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Model paragraph Are you aware of the striking similarities between two of the most popular U.S. presidents, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy? A minor point is that the names Lincoln and Kennedy both have seven letters. Both men had their elections legally challenged. Lincoln and Kennedy are both remembered for their sense of humor, as well as for their interest in civil rights. Lincoln became president in 1860; Kennedy, in 1960. Lincoln’s secretary was Mrs. Kennedy; Kennedy’s secretary was Mrs. Lincoln. Neither man took the advice of his secretary not to make a public appearance on the day on which he was assassinated. Lincoln and Kennedy were both killed on a Friday in the presence of their wives. Both assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, have fifteen letters in their names, and both were murdered before they could be brought to trial. Just as Lincoln was succeeded by a Southern Democrat named Johnson, so was Kennedy. Andrew Johnson (Lincoln’s successor) was born in 1808; Lyndon Johnson (Kennedy’s successor) was born in1908. And finally, the same caisson carried the bodies of both men in their funeral processions. exactly almost practically (degree of similarity) 1. adj/ prep Kenney was killed on the same day of the week as Lincoln. somewhat rather very quite (degree of similarity) Kenney’s death was similar to Lincoln’s in that they both died in office. somewhat rather very much exactly (degree of similarity) Kenney’s death was like Lincoln’s in that they both died in office. Like Lincoln, Kennedy refused to heed his secretary’s warning. and Lincoln was too. and so was Lincoln. 2. attached statements Kenney was succeeded by a Southern Democrat, and Lincoln was too. and so was Lincoln. Kenney could arouse the sympathy of the public, and Mrs. Lincoln did too. and so did Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Kennedy witnessed her husband’s assassinastion, and Lincoln’s wasn’t either. and neither