Harrison Ford Things do not change; we change. Henry David Thoreau Nothing endures but change. ... Henry David Thoreau Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. ...

• Word Count: 1901
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

On April 14th, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat. ... Our nation is shocked by this news Lincoln was seated in a private box above the stage with his wife Mary, an officer named Henry Rathbone and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris, the daughter of New York Senator Ira Harris. ...

• Word Count: 1807
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School