Myths and heroes

I've chosen 3 documents which illustrate the notion [how would you say this in French? I would reword this to something like "address the topic of"] «myths and heroes». First of all, I'm going to present the notion theme [a "notion" is more like a person's idea or belief. You could use "theme" or "topic" instead] and the documents. Then I'll speak about them in more detail, and finally, I'll do a conclusion.
A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition or a false notion [this is a run-on sentence. I would replace the comma with a period]. A hero is a man who is idealized for possesing superior qualities in any field. He is generally couragous, noble, fourtitude [fortitude is a noun, not an adjective. I had to google the adjective form, which is "fortitudinous". I have never heard that word and would not suggest using it, because it's very rare] , stang and achieve exploits [sorry I'm not sure what you mean here, and "stang" isn't a word]. → What does a hero teach to the people in general?

-The first document that I've chosen is: «Lincoln», it was written by Vidal in 1984. This text is a historical novel describing Lincoln's years as the President of the United States of America [just like in France, the "P" in President is capitalized if it is referring to the President of the country].
-The second document is a text as well [all documents are "texts" so I think this is redundant], about Jesse Owens, a black men man who took part in the Berlin Olympics in 1936.
-The third document is a text called « Weather eye makes Ellen simply the best » it's a text, published in The Guardian in 2001, about Ellen MacArthur, a skilled British sailor. [this sentence is rather choppy]


Now, I'm going to talk in more detail about these documents:

The first document is about Abraham Lincoln, who was the 16th President of the United States, he represented the Republican party [this is a run-on sentence, and he didn't represent the Republican party. Instead, you could say "The first document is about Abraham Lincoln, who was a Republican and the 16th President of the United States]. The scene happenend happened in Lincoln's office when the United States are was [interesting side note: today we use singular verbs with the United States, such as "the United States is/was", even though "states" is obviously a plural word. This wasn't always the case. When the United States was first founded, many Americans (especially southerners) thought of the country as "these United States", a collective of many states rather than a unified body. They would say "the United States are/were" This mindset was changed by the outcome of the Civil War, which reaffirmed the unity of the country over states' rights/independence] divided over the question of slavery and the South has had decided to secede from the North. Lincoln is trying to find a solution to the situation. That's why, he wanted to consult some Negro leaders about the idea of settling the blacks in Central America [NB: "Negro" was an appropriate word to use in years past, but not anymore. Similarly, it is not politically correct to say "blacks". You could say "black people" instead. In general, it is best to avoid using adjectives to name people. For example, you shouldn't say "the gays", "the blacks", "females", etc. I think this is different in French, but I'm not sure]. The reason is because Lincoln thinks that there is a little difference between blacks and whites and slavery had negative effects on both sides. The President's offer is not well recieved. At In the end, Blacks black people stayed in the United States. Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. During the civil war, Abraham Lincoln helped end slavery of African Americans. He was heroic because he stood up for others that were being treated unfairly. He outwitted his rivals and enemies and brought the United States of America together during a tough time. His brilliance and heroism helped end the civil war and create a better future for our country. Unfortunately, he was assacinated assassinated in 1865.

[Your writing is very good and I appreciate your kind words about President Lincoln! I'm not sure what you said about his plan to relocate black people in Central America really demonstrates your main point, though (which is that Lincoln was brave and he thought "that there is little difference between blacks and whites and slavery had negative effects on both sides"). This seems to show that Lincoln wanted to solve the problem of racism by getting rid of black people in America, which isn't a very good idea or one he is well-known for. Maybe you should emphasize his desire to abolish slavery?]