In February, we celebrate President's Day. The day is in honor of our Nation's first president George Washington and our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln (both have birthdays in February). Between the two, which do you believe made a greater contribution to America?
What would you talk about if you could have lunch together? How do you think the president you chose would be adapting to life today?
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I am sorry to say this but I got to say George Washington if we did not have him we probably will be ruled by the British right now. I mean he won the Revolutionary War for us so if it wasn't because of him I don't even think Abe would even be President! And if Abe did not become President then who well demolish slavery? if George was not President 1. we will still have slavery 2. we would be under control by the British 3. there is probably going to be more racism then now
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Chelsea
1/28/2019 03:17:20 pm
I like how you said that George Washington made a better contribution.
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Zainab
1/28/2019 03:06:31 pm
I am sorry to cause any offense, but I believe Abraham Lincoln made a greater contribution to America. I think this because he made a huge civil rights movement. He thought out loud when it came to slavery, racism and equality (go together,) and African American colonization. These are four very important, and sad, topics. They needed to be spoken about and certain people needed to be disciplined. If we could have lunch together, I would ask him if he ever thought he would become president, especially because he was born in a log cabin and didn't have the best education. I would also ask what sparked his thoughts when it came to this topic. I don't think Abe would be very happy with our government today. He wouldn't adapt very well. He had demolished racial equality, and now we are walking backwards. We are going towards racism and inequality, and all of his progress is being erased. I think Abe would feel like he made no difference in history, but I think he made a huge one, hence I chose him for this post.
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Ryan S
1/30/2019 11:54:07 am
I think that Abraham Lincoln made a greater contribution to America than George Washington. He did not ignore slavery unlike some presidents before him. If I had lunch with Abraham Lincoln I would talk to him about what it takes to be a good president. I think that Lincoln would hate the world we live in today. Yes, we don't have slavery anymore, but we still do have racism and he never approved of that.
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I am sorry Zainab but I think Washington was a better President I don’t even think Lincoln would even be President if Washington wasn’t President. Washington helped us win the Revolutionary War and if it wasn’t because of him we probably would be ruled under the British right now.
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Lucas23
2/3/2019 11:34:08 am
I agree even though George made America Honest Abe contributed greatly to the diversity of America which won us many wars and is why more than half the school actually exists.
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Chesea
1/28/2019 03:08:41 pm
In my opinion, George Washington made the most contribution to America. If George Washington`s presidency had not existed, Abraham Lincoln history wouldn't exist. George Washington will always be an important aspect of history because he was the 1st president of the U.S.A. He led the colonists into the Revolutionary War. Even though it was the soldiers chance to give up, George Washington convinced most of them to stay and fight for America.
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Zainab
1/29/2019 01:54:17 pm
I love your post, Chelsea! It is very specific, and got me to really understand your perspective. Next time, answer the last question: How would Mr. Washington adapt to life today?
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Simran
2/3/2019 01:33:44 pm
I like how your were very specific and very detailed in your post.
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Gabrielle
2/3/2019 01:33:47 pm
I agree with you, Chelsea. Next time, answer the last question. Overall, I like how you were specific.
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Rachel
1/28/2019 04:09:53 pm
I believe that George Washington made the bigger contribution to America because he helped make America. He also helped us to have a better life because if he was not here, we would be colonists. That would mean a whole lot of expensive taxes.George Washington also tried to encourage the army which took a lot of effort. If he did not do this, we might have lost the American Revolutionary War.
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Isabella x
1/28/2019 06:58:16 pm
I agree with you, Rachel. George Washington helped a lot with the Revolutionary War and is a big part of America’s history. I also think it would be a bit difficult for George Washington to operate a iPhone.
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Lauren
1/30/2019 01:56:11 pm
That is very true. Although I put Lincoln I agree with you. Technology has evolved in good ways and bad ways.
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Isabella x
1/28/2019 06:52:50 pm
In my opinion, George Washington had more of an impact on America because he helped win the Revolutionary War, established the United States Navy, signed treaty’s that prevented possible wars in the future and so much more. And like Preston said, without Washington hadn’t helped in the Revolutionary War, we would probably still be in Britain’s control.
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Liam
1/29/2019 12:39:11 pm
I disagree Isabella, George Washington was a slave owner so that’s why I think Abraham Lincoln is a better president because he stopped slavery.
