ChapterFiveIssurvivalselfish?CourseObjectiveDetermineacentralideaandanalyzeitdevelopment.Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrases.Delineateandevaluatetheargumentandspecificclaimsinatext.2023/10/4CourseObjectivePresentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidence.Applyknowledgeoflanguagetomakeeffectivechoicesformeaningorstyle.2023/10/4Argument?Theclaimistheauthor'spositiononthetopicorissue.itisthecentralideaaroundwhichtheargumentisstructured.?ReasonsareexplanationsthatsupporttheclaimbyansweringthequestionWhydoestheauthorholdthatopinion?Anauthor'sreasoningmustbeclearandlogicaltocreateavalidargument.?Evidenceincludesfacts,statistics,personalexperiences,statementsbyexperts,andotherinformation.Theevidencesupportsthereasonsand,ultimately,theauthor'sclaim.2023/10/4

OutlineofanArgument2023/10/4Reason1(Evidence)Reason2(Evidence)claim

Dynamicofanargument2023/10/4claimreasonevidenceWhentheoceanlinerTitanicsankinAprilof1912,oneofthefewmentosurvivethetragedywasJ.BruceIsmay,thechairmanandmanagingdirectorofthecompanythatownedtheship.Afterthedisaster,however,Ismaywassavagedbythemediaandthegeneralpublicforclimbingintoalifeboatandsavinghimselfwhentherewereotherwomenandchildrenstillonboard.Ismaysaidhe'dalreadyhelpedmanywomenandchildrenintolifeboatsandhadonlyclimbedinonehimselfwhentherewerenootherwomenorchildrenintheareaandtheboatwasreadytorelease.Butitdidn'tmatter.Hisreputationwasruined.Hewaslabeledanuncivilizedcowardand,ayearafterthedisaster,heresignedhispositionatWhiteStar.Torereadlines1-12.Whattopicistheauthorintroducing?Whatrhetoricaldevicedidtheauthoruse?Whydidtheauthorusethisrhetoricaldevice?2023/10/4The"womenandchildrenfirst"protocoloftheTitanicmaynotbeasstrongasocialstrictureasitwasacenturyago.Butwestilltendtolaudthosewhoriskorsacrificethemselvestosaveothersinmomentsofdangerorcrisisandlooklesskindlyonthosewhofocusonsavingthemselves,insteadHowthisideainparagraph1issupportedinlines13-17.2023/10/4Self-preservationissupposedlyaninstinct.Soonecouldthinkthatinlife-and-deathsituations,we'dallbeveryfocusedonwhateverwasnecessarytosurvive.Butthat'snotalwaystrue.InJuly2007,IwashavingadrinkwithafriendinGrandCentralStationwhenanundergroundsteampipeexplodedjustoutside.Fromwherewesat,weheardadull"boom!"andthensuddenly,peoplewererunning,streamingoutofthetunnelsandoutthedoors.MyfriendandIwalkedquicklyandcalmlyoutside,buttogetanyfurther,wehadtopushourwaythroughacrowdofpeoplewhowerestaring,transfixed,atthecolumnofsmokerisingfromthefrontofthestation.Somepeoplewerecrying,otherswerescreaming,otherswereontheircellphones...butthecrowd,forthemostpart,wasnotdoingtheonethingthatwouldincreaseeveryone'schancesofsurvival,ifinfactaterroristbombwithgodknowswhatinsideithadjustgoneoff-namely,movingawayfromthearea.Toexplainhowtheauthorpresentsareasonandsupportingevidenceinlines22-39.2023/10/4Simpsonendeduphangingoffacliff,unabletoclimbup,andYates,unabletolifthimupandlosinghisowngriponthemountain,endedupcuttingtheropetoSimpsontosavehimself.Miraculously,Simpsonsurvivedthe100footfallandeventuallymadehiswaydownthemountain.ButYateswascriticizedbysomeforhissurvivaldecision,eventhoughthealternativewouldhavealmostcertainlyledtobothoftheirdeaths.whytheauthorincludesthisanecdote.Howdoessheconveyherperspectiveandsupportherclaimthroughthisdetail?2023/10/4InYates'case,hehadtimetothinkhardabouttheodds,andtthepossibilitieshewasfacing,andtorealizethathecouldn'tsaveanyonebuthimself.Butwhataboutpeoplewhohavetomakemoreinstantaneousdecisions?If,infact,survivorsaredrivenbyinstinctnotcivilization,howdoyouexplainallthosewhochooseotherwise?Whowoulddiveintoicywatersorontosubwaytracksordisobeyorderstomakerepeattripsontoaminefieldtobringwoundedtosafety?Aretheymorecivilizedthantherestofus?Morebrave?Morenoble?howtheauthorusestherhetoricalquestionsinlines79-85asevidencetosupportherclaim.Whatinformationdoestheauthorprovideinthequestionsaboutthekindsofdecisionspeoplemakeinsurvivalsituations?2023/10/4

