Abigail Adams‚ wife of U.S. diplomat John Adams‚ writes a letter to her son‚ John Quincy Adams‚ while he is away on a trip with his father. Adams’ purpose is to warn her son about the temptations he may encounter while he is on this overseas trip with his father. She would also like for him to use this time as a learning experience. Adams’ conveys a condescending tone to impart her authority over her son. In one of the first points of the text‚ Adams’ compares a “ … judicious traveler… ” to a
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The idiom‚ “two heads are better than one”‚ is often used when it comes to group work with another person. Many argue that it’s better to work alone than with someone else‚ but this is not the case. It is more accurate and more efficient to work in a group of two rather than working alone because working with a partner provides a combined knowledge from a variety of sources‚ allows feedback and constructive criticism from another source‚ and results in a work that is more accurate than either person’s
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particularly horrifying fight with this villain of a disease at a time when medical knowledge was limited‚ and Breast Cancer posed an imminent threat to the lives of otherwise healthy middle aged women. Nabby Smith‚ born Nabby Adams was the Daughter of John and Abigail Adams. John became the second President of the United States‚ and Nabby’s younger brother John Quincy was destined to be president someday also. Needless to say Nabby‚ having been raised during the American Revolution by one of the
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In her letter to her son‚ John Quincey Adams‚ Abigail Adams uses picturesque diction‚ a supportive tone‚ and allusions to encourage John Quincey Adams to persevere through his current journey and the ones to come‚ even when he does not want to. The first noticeable technique that Abigail Adams uses is picturesque diction that develops through her elaborate descriptions of the trials of life. In her letter‚ she describes the struggles in life as if she was referring to people on a battlefield‚ flourishing
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Mercy Otis Warren was a strong women author and politician during the revolutionary war. She was born September 25‚ 1728. She grew up with many siblings. She married James Warren on November 14‚ 1754. Then she lived mostly in Plymouth‚ but later lived in Milton for 10 years starting in 1781. They had five children. Her father and brother were very political‚ but when they stepped out of politics‚ Mercy Otis Warren stepped in. She wrote anonymous books‚ poems‚ and plays containing her political opinion
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constitution. Abigail Adams wrote to her son‚ John Quincy Adams‚ the future president of the United States. John Quincy Adams was traveling overseas with his father. His mother having no knowledge that her son will become a President in the future‚ she writes a letter to convince her son to travel with diligence and learn from his travel. Abigail Adams uses metaphor‚ flattery and historical allusions which shows that she was just being a mother to support her child for what he is doing. Abigail Adams uses
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of this world. One of these women is Abigail Adams‚ the only woman so far to be both wife and mother of a president. Sadly‚ however‚ “Abigail Adams” by Janet Whitney is far from being a biography of her life. Janet Whitney arranges her material in chronological presentation. She starts from how Abigail Adams and John Adams fell in love and got married. She continues on with the biography describing how John Adams came to presidency as Abigail Adams gave birth to his kids one by one.
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Abigail Adams: WITNESS TO A REVOLUTION Abigail Adams‚ Witness to a Revolution‚ was one of the greatest writers of her age. She passionately campaigned for women’s education‚ denounced sex discrimination‚ and matched intelligence not only with her husband‚ John‚ but also with Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. She wrote more than two thousand letters about her legacy that her family members saved‚ recognizing their importance and ignoring her plea to burn them. Abigail’s letters are her biography
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was Abigail Adams. Abigail was a wise woman of her time.She was born November 11‚744 in Weymouth‚ MA(Abigail Adams) She was the founding mother and fought for women’s rights (Holton 56).Abigail and John adams were married in October in 1764(Holton 56).Her husband was elected president and his legislative enemies assigned Abigail the name of “Mrs.President” (Barton 6) where she rejected such a name. She was called “Mrs.President because she had such an influence onto people.(Barton 6) Abigail Adams
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while the men were away. Abigail Adams was among the few women who helped shape America all from her kitchen. Abigail Adams is the wife and third cousin to John Adams. They married at age 17 and had 6 children. They had a rough start to marriage when their fourth child‚ Susanna‚ died at the age of 13 months. Abigail knew how to read and write and was considered very intelligent for her time. Abigail Adams is the most revolutionary figure in American history because of her letters written to John that
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