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 Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln (All Aboard Reading) $3.99 The Gettysburg Address is one of the two most famous speeches in American history, the other being Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech." But Lincoln's speech is the most important oration in our nation's history because before these 271 words were uttered at Gettysburg the United States did not really pay attention to the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and the idea that "all men are created equal." At the dedication of the National Cemetary at Gettysburg Lincoln declared that those who died did so in defense of that proposition. From that point on, all of the advances in civil rights in this country can be tied to the Gettysburg Address. When the nation was founded "men" meant free, adult, white, male, property owners. Consider today what is meant by "men" when we talk about equality in this country and you have an idea of what Lincoln set in motion. Without Lincoln's speech and the Union winning the Civil War, King would never have given his speech.The only real shortcoming of "Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysbug Address" by Jean Fritz is that it fails to address the significance of the oration beyond the idea that it was a speech to remember. Fritz focuses on the story, both in general terms of the Civil War and the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg, and the specifics of the occasion for the speech, including the sickness of Lincoln's son Tad and the lengthy oration by Edward Everett. The complete text of the speech is provided at the back of the book, which is a Level 3 All Aboard Reading book aimed at grades 2-3. The illustrations are mostly watercolors by Charles Robinson although there are also some historic photographs of Lincoln and his son. The important thing is that here is a book that tells the story of a great American speech and at least introduces to young students the idea that words can make a difference in the history of a nation.  Carlos Mencia - No Strings Attached (Live, Extended and Uncensored) $16.99 Owe how I looked forward to this dvd. The extra footage and jokes were going to be great. Well I was wrong. Now it is not to say that the whole thing is bad owe no there are many great moments and jokes in it but it is the biggest mistakes he makes that ruined it for me. First the Civil War despite what anyone has told you was not fought over slavery and the South even abolished slavery before the end of the war. Second God is definitely not a female and to judge the ethereal world based on our worlds standards is well to quote him Dee Dee Dee. Not to mention that men back in the day of bible were not as they are today. Not that I am hating on the females owe no. What is is though. Our Father, Father forgive them but they do not know what they do, and most of all we call him god not goddess and yes there is a difference. Ask a Wiccan. No I am sorry but these ignorant statements just ruined an otherwise great show. I believe there were more as it has been awhile since I watched the dvd. Now everything else I loved but I can't stand ignorant statements the level that were made. Worst yet is when someone calls you stupid for knowing the actual facts. I can see why those parts were edited out of the live broadcast they would have sunk the ratings to nothing. Though rejoice there is an TV version of the special which does live up to the comedy. Not everything that was edited out was bad but some were just atrociously horrible. But hey this dvd is a comedy which is supposed to make me laugh or at least enjoy myself and if it is pissing me off then I believe it did a complete round about from its original destination. This is why I have to place it 50/50. Now I am not a stickler for accuracy but some things just tend to rub me the wrong way and this did. I leave it with nether a recommend or don't recommend. Though I would tend to not as I wouldn't want to such ignorance to reach peoples ears. |
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