Ifsurvivalisaninstinct,itseemstomethattheremustbesomethingequallyinstinctivethatdrivesus,sometimes,torunintodangerinsteadofawayfromit.whetherthestatementinlines89-91isaclaim,areason,orevidence.2023/10/4Perhapsitcomesdowntotheancient"fightorflight"impulse.Animalsconfrontedwithdangerwillchoosetoattackit,orrunfromit,andit'shardtosaywhichonethey'llchoose,orwhen.Ormaybehumansaresuchsocialherdanimals,dependentontheherdforsurvival,thatwefeelapulltowardothersevenaswefeelacontrarypulltowardourownpreservation,andthetwoimpulsesbattleitoutwithinus...leadingtothemixedmessageswesendeachotheronwhichimpulsetofollow.Whatevidencedoestheauthorprovidetosupportthestatement?2023/10/4Somepeopleholdittogetherinacrisisandsomepeoplefallapart.Somepeoplemightrunawayfromdangeroneday,andtowarditthenext.Identifythephrasetheauthorrepeatsinlines100-101.Howdoesthisphrasesupportherclaim?2023/10/4EvidenceIsvalidIf?itiswellknownorcommonknowledge?theauthorIdentifiesthesource?thesourceappearstobetrustworthy?researchshowsthesourcetobereliable2023/10/4Claim:mainideareason:function,detail,inferenceevidence:example,purpose，sentence2023/10/4Analyzingthetext

1.SummarizeLaneWallacebeginsherargumentwithaseriesofquestionstogetherreadersthinkingaboutwhatisselfishandwhatisheroic.Inyourownwords,statetheclaimthatsheexpressesinlines18-21.Takeintoaccounttheinformationshepresentsintherestofherargument,includingherconclusionsattheend.2023/10/4Analyzingthetext

2.AnalyzeWallacewritesthat"thenumberonedeterminingfactorforsurvivalissimplywhetherpeopleholdittogetherinacrisisorfallapart"(lines40-42).Isthisanexampleofaclaim,areason,orevidence?Explain.2023/10/4

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3.CritiqueInlines24-37whatevidencedoesWallaceoffertosupportherideathatpeoplearenotalwaysfocusedondoing"whatever[is]necessarytosurviveinacrisis?Istheevidencerelevantandsufficient?Explain.2023/10/4

