John Hancock: A Short Story

Others took his humbleness as another form of arrogance and thought of him as disgust. Because of all of this they thought of him as a villain instead of a hero.

a good man in the Puritan society though- he was hated by many in his community,

He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.

It is impossible for me to perceive him as his adversaries did, way back then. He may have been unfairly stereotyped in the darkness of the countless pool halls he undoubtedly knew inside and out, because he had a fearless confidence about him, borne of circumstance and an irrepressible will to succeed. But most remarkably, there was a timeless light that emanated from his charisma.

Our nation had many great people who have changed our nation’s fate throughout the history. These people may not be remembered but have changed our nation’s direction. People like John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, George Washington, and etc. were remembered. But a person like John Hancock, about 1/300 of the population of Unites States of America knows about him. Even though he is not remembered, John Hancock is one of the most extraordinary people who have change the fate of our nation.

John Hancock was born braintree on january 23 and he was raised by his aunt and uncle Hancock. After graduating from Harvard college in 1754 hancock went to work for his uncle. Hancock would later earn a reputation for being generous and using his personal wealth for public projects however, he also received criticism from some people, including fellow Revolutionary leader Samuel Adams. In 1775 Hancock married Dorothy Quincy (1747-1830) the daughter of Boston merchant and magistrate.

John Hancock was the primary individual to sign the Declaration of Independence the main agents marked weeks after the fact. He was 39 When he marked it. He was conceived in Braintree Massachusetts January 23 1737. His dad was the Reverend John Hancock of braintree 1702 - 1744 a Congregationalist clergyman. His mom was Mary Hawke Thaxter who was conceived August 15 1667 passed on May 8 1752. His dad was a brilliant man who went to Harvard He turned into the minister of the congregation. Hancock was referred to as Johnny as a child. At the point when his dad kicked the bucket his mom who was to poor to bring up her children she sent him to live with his affluent close relative and uncle. When he was only 27 years of age his uncle passed away

and sent to jail. He remained in jail until he was freed many years latter in a general

He was looked at as a marvelous specimen that everyone admired. Some even thought of him as a god among men. But what they didn’t know was that he was a big scaredy cat. He was also very shy.

The book “John Adams” by David McCullough, is about the biography of John Adams during his presidency and amongst other things. In one of the chapters John and the second continental congress pass the olive petition. The olive petition (also known as the olive branch petition) was the congress’s last attempt to make peace with the 13 colonies and not go to war.

So, people feared him and did not treat him like a normal person, they eventually warmed up to him but it only took one bad situation for them to

He didn't care about what others thought about him, he knew what he wanted and

of God by behaving in a manner that people could look up to. He was

that influenced his content was the fact that he was a virgin till his mid twenties.He had a shyness problem and horrible acne. Those factors in his youth were ingredients to being an outcast in mainstream society, which is bound to make one different in few ways or another.

He was liked by many people due to his great gift of friendship (Hammond 5), allowing him to become admired and respected as a leader.