Difference between revisions of "HIST 131--Week 5 Questions/Comments"
From McClurken Wiki
(→Alexander Thomson, A Scottish immigrant writes new from America, 1774) |
(→Father Abraham's speech from ''Poor Richard's Almanac'', 1757) |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
While reading this essay I found myself constantly asking who Father Abraham was. Is this a reference to the Biblical Father Abraham or is this just another of Franklin's pseudonyms? If it is in reference to the Biblical Abraham then I am led to the question of why did he pick Abraham? Out of all the main figures in the Bible why did Franklin choose Abraham? What does Abraham have to do with the theme of "Poor Richard's Almanac"? I just seem to be missing the connection between the two. -Jenna Shevlin | While reading this essay I found myself constantly asking who Father Abraham was. Is this a reference to the Biblical Father Abraham or is this just another of Franklin's pseudonyms? If it is in reference to the Biblical Abraham then I am led to the question of why did he pick Abraham? Out of all the main figures in the Bible why did Franklin choose Abraham? What does Abraham have to do with the theme of "Poor Richard's Almanac"? I just seem to be missing the connection between the two. -Jenna Shevlin | ||
| + | |||
| + | Did people actually put this advice to use? A lot of what he is saying just seems asinine to me. --Laura Peters | ||
== Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in ''VA and SC Gazette'', 1737-1745 == | == Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in ''VA and SC Gazette'', 1737-1745 == | ||
