The Gettysburg Address Transcript
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| Lincoln |
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| Gettysburg |
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| Lincoln Memorial |
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| Lincoln Speaking |
1.
The speaker is Abraham Lincoln.
2.
He is speaking because he is honoring
those who died in the Civil War and about the outcome of the war in general.
3.
Lincoln is talking about the Civil War and
how people will always remember the intense battles that were fought and the
people who were involved in them. He
wants respect and agreement from the audience.
4.
The audience is the American people who
are alive during the time period of the Civil War. They have pride for America and those who
fought in these battles. The outcome of
the Civil War has made a lasting impression on the history of America as a
whole.
5.
The Gettysburg Address was given on
November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The time and place of the speech affects the expectations of the
audience because they would be expected to be serious and respectful to the
speaker. Some of them might also have
been sad if they lost a loved one in the war that this speech is about. We reflect on this speech because it is great
occasion in history.
