Abraham Lincoln Video Reflection

This video told a story about Abraham Lincoln and a man he was traveling with. At first the man offered Lincoln, but he refused. Later the man offered Lincoln tobacco and Lincoln told the man a story about when he was younger when his mom was really sick she told him to never have a drink and use tobacco and he promised her that he wouldn't and then tells the man that he can't break the promise he made with his mother, so he can't accept to smoke with the man. After he told that to the man, the man seemed very touched with the story and said that he would've liked to have that same promise with his mother. It showed integrity how even though his mom was dead, he kept his promise to his mother, even if maybe he had the temptation to try it he never did. This shows that you have to do what you say, keep your word, if you say you're going to do something then do it.

Student Success Statement

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."                                                                 -Abraham Lincoln

I believe this quote means that you need to believe that doing the right makes people and things successful. That we need to believe that doing the right will bring us good consequences in life. For example if you know that some cheated on a test it would be better to say the truth and tell the teacher that that person cheated and then you would be choosing the right and the person who is cheated won't want to cheat again which help him/her learn that they need to study so they won't have the need to copy. Doing the right will make us stronger, powerful.