus, the author concludes the survivors and the next generation must prove that those men did not die in vain, and that this country (the United States) is ruled by the people and for the people and that it was a new birth of freedom.

Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

The report of the joint committee on Reconstruction reports about the request of Senators and Congressmen from states of the so-called Confederation and subsequent comments. In summary, this ...

Analysis of Political Speech in Linguistics: Obama’s Inauguration speech

Introduction Language is an important tool used to access knowledge as well as to influence behavior and perceptions. Words evoke emotion and cause strong psychological impacts on the audience. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and is generally descriptive. It explains and describes different language features without subjecting any judgment on whether a particular feature is used in a good or bad way. A political speech relates to matters concerning governance, as opposed to individual or organization affairs. Political speeches provide insight into the political picture of the speaker. Depending on its characteristics, a speech may either move listeners into or ...

Introduction

Fought in the year 1863, within the town of Gettysburg, the Battle of Gettysburg remains as one of the significant events that took place during the period of American Civil War. In fact, the war became a significant “turning point” for the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought by the Confederate and Union Forces, which had distinct structures with regards to their operations (Abnett 22).

Size and composition

On matters regarding size and composition, the Union forces comprised of more than five hundred men some of whom where volunteer army men authorized by the congress during the period of the ...

These two speeches are the most memorable speeches given. They might seem different but as I read through the two speeches they sounded similar, despite the fact that they were given two thousand years apart. The similarities are featured in length, content and in the situations whereby the two speeches are given. In Pericles' speech appreciation of the ancestors, the people who died for the country, the survivors, and their families served as the purpose for his speech. The speech also reminded the readers and the listeners of the benefits of having democracy as well as the goodness of ...

“The Killer Angels” written by Michael Shaara is a unique book, which describes about the Battle of Gettysburg through imagery and accurate details. While author Shaara is aware that the legendary figures and their personality traits portrayed in the book are his creation, the historical accuracy and vivid research of the story let the readers believe the battle a fact rather fiction. Shaara covers the key events and decisions of the battle in great detail. He does not feel shy about mentioning slavery as the root cause of the war. In the book “The Killer Angels,” Shaara characterizes the commander of ...

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Please type your College name here Over all these many years, the story surrounding the Civil War in Helena has been essentially focused around the seven Confederate generals and also the historical day of 4th July, 1863, battle. The story of Helena in the Civil War, however, is much more multifaceted. It starts with the breakaway crisis and the blast of partisan youth taking up arms in the sectional battle. The Confederacy never protected Helena. Many soldiers from Helena left to faraway places beyond the Mississippi River to fight various other battles. Helena, Arkansas was one of ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’ An Analysis of ‘The Long Way Home’ Writing solidifies the fluid memories of a man’s life and serves as a tool for self expression. Literature has many genres and travel writing is one of the earliest genres. The ‘Odyssey’ written by Homer together with ‘The Iliad’ formed the foundation of Western literary tradition. Odyssey is more or less the account of the perilous journey undertook by its protagonist Odysseus to reach his way home after Troy fell to its enemies. Early travelogues, like Odyssey, were mostly dominated by religious thoughts. During the nineteenth century, writers like Sarah ...

The address is a 2014, film by Ken Burn featuring ``Greenwood School in Putney”. In the film, the school has fifty boys aged between eleven and seventeen years who are suffering from disabilities such as executive function, dyslexia and dysgraphia.The teachers in this Greenwood School are determined to assist the disabled children to cope with their difficulties by helping them to internalize Gettysburg Address, a citation which is connected to United States ``civil war” which forms one of the most important historical events in the United States. The movie then shifts to the importance of time whereby the children are ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Analysis of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address In his eulogy to President Abraham Lincoln, Senator Charles Sumner, noted that the Gettysburg address was a monumental act. He further added that Lincoln thought, the world will forget what he said, but he was mistaken, as the world did remember and the speech was more important than the battle itself. This in a nutshell proves the significance and the effect the speech had. In an extremely reverent speech, Lincoln not only bids a fitting farewell to the martyred soldiers, but through the tone, subject and manner of his speech, sends a message of unity to the ...