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4.EvaluateInlines44-60,Wallacenotesthatsurvivorsoftensufferfromfeelingsofguilt.Doesshethinkthesefeelingsarejustified?Doesshesupportherreasoningwithrelevantandsufficientevidence?Explainyourresponse.2023/10/4Analyzingthetext5.EvaluateRereadlines86-91.AsevidenceforWallace'sclaim,isthisparagraphvalidandrelevant?Explain.2023/10/4Analyzingthetext6.InterpretInthefinalparagraph,Wallacewritesthatthereis"afinelinebetweensmartandselfish;andthat"sometimesthere'snolineatall."Whatdoesshemeanbythis,andhowdoesherconclusionrestateherclaim?2023/10/4CriticalvocabulariesMyfriendandIwalkedquicklyandcalmlyoutside,buttogetanyfurther,wehadtopushourwaythroughacrowdofpeoplewhowerestaring,transfixed,atthecolumnofsmokerisingfromthefrontofthestation.2023/10/4CriticalvocabulariesShegotoutoftheplaneandsurvived.Veryfewothersintheplane,whichwassoonconsumedbysmokeandfire,did.Ifshe'dtried,sheprobablywouldhaveperishedwiththem.Sowhydosurvivorsberatethemselvesfornotaddingtothelossbyattemptingtheimpossible?2023/10/4CriticalvocabulariesOntheonehand,we'retoldtoputourownoxygenmasksonfirst,andnottojumpinthewaterwithadrowningvictim.Butthenthepeoplewhoignorethoseedictsandsurvivetotellthetalearelaudedasheroes.2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGAmongthefoundingfathers,therewasnocontroversyordebateonthedefinitionofavoterasmale.TheUnitedStatesConstitutionembodiedthepatriarchalassumption,sharedbytheentiresociety,thatwomencouldnotparticipateingovernment.Itwasfeltnecessarybythefounderstodefinethestatusofindenturedservants,slaves,andAmericanIndiansinregardtovotingrights,buttherewasnoneedfelteventomention,muchlesstoexplainorjustify,thatwhilewomenweretobecountedamong"thewholenumberoffreepersons"ineachstateforpurposesofrepresentation,theyhadnorighttovoteortobeelectedtopublicoffice.Theissueofthecivilandpoliticalstatusofwomenneverenteredthedebate.1.Theauthormostlikelyincludesthequotationfromthe'UnitedStatesConstitutioninline10inorderto(A)pointouttheincongruityofwomenbeingcharacterizedasfreewhilehavingnopoliticalrights?(B)demonstratethatwomenwereinfactfree,whileservants,slaves,andAmericanIndianswerenot(C)suggestthatwomencouldbeappointedasrepresentativesbutcouldnotvote(D)illustratethedifficulttaskofensuringequitable*politicalrepresentation(E)explainhowwomencouldberepresentedingovernmentwithoutbeingconsideredfreecitizens2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGAmongthefoundingfathers,therewasnocontroversyordebateonthedefinitionofavoterasmale.TheUnitedStatesConstitutionembodiedthepatriarchalassumption,sharedbytheentiresociety,thatwomencouldnotparticipateingovernment.Itwasfeltnecessarybythefounderstodefinethestatusofindenturedservants,slaves,andAmericanIndiansinregardtovotingrights,buttherewasnoneedfelteventomention,muchlesstoexplainorjustify,that

