Essays on Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kenutcky in 1809, to guardians of low social standing and tiny coaching. Amid his adolescence and early youth, the family would move some times, 1st to Hoosier State and later to Illinois. Lincoln’s mother, city Hanks, kicked the bucket once...

I do not entirely agree with the opening line of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. “Conceived in liberty” is a debatable phrase; although our forefathers held liberty to the highest priority in the conception of the United States, they did not intend for liberty to be enjoyed...

During the 19th century, Americans had a picturesque term to express how it felt to confront something novel, huge, and terrible. They referred to it as “seeing the elephant”. The elephants ranged in types and sizes, but they were always referred to when dark times...

In addressing his nation for the second time as President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln provided a short yet edifying speech that analyzed the past of the country while delivering hope for the future of the nation. Through his proper use of...

America came to a standstill; the valiant sixteenth president was assassinated while watching a play, leaving everyone devastated. This devastation fed the creative minds of writers in the United States. Specifically, Walt Whitman and Ralph Emerson wrote pieces honoring Abraham Lincoln because of his passing....