Analysis of the “Spirit Reborn” by William Safire

In “Spirit reborn” William Safire demonstrates the power in the limited and careful choice of words by Lincoln during, “The Gettysburg Address” at the commemoration of September 11. Safire persuasively explains how Lincoln uses the word “dedicate” to bring about various but related individual meanings with regard to the nations stage in the freedom process. He talks about how a national spirit of freedom rose from the ashes of destruction, back when thousands of soldiers died fighting for freedom that is enjoyed by the current generation. This brings about the urge for the present citizens to maintain peace and harmony ...

Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream” delivered on the 28th of August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. was all about values and equality. Jr. King talked about the American Dream and how every person, despite the color of their skin, are entitled to taste the American Dream and have a place in a society where blacks and whites are not far apart. He certainly made a great impact to the world with his speech, given that, today, he is the one and only individual, of all the numerous great men in the American History, that is given his ...

Once in a while, it is possible to turn to a television station like PBS and stumble upon a National Geographic documentary featuring the pyramids of ancient Egypt. They are so common it is almost easy to forget that ancient Incas and Aztec civilization also constructed unique pyramids. Three pyramids in particular are directly under a group of celestial stars and thus further complicate the mystery of them all. In Egypt, the archaeologists and forensic scientists have found bones of many people buried right beside the multi-dimensional triangles and other structures. They have questioned the role and status of these people who seemed ...

The greatest hallmark of the American Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. It was fought between the first and third of July, 1863, in the tiny market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On the first of July the Potomac Army led by Major General George Meade and the Northern Virginia Army led by General Robert Lee met at Gettysburg. The battle involved forces of the Union and Confederate States. Motivated by the losses they had suffered in the West, the Confederate Army sought to salvage their control over the East at the very least. Their western front spread through ...

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is one of the most well-known political speeches in American history, its opening line (“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal”) one of the most oft-repeated sentences in American culture (Lincoln, 1983). The opening line is not only a powerful phrase, but a thesis statement for the Address’ goal: to cite the date of the Address, and the fighting of the Civil War, as a jumping-off point for a new destiny for America. In essence, Lincoln ...

Summary – Katula and Donald

In Katula’s essay “The Gettysburg Address as the Centerpiece of American Racial Discourse,” the author argues that Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was the turning point at which America’s destiny was turned to the search for racial equality. The work itself is largely an opinion piece, only working from speculation of the Address itself in the context of history (citing other importance civil rights events like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Brown v. Board of Education and more) to paint the Address as something that inspired all these other cultural advances. As a professor of African-American studies, Katula ...

Abraham Lincoln is one of the world’s famous orator and his speeches are still famous up to date. He knew how to deliver his speeches in a manner that would keep the crown listening attentively and keep them remembering the words of his speech for a long time. There are many quotes and speeches that people remember him for and one of the famous speeches he delivered during his tenure as a president was in 19th of November in 1863 during the cemetery dedication in Gettysburg. He only has three minutes to deliver his dedicatory speech after the long speech deliver ...

- Analysis of the Author The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War is a historical fiction piece of writing by Michael Shaara, an American Born Italian immigrant, who has received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this book in 1975. The book is based upon the battle of Gettysburg of American Civil War in 1863. It describes the events that took place during the war from the perspectives of troop leaders of both Confederacy and Union; how they have made their planning, took decisions and then implemented them during the war. Michael was able to understand all those ...

Literature Review

Abstract This literature review paper focusses on the subject of the role of dreams and the relationship between those dreams and hope. For this purpose three readings of different genres have been selected, to see what and how the three writers have expressed their dreams. The three pieces of literature under study are, a poem called ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake, Martin Luther’s speech ‘I have a dream’ and the speech by Abraham Lincoln, popularly known as the ‘Gettysburg Address’. ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake addresses the issue of child labor and the social oppression that a ...

Abstract

An insoluble conflict between North and South clashed these two parts of one country and lead to the bloodiest war, the USA had ever been involved into – American Civil War (1861-1865). First Bull Run, also known as First Manassas, Gettysburg and Fort Sumter are placed to the list of major battles of Civil War.