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I am sorry to say this, but I disagree with you Liam. Without Washington becoming President, I don’t think Abe would even be famous or a President! Washington helped so much during the Revolutionary War that if it he wasn’t a general and led our armies we probably would be ruled under British control right know. But I still agree with you that Washington owned slaves which was not a smart move of him to do but he treated his slaves well and he said when his wife dies he will free the slaves he owns.
Shuki
2/3/2019 01:33:16 pm
I agree with you because if George Washington wasn't here in America,We will still be in Britain’s control to this day.
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Liam
1/29/2019 12:34:57 pm
I don’t want to be offensive but I think Abraham Lincoln was a better president in my opinion because he helped with many laws and stoped slavery and helped with the war but sadly he was assasned. If he was still alive I think he would try to keep thing of how they were when he died because he was all ways at the opera and the world has changed in bad ways and good but I think he would not like the world today s I think he will not adapt to the real world
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Farhan
1/29/2019 04:37:27 pm
Liam Great job explaining why he is such a good president. Next time you should in crude the second question.
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Michelle
1/31/2019 05:30:01 pm
I agree with you, Liam. Abraham Lincoln did a lot of good things.
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Farhan
1/29/2019 04:34:31 pm
No offense but i think the better president is George Washington. The reason i think this because without George Washington Abraham Lincoln would not even be in the government or he would never be president. Another reason i think George Washington was a better president was because he led the United States Of America in to the revolutionary war. If it wasn't for him we would still be living under the British control.
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Ryan S
1/30/2019 11:56:37 am
I do think Abraham Lincoln was the better president but, your questions you would ask George Washington are creative and something I did not think about.
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Junyi
1/30/2019 05:49:16 pm
I agree with you Farhan since George Washington helped the country more since he fought for this country's freedom.
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Aj
1/31/2019 01:36:18 pm
I agree with you because I also wrote about him
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Nolan
1/31/2019 05:05:50 pm
I really agree with you Farhan! He would do the best he can to stop the wall if he was alive. He was a very big impact to the world too.
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Preston 22
2/1/2019 04:18:12 am
I agree. George Washington would not like the government shutdown, and especially some of Trump’s changes to America.
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Junyi
1/29/2019 05:39:56 pm
To be honest I think George Washington made a greater contribution to America. Abe is still awesome. I would talk about how life was like back then and was he treated badly at home or was he spoiled. I will also talk about how the war was back then too. I think he wouldn't adapt to today's life since many foods now are chewy and people believe he only had a few teeth left.
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Lamisah
1/30/2019 03:45:04 pm
I disagree with you, I think Abraham Lincoln made a greater contribution. But, I like how you would like to talk to him about the life style back then. Next time, be more specific and add more details about George Washington adapting to life today.
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Kaleb
2/2/2019 12:14:49 pm
I agree with you because he did contribute more to America.
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Ann Wang
2/3/2019 12:16:21 pm
I like how you met all the points you had to write about in your post. Next time you should add more details why you think that George Washington is a better president and how he would adapt to today's life.
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Andrew
1/30/2019 12:43:49 pm
Hi
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Jaden
2/3/2019 03:37:19 pm
Why did you type this.
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Lauren
1/30/2019 01:52:34 pm
Maybe Abraham Lincoln because he stopped slavery which is a very good thing. Slavery is not a good thing so its a good thing he ended it.
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Lamisah
1/30/2019 03:36:59 pm
I honestly think Abraham Lincoln made the bigger contribution. Abraham Lincoln ended slavery, and if he didn't there would be still slaves which is wrong! So, he made a major positive contribution, and thanks to him, we are not slaves. Also, I think Abraham Lincoln made a bigger contribution because George Washington, himself was a slave owner. If I were to go to have lunch with Abraham Lincoln, I would talk to him about a lot. Some examples are "Would you improve in your presidency years", and "what do you think of the life style now?"
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Amy
1/31/2019 06:08:04 pm
Good job! Next time check your capitalization.
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Preston 22 ☆
1/30/2019 05:54:23 pm
George Washington was one the first Founding Fathers of the United States. I mean, yes I know he did a few bad things, but he commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. One thing for sure is that without a good General like George Washington in the Revolutionary War, we would’ve lost! He was the first president of the United States and paved the way for other presidents. He also help make the first national bank and his picture is on the most used currency in the US the “one dollar bill”. Abraham Lincoln was good too, because he also contributed to America. But George Washington was our first president! Without him, there might be NO AMERICA. That’s why I think George Washington made a greater contribution for our country. A few things we might talk about at lunch would be:
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Aj
1/31/2019 01:33:48 pm
I would chose George Washington because he was our president and fought for in the war also leaded us to victory.
