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Also a key point in increasing his integrity, are the Biblical allusions found throughout his speech. One major example is when he says “... to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle for his widow and his orphan…” (73-75) and by saying “Yet if God wills that it continue…” (63). This allusion to the Bible allows Lincoln to establish to the audience that he and the audience are alike in the important ways and that everything is done by God’s will. Another example of the Biblical Allusions are when Lincoln reminds the audience “The Almighty has His own purposes” (49-50). This shows that the audience and Lincoln are both under the same “Almighty” and are just following his given path. The Bible was seen as an important guideline to the way of life. By bringing in the Biblical allusions, Lincoln is trying to make the audience aware that he is following the rules. This makes the audience trust him more and develops the image of a leader in the audience’s eyes.

In the TV show of Riverdale, the main character, Archie Andrews, is much like Socrates because both of their decisions are based on whether to save themselves or to benefit society. The basis of this is that Archie has to decide whether to do something that goes against his best interest, (due to the societal torment both him and Miss Grundy will receive if their relationship is discovered) but will help society as a whole (by finding out information to help with the murder), or do the opposite and help himself, but not help society. This connects to Plato’s argument in the Crito as Socrates has to make a similar decision on whether to save himself, and hurt society, or save society and let himself die.

For a mere human to comprehend his role in life is something that does not occur much, and for one to follow it so willingly is practically unheard of. Even more so, he would not let it go to his head, but remained humble and modest throughout his life. I refer back to Lincoln's response to Horace Greeley, and to the Emancipation Proclamation itself, and to all the countless decisions he made during his presidency. In all his actions, the future of the American experiment was the central idea of the war, and he would do all that is necessary to preserve it. Lincoln worked to uphold the Constitution and continue the work that the Founding Fathers had begun. His immense moral decisions in the political arena helped to secure the future, and he did it all, not for himself, but for the people.

Killing Lincoln is a book written to inform readers about President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The book begins by introducing the President and his assassin. It focuses on the American Civil War and the various battles and wars during this time. Was lasted for four years under President Lincoln’s term. Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, has always had an extreme amount of hatred towards Lincoln. His original plan was to kidnap Lincoln, but as he evaluated his plan, he realized kidnaping wasn’t enough. Lincoln had to be killed. The main idea of the book is to inform and entertain readers with the action and conspiracy of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Bill O’Reilly goes into substantial detail, and explains all of the days leading up to Lincoln’s death. He details every day, and when

Abraham Lincoln says “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” but the good book says otherwise. “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ” ― Ephesians 6:5. Now why would he go against god? The bible clearly states Slaves should obey their masters, why would he try and change what the bible said? He doesn't know what he’s in for, he may be the leader of our country, but god will always be the leader of the world, Lincoln has no power against god.

Lincoln's election did not mute abolitionist criticism. His unwillingness to use the outbreak of the Civil War in the spring of 1861 as a pretext for immediate abolition convinced William Lloyd Garrison that Lincoln was "unwittingly helping to prolong the war, and to render the result more and more doubtful! If he is 6 feet 4 inches high, he is only a dwarf in mind!" Garrison had never really believed that Lincoln's Republicans "had an issue with the South," and Lincoln himself did nothing once elected to convince him otherwise. Frederick Douglass, who had parted fellowship with Garrison over the issue of noninvolvement in politics, hoped for better from Lincoln, but only seemed to get more disappointments. Lincoln's presidential inaugural, with its promise not to interfere with southern slavery if the southern states attempted no violent withdrawal from the Union, left Douglass with "no very hopeful impression" of Lincoln. If anything, Lincoln had only confirmed Douglass's "worst fears," and he flayed Lincoln as "an itinerant Colonization lecturer, showing all his inconsistencies, his pride of race

Now “It is Good Friday, the day which Jesus Christ was crucified”, and Lincoln woke early to start his daily tasks (143). A mile away, Booth is preparing his own affairs for the day (146). Booth tells his fiancé, Lucy Hale, that this will be his last time seeing her for a while. Back at the White House, Lincoln’s wife Mary, has tickets for a play. Although Aladdin is being performed at Grover’s Theatre, Mary intends to go to Ford’s theatre to see Laura Keene’s one thousandth performance in Our American Cousin. The Lincoln’s will go to Ford’s theater instead of Grover’s, as Mary wishes. Lincoln’s messenger goes to reserve their spot in the President’s box, all the time it just so happens that Booth is at Ford’s theater when the he arrives. Booth

He begins by observing that God has his own plan, “Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, by woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.” Lincoln justifies his position by including his own interpretation of God’s plan; God gave both the North and the South the war as “the woe due to those by whom the offense came,” the offense being slavery. The biblical allusion and Lincoln’s personal explanation creates an appeal to Christians to agree with his statement. Lincoln strengthens the appeal by reminding his audience that “the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.” He created a strong Christian atmosphere by referencing the Bible and enforcing that God’s plans and judgments are perpetually

In response to his use of biblical passages, many referred to Lincoln as a deist rather than a heretic or atheist. Lincoln’s critics argued that he believed God to be the creator of the world but the Almighty did not interfere with human affairs. Although some critiqued his use of the Bible, the rhetoric Lincoln employed in his orations and letters suggests otherwise. Lincoln’s evolution of religious acceptance and confirmation is seen within his speeches, as he embraced the Christian principles and applied them through political religion and his position as the President of the United States. Lincoln’s thorough knowledge of the Bible was observed as he was often times more acquainted with the word than ministers and pastors. He “understood God not only as loving and concerned, but also as faithful, intimate, and good.” During his presidency, Lincoln demonstrated that he was on God’s side and planned to honor Him through reading scripture, observing the Sabbath, and leading a “Christian people”. As Lincoln grew, the Bible was still his favorite book. Stephen Mansfield wrote that Lincoln commonly

Chris had a stern yet confused look on his face “Yeah, I mean isn’t this great? I finally found something for myself. This has been my lifelong dream, haven’t I told you? I mean I’m fast, I’m strong-”

It was on April 14, 1865 that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Lincoln went to see a play with his wife at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. During the play a man by the name of John Wilkes Booth snuck in and up the steps that lead to the balcony where Lincoln was sitting. He waited until there was a part in the play for the crowd to make noise and it was then that he shot President Lincoln in the back of his head. It is said that after shooting Lincoln in the back of the head, Booth jumped onto the stage from the balcony where Lincoln was sitting and shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! (Ever thus to tyrants!) The South is avenged” and fled on horseback (history.com). Lincoln died the next morning.

In Thomas J. Dilorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, is about Dilorenzo challenging the image of Lincoln by raising questions about Lincoln’s morals and beliefs as president. Dilorenzo attempts to raise arguments that Lincoln’s stance on race was unfair and unjust to the people. Dilorenzo also offers quotes from Lincoln himself, and then argues how Lincoln did not carry out his quote, but in fact, did the opposite. While Dilorenzo makes valid arguments with credible sources; he also has a way of opening a new view of Lincoln to the readers. Dilorenzo’s purpose for writing this book is to discuss the countless myths about Lincoln himself and uncovers the side of Lincoln that was

Killing Lincoln initiated with Abraham 's inauguration to his second presidential term on March 4, 1865. Little did Lincoln know that is psychotic assassin, John Wilkes Booth, would be witnessing one of his final speeches before ever getting to fulfill many of his epic plans for the Union and soon to be a united nation, after Lee’s surrender.

Despite the historical accuracy of the film, Lincoln did contain some mistakes. First off, Daniel-Day Lewis portrayed his character very well; He was tall and lanky, spoke calmly, and told many stories, which is true of Abraham Lincoln. As shown in the movie, there was a great deal going on in the country. Lincoln and his supporters were planning and advocating for the 13th amendment and trying to gain more supporters. Also true was the fact that Confederate officials were heading North to make peace negotiations. But in reality, discussion of the 13th amendment and peace occurred at the same time. The movie shows Lincoln would not commence with peace negotiations until the amendment passed Congress. Liberties in the director’s production are few, though. For example, the movie made no mention of the influence African Americans had in advocating for Black rights. Instead, African American characters in Lincoln were limited to domestic jobs. In addition, Mary Lincoln was not at the final voting with the House of Representatives. Despite these very few inaccuracies, Lincoln was an extremely informative film. After watching, the viewer will have a better understanding of President Lincoln’s experience in advocating for the abolishment of slavery and the process of passing the 13th amendment. The film presented a lot of information and had many characters which created confusion at times. It was, at times, difficult to distinguish between characters and their names, political affiliations, significance, and viewpoint. That aside, the characters were interesting and effective in portraying political figures of the 17th century. Any boredom experienced in the beginning of the movie was quickly pushed aside as arguments thickened and the story progressed. Altogether, Spielberg produced a successful blend of information and opinion to

I am not allowed to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be super selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a show, Family Guy is my top selection. I think the popular cartoon comedy Family Guy, written by Seth MacFarlane, is one of the best shows still running today.