The ship is docked and safe, and those both on and off the vessel are proud. ... The one loyal sailor laments the death of his captain in words of his own. ... This poem is an elegy, because it mourns the death of the captain. ... Lincoln (Captain) did not live long enough to celebrate the Union's (vessel's) victory following the voyage (Civil War). The message Whitman brings about in the elegy is his grievance for the death of Lincoln. ...

• Word Count: 282
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

There's even death. ... Mattie is a 14 year old girl who is ambitious, and not to mention adventurous. ... Grandfather was in a war and is very proud of it. ... The French doctors did not use cutting techniques like the other doctors, and it is said the French knew more about curing yellow fever because they had cases of it in France just like we get the flu in the winter. ...

• Word Count: 768
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Charles Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 6, 1811 to the proud parents of Mr. and Mrs. ... They were not expected to live very long. ... Charles hoped that his relationship with his father would strengthen with the death of his twin sister Matilda at the age of twenty one. ... He was not worried about Grant's, but his own. ... All the Senate's problem for now were solved with death of President Andrew Johnson on October 30, 1867. ...

• Word Count: 2090
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During the election was when Lincoln learned that not everybody agreed with his opinions. ... This ordered the release of all slaves who were not in previously set aside slave states. ... After hearing this, Abraham Lincoln was seriously considering canceling his plans and not going. ... He was enjoying a play with people cheering him on, and did not worry too much about the war because it was nearly over. This happiness would not last much longer. ...

• Word Count: 2631
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School