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    Throughout the 1600’s‚ Christians that were better known as Puritans were seeking religious freedom. Even though Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both Puritans‚ their persuasive tactics to get their community to turn back to God‚ differed. First and foremost in the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” written by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards illustrates Eternal life and Relationships between God and people. Edwards uses force

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    Anne Bradstreet and her family immigrated to American for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a Puritan and the first American poet. Anne Bradstreet had experienced hardships throughout her entire life. However‚ by God‚ she had done the best she could in order to live. She usually expressed herself through her writings – poetry. At the time when she arrived to the New World‚ the colonists were fighting for surviving due to the lack of foods and the climate. It was very difficult for Anne to adapt

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    Compare and Contrast of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Jonathan Noblitt Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were both poets in America. Anne Bradstreet was a teen bride from England that came to America in 1630. She was born into a puritan family and accepted the faith. At sixteen she married Simon Bradstreet. They moved to America and her husband was the governor of Massachusetts. She had eight kids and lived as a housewife. She died in 1672. Phillis Wheatley was a slave from Africa and

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    Encountering the “Other” in the Poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were two of America’s early poets‚ who are known for their trailblazing work in American Women’s literature. These women not only published poetry (a rare enough thing in America during the 17th and 18th centuries) but overcame gender and racial difficulties in the process. As a woman writing in 17th century Puritan New England‚ Bradstreet was the pioneer of women’s American literature

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    Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Throughout the time‚ there has always been a debate regarding the hypothetical issue that deals with the existence of god and his role in mankind. Some believe that god has power to manipulate human fate‚ and consequences of their actions which mean if you do well‚ god will send you to heaven‚ if not to hell. Meanwhile‚ other opines that god does not decide the consequence of those actions. Whether you do well or bad‚ god will always be there with you. After

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    time when religious views and political dominance reigned over many Puritan members of the New English Society‚ in early 1700s‚ many authors stepped up to give their views on popular topics. When looking at two well known Puritan Age authors‚ Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards‚ it is easy to see that they differ views about the topic of religion and style of writing. Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” presents the message of humanity being plagued by sin despite the efforts

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    While reading the Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson‚ I noticed that every time that a remove usually begins by stating that the Indians were starting to move to another place‚ which frequently happened since they know that the English men were tracking them down. As being a woman living on the frontier between the English and the Indians with a husband that is in the religious matter (preacher). I would say that she had a noble relationship with the Indians that there

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    restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” by Mary Rowlandson were the Indians who held her and her daughter captive and sold them as property. While in From The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavas Vassa‚ the African‚ Written by Himself the oppressors are the slave traders who sell Equiano to different slave masters. Therefore‚ the oppressors in both narratives

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    Cristina Villegas Mary Rowlandson Analytical Paragraph In A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary RowlandsonMary Rowlandson‚ a Puritan woman‚ deplores her captors entirely at first‚ but in retrospect‚ she develops a liking for them‚ and treats them with neighborly respect as well as appreciation for their generosity. While Mary Rowlandson and the Indians were visiting King Philip‚ Rowlandson develops amicable relations with some of her captors‚ in which both her and the Indians

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    The settings are very different one from another and the narratives depicted different times and also different historical contexts. Mary Rowlandson was a Puritan woman‚ wife and daughter of Puritans’ reverends‚ established in Lancaster‚ Massachusetts‚ in the colony called New England. The book entitled A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682) reports her captivity – with her children – by Indians during King Philip’s War in 1676. She was captive eleven weeks that

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