You have studied many interesting presidents this year. Who has made the largest impact on you and why? My personal favorite is Abraham Lincoln. So much has been written about Lincoln. The reason I admire him is for his fight for keeping the United States united and his humanity.
Fun facts about Lincoln:
- He was the tallest president at 6ft. 4 inches.
- He had deep depression, even though he would frequently tell stories and jokes to friends and family.
- He was the first president to have a beard.
- Lincoln, one week before his death, had a dream of someone crying in the White House, when he found the room; he looked in and asked who had passed away. The man in the room said the President. When he looked in the coffin it was his own face he saw.
- "A house divided against it cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall but I do expect it will cease to be difvided. It will become all one thing or all the other.
"Whatever you are, be a good one. "
5 comments:
I agree with you Ms. HC, Abraham Lincoln was a great president! He freed the slaves and stood firm in his beliefs, living through one of the darkest chapters of America's history. Lincoln's story is both amazing and awe-inspiring. If you look at photographs of Lincoln, you can see how quickly he aged under the immense stress he was under. Yet he pulled himself and the nation through the hard times. We can thank Abraham Lincoln that this country and the realization of its founding principles exist today.
Another president that I have always admired is Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. He too struggled through and overcame adversity. What many people may not realize about Teddy Roosevelt is that as a child, he was very sickly. He had a severe case of asthma; the attacks were so bad that when he was a child, his father had to hold him up on his back and race him through the streets just so he could get air into his lungs. Yet as an adult he became a master horseman and warrior, founding and leading the “Rough Riders,” a private volunteer army regiment that gained renown for its activities during the Spanish-American War. He later became President serving two terms, during which time he worked towards worker rights, human rights and breaking up big businesses' never-before-seen and excessive power. In addition he also worked for protecting the environment, creating 150 National Forests and 5 National Parks.
Then during his campaign for the presidency for a third term, an attempt was made on his life. The assassin, John Schrank, shot him in the chest prior to a planned speech. The bullet was slowed by the 50 page speech and eyeglass case Roosevelt had in his pocket, and then embedded itself in his body. Roosevelt, a big game hunter, knew the differences between a fatal hit and a non-fatal hit. He judged the circumstances and decided, contrary to suggestions to go to the hospital, that he would be well enough to give his speech. He spoke for ninety minutes before seeking medical attention, opening his speech with these words: “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.” This is an impressive story if it had happened to anyone, but the fact that it happened to a man who as a child had been so sickly, it is made all the more inspiring.
@Ryan
I did not know that there was an attempted assassination on Roosevelt, very interesting facts.
I believe that Dwight D. Eisenhower was the President that highly impacted me in these units of U.S. History because his defining moment were what defined the future of the economy for the nation. The "New Deal" that he proposed helped our predecessors cope with the failing economy and help get back on track.
i also believe that lincoln was one of the best presidents beacause he was the president at the time of slavery and the civil war. he was a great speaker and made speeches about bringing the nation together in their time of need during the civil war. he made a difference in the country.
I would have to pick our current President, Barack Obama. Our 43rd
President, as my favorite president. I'm saying 43rd instead of 44th
because Grover Cleveland was counted twice. Being in office from 1885
to 1889, and then again from 1893 to 1897. So technically, there's
been only forty-three presidents. Obama is our first African American
President and I am proud to have lived through such a historical
event. I remember watching the news when he won the election in
November of '09, and seeing all those African American people cheering
and hugging each other with tears in their eyes. Fifty years ago no
one would've imagined America having a black man as president, but
here's Mr. Obama, and all that doubt proven wrong. I listened to his
victory speech that night, I remember the part when he spoke to the
people who where against him, and asked for their cooperation despite
their disapproval.
Post a Comment