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This 5 page paper analyzes the rhetoric as contained in Abraham Lincoln's infamous speech given at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln's intentions, specific positions and the audience of the day are all fully explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Source The Cultural Relevance of the Gettysburg Address By Anastasia, for - February, 2000
paper properly! The Gettysburg Address was given by the great President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil
War days. It is important to understand the audience and the cultural differences between what existed then and what is present now. IN reading Lincolns speech today, the typical American
might not truly understand what he meant. His rhetoric is beyond comprehension for some of the populous. For example, the term "score" is not common knowledge today. But was it
appropriate at the time? Abraham Lincoln began: "Four score 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" (Lincoln PG). While many would understand the part about all men being created as equals, the use of the term men at
the time, was not all inclusive. In other words, the term men referred to all white males ,and did not yet include the Negro slaves nor the women. Thus, the
terminology utilized by Lincoln was matter of fact. There was no womens movement as there would be a century later, and then again in the 1900s. Rather, during the time
period, much of the attention was on the plight of the black man. Would slaves be freed? If so, what would a free black man do? Would a freed slave
be considered one of those men that the forefathers noted, who are created equal? In reality, of course, when the slaves were freed, black men had a tough time
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