"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."
- Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863
In the opening sentence, Lincoln refers to the
founding of the nation "fourscore and seven" - 87
years earlier. Which of the following best explains
Lincoln's purpose in this opening?
O He was observing that the nation had strayed
from its original ideals.
O He wanted to remind people about what the
nation's founding ideals were.
O He believed it was time to rethink what the
Founding Founders had said.
DONE

•an essay

•a mock-heroic epic  

•deals with cannibalism  

•introduces “sylphs” as guardian spirits  

•not a satire  

•written by daniel defoe

•written by alexander pope

•written by jonathan swift  

•criticizes the exploration of ireland  

•criticizes impulsive nature  

•criticizes the english upper class  

•playful tone  

•remorseful tone

•matter-of-fact tone  

“the rap of the lock”   written by alexander pope.

“a modest proposal”

native american contribution: the patriots from britain learn how to hunt, fish, and introduce diversity within cultures.

african americans: indirectly introduced the idea of diversity to americans. africans coming to america because of slavery taught white americans that people come from different backgrounds and colors. it also built america's economic stability for a great period of time. 

women: make america what it is today. there are some societies that are in the world currently that do not give women the same right we give women here in the united states. because women have rights here in the united states, other countries' citizens strive to come to america, especially women, since they have equal rights in the united states. this is important because america is seen and desired by many in the world. 

children: children are our future. we learn from our elders and carry out things the same or differently learning from america's history. we continue tradition and change tradition if it is needed. 

possession of power

exercising of power

class and power

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