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Student’s Name: Instructor:Course: Date: “The Gettysburg Address” On November 1863, President Abraham Lincoln took to the stage to give an address, which was became termed as the Gettysburg Address. This speech was delivered during the National Cemetery of Gettysburg official dedication ceremony in the state of Pennsylvania. It was during the period of the Civil war`s decisive and most bloody battles. Lincoln gave the address before friends and families of the deceased soldiers and other members of the public. He was not one of the orators on that particular occasion, and his 273 words talk is one of the most crucial in American history. Most importantly he appealed to the people by outlining the important human equality principles that are outlined in the Independence Declaration and merged the sacrifices of war and wish for “new birth of freedom,” combined with the very vital agenda of the Union`s preservation formed in 1776 and its model of an independent government (The Gettysburg Address - American Civil War n.p). The battle took place for a period of three days, from July 1st to 3rd in 1863. The main purpose for the Gettysburg address was to honor the fallen soldiers of the Union and to remind the nation what they were fighting for at the time. This was for their freedom. He also delivered the speech to unite the entire nation and inspire more people to be noble and fight for their beliefs (The Gettysburg Address - American Civil War n.p). The language used and the overall themes in the Gettysburg address are not new. In July 1861, Lincoln in a message delivered to Congress spoke of the States as “a government of the people for the people and by
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