Question

The 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 can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."

From the Chicago Times
"Readers will not have failed to observe the exceeding bad taste which characterized the remarks of the President ... The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat, and dish-watery utterances of the man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as the President of the United States."

Answer 1

Write an essay of at least two to three paragraphs analyzing this newspaper remark from the Chicago Times. Use specific quotations from the Gettysburg Address to support or refute the newspaper's claim.

Answer 2

@Straybullet

Answer 3

Okke so basically what you have to do, is decide what your opinion on the news papers review is. So that means like...deciding whether you agree with what the paper is saying.

Answer 4

Make sense so far?

Answer 5

Yiss....
Is the Chicago times saying that it was a bad paper?

Answer 6

Yes its saying that the american people should be ashamed at what the president said, that he failed in giving a good speech.

Answer 7

bruh!
Total disagree?!

Answer 8

Alright, ima do it, can u check it after I'm done?

Answer 9

Yiis :)

Answer 10

This is wat I got so far...

I disagree with what the Chicago Times said about The Gettysburg Address. The Gettysburg Address was a motivational speech that created part of the world that we have today. "...and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." These words for the Gettysburg Address helped us see each other as equal human beings. Back then we used to not like or mistreated a person because of the color of one's skin.

Answer 11

*mistreat

Answer 12

@Straybullet

Answer 13

Okke yes that is good! However, I dont think that starting it with saying a disagree is the best way of starting it. Maybe just take away that entire first sentence. Second I think the phrasing of the quote and the sentence after it is a little weird.

Answer 14

And instead of saying 'back the' say maybe 'in the time of the Gettysburg Address we used to...." cause it just sounds better :E

Answer 15

Alright, I will...

Answer 16

I added, "At the time"

Answer 17

Lol what should I add in the second paragraph?
Wat should I talk about?

Answer 18

Next, perhaps include a quote from the news paper article. I would go with 'The cheek of every American must tingle with shame' and explain why the actual speech is actually an inspiration to Americans

Answer 19

Just an idea :E

Answer 20

Yiiis

Answer 21

Lol im confused XD

Answer 22

Sorry :E

Answer 23

I suck at this XD
Here's what I got...

Answer 24

The Gettysburg Address was a motivational speech that created part of the world that we have today. "...and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." These words for the Gettysburg Address helped us see each other as equal human beings. At time time, we used dislike or mistreat a person because of the color of one's skin.

President Lincoln was a very wise president who changed the minds and views of many people. The article of the Chicago Times states that "The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat, and dish-watery utterances of the man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as the President of the United States.", when this is not the case. I believe that The Gettysburg Address was a very motivational speech that made people see things in different ways.

Answer 25

@Straybullet, can you revise?

Answer 26

Ummm in the second paragraph dont put the full quote cut it off after the word shame.

Answer 27

Also like... what from the article makes you think that its inspirational?

Answer 28

President Lincoln was a very wise president who changed the minds and views of many people. The article of the Chicago Times states that "The cheek of every American must tingle with shame...", when this is not the case. I believe that The Gettysburg Address was a very motivational speech that made people see things in different ways.

Answer 29

Better?

Answer 30

Yiis thats good but still what from the speech made it inspirational?

Answer 31

You really just need like one sentence that you could rephrase

Answer 32

I hav to go -.-
Can I submit it?

Answer 33

U think it's good?

Answer 34

Which one?

Answer 35

Hurryyyy... I gtg :P

Answer 36

Yeah I mean adding a bit of evidence from the thing will help but its fine :)

Answer 37

sorry :E

Answer 38

But no yeah its good :)

Answer 39

Thank u!!!
I'll txt u on Kik!