https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw ENG 231 100Z and 101Z FA 17 en-us 2017-11-09 14:05:26 UTC 2017-11-09 20:33:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274112 Question 1: To what extent do you think the Enlightenment had on Thomas Paine's writings?
Question 2: How can Thomas Paine's ideals be viewed as "common sense" if the overall general population doesn't share said ideals?
Question 3: How did Thomas Jefferson influence people during that time?
Question 4: Should Abigail Adams have gotten recognition for her contributions to the American Government through John Adams? 
Question 5: Do you think that Abigail Adams could have been an important factor in women's freedom/independence?]]> 2017-11-09 14:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274112 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274795 Describe the irony of The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine. ]]> 2017-11-09 14:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274795 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274848 1.) How did writing styles evolve during the Enlightenment?
2.) How did Abigail Adams affect minority rights? 
3.) What ideas from the Enlightment still exist/are in practice today?
4.) What was the overall theme of the Enlightenment?
5.) How did medicine evolve from before the Enlightenment to after the Enlightment?

]]> 2017-11-09 14:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274848 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274884 How does the perspective given by Abigail Adams in her letters to her husband showcase the opinions of women during the time?]]> 2017-11-09 14:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205274884 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205275533 How limited was John and Abigail's audience compared to the political figures, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson? ]]> 2017-11-09 14:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205275533 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205279926 How does Abigail’s view point differ from Jefferson’s? ]]> 2017-11-09 14:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205279926 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205280663 1. How did Abigail Adams' letters affect the fight for gender equality?
2. How did these authors inspire the colonists to fight for political and social change?
3. How did Thomas Paine's book of governmental proposals, which undermined the monarchy through advocating for a republic, go from being declared as treason to shaping our current government?
4. How did John and Abigail Adams' letters compromise the security of the colonists in the fight for independence by sharing information about the militia and their plans?
5. How did the political tensions between Paine (who wanted a democratic model completely separated from Britain and its ideals) and John Adams (who wanted republican revisions to the British system of government) over their beliefs generate debate through political pamphlets and aggravate the revolution?]]> 2017-11-09 14:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205280663 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205338292 1. Without any context, what specific examples from John and Abigail's letters could help the readers best understand their marriage and love?
2. How did Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson's writings differ and how were they similar? What role did religion play in their writings?
3. Do you think Paine's background and upbringing served as a driving factor in his writings and ideas?
4. How does each writing approach/view the topic of slavery, and why do you think this is so? 
5. Based on Jefferson's writings, could he be considered a hypocrite for his views on slavery and women's rights? Could he be considered more of a progressive person?

]]> 2017-11-09 15:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205338292 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205339645 1. What role does christianity play in the writings of the founding fathers?
2. How different would America be today if Thomas Paine didn't pave the way for the American Revolution?
3. How different would John and Abigail's relationship be if they had never had children?
4. How does John and Abigail's relationship reflect marriage during their time?
5. Knowing that Jefferson had illegitimate children with slaves, what can we conclude about his general hypocrisy toward the abolitionist movement?]]> 2017-11-09 15:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205339645 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205339707 How does Paine’s idea of religion and Thomas Jefferson’s idea of religion compare and contrast? ]]> 2017-11-09 15:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205339707 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340353 How did John and Abigail's 
letters reflect the time period in which they were written?]]> 2017-11-09 15:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340353 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340846 How does John's writing differ from Abigal's?]]> 2017-11-09 16:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340846 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340993 What aspects of Thomas jefferson's writings made them more popular compared to other writers of the time?]]> 2017-11-09 16:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205340993 https://padlet.com/mmarceau_wooten/17fdx8i3eujw/wish/205341598 Why was Abigail not formally educated even if her family was well off?

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