“When a man contributes something of vast importance to a nation, he is set above others and revered” (Schwartz 29), one great man and President who defines that phrase is President Abraham Lincoln, who was taken from the nation way too soon and is the President I most admire and that is admired and modeled by many politicians and citizens of this glorious nation. President Lincoln not only helped assess the diversity of this nation but after a much heated war his tragedy brought the nation together which has not divided since the late 1860s it takes a true “American hero” like “Honest Abe” to establish such
More than anything else, these two presidents were very different. To start with Lincoln's main goal was to preserve the Union. On the other hand, Davis's main goal was to build a new government. This was a very difficult considering that he had to do this while fighting a civil war Lincoln was self-educated, read a lot, and had a good sense of humor. And during his presidency he had trouble finding able leaders.
WHY DID CAESAR EMBARK ON CIVILWAR? Caesar found it necessary to cross the Rubicon for many reasons, most of all due to the new regulations set by Pompey in Rome. During Caesar_s campaign in Gaul, Pompey was the most powerful man in the government, and he intended to keep it that way. Lucan states, ” Caesar could no longer endure a superior, nor Pompey an equal.‘ After Crassus died, the triumvirate between these three men broke down and Pompey and Caesar became rivals. In 52 BC, Pompey became sole-consul, and passed legislations which affected Caesar_s position in power.
Abraham Lincoln: His Impact On America When you hear the name Abraham Lincoln, what comes to mind? Maybe that he was the sixteenth president of the United States, a very tall man with an awkward face, or just a name you heard about in a history class. Lincoln was more than just those elements, he was a leader in the face of war. His life and leadership became idolized for their greatness. Abraham Lincoln greatly impacted the United States of America through his democratic leadership, commitment to human freedom, crucial role in the Emancipation Proclamation, and efforts to have the North and South reunited.
Marcus Aurelius’ time as an emperor, Ancient Rome was living in harmony and the empire was very rich and big and the military forces was strong and united as well as the senate. With many nations under their command, Ancient Rome was at their top of the history during his reign. After his death, the country became destabilized because his son was not a strong leader and he was corrupted. During the time of Aurelius’s son reign, corruption started to be seem more than ever. Another event that showed the decline of Ancient Rome was when the empire was split into two nations with two emperors.
After this feat Caesar went back to Rome. When Caesar was a young man, he went to the island of Rhodes to learn oratory. While on his way to the island, he was captured by pirates and the pirates demanded a ransom of gold in order for Caesar to live. “When messengers were sent for the money, Caesar promised himself that he would hang his captors someday. When he was released he collected a naval force then found the pirates, and killed them(Bruns 23-34).” This ordeal shows that Caesar had a lot of influence for a private citizen holding no power in a political office.
The government expanded greatly along with acquisition and control of the area of land that was acquired through battles. The government was lead by an executive branch of two consults that was chosen annually. The senate was a large group of men who dedicated their life to the Roman Republic. Generals
He was a great military leader and he was assassinated by some of his own people. Julius Caeser was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an unofficial triumvirate with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus which dominated Roman politics for several years, opposed in the Roman Senate by optimates like Marcus Porcius Cato and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world to the
Before long, he earned national fame for his drawings of Civil War battles. President Lincoln described him as the "best recruiting sergeant" for the Union because his sketches encouraged others to join the fight. Thomas Nast was a staunch opponent of slavery and a staunch
In Lyndon Johnson first years of office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative programs in the nation’s history. First, he obtained enactment of the measures President Kennedy had been urging at the time of his death a new civil rights bill and a tax cut. Next, he urged the nation “to build a great society, place where the meaning of man’s life matches the marvels of man’s labor.” I 1964. Johnson won the presidency with 61 percent of the vote and had the widest popular margin in American history, more that 15,000,000 votes. The Great Society program became Johnson’s agenda for Congress in January 1965, aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the right to vote.