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In writing to her son John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams intends to encourage her son to recognize the advantages and abilities he was born with and to utilize and improve upon them respectively during his trip with his father and brother to France.
Evidence:
Line 8-10: "Your knowledge of the [l]anguage must give you greater advantages now . . .and as you increase in years you will find your understanding opening and daily improveing."
Line 13 and 14: "It will be of you my son that as you are favoured with superior advantages under the instructive Eye of a tender parent, that your improvements shoulder bear some propotion to your advantages."

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To empower her son and to encourage him to learn and enjoy his voyage and that it was in his best interest to go. “you however readily submitted to my advice, and i hope will never have ocassion yourself, nor give me reason to lament it.” “...you will find your understanding opening and daily.”

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Abigail Adams writes to her son to tell him she is proud of his accomplishments and to support and encourage him to continue on to achieving great things in his life.

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The purpose of the letter is to "step up to the plate" and take all opportunities that are given to him, along with the message of not giving up.

Line 18-19 states"The Habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties."
Line 21 also states "Great necessities call out great virtues."

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MALCOLM YOUNG DIED 2 WEEKS AGO. LET US PAY OUR RESPECTS

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The purpose is to remind her son JQA that he has been blessed with many opportunities and that he must stay focused
Evidence:
Line (14-15) - He is expected to use his advantages in life "nature has not been deficient"
Line (36-38) - He must stay on the path of wisdom "you will not swerve"

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The author's purpose is to persuade John Quincy Adams that his accompaniment of his father to France is justified. This is shown when she uses many analogies to show that he will grow immensely through the experiences that he will gain, she appeals to his sense of leadership and character by stating that he must, "add justice, fortitude, and every Manly Virtue which can adorn a good citizen, do Honour to your Country," and when she uses logos to discuss about how heros only arise through experience and overcoming obstacles.

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AA's purpose is to convince J.Q.A. that he is capable of extraordinary things if he overcomes the obstacles presented to him.

Evidence:
Lines 13-14: "You are favored with superior...advantages."
Lines 21-23: "When a mind is raised...Statesmen."
Lines 36-38: "The strict...Mother."

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The purpose of her letter is to advise her son on the obstacles and challenges ahead by encouraging him to work hard. This is seen in the phrase, "Nothing is wanting of you, but attention, dilligence, and steady application." (lines 14-15)She is also trying to encourage him to learn from his mistakes in order to gain experience, as she states, "...that wisdom and penetration are the fruits of experience, not the Lessons of retirement and leisure."(line 19-20) Through this, Abigail Adams is fulfilling her role as a parent, hoping for the best for her son.

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The purpose of the letter is to make her son see the reason for her sending him to france

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Purpose is to persuade and motivate Quincy to travel to France with his dad and brother. She says, "I know you are capable of these assertions, with pleasure I observed my advice was not lost upon you." She also says, "I cannot fulfill the whole of my duty towards you...without reminding you of a failing which calls for a strict attention and watchful care to correct. You must do it yourself."

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AA writes this letter to her son to express that JQA is a boy of great qualities and that he should not be opposed to travelling. She says, "Some Author that I have met with compares a judicious traveller, to a river that increases its stream the farther it flows from its source..." and " AA maintains that JQA should follow her lead and listen to her advice by stating that JQA should improve himself and is "capable of these exertions" because he is under the "instructive Eye of a tender parent" and has many advantages. She scolds him slightly and tells him to "do it [curb that impetuosity of temper] for [himself]."

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Lines 36-38 regard Abigail as a loving, supportive, all-knowing mother - this quote portrays her as a credible source, ultimately validating her claims in the letter

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Abigail Adams's purpose is to encourage her son's actions throughout his voyage.

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AA's purpose is to tell her son to be attentive, careful and rigorous towards travelling and any step that he plans to take and to motivate him that he is capable of the opportunities. As she says " ...if I close this Letter, without reminding you of a failing which calls for a strict attention and watchful care to correct". She even says, " I know you are capable of these exertions..."

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the purpose of the letter is  that Abigail Adams is trying to inform her son that he must be diligent about traveling to France. She says that " I hope you have had no occasion either from Enemies or the Dangers of the Sea to repent your second voyage to France. If I had thought your reluctance arose from proper deliberation, or that you was capable of judgeing what was most for your own benifit, I should not have urged you to have accompanied your Father and Brother when you appeared so averse to the voyage."

