Based on the text, how does lincoln discuss
the concept of forgiveness?
lincoln encourages the families of
northern soldiers who were killed to
consider how the families of dead
southern soldiers might feel.
lincoln repeatedly emphasizes that
the north should reconcile with the
south, not judge or blame
southerners for the war.
lincoln argues that god will forgive
the country only when much blood
has been spilled to atone for the
crime of slavery.
lincoln insists that slavery is so
awful that forgiveness for the south
is impossible,

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir