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John Adams Role Model

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John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, on the family farm in the North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the second of five children to his parents John and Susanna Boylston Adams. John's father was his role model because he wasn't only a farmer by trade, but he also took on many other time consuming jobs around the community to help others. Everyone in his hometown in some way dealt with him because he owned the titles of: the deacon of the church, selectman, tax collector, constable, and the lieutenant of the militia. John's mother was from a very wealthy Boston family, but infamous for having a bad temper. She remarried in 1766 following the death of John's father five years earlier due to the flu epidemic. John …show more content…

Shockingly enough, John's reply to his father remained constant and portrays an early example of his stubborn personality. Adam's was taught how to read by his father before he even began attending grade school. When he turned five years old, he began attending a small, local school. Afterwards, he then was present at a Latin school that was a preparatory school for students that were planning to attend college. John's father had a dream of John going to Harvard to become a minister. Since his mother was brought up in an affluent family, Harvard wasn't a large expense. John agreed to attend Harvard and to transform himself into a better student, but only if he was allowed study under Joseph Marsh. With the consent of his father, John entered Harvard at fifteen years old in 1751, and, as promised, his grades dramatically improved. Although graduating at a modest fifteenth out of twenty-four students, he managed to finally achieve his goal of earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1755. After graduation, John aspired to practice law, but he quickly discovered that dreams don't always happen immediately. His first job was the position of a schoolmaster at a school in Worcester, Massachusetts. John was not exactly content in the classroom setting because was restricted and couldn't leave his mark on the world that he someday hoped to accomplish. In 1758, he took his opportunity to follow his dream by

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