When reading, keep in mind that there can be more than one purpose for a work, but you should focus on the main
purpose. When it comes to autobiographies, a writer’s purpose is typically to make sense of events in their lives, communicate a personal statement, or
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What response does lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from his gettysburg address "we gave to come dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this