American Civil War (1861-1865) has proved to be one of the bloodiest that American people ever witnessed. Both sides fought for dear life and no one wanted to yield. Fort Sumter in Charleston (April 12-April 13, 1861) became the place for the first clash ...

Abraham Lincoln is consistently considered one of the most important Presidents to ever serve the United States. It was during his term that he was charged with seeing the country through the Civil War, the battle that pitted Americans against each other in a fight to see which side of opinions would direct the nation. The Gettysburg Address has come to be known as one of the most prominent addresses ever given by a president as Mr. Lincoln was talking to those in attendance who came to the dedication service which was meant to turn the land where the Battle of ...

History

United States Military Strategy and Policy 1. Describe Washington’s strategy in the American Revolution.

George Washington wore the British and their Hessian mercenaries down small battle by small battle with his Strategy of Attrition. There were practical reasons for using this strategy. The Continental Army had 220,000 but only about half of those soldiers had militia training while on the other hand the British had 162,000 well trained British troops and German mercenaries. The odds against the American revolutionaries were frightening because the New England soldiers were not an army yet when Washington arrived in ...

1. What was George Washington's strategy in the American Revolution (His Attrition Strategy)? Do you think he was an effective general? George Washington used an attrition strategy during the American Revolution (Maj 1993). This strategy focused on erosion of the military power of the enemy, as well as the will of the enemy to resist defeat. Further, the strategy involved use of many resources. Yes, George Washington was an effective general since he was able to identify the main weaknesses of his army and used these weaknesses to fight the enemy until he won. These weaknesses included a ...

The Battle of Gettysburg has a special place in the hearts of Americans. It was a real battle in the Civil War that for many reached mythical levels. In the South reenactments of the Civil War take place with an emphasis to historical fact both in uniforms and in military tactics. The Gettysburg battle and The Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln still bring up strong emotions for Americans to this day. On November 19, 1863President Lincoln noted at the Gettysburg’s National Union ceremony that the Union was created 100 years before and was “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the ...

The movie Gods and Generals is a movie based on a fictional book about the Civil War by Jeff Shaara. Jeff Shaara is the son of the author who wrote The Killer Angels, the book that Gettysburg was based on. The Gods and Generals is a prequel to Gettysburg. The movie shows the Battle of Bull Run (1861) and then moves forward to Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1863. This movie does not have as many battle scenes as Gettysburg. Instead the movie has long intervals of scenes about nostalgia for The South. Gallagher (2008) explained that Hollywood movies had started portraying the Civil ...

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What is the thesis of your paper? The movie Gettysburg did have elements of the Lost Cause myth but the movie did make progress in teaching about Civil War through the movie.

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HOOK: What is interesting about this thesis? ‘Hook’ your readers with an interesting fact or angle. The Lost Cause myth has been the basis of a lot of movies, and the Union soldiers and leaders aren’t respected at all in the Lost Cause myth.

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Find a minimum of 7 sources (3 must be actual books) that relate to your thesis. (DON’T FORGET TO CONSIDER VISUAL ...

Gettysburg is probably one of the most important battles in US history and in Stephen Sears it has found an author who really understands the battle and backs it up with considerable historical evidence. The book begins with a graphic account of the state of the armies at that point in time with the Union Army particularly in dire straits as the Southern armies under General Lee were moving forward with some alacrity and courage. Sears argues that the Union’s commanders were rather ineffectual at this point apart from perhaps the cavalry commander Buford who could survey the ...

Why were the battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg significant? How did they change the tide of war strategically?

The Battle of Vicksburg was significant due to the important role it played in restoring dwindling morale in the Union Army. Before that point, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg had ended in defeat for the Union, but Ulysses S. Grant saw a chance to make up for that in Vicksburg. Once there, one Union Army handled two Confederate armies at once, defeating them after a pitched battle. Tens of thousands of prisoners were taken, the Mississippi River fell under Union Control, and the Confederate army became bisected, cutting their effectiveness in half. This made them a lot easier to defeat for the remainder of ...