When I was 6 years old, I had a chance to visit the Disney Land. I was quite young to remember many things, but I do remember that I saw a mannequin that was made look just like Abraham Lincoln. Of course I didn’t know who he was and did not understand English either, but I remember the mannequin was acting like he was giving some kind of speech, and everybody was listening carefully to it. Now I assume that the experience I had show how much Americans value Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was a very religious man. For example, when his mother died, she asked him to read Bible a lot, instead of trying to be rich. And he often used quotations from Bible in his speech. He also praied a lot even in a extreme situation like war. In addition, he was a person who taught himself. For instance, when he was 25 years old, he studied by himself and become a lawyer. When he was young, he traveled quite far to borrow a book he wanted to read. His parents are poorly educated and were short of money, but he was very brilliant and made himself not just stay where he was born. He was very honest. For example, he was called ‘honest Ave.’ When he became bankrupt, he could run away to other state, but he didn’t. Instead, he worked very hard, and paid back all of his debt.