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Abigail Adams' purpose in writing the letter was to persuade her son to do everything he is capable of and to see that he has the ability to do so.

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AA's purpose is to persuade her son, John Quincy Adams to partake in many adventures in a voyage with his father and brother to France.
Evidence:
- "Your knowledge of the Language must give you greater advantages now, than you could possibly have reaped whilst Ignorant of it, and as you increase in years you will find your understanding opening and daily improving"
- "All History will convince you of this and that wisdom and penetration are the fruits of experience, not the Lessons of retirement and leisure "

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The purpose is to advise her son to live up to his full potential and to invoke a sense of purpose in her son. For example, in her letter she says, "It will be expected of you...that your improvements should bear some proportion to your advantages." In this statement, Adams is reminding her son of the high expectations that have been set for him , but also explains that he should not feel pressured or abandoned on his journey to achieve success since he will always have the support of his parents. Also, Adams wants him to gain a great deal of knowledge on his voyage because this knowledge will help him to achieve success. For example, she says, "Your knowledge of the Language must give you greater advantages now, than you could possibly have reaped whilst Ignorant of it..." She is attempting to explain to her son that knowledge will be his greatest tool to achieve his goals and to become a more sophisticated, intelligible person.

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"I know you capable of these exertions..." Abigail Adam's purpose is to persuade her son to take opportunities and assure him that he is capable enough to succeed. She says, "I cannot fulfill the whole of my duty towards you." This shows that she wants to do anything in her power to help her son succeed.

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Abigail's purpose is to convince J. Q. Adams to accept his role as a rising politically influential figure and to correct his shortcomings in order to succeed as one. This is seen in her use of the word "advice," as well as her council to "curb that impetuosity of temper."

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AA's purpose praise, guide, and to warn her son, John Quincy Adams.

Evidence:
* "You readily submit to my advice, and I hope will never occasion yourself, nor give me reason to Lament it." -Praise
* "When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the Heart, then those qualities which would otherways lay dormant, wake into Life, and form the Character of the Hero and the Statesman." -Guidance
* "I cannot fulfill the whole of my duty towards you, if I close this Letter, without reminding you of a failing which calls for a strict attention and watchfull care to correct." -Warning

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AA's purpose is to persuade JQA to make the most of his trip to France. She wants him to learn as much as possible so that one day he can use the skills he gains on this journey to make a positive impact in his own country. She wants him to realize that he needs to go out and have real experiences in order to gain wisdom.
Evidence:
"All History will convince you of this, and that wisdom and penetration are the fruits of experience, not the Lessons of retirement and leisure." This quote is saying that through his experiences, he will gain wisdom, and he should take every chance he gets to have valuable experiences, like this trip to France.
"Your improvements should bear some proportion to your advantages." She is telling JQA that this trip is a very large advantage, and so the improvements in his learning and wisdom should reflect the magnitude of how great of an opportunity this trip is.

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AA's purpose is to persuade her son and encourage him to travel to France with his father and brother
Evidence:
"I hope you have had no occasion either from Enemies or the Dangers of the Sea to repent your second voyage to France."
"do Honour to your Country, and render your parents supreemly happy, particuliarly your ever affectionate Mother"

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The author's purpose is to give her son faith and to live up to his full potential during his travel to France.
Evidence:
"You have  a parent who has taken so large and active a share in this contest, and discharged the trust reposed in him with so much satisfacation as to be honoured with the important Embassy, which at present calls him abroad." She is giving her son motherly advice while he is in France and she wants him think wisely of his choices.

"yet it is your lot my son to be an eye witness of these Calimities in your own Native land, and at the same time to owe your existance among a people, who have made a glourius defence of there invaded liberties.

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Abigail Adams Purpose is to teach her son, John Quincy Adams, several lessons on how to act and behave on his trip to France with his father. She wants to tell him that he is a rising figure of the country and he should act like it. She wants him to do the best job he can as a rising figure and she wants him to stick to his morals and to work hard to achieve his goals.

Evidence: “...owe your existence among a people who have made a glorious defence of their invaded Liberties”.
Explanation: This quote shows AA purpose because it shows she is trying to direct  and teach her son to serve the people of this country.

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First paragraph is apologizing for making him go on the voyage with his brother and father.

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