Lincoln's primary purpose in the Gettysburg Address was to show honor to the soldiers that died in battle.
An advantage would be that it would be first hand knowledge, so you could find out how normal people felt about situations.
A disadvantage would be that they are likely to be biased.
It was the worst holiday of my life! I went to a summer camp with my two best friends, but I had a ghastly time. First, I couldn't share my friends' room at the camp. I slept in the same room with the youngest girls. They screamed in the middle of the night and woke me up all the time because they missed their parents.
In the end, I decided to play the role of their big sister. I told them the most fantastic bedtime stories and they fell asleep quickly. And guess what! We won the acting competition on the last day because we acted out one of the most original stories I invented!
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