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Jaden
2/3/2019 03:38:51 pm
I agree but I think you have to write more than that.
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Nolan
1/31/2019 05:03:43 pm
I think George Washington gave a better contribution to America because he impacted the whole American revolution and he was also the first president of America. Also, he was a commander of the American revolution and he was very powerful and important this time of when he was at war and when he was president. In my opinion, he is more important than Abraham Lincoln.
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Michelle
1/31/2019 05:28:20 pm
In my opinion, I believe that Abraham Lincoln was a better president than George Washington. I believe this because Abraham Lincoln stopped slavery by fighting the Civil War and taking part in the Southern part of it. Many people's lives were saved by this, and no one had any slaves again. George Washington, on the other hand, didn't do much. I mean, he WAS the first president, but what difference is that from being the 100th president? If I was talking with Honest Abe during lunch, I would ask him about the amount of work it took to end slavery. Also, I think that Abraham Lincoln would be a little shocked about the cruelty of some people in this world today.
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Amy
1/31/2019 06:05:38 pm
I think that Abraham Lincoln made a greater contribution to America.I think this because he made the Civil Rights Movement. Honestly, if he didn't do that, I don't know that America would be like right now. If I had lunch with him, I would ask him what he would think about President Donald Trump. I know that it wouldn't be a good answer. Abe would take a very long time to adapt right now mainly because of Donald Trump.
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Jade
2/3/2019 11:00:15 am
I agree with you Amy, that would be a good question to ask Abe if he was still alive
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kaleb
2/2/2019 12:24:11 pm
George Washington was president in 1789. They both fought for freedom. Washington was fighting for America to be free and Lincoln was fighting to free the slaves. We would talk about how great it is to be free. I think that the presidents will be happy of what they did and enjoy the freedom.
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Lucas23
2/3/2019 12:09:25 pm
I would definitely say Abraham Lincoln takes the cake. George did partly make america but I think he should have stayed with England. Abraham Lincoln went against the tide and embraced different people. he even died for it. Now that we have a diverse country we won wars because different people with different langauges can make invincible codes. More than half the school exists because of him and people that look like me benefited.
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Ann Wang
2/3/2019 12:13:39 pm
I strongly believe Abraham Lincoln was a better president. One reason why I think that Abraham Lincoln is a better president is because he made huge civil rights movements. For example, the civil rights movement that was the one he was known for was slavery. Others were, equality, and African American colonization. When he decided to fight for slavery was when he saw a slave market and thought that this was unfair, and the people were treating the slaves like they were their little puppets and thinking that the slave’s life is meaningless. Nobody had the guts to speak up for themselves, so Abraham Lincoln did that so the African Americans could be heard, and Abraham Lincoln would be the cause of that. He gave freedom to slaves by fighting for them in the war. He played in key role in passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which ended slavery in America. He stopped slavery and fought in the civil war and he was in the south side so many people did not like what he was doing. By stopping slaves, he made people’s lives much better without them having to worry that the would be hanged if the slaves did something wrong. He became president when 1861 and he served through March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865. If I had a chance to have lunch with him then I would ask him:
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Shuki
2/3/2019 12:22:29 pm
In my opinion, George Washington made a greater contribution to America. I think this because he fought in many wars to save our country. He also was our first president.
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Gabrielle
2/3/2019 01:22:18 pm
In my opinion, George Washington made a greater contribution to America. This is because without George Washington, America might have still be ruled by the British (since he fought for the freedom from the British). Even though Abraham Lincoln contributed to America, I think George Washington contributed a little bit more.
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Simran
2/3/2019 01:30:57 pm
No doubt, George Washington has a clear advantage of being the "first”, but I would like to a case for Abraham Lincoln being the one who made the greatest contribution to America because Lincoln saved the United States that Washington had created. Lincoln saved the nation that was about to be torn apart due to the issues related to slavery. He ended slavery by issuing emancipation proclamation and was the real "liberator". He can be credited for the creation of the ‘’American dream’’ and the real library America stand for.
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[Jaden]
2/3/2019 03:34:38 pm
I think it is George Washington did. I would say,
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