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In the wake of the United States Civil War's deadliest battle, President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. Now praised, this speech was not always seen this way.
12 de mar. de 2014 · President Abraham Lincoln delivered an iconic speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at the dedication of a military cemetery on November 19, 1863. In his brief remarks, now known as "The Gettysburg Address," Lincoln equated the catastrophic suffering caused by the Civil War with the efforts of the American people to live up to the proposition that "all men are created equal."
ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery. address. noun. a formal or official speech. casualty. noun. person who has been injured or killed in a specific incident. cemetery. noun.
November 19, 1863. On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous speech ever given by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called the Gettysburg Address a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here."
Classification: The Gettysburg Address is a funeral oration, and a sub-genre of epideictic or display oratory. It follows the accepted convention set in Pericles’ famous example – using the occasion of a funeral to praise the dead for their bravery and commend the way of life and the system of government for which they died.
02:17. Sam Waterston - Performance of Gettysburg Address. Fourscore 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. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated ...
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered in 1863, is a powerful speech that emphasizes unity, equality, and the importance of democracy. Despite its brevity, it's considered one of the most significant pieces of American rhetoric. Lincoln's words inspire us to honor the sacrifices made for freedom and to continue the fight for a united ...
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