Personal Narrative: The Lincoln Memorial

You’d be surprised how fast ‘people-watching’ grows repetitive. Not a great deal happens around the monument, Lincoln Memorial, that was dedicated to me. These days people just show up to see little old me and leave with a couple photos. So, you can probably imagine my excitement when a group of highschoolers enter my line of sight. High Schoolers, although not a rare occurrence, provide a fair amount of mischief around here on the occasion they have a poor supervisor. Nevertheless, despite the teacher not paying attention to her group, the students stayed relatively calm. I had a superb feeling about this crowd today. Suddenly, voices around the room hushed a little as some of the students towards the center of the room began to quietly sing.

When we got to Abe Lincoln's house, it was really cool to see his house, everyone was really excited because this was the main thing the people in my class were talking about before the trip. We had to go in the the house in groups because the house had a capacity of how many people could go in at once. We took a tour of the house through the different rooms. It was cool that the house was so secure, the house actually had a carpet that you

Men in history are generally remembered for their actions, not for their words. As I sit here, thinking about our country’s founding fathers who helped form our nation, I cannot help but think about their qualities and how each of them contributed to their vision of America. I reminisce on George Washington’s bravery, Thomas Jefferson’s genuity, John Adam’s determination, and Ben Franklin’s ambition when it came to founding our country and declaring us separate from King George III. There is one man, however, I think about and respect more than any of these other men: Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed the slaves.

Abraham Lincoln, son of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, was born February 12, 1809. He grow up in Hodgenville, Kentucky in a period when slavery was legal. His father Thomas did not approve slavery reason why his family didn’t own any slaves. Thomas Lincoln move to Indiana in 1816 with is family and two years later his wife died of milk sickness. The life in Indiana not being what they wanted Thomas then decided to move is family to Illinois. We have to know where Abraham came from in order to understand is political orientation in order to be able to make a judgment on what he may have or not done right and wrong.

The next day we went to Central Park, where I got to see the Strawberry Fields memorial. Then we got to go in groups and walk around Time Square and see some of the cool things that Time

We got to walk to right underneath it and go through this museum about how it was all created, who built it, and how long it took. It really made me think about how great this world is that we all live in and all of the amazing people and places that make it even better. We walked trails all around Mount Rushmore and saw some really cool things. I pointed out an owl that looked so creepy as it perched itself in a huge evergreen. I had a really good time, but we had to leave to go see other things.

Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 presidential election, was a beacon of hope for many slaves in America. Becoming the 16th president of the United States serving from 1861 to 1865, Abraham Lincoln is one of America’s most celebrated heroes. Holding office during the years of the American Civil War, Lincoln preserved the Union, while creating a new era that consisted of emancipated African American slaves. After winning a victory at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. This Proclamation stated that all slaves behind Confederate lines, shall “forever be free”, creating an internal insurrection within the Confederacy. It did not apply to the loyal slave states in the Union, so it only freed about 200,00 slaves. Despite the numbers, the Emancipation Proclamation symbolized the possibility of African Americans attaining freedom in America; it was hope for a better life. As Commander in Chief Lincoln, was only exercising his war powers, in a strategic manner that evidently prevented any support from European super powers like Great Britain. Even though European nations disliked the practice of democracy, Lincoln’s making of the war as a battle against slavery rallied their support because a whole lot of European leaders were abolitionists and antislavery campaigners. After getting reelected to office in 1864, Lincoln understood that to prevent the re-enslavement of African Americans something else was

It was a really unique experience compared to anything I have done before. It was nice to be able to spend time with friends on a trip by ourselves and of course with the teachers. While also being able to have fun with friends it was very interesting to see all the landmarks and museums that you wouldn’t be able to see anywhere else. It was a once in a lifetime experience for me that I’ll probably never be able to have anything similar to. When is there an opportunity when you’ll be able to have a whole planned out trip with a tour guide, bus, and free pass to cut every line in DC like we did on the trip? Some of the most memorable things for me from the trip were the Lincoln Memorial and the dinner on the yacht. The Lincoln Memorial was memorable for me because I’d always seen it on tv and read about in in history with the whole March on Washington research so, it was a really cool experience. Also, of course the yacht because it was just really fun and something I’ve never had an experience like before. Washington DC was the perfect trip for me in eighth grade because I had so many new experiences with my friends and made some memories I will never

When we were driving, my heart about to burst with excitement, I didn't know how long I could wait because this was the first time in my life that I was going to see all the old presidents in person. When my dad, and his wife, and I made it to South Dakota we stopped and seen my Grandma Dora for a little bit and had lunch, took some pictures and said

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One of the most revered men in US history was Abraham Lincoln. Everything he did throughout his life helped shape our country. He tirelessly worked to purge the country of slavery. He showed the country the importance of remembering those that died for our freedom. He never thought about himself, he always thought of others. Abraham Lincoln helped change America forever.

I was in the third grade, no worries or fears and little concept of how the world worked. I remember my biggest concern being what was on the menu in the cafeteria or what game we were going to play at recess. I had a wonderful family that I did almost everything with. I lived with my Mom, Dad, and my brother, who was 11 at the time. We were all very close and enjoyed each other's company .

One day my parents announced that we will be going to our grandparents up in Nebraska. I was so excited because they also said we will be going to Mount Rushmore.We left Wednesday and didn't get home til next Monday. We stayed in Hot Springs and went sight seeing around there. I was very nervous becuase there was some bison or buffalo around the area. We were also taking a tractor over to a place nearby to get fixed. It was like when we go on school field trips. I loved looking at all the wonderful

While I was there I did a few things. First i went to my cousin's wedding. It was really beautiful. It was also really nice because I hadn't seen her in 5 years. We also visited time square and drove around New York. When we got hungry, we visited this little Mexican restaurant. They had really good tacos.

Today we started by doing our normal thing, hotel breakfast. Recently I've been getting so sick of waffles so i've been eating muffins and danishes. We started by going to the Vancouver Art Gallery and seeing all of the crazy things there. We saw some awesome things like graffiti and awesome illusions that make the art gallery look really cool. Anna was the most amazed at all of it. My favorite was an AMAZING painting of a dog that was this crazy illusion so if you looked at it one way it looked like a young woman but the other way it looked like a puppy dog! I also loved how HUGE the building was! It reminded me of a dirty version of the white house! As we were finishing up, Georgia accidentally tripped and hit a sculpture in the corner of