whilewomenweretobecountedamong"thewholenumberoffreepersons"ineachstateforpurposesofrepresentation,theyhadnorighttovoteortobeelectedtopublicoffice.Theissueofthecivilandpoliticalstatusofwomenneverenteredthedebate.1.Theauthormostlikelyincludesthequotationfromthe'UnitedStatesConstitutioninline10inorderto(A)pointouttheincongruityofwomenbeingcharacterizedasfreewhilehavingnopoliticalrights(B)demonstratethatwomenwereinfactfree,whileservants,slaves,andAmericanIndianswerenot(C)suggestthatwomencouldbeappointedasrepresentativesbutcouldnotvote(D)illustratethedifficulttaskofensuringequitable*politicalrepresentation(E)explainhowwomencouldberepresentedingovernmentwithoutbeingconsideredfreecitizens2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGYetwomeninlargenumbershadbeeninvolvedinpoliticalactionsintheAmericanRevolutionandhadbeguntodefinethemselvesdifferentlythanhadtheirmothersandgrandmothers.Attheveryleast,theyhadfoundwaysofexertinginfluenceonpoliticaleventsbyfund-raising,teaboycotts,andactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants.Loyalistwomen(thosethatsidedwiththeBritish)madepoliticalclaimswhentheyarguedfortheirpropertyrightsindependentofthoseoftheirhusbandsorwhentheyprotestedagainstvariouswartimeatrocities.Severalinfluentialfemalemembersofelitefamiliesprivatelyraisedtheissueofwomen'srightsascitizens.Unbiddenandwithoutarecognizedpublicforum,andemboldenedbytherevolutionaryrhetoricandthelanguageofdemocracy,womenbegantoreinterprettheirownstatus.Liketheslaves,womentookliterallythepreambleoftheDeclarationofIndependence,whichstatesthatallmenarecreatedequal.Theinstitutionofslaverywashotlycontestedbythefoundingfathersandhighlycontroversial.Butunlikeslaves,womenwerenotdefinedasbeingevenproblematicinthedebate.2.Theauthorspecifies"fund-raising,teaboycotts,andaactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants"inlines18-19inorderto(A)provethatwomenalteredthecourseoftheAmericanRevolutionthroughtheiractivities(B)demonstratehowwomenprotestedmaledominance(C)pointouttheonlyactivitiesavailabletowomenduringthisperiod(D)indicatethatwomenonlyengagedinpoliticalactivitiesthatdirectlyaffectedtheirhouseholds(E)giveexamplesofpoliticalactivitiesundertakenbywomenduringtheRevolutionaryWar2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGYetwomeninlargenumbershadbeeninvolvedinpoliticalactionsintheAmericanRevolutionandhadbeguntodefinethemselvesdifferentlythanhadtheirmothersandgrandmothers.Attheveryleast,theyhadfoundwaysofexertinginfluenceonpoliticaleventsbyfund-raising,teaboycotts,andactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants.Loyalistwomen(thosethatsidedwiththeBritish)madepoliticalclaimswhentheyarguedfortheirpropertyrightsindependentofthoseoftheirhusbandsorwhentheyprotestedagainstvariouswartimeatrocities.Severalinfluentialfemalemembersofelitefamiliesprivatelyraisedtheissueofwomen'srightsascitizens.Unbiddenandwithoutarecognizedpublicforum,andemboldenedbytherevolutionaryrhetoricandthelanguageofdemocracy,womenbegantoreinterprettheirownstatus.Liketheslaves,womentookliterallythepreambleoftheDeclarationofIndependence,whichstatesthatallmenarecreatedequal.Theinstitutionofslaverywashotlycontestedbythefoundingfathersandhighlycontroversial.Butunlikeslaves,womenwerenotdefinedasbeingevenproblematicinthedebate.2.Theauthorspecifies"fund-raising,teaboycotts,andaactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants"inlines18-19inorderto(A)provethatwomenalteredthecourseoftheAmericanRevolutionthroughtheiractivities(B)demonstratehowwomenprotestedmaledominance(C)pointouttheonlyactivitiesavailabletowomenduringthisperiod(D)indicatethatwomenonlyengagedinpoliticalactivitiesthatdirectlyaffectedtheirhouseholds(E)giveexamplesofpoliticalactivitiesundertakenbywomenduringtheRevolutionaryWar2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGYetwomeninlargenumbershadbeeninvolvedinpoliticalactionsintheAmericanRevolutionandhadbeguntodefinethemselvesdifferentlythanhadtheirmothersandgrandmothers.Attheveryleast,theyhadfoundwaysofexertinginfluenceonpoliticaleventsbyfund-raising,teaboycotts,andactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants.Loyalistwomen(thosethatsidedwiththeBritish)madepoliticalclaimswhentheyarguedfortheirpropertyrightsindependentofthoseoftheirhusbandsorwhentheyprotestedagainstvariouswartimewartimeatrocities.Severalinfluentialfemalemembersofelitefamiliesprivatelyraisedtheissueofwomen'srightsascitizens.Unbiddenandwithoutarecognizedpublicforum,andemboldenedbytherevolutionaryrhetoricandthelanguageofdemocracy,womenbegantoreinterprettheirownstatus.Liketheslaves,womentookliterallythepreambleoftheDeclarationofIndependence,whichstatesthatallmenarecreatedequal.Theinstitutionofslaverywashotlycontestedbythefoundingfathersandhighlycontroversial.Butunlikeslaves,womenwerenotdefinedasbeingevenproblematicinthedebate.3.Theauthormentions"Loyalistwomen"(line20)todemonstratethat(A)womenwhodemandedpropertyrightsduringtheAmericanRevolutionwerenotconsidereddisloyal(B)womenonbothsidesoftheAmericanRevolutionengagedinpoliticalactivities(C)Loyalistwomenweremorevocalabouttheirpoliticalviewsthanotherwomen(D)Loyalistwomenwerenotedfortheirteaboycottsandfund-raising(E)Loyalistwomentendedtobemoresociallyinfluentialthanthosethatsupportedtherevolution2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGYetwomeninlargenumbershadbeeninvolvedinpoliticalactionsintheAmericanRevolutionandhadbeguntodefinethemselvesdifferentlythanhadtheirmothersandgrandmothers.Attheveryleast,theyhadfoundwaysofexertinginfluenceonpoliticaleventsbyfund-raising,teaboycotts,andactionsagainstprofiteeringmerchants.Loyalistwomen(thosethatsidedwiththeBritish)madepoliticalclaimswhentheyarguedfortheirpropertyrightsindependentofthoseoftheirhusbandsorwhentheyprotestedagainstvariouswartimewartimeatrocities.Severalinfluentialfemalemembersofelitefamiliesprivatelyraisedtheissueofwomen'srightsascitizens.Unbiddenandwithoutarecognizedpublicforum,andemboldenedbytherevolutionaryrhetoricandthelanguageofdemocracy,womenbegantoreinterprettheirownstatus.Liketheslaves,womentookliterallythepreambleoftheDeclarationofIndependence,whichstatesthatallmenarecreatedequal.Theinstitutionofslaverywashotlycontestedbythefoundingfathersandhighlycontroversial.Butunlikeslaves,womenwerenotdefinedasbeingevenproblematicinthedebate.3.Theauthormentions"Loyalistwomen"(line20)todemonstratethat(A)womenwhodemandedpropertyrightsduringtheAmericanRevolutionwerenotconsidereddisloyal(B)womenonbothsidesoftheAmericanRevolutionengagedinpoliticalactivities(C)Loyalistwomenweremorevocalabouttheirpoliticalviewsthanotherwomen(D)Loyalistwomenwerenotedfortheirteaboycottsandfund-raising(E)Loyalistwomentendedtobemoresociallyinfluentialthanthosethatsupportedtherevolution2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife'spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to"'remembertheladies"inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprotectionagainstthe"naturallytyrannical"tendenciesoftheirhusbands.Abigail'slanguagewasappropriatetowomen'ssubordinatestatusinmarriageandsociety—sheaskedformen'schivalrousprotectionfromtheexcessesofothermen.Chidinghiswifeforbeing"'saucy."hetrivializedherargumentbyclaimingthatmenwere,inpractice,""thesubjects.Wehaveonlythenameofmasters.'-Aproblemoutsideofdefinitionanddiscoursecouldnotbetakenseriously.Andyet,foraninstant,JohnAdamsallowedhimselftothinkseriouslyonthissubject—hiswife'scodeoflaws,ifenacted,wouldleadtosocialdisorder:"Dependuponit.weknowbetterthantorepealourMasculinesystems."4.TheauthordescribesJohnandAbigailAdamsas"awell-matchedandlovingcouple"(line38)topointoutthat(A)thecouplefundamentallyagreedonpoliticalissues(B)thecouplewerecompatibleuntilAbigailAdamsbecameoutspokeninherpoliticalviews(C)evencompatiblemarriagepartnersdidnotagreeonissuesinvolvingwomen'srights(D)contrarypublicbelief,JohnandAbigailAdamswereahappilymarriedcouple(E)mostmarriedpartnersdonotagreeonissuesthatinvolveconflictsbetweenmenandwomen

