world cultures help...gettysburg address?

Question

how is the message of the gettysburg address still applicable in today's society?

please help me <33

Answer 1

lol nina i was just about to ask this too!!!
well pretty much they answered it i guess.
you wouldnt mind if i borrowed some of their advice?
ughh this is too tmrw!!!
wang shud write a paper like this hahahah

love you<33

Answer 2

The core of the Gettysburg address is that it is the responsibility of the citizens who survive to assure the continued viability of the country thru dedicated effort. In otherwords, it is up to us to insure the continued success of the country.

Answer 3

"The importance of the Gettysburg Address in the history of the United States is underscored by its enduring presence in American culture. In addition to its prominent place carved into a stone cella on the south wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Gettysburg Address is frequently referred to in works of popular culture, with the implicit expectation that contemporary audiences will be familiar with Lincoln's words."

"Some examples include Meredith Willson's 1957 musical, The Music Man, in which the Mayor of River City consistently begins speaking with the words "Four score ..." until his actual speech is handed to him. In the 1967 musical Hair, a song called "Abie Baby/Fourscore" refers to Lincoln's assassination, and contains portions of the Gettysburg Address delivered in an ironic manner. In the 1989 movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Abraham Lincoln is snatched from the past by the time-traveling title characters, and addresses the students of San Dimas High School with the words, "four score and seven minutes ago." A young boy is shown memorizing the address for school in the 2002 film Minority Report. In the 1999 movie Dick, the characters Betsy and Arlene say "four score and seven years ago our forefather did something I don't know…"an example of how Lincoln's actual words, "our fathers," are frequently misquoted and misused."

"In another case, Martin Luther King, Jr., standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963, began to deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech, itself one of the most-recognized speeches in American history, with an allusion to Lincoln's words: "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of ***** slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice." "

"On a lighter note, one of comedian Bob Newhart's early standup routines has himself as a public relations agent talking to Lincoln, by telephone, advising the President on how to continue to appear rustic and unsophisticated. He exhorts Lincoln not to write speeches on White House stationery: "I keep telling you, Abe, use the backs of envelopes!" "

"Peter Norvig developed a rendition of the Gettysburg Address in Microsoft PowerPoint. In an accompanying essay he explains how this example illustrates the difficulty of using that medium to make a "truly inspiring presentation." "

"Gettysburg Address : In popular culture" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address#In_popular_culture