Communication is the thread that binds our society
            
             together. Effective communicators are able to use the
            
             thread to shape the future. To be an effective
            
             communicator, one must know how to put words together that
            
             communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings. These thoughts,
            
             ideas, and feelings are then expressed in writing or
            
             delivered orally. Some individuals are immortalized
            
             because of their ability to put words together. An
            
             examples of someone who been is Abraham Lincoln. Consider
            
             the impact of his message.
            
             Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches
            
             ever, the Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It is debatable
            
             as to whether the opening lines " Four score and seven
            
             years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a
            
             new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
            
             proposition that all men are created equal" or the closing
            
             lines "... and that government of the people, by the people,
            
             for the people shall not perish from the earth" are most
            
             familiar to Americans.
            
             While giving the Gettysburg Address on November 19,
            
             1863 there were three major factors that helped Abraham
            
             Lincoln to convey his message that all men are created
            
             equal and should be so treated. Those three major factors
            
            
             were the audience, his attitude while giving the address,
            
             and the techniques that he used while giving the address at
            
             Gettysburg. One of the reasons why Abraham Lincoln's
            
             Address was so effective was in part due to the audience to
            
             whom he spoke. He was speaking in front of mostly white
            
             males from the North, who had either the same or similar
            
             beliefs as President Lincoln had, which pertained to
            
             slavery. This audience helped Mr. Lincoln address not only
            
             the audience before him, but also the entire nation. The
            
             audience also contributed to his attitude by making him
            
             more comfortable. Abraha...