2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife'spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to"'remembertheladies"inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprotectionagainstthe"naturallytyrannical"tendenciesoftheirhusbands.Abigail'slanguagewasappropriatetowomen'ssubordinatestatusinmarriageandsociety—sheaskedformen'schivalrousprotectionfromtheexcessesofothermen.Chidinghiswifeforbeing"'saucy."hetrivializedherargumentbyclaimingthatmenwere,inpractice,""thesubjects.Wehaveonlythenameofmasters.'-Aproblemoutsideofdefinitionanddiscoursecouldnotbetakenseriously.Andyet,foraninstant,JohnAdamsallowedhimselftothinkseriouslyonthissubject—hiswife'scodeoflaws,ifenacted,wouldleadtosocialdisorder:"Dependuponit.weknowbetterthantorepealourMasculinesystems."4.TheauthordescribesJohnandAbigailAdamsas"awell-matchedandlovingcouple"(line38)topointoutthat(A)thecouplefundamentallyagreedonpoliticalissues(B)thecouplewerecompatibleuntilAbigailAdamsbecameoutspokeninherpoliticalviews(C)evencompatiblemarriagepartnersdidnotagreeonissuesinvolvingwomen'srights(D)contrarypublicbelief,JohnandAbigailAdamswereahappilymarriedcouple(E)mostmarriedpartnersdonotagreeonissuesthatinvolveconflictsbetweenmenandwomen

