In the text, “Letter to Queen Victoria”, written by Lin Zexu in 1839, he implores the Queen of Great Britain, Queen Victoria, to stop her subjects from selling opium to the Chinese public. Zexu does so by exemplifying the past relationship of China and Britain, by moral persuasion, and by warnings and threats. However, Lin Zexu’s assumption of calling British subjects as Barbarian and compliant to Chinese rule ineffectively persuades.
HIS 101—Fall 2012 Name: Rachel Wang Worksheet for Document Analysis
English III Elizabeth I I, Overview Elizabeth I (known simply as "Elizabeth" until the accession of Elizabeth II; 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess", Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth.[1]
I’m writing this letter on behalf of Abigail Raup, student ID #4406770 in support of waiving the non-custodial profile. I have known Abby for about three and a half years, as her School Counselor. Her relationship with her biological father has been estranged for many years now.
The bond between a husband and wife can be so strong sometimes and the two stories To My Dear Loving Husband and Major Sullivan Ballou’s Last Letter show how much each spouse loves each other. Although, each one talks about the love towards one another they both have different ways of expressing it. Major Sullivan Ballou's Last Letter was written during the civil wars time so it was more based on that, while To My Dear Loving Husband was written way back in 1641.
The letter written by Abigail Adams towards her son, John Quincy Adams, hints to the readers that his mother starts off showing little mercy toward her son and eventually throughout the letter you being to see the soft side of her, in other words the mother side. This giving the letter a sense of warmth seeing how dearly she cares for her son as she advises him for the preparations of his journey.
In this letter written by Abigail Adams, she goes on to use a very delicate and understanding tone in order to comfort and advise her son John Quincy Adams in his second voyage to France. With this in mind, the audience can be determined to be John Quincy Adams. The whole purpose of this letter is to help Quincy cope with his emotions and perspective of his parents' decision on accompanying his father on this trip. The reason for this is because Quincy finds it to be very useless since he sees the journey to be a grounding rather than an opportunity to learn something new. This feeling of punishment felt by Quincy is the occasion why Abigail chose to write to Quincy. Long story short, the letter goes on to talk in detail about how this voyage could be more beneficial to Quincy than harmful to his future.
Abigail Adams, in her letter, introduces advice and caution to her son, John Quincy Adams while he is on a trip to France with his father. Adams purpose is to allow her son to know what she expects of him on his trip in France. She adopts an authoritative tone in order to show her son that she knows what’s best for him, and to make sure he experiences some feelings of fear, so he will obey her wishes. In her letter, Abigail Adams uses different types of rhetorical strategies to help get her thoughts across.
Abigail wrote to Jefferson because his younger daughter had died of complications during childbirth. Jefferson was angry because when he got the letter he really wasn’t sure of what the meaning to the letter was. Although she was being somewhat remorseful in this time of despair for Jefferson she was touching basis with their once political relationship and that made him angry. It was not something he wished to talk about or even want to remember. Ellis believes that the summer of 1813 was a turning point for Adams and Jefferson because they start working together. They both had strong roles that they knew how to fill and coming together for them was a very big and needed step.
Letters from Birmingham Module 3 Assignment 2: LASA 1 NeShanta Staten 07/22/2015 Argosy University PHI 101 A01 The letters to Birmingham puts in my in the mind of the letters sent church in Corinth by Paul. Just as word reach Paul in that same manner so did it with Dr. King which in both instance they both stopped to take a moment and address the situation at hand. ( 1 Corinthians, KJV) In each letter the meaning behind them was to bring awareness and understanding to the people around them. Letters to Corinth was written because the people in the community had fallen in serious moral dilemma. ( https://www.biblegateway.com/ ) This is where I feel these two come together the letter are here to give a platform the writers in orer for them to bring salvation.
Abigail Adams had been sending letters back and forth with her husband, John Adams, discussing the subject of women’s rights. Abigail writes to her husband using a logical and emotional appeal. She is using the logical appeal by telling him he has work to do at home, then switches to using an emotional appeal to say she needs him at home with her and their kids.
The excerpt from Machiavelli’s The Prince is a very curious and polarizing quotation because of the widely debated message that Machiavelli sends: that one must be able to fool people into believing that he/she has good qualities if the person does not have these qualities already. The argument that then follows this is the argument for transparency and truth, one that pertains to everyday situations today. The basis of Machiavelli’s statement is that he believes a leader who pretends to know what he/she is doing and is good for the people that person is leading is a better leader than one who might admit his/her faults and show the people that he/she is not infallible. Because of this statement, Machiavelli promotes malleability and the ability to seem different than one truly is and this is the part that is debated over whether this is good for the people or not.
A stern approach is taken as the opening of the letter commences. Mrs. Adams writes, ‘I have not felt in a humor to entertain you if I have not taken up my pen” (262). The diction used exemplifies the solemnity that Abigail Adams feels towards the topic at hand. The
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage curiosity through puzzling cases.
Apart from his physical strength, Sherlock is also incomparable in mental strength. His intelligence is the key in his career and he possesses a vast knowledge too. He immediately recognizes the true identity the King of Bohemia in “A Scandal in Bohemia”, proving that he has knowledge in politics contrary to Dr Watson’s belief that Sherlock ignores politics. He shows that he also has knowledge in history by saying that he has heard of the Roylotts family in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” and K.K.K in “The Five Orange Pips”. In addition, Sherlock is very proficient in