Timed Write by: Sam Kramer Abigail Adams writes to her son in the late 1700’s as he travels with his father. Her son John Quincy Adams is heading to France from the urging of his mother. In her letter Adams relies on pathos and making connections to outline her son on his expedition for success.…
This book describes the childhood of Abigail Adams and her challenges growing up in the eighteenth century. Although she was sickly as a child and colonial girls were not often well educated, Abigail’s mother taught her enough to make her one of the most learned first ladies. Since this book discusses Abigail Adams’s childhood, it provides a unique perspective into the background that shaped the person she became and the achievements she was able to accomplish. Many biographies describe the events that enabled prominent people to become famous without describing the background that helped them become renowned.…
The roles of women in the early colonies are extraordinary, however they are concealed because the colonial culture describes women as weaker beings who support their husbands and children. The strong influence of women was showcased in the “Letters” between John and Abigail Adams. In these letters, Abigail “pressed for real change to come from the Revolution” and “influenced her husband’s career as a leader in Boston and in the Congress as well as when Adam served as second President of the United States”. Abigail’s influential impact on her husband demonstrates how significant her role is in the early colonies.…
Abigail Adams: Ingenuity/Intellect and Perseverance “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.” - Abigail Adams. Abigail was supporting women's rights and stated that they should be able to learn and/or do all the duties that men do no matter what the law says. Abigail Adams is one of the first defender of women's education and rights.. She wanted all women to be equal.…
Abigail made the town basically turn on each other. The whole situation could have ended a long time before it escalated. This character dragged this on a little too far. Abigail's actions made everyone believe her, she was very convincing. Not only was it her…
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams who played an important part in the American Revolution and went on to become the second President of the United States. In this letter, Abigail Adams is addressing her son, John Quincy Adams, as he travels with his father on an embassy to France. John Quincy would later become the President of the United States and played a key role in the forming of America. Throughout this letter, Abigail Adams establishes appealing to pathos and illustrating key ideas through the use of maternal tones, familial duties, patriotic appeals, and allusions to historical figures and nature to promote applying one’s natural talent and gaining wisdom from experience. Adam integrates appealing to pathos through maternal overtures and promoting nationalism to construct an argument for her son to apply himself on his travels and throughout his future life.…
The article, “Abigail and John Adams Debate Women’s Rights, 1776,” consists of a letter that Abigail Adams writes to her husband and her husband’s response to her letter. In Abigail Adams’ letter, she writes about the many events that happened in town while her husband was away and how the American Revolution left behind many influences on the people. She writes about how some people commit “abominable ravages” in town and how not everybody thinks of liberty the same way. She states with the hypocrisy that thanks to the American Revolution and the thoughts of independence, the town is at peace with children, slaves, and natives disobeying and believing that they are free to do whatever they want. Abigail Adams’ letter also states a lot about women’s rights.…
She wanted to tell John Adams “not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for America’s independence. Many women’s in the late 1700s didn’t have many rights as the men do. Abigail Adams wrote the letter to inform her husband, that…
Amanda Son Ms. Fischetti English 11 Honors Pd. 6 19 October 2015 Two Puritan Women and One Goal: Win the heart of a Man Within the Puritan community, there have been young girls who have been “victims” of witchcraft that has been going on in the village. This has brought chaos into the village, and the Salem Witch Trials began to take shape within the village. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Puritans are driven by fear and they would turn against one another within a couple of seconds when they are accused of witchcraft.…
During the Salem Witch Trials, innocent lives were taken at the hands of mass hysteria. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams started to accuse people of witchcraft and more girls followed her lead. Most people would think that because of this, Abigail is the only one to blame for starting the hysteria. While Abigail is to blame for her actions, the true root of her motivation can be traced back to John Proctor. He cheated on his wife with Abigail but broke it off after she found out, causing her to want his wife out of the way so she could be with him.…
Have you ever wondered what factors play a role in leading a person down the wrong path? When Abigail Williams was 17 years old in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1600s, she was at the center of the Salem Witch Trials. When she, along with many of her friends, were caught dancing in the woods by her uncle, Reverend Parris, she decided to start making others her scapegoat for what she had caused. To the Puritans, dancing was seen as a sign of witchcraft and could be punishable by death. As the story went on, Abigail and her friends felt that certain people were sending their evil spirits upon them.…
She is well known as the wife of the second president of the United States, John Adams, and the mother of John Quincy Adams who eventually becomes the sixth president of the US. More importantly, she is remembered because of her political influence on John Adams and her supportive role on her husband and son. Even though school was common for girls around that time, Abigail Adams did not attend; instead, she studied the works of William Shakespeare and many others. Adams was a brilliant and devoted reader who wanted equal rights to be granted for those who did not have them. Her main focus was women’s property rights and better opportunities for women to educate themselves.…
I would compare my self to Abigail Williams because when we where both smaller we would get in trouble a lot. We both had different childhoods but I would like to get into lots of trouble but there are consequences for my actions, most of the time I would get get sent to my room, but Abigail wouldn't get in trouble nor she would get caught. She would only get caught if she would tell a lie or someone would catch her. Abigail would send John Proctors girlfriend to trial because she blamed her for being a witch, but she wasn't a witch she just wanted her to get a death sentence because she wanted to be with John Proctor. Abigail and John had a secret affair…
Emma Willard was a vocal supporter of female education. Willard was born on February 23, 1787. She was raised by her father, who encouraged her to read and think for herself. At age 15, Willard was enrolled in her first school in her hometown of Berlin. Willard eventually took charge of the Academy for a term in 1806.…
In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Abigail Williams has the horrible qualities often associated with the term villain. There are multiple instances in the story where Abigail is associating herself with some type of evil. The occurrence that sticks out most to readers is her undertaking in the corruption of Elizabeth Proctor. Another incidence that cannot go unnoticed is the constant development of a plan consisting of lies, manipulation, and deception, to not only kill Elizabeth Proctor, but many other people along the way. Lastly, her endless affection toward John Proctor, a married man, is what ultimately fuels her to do her devilish acts.…