Abigail Smith Adams is best known for the letters she wrote for over a half century‚ but also she is historically visible because she was the wife of one president of the United States (John Adams‚ 1797–1801) and mother of another (John Quincy Adams‚ 1825–1829). The stream of her letters that began in the early 1760s and ended with her death in 1818 represents the most complete record that survives of a woman’s experiences during the Revolutionary War era and subsequent decades in American history
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The Crucible Abigail Williams: "I am but God ’s finger‚ John. If he would condemn Elizabeth‚ she will be condemned." This quote is from the mouth of Abigail‚ the leader of the girls involved at the center of the plot. She is talking with John‚ and trying to rationalize the things that the girls are doing. Proctor knows what is at the heart of the matter as Abigail is merely trying to get rid of his wife so that they can be together‚ something that he no longer wants. This situation
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Abigail Adams & Sojourner Truth I would like to introduce you to two women – one a quiet advocate for women’s rights; the other an outspoken advocate for abolition and suffrage; which of these women would have the biggest impact on history? There was a vast difference in the lives of these two women. Abigail Adams grew up in a well-to-do family that was educated and financially comfortable while Sojourner Truth was born into a poor family of slaves‚ spoke only Dutch and was a slave
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Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet‚ sickly‚ and shy‚ Abigail Adams‚ the wife of second president John Adams‚ helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all‚ these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education was just as necessary for girls as for boys. This was a departure from the prevailing
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Anne Bradsteer and Abigail Adams Today most American women are employed and encouraged to contribute their opinions and ideas but it was not always like that. There were great women that helped us to get to the place where we at today and two of these women are Abigail Adams and Anne Bradstreet. Abigail Adams was wife and advisor of the second president and mother of the sixth president of United States of America. Anne Bradstreet was an early feminist and the first female poet to be published
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Since the foundations of America were built‚ the identity of the new American woman remained largely unchanged. Writings like Abigail Adams’ letter‚ “Remember the Ladies”‚ “The Quadroons” by Lydia Child and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs all helped shape the roles of women who were advocators for gender equality. Each piece speaks out to different types of women to empower them to action for the equality of men and women. As classic works of literature are viewed with a
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Conteaza cine spune primul! Gustave Le Bon scria în cartea Psihologia multimilor: "Am spus ca una din caracteristicile generale ale multimilor este excesiva lor sugestibilitate si am aratat cât de contagioasa este osugestie în rândul oricarei aglomerari umane‚ care explica orientarea rapida a sentimentelor într-o directie determinata. Oricât de neutra am presupune-o‚ multimea se afla într-o stare de expectativa atenta‚ favorabila sugestiei. Prima sugestie formulata se impune imediat prin contagiune
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“You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.” -John Ford “Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you‚ say what you’ve got to say‚ and say it hot.” -D. H. Lawrence “Let thy speech be better than silence‚ or be silent.” -Dionysius Of Halicarnassus “What we say is important… for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” -Jim Beggs “If you can’t write your message in a sentence‚ you can’t say it in an hour.”
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citizens. Abigail Williams is the force behind the tragedy in the town of Salem. She was the one who started the lies about witchcraft‚ and she also got the lives of innocent people taken for false accusations and lies. Throughout the book‚ Abigail shows her demonic ways by manipulating‚ lying‚ stealing‚ and threatening the lives of people. “Shut up! All of you. We danced. That is all‚ and mark this‚ if anyone breathe a word or the edge
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123456789 “Look at what you’ve got and make the best of it. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” “We were taught to respect everyone‚ especially those who were older and wiser than we were from whom we could learn.” “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web‚ we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple
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