Sarah Hale’s letter to the President sheds light on the method through which the holiday of Thanksgiving was established as a national holiday. Hale believed that by institutionalizing the day‚ it would help to unite the Nation and to provide an American custom. Using Lincoln’s position and the general societal approval as her main points‚ she establishes the basis for her argument‚ and pleads her case to the President—the only person capable of making Thanksgiving a set holiday. Hale spends the
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Sarah Josepha Buell Hale’s letter to president Abraham Lincoln was written with an intent to have Lincoln recognize Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Hale had felt that the recognition of Thanksgiving was a matter that needed to be addressed and executed in a brief manner. By establishing herself as an individual with great influence‚ Hale was then able to relate her proposal to the current issues Lincoln was facing. Hale was a reliable source for many due to the fact she was the editor of the
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ASSIGNMENT #2 Sarah Hale and the Ladies Magazine In the late 1820s many women’s magazines were published but men were the ones who produced my men. This was because the legal status of women was over powered my men which was called coverture. This magazine was edited for by women‚ which has never been done according to Sarah Hale. In this magazine she defined to perimeters called “woman sphere”. It was basically teach women to get more familiar with their duties and privileges. Hale wanted these
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people who I knew well. I’d stopped wearing nice clothes‚ I did not take care of my appearance as I usually did‚ and I became isolated. Maybe you heard of this from Mrs. Hale who knows‚ but I thought I must share that with you. You guys deserve to know what happen‚ but I will get to that later. Again thank you. Mrs. Hale‚ I always adored you; even if you didn’t visit me. I don’t blame you‚ you do have children to take care of. I always wanted children‚ but John didn’t. I want to thank you for
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Ihan Nur Ali 11FMC Assignment 1 ; Hale ’s letter to Danforth Reverand John Hale 14 Jacobs Road London NW10 9EC Judge Danforth 64 Zoo Lane Witchcraft Street WC7 DEV 09/12/14 Dear Judge Danforth‚ Your Excellency‚ Judge Danforth. You know‚ I have graduated from Harvard College and I am an expert in all things witchcraft and the supernatural. When I first arrived in Salem‚ I was tangled in a web of lies and a sheet of deception. In this trial‚ I believe
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In this essay I will state the similarities and differences of The Gettysburg Address and the letter to Sarah Ballou. The Gettysburg Address talks more about the Civil War than the letter to Sarah Ballou. The Gettysburg Address improved my understanding on the Civil War because the author clarified about the war; moreover‚ he states the equality of all men. While Sullivan writes to his beloved wife Sarah‚ he shows his affection for his wife and the love for his country. It affected more people in
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Sarah Moore Grimke was born on November 26th‚ 1792 in Charleston‚ South Carolina and died December 23rd‚ 1873 in Hyde Park‚ Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Mary and John Faucheraud Grimke and was the eighth child of fourteen children. Her parents were both slaveholders in South Carolina and her father was a wealthy plantation owner as well as an attorney. Growing up on a southern plantation‚ Sarah and her sister Angelina developed anti-slavery sentiments because of the injustices they observed
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Introduction Rhetoric is a big part of who I am as a person. I try to influence people and I will need to be strong in this area because I plan on being an entrepreneur and will need to influence people. The theory of Rhetoric looks at the persuasion and influence of people‚ and I am going to examine the rhetoric of two presidents: Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. These two have addressed some very tough issues and I want to compare the rhetoric used in each of their first inaugural addresses. Aside
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Is it common to give life through death? Eric Lund did just that. He encouraged his mother and many others to embrace and enjoy life by showing‚ humor‚ determination and happiness. The first attribute of Eric that I picked that I think was the most important and flagrant attribute‚ is his humor. One of the examples of his humor is when he and a friend tried to escape the hospital. The second example of Eric’s humor is his creation of Ralph the camel. The reason why I think that Ralph the camel
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black men. Letters from desperate people to those in positions of power can illuminate what the conditions at the times were. In Hannah John’s letter to president Lincoln‚ the mother of a black soldier reveals an impassioned plea to the highest-ranking official at the time‚ clearly showing how black people felt that they could now seek hope through their government – which had once forsaken them. In her letter Johnson urges that Lincoln The first thing Johnson does is refer to Lincoln as excellent
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