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    Van Winkle wants to live a “carefree” life. The ”The Minister Black Veil” is about not to judge people and now a days that’s probably one of the last thing on people’s minds. The Ministers Black Veil is a critique of puritanism‚ especially puritan guilt and puritan hypocrisy; while in the other side Rip Van Winkle is a satire that critiques the value of progress and change. Now a days that’s way more relevant because people just want to move forward and” progress is not

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    Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative „A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson“‚ published in 1682‚ is an account of a Puritan women held captive by Natives after having witnessed the destruction of her town and her return to her Puritan community. Although her narrative speaks greatly of Puritan faith and culture‚ the Puritan lens is lifted at some points and entirely neglected‚ telling not only the story of the faithful women withstanding and surviving savages‚ but one

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    were settled by different people; Plymouth was steeled by Separatists from the Church of England and Massachusetts Bay was steeled by Non-Separating Congregationalists‚ but those settlers are all Puritans. The settlers of Plymouth are 101 men‚ women and children. In Massachusetts Bay‚ over 1000 Puritans sail for America in 1631 after 1630. Jamestown is for those adventures looking for a quick profit. But in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay‚ both of them settled up not for quick. Plymouth was settled

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    During the early colonization of the East coast of North America‚ many groups of people of Europe came to the New World such as the Puritans and Quakers. Both the Puritans‚ led by John Winthrop‚ and the Quakers‚ led by William Penn‚ were escaping persecution from England but each they had their own views and goals in religion‚ politics‚ and ethnic relations. Being on the native land of the local Indians‚ both Penn and Winthrop had to face issues and negotiations with the Indians. Penn and Winthrop

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    CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - Italian explorer‚ sail for Queen Isabella of Spain‚ 3 ships were the Nina‚ Pinta‚ and the Santa Maria. Columbus was looking for a route East by sailing West. He is credited with discovering the New World THE JOURNAL by William Carlos Williams Christopher Columbus’ personal account (from his journal) of his final days of his first voyage and landing on the island of San Salvador in 1492 1. September 22 – why was “the contrary wind”

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    traditionally Puritanical message. They both are so similar‚ but have so many differences at the same time. That is flaw that wasn’t thought about the creation of these puritan stories. Bradstreet’s later poems‚ such as “To My Dear and Loving Husband‚” are more personal‚ expressing her feelings about the joys and difficulties of everyday Puritan life. In one she wrote about her thoughts before giving birth. In another‚ she wrote about the death of a grandchild. Bradstreet’s poetry reflects the Puritan’s

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    both wanted what was best for them and their fellow man. The one difference was that Edward related all of his writings to the Bible and it seemed like you were reading it. He lived his life by the Puritan way of living and had good morals‚ where Franklin wrote about people who had neither the Puritan way of life and no morals‚ "Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America." In Franklin’s Autobiography (Part two)‚ he states‚ "I determined to give a Week’s strict Attention to each of the Virtues

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    and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ readers see the effect of the Puritan faith on guilt. Strong‚ as well as weak‚ characters face guilt in each book. Abigail and Dimmesdale take a coward’s way out‚ while Hester and Proctor wrestle with their guilt. By upholding the strictures of Puritanism‚ Reverends Wilson and Paris intensify guilt and demonstrate the cruelty of their religion. The harshness of Puritan culture reveals itself through guilt. The weight of remorse is crushing; those

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    essay my intentions are too deeply analyze the many symbols that the scarlet letter presents. As the novel begins‚ The prison is the first symbol presented. “The prison of the town symbolizes the darkest aspects of Puritan society and its hypocrisy (Warfel). The original Puritan settlers flooded the lands of North America to establish a "city upon a hill‚" a model society operating on God’s laws. Meant to be a safe-haven for humanity free of sin and crime‚ this settlement veered from its original

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    in 1804 in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ to a family of Puritan colonists. Hawthorne’s paternal distant grandfather‚ John Hathorne‚ whom was a judge in the Salem Witch Trials‚ troubled Nathaniel so much‚ that he added the W to his last name to separate himself from the family. 1 Some readers could argue after reading this story‚ knowing the history of the Salem Witch Trials‚ and knowing things about Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ he showed the hypocrisy of the Puritan faith through the events that happened throughout

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