THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

1) Lincoln didnt mention who was fighting who. He shouldve been more specific and maybe mention some ways of how the people should honor those who faught for everybody's freedom. Lincoln also did not state where or when these people were fighting. What was their purpose for fighting?

2) Lincoln thinks that the citizens of the country, should give respect to those who lost their lives fighting for everybodys freedom, by continuing the fight for that same cause. Lincoln uses this last sentence as a way to reach the audience (pathos) to persuade the American society that the fight for freedom and equality is very important and significant, because the he does not want the life of those who fought in the war to be lost in vein. This sentence serves as a way for Lincol to reach his audience through the use of emotions. I think this sentence got the readers to see reality and respect the deceased. My sentence would go like this: Why make the lives of our fellow citizens, who have fought with heart and honor, to claim the freedom, that our forefathers have brought upon us, to be lost in vain?

3) Both the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address were documents written to unify the people to fight for their freedom. The Declaration of Independece is written to declare the colonists free from Britain and the Gettysburg Address to convince the people of the country to persist the fight for freedom and to give a cause to those who lost their lives in the war. The Declaration of Independence was a document written in a very demanding and harsh tone, in which the King of England was attacked for all his wrong doings to the colonies. The address had a more of a persuasive tone, reaching out to the fellow citizens to continue to fight for freedom.

4) Troughout my life, I have heard many persuasive speeches. They included supporting ideas, thoughts, and actions to take. In a way they compare to Lincoln's address, because they serve that same purpose as to why they want something to be done and how.