TheG ettysburgAddress

1. ThebattleagainsttheUnionarmylastedforthreedays.Eventhoughthiss eemslike
suchas horttimeforabattle.Theintensitym usthavebeenverygreattoc auses om any
fatalities.It'sdifficulttoimaginewhatthes oldiershadtoface.
2. EventhoughtheUnionarmywonthebattleit'simportanttorememberwhatwas
sacrificedlikethethousandsofpeoplewholosttheirlives.
3. Iwasunawareoftheothereventsthattookplacebesideslincoln'ss peechliketheprayer
andorationthatwasm eanttorememberthem enwhogivestheirlivesinthenameof
freedom.
4. ComparingEverettss peechtoLincolnsIbelieveI'dprefertolistentolincoln'ss peech
becauseEverettetalkedaboutdetailsofthegruesomebattleinsteadofm ovingforward
andrecognizingthepurposeandvaluesthattheUnions toodfor.
5. Byrecognizingthes acrificesthatothersm adeitinspiresandm otivatesotherstoalso
fightforwhattheybelieveinc reatingas enseofUnity.
6. Heremindspeoplethattheirworkisnotfinishedandtheym ustm oveforwardinorderto
makes urethem endidn'tdieinvain.
7. Thedayoftheaddresspeoplewereinaverys omberm oodbecauseofeverythingthey
hadlostandIthinkLincoln'ss peechliftedtheirs pirits.
8. JustasLincolns aidthem enwhofoughtinbattledeclaredthelands acredjustbytheir
sacrifice.It'simportantthatas acrificelikethatiss tillhonored.
9. Intheendofhiss peechLincolnremindtheaudiencethatthegovernmentisforthe
peopleanditbelongstothepeople.Itremindsc itizensthatthisbattlewasfought
essentiallyforthemandtheirfuture.
10. Lincoln'ss peechwasonlyabout3m inutesandittookuponlyas mallamountoftime
fromtheoverallevent.Yet,hiss peechisveryfamousands tilltalkedabout.Ithinkthis
showshowpowerfulthes peechwasandhowm uchitm eanttopeople.

WhatItookawayfromlincoln'ss peechwasthathewasam anthattrulyc aredabouthisc ountry

andhonoredthes acrificesthats oldiersm adeastheyfoughtadeadlybattle.Throughhis
speechIthinkhewasabletoinspirepeopleandbeupliftingduringaverys ombertime.This
eventtom ehighlightsthepowerofs peechands howshowithastheabilitytounifypeoplefora
goodhonorablec ause.

Lincoln'sfirstinauguraladdress

1. Ihadnoc luethatLincolnhadnodesiretointerferewiththeinstitutionofs lavery.Growing

upIthoughtthathewantedtoabolishs laverybutaccordingtohisdeclarationhehadno
inclinationtoinvolvehimself.
2. Hes tatesthatifitbecomespossibleforas tatetodismantletheunionthentheyareless
perfectthantheywerebeforethec onstitutionwhichwasm eanttoc reateabetterUnion.
3. Hefollowsupbys ayingthatStatesc annotlegallys eparatethemselvesfromtheUnion
andanyactofviolenceagainsttheU.Swouldbec onsideredarebellion.

4. Lincolnremindsthepeoplethathewillperformhisdutytoexecutethelawsoftheunion
andhewillc ontinuetodothatunlesstheAmericanpeopleinanauthoritativem anner
requests omethingdifferent
5. Onethingthats toodouttom ewaswhenLincolndeclaredthattherewillbenoviolence
unlessforcedupon.Afteralreadyhavings om uchbloodsheditm usthavebeenac omfort
fortheAmericanpeopletohearthattherewillbenom oreofthat.
6. IntheendLincolnremindthepeoplethatthec ountryisintherehandsanditisimportant
forthegovernmentandthepeopletonotbeenemiesbutfriends
7. Hem entionsthes eparationofthepeoplewhoarefors laveryandwhoareagainst
slaveryandc omparesitasadivorcedhusbandandwife.Adivorcedhusbandandwife
cangotheirs eparatewaysbutac ountryc an'tjustbreakapartbecausetheydon'thave
thes ameopinion.
8. LincolnexpressestheimportanceofpatienceandtimewhichIalsothinkisimportant
especiallywhenitc omestom akingdecisionsthatwillimpactanentirec ountry.
9. Ilikethatevenwhenhedoesn'tagreewithwhatthepeoplewanthes tills howsrespect
andrecognizestherightsandauthorityofthepeople.
10. Heremindspeoplethatnoonehasbeendeniedtheirc onstitutionalrightsandthatpeople
havec laimedthattheywouldbefineaslongastheys tillhavetheirrights.

IreallyenjoyedreadingthisdocumentbecauseIthinkitreallys howswhatkindofperson
AbrahamLincolnwas.Ilikedthatherespectedthepeopleandtheirc hoicesevenifhedidn't
havethes amebeliefsashedid.Healsoadvocatesforpeaceandhewantstoc easethe
violenceandbloodshed.Ifounditinterestinghowheneverfullys aidifhewasfororagainst
slavery.Ibelieveit'sas martdecisiontos tayneutralinsteadofs howingpreferences.