Wife of U.S. diplomat and later second president John Adams, Abigail Adams, writes in her letter to her son John Quincy Adams how he has everything he needs in order to become a respected and honorable man. Adams’ purpose is to convince her son that he has the potential to become a hero to the nation. She adopts a maternal tone in encourage her son through the use of supportive diction, clear-cut comparisons, and expressive pathos. Adams begins her letter with the use of supportive diction. By using
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Abigail Adams once said, “Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since” (Adams, Abigail. Letter to Elizabeth Shaw). In every American elementary school classroom, children are being told the story of the country, how George Washington crossed the Delaware River, how Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and how America, a colony still in infancy, managed to gain independence
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In 1962, several innocent people lost their lives. Was the mass hysteria caused by witchcraft or was it merely a hoax? Abigail Williams was most responsible for the mass hysteria because she had an affair with John Proctor. Abigail also was the first to accuse anyone of the witchcraft, she was a key witness. First and foremost, Abigail and John proctor had an affair. This was believed to be the cause of the witchcraft because it would have given her a reason to
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Nearly 150 years before the House of Representatives passed the 19th Amendment, Abigail Adams wrote a letter, dated March 31, 1776, to her husband, John Adams. She urged him and other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for America’s independence. This letter was a very important first step in the fight for equal rights for women. Abigail was admired and respected in her time and her letters written to John Adams continue to show people of the
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In her letter to her son, Abigail Adams describes the benefits the trip could reap. The passage persuades her son to see the benefits of his adventure as evidenced by her comparison and reference to heroes of the past and present. In the letter, hoping to encourage her son to value his journey, Adams compares a traveler to a river. An author, whom she met with, describes the comparison as “running through rich veins of minerals, improving their qualities as they pass along”. Adams mentions the author’s
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In the letter written by Abigail Adams to her son John Quincy Adams, who at the time was traveling with his father, a United States diplomat and the country’s second president. Abigail expresses to John Quincy Adams how important it is to take advantage of the great opportunity and to never stop excelling in life no matter what he may face. Through the use of parallel structure, imagery, and allusions, Abigail Adams effectively advises her son to be better, to make his nation and better and to excel
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Abigail Adams was an important women from our history that has influenced our present today. She was born in November 11, 1744 and was the daughter of a minister. While growing up, Abigail did not receive enough education since most women had other morals to do. She did however, dedicate her time to reading William Shakespeare and John Milton authors. While growing up Abigail married John Adams, our president of the United States that ran in office in 1796. During her marriage with John, she influenced
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town of Salem, Massachusetts during the time when blaming someone else was the only choice to escape the accusation of being a witch. Abigail Williams reacted to Mr. Hale’s instinctual claim of “always [striking] [him] false” with a “weird, wild,” action as well as emitting a “chilling cry” while pointing to the ceiling and pretending to see a yellow bird (114). Abigail claimed Mary’s spirit, bound by the devil, controlled the imaginary bird that only the young women could see. A chaotic courtroom was
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The Crucible: Compare and Contrasting Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was about this town in Salem Massachusetts that was driven by greed and lust. out of this small town, two characters played a major role in this horrible event that occurred. These two are Abagail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. They have multiple differences while having one big thing in common. Abagail was a lying, evil, and mischievous as well as manipulative character. She was
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Abigail Williams is a compulsive liar, her biggest lie being, “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all” (Miller 1137). She believes that she is God’s Finger, and will do anything no matter what the cost to save herself from being punished. I think that Abigail is most relatable to Adolf Hitler himself. Both he and Abigail believe that they were doing God's work. Like Abigail, Hitler doesn’t matter what the
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