Eventually his father married a new woman whom Abe got along well with and looked up to. ... His step mom however knew the importance of getting an education and encouraged Abraham to read and soon he fell in love with reading and was known to walk for miles to simply borrow a book. ... Shortly after his term in the US House of Representatives he proposed an amendment to the constitution to abolish slavery which did not get passed but showed how much Abraham was against slavery. ... This was largely done because Republican leaders saw that Lincoln had what it took to be a successful leader and...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While enrolled at Duke University he managed to get scholarship renewed for each successive year of college. ... Either Nixon or someone else stole and destroyed the tapes; it does not matter if a thief wanted to destroy Nixon's reputation or help him get rid of incriminating conversations because the result would be the same. ...

• Word Count: 2862
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate