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An Address To Phillis Wheatley, Iroquois Nation, And Letters To John Adams

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Independence. It's a hard fact to come across when life is hard. For example, a teenager becomes independent. Some teens have to become independent but not all do. Even back in the old days, it was hard to come across or notice. People who were slaves or just regular people were somewhat independent in some way. Even though independence is a hard element to obtain currently, its spirit of it began during the revolutionary period. The following stories; An address to Philis Wheatley, Iroquois nation, and letters to John Adams show independence in different ways. They explain what life is like when the events took place and how hard it was back then for certain things. Independence was hard for a lot of people, especially people who are or were …show more content…

In an address to Phillis Wheatley, the writer talks about how Phillis Wheatley is not using her independence well. She's trying to spread the word of god but she's not doing it in a way where she should be devoting herself to god. They write things that Phillis is overusing her emancipation and trying to talk about God in an earthly manner and support God in that way. The writer who is still enslaved is showing how devoted he is to god even though he is enslaved. The writer of an address to miss Phillis Wheatley says “to learn his holy word” Phillis Wheatley is not learning god's word because she does not devote herself to going as she …show more content…

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