2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife'spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to"'remembertheladies"inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprotectionagainstthe"naturallytyrannical"tendenciesoftheirhusbands.Abigail'slanguagewasappropriatetowomen'ssubordinatestatusinmarriageandsociety—sheaskedformen'schivalrousprotectionfromtheexcessesofothermen.Chidinghiswifeforbeing"'saucy."hetrivializedherargumentbyclaimingthatmenwere,inpractice,""thesubjects.Wehaveonlythenameofmasters.'-Aproblemoutsideofdefinitionanddiscoursecouldnotbetakenseriously.Andyet,foraninstant,JohnAdamsallowedhimselftothinkseriouslyonthissubject—hiswife'scodeoflaws,ifenacted,wouldleadtosocialdisorder:"Dependuponit.weknowbetterthantorepealourMasculinesystems."5.Inline43,"naturally"isclosestinmeaningto(A)appropriately(B)authentically(C)thoroughly(D)innately(E)unsurprisingly2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife'spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to"'remembertheladies"inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprotectionagainstthe"naturallytyrannical"tendenciesoftheirhusbands.Abigail'slanguagewasappropriatetowomen'ssubordinatestatusinmarriageandsociety—sheaskedformen'schivalrousprotectionfromtheexcessesofothermen.Chidinghiswifeforbeing"'saucy."hetrivializedherargumentbyclaimingthatmenwere,inpractice,""thesubjects.Wehaveonlythenameofmasters.'-Aproblemoutsideofdefinitionanddiscoursecouldnotbetakenseriously.Andyet,foraninstant,JohnAdamsallowedhimselftothinkseriouslyonthissubject—hiswife'scodeoflaws,ifenacted,wouldleadtosocialdisorder:"Dependuponit.weknowbetterthantorepealourMasculinesystems."5.Inline43,"naturally"isclosestinmeaningto(A)appropriately(B)authentically(C)thoroughly(D)innately(E)unsurprisingly2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife'spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to"'remembertheladies"inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprotectionagainstthe"naturallytyrannical"tendenciesoftheirhusbands.Abigail'slanguagewasappropriatetowomen'ssubordinatestatusinmarriageandsociety—sheaskedformen'schivalrousprotectionfromtheexcessesofothermen.Chidinghiswifeforbeing"'saucy."hetrivializedherargumentbyclaimingthatmenwere,inpractice,""thesubjects.Wehaveonlythenameofmasters.'-Aproblemoutsideofdefinitionanddiscoursecouldnotbetakenseriously.Andyet,foraninstant,JohnAdamsallowedhimselftothinkseriouslyonthissubject—hiswife'scodeoflaws,ifenacted,wouldleadtosocialdisorder:"Dependuponit.weknowbetterthantorepealourMasculinesystems."6.Theauthorusesthephrase"foraninstant"(lines50-51)inorderto(A)pointbutJohnAdams'desireforanimmediatesolutiontoapressingissue(B)suggestdisapprovalofanyamountoftimedevotedtosuchaninsignificantissue(C)indicatethatJohnAdamsglimpsedhiswife'spointdespitehisculturallimitations(D)expressapprovalforJohnAdams'swiftresponsetoacrucialissue(E)showoutrageatJohnAdams'outrightdismissalofAbigailAdams'request

2023/10/4補(bǔ)充閱讀老SATOGThewell-knownexchangeofprivatelettersbetweenJohnAdamsandhiswifeAbigailsharplyexemplifiesthelimitsofconsciousnessonthisissueofwomen’srights.Herewasawell-matchedandlovingcouple,butunusualinthewife‘spoliticalinterestandinvolvement.In1776.AbigailAdamsurgedherhusband,inaletter,to“’remembertheladies”inhisworkonthelegalcodeforthenewrepublic,remindinghimthatwivesneededprote