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    Attitudes toward Work: After conducting some research it appears the “puritan work ethic” is not present in India. The people of India need to understand the reason why they are doing something. They do not do tasks just for the sake of keeping busy. For example‚ Indian kids in school do not receive “busy” work when it comes to homework‚ rather they get homework that will help the understand concepts. In America‚ we strive on this idea that we should always be doing something‚ rather it has purpose

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    Describe a Person

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    Describe a person Viscous and scary when angry‚ but my granddad is the kindest‚ generous and trustworthy ma I know. Santa Claus is like his twin‚ they are so alike: big beer belly; kind and gentle-like a little baby lamb; and old. His bright ginger hair is like a great big bonfire on bonfire night‚ or a pumpkin on Halloween. Matching his hair‚ his beard is as rough and sharp as Velcro. At summer or at Christmas time (when I go visit and stay with him)‚ he always has something to tell me‚ whether

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    The Sketch of the Puritan in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Cherry Wang The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the aspects of relationships‚ religion‚ community‚ discipline and punishment in the puritan community of 17th century Boston. A young woman‚ Hester Prynne is led from the town prison with her infant daughter. She was being punished for adultery. While waiting for her husband Hester had an affair with the priest‚ Dimmesdale and gave birth to a baby. The missing husband

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    Describe A Mentor

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    My definition of a mentor is a trusted and experienced advisor. A mentor is someone who trains a younger person so they can succeed. The mentor I have selected is Ray Broomhall. He was the Head Coach for the Nordic Ski Team at Mountain Valley High School. Ray was not only my coach but my father’s coach when he was in high school on the Nordic ski team. He was my Nordic Ski coach in 4th and 5th grade and then he was my coach all four years of high school. Even when I was racing on the middle school

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    During the 17th century‚ the combined New England colonies formed a virtual puritan commonwealth. The entire social and political system they established was built on the puritan religion. It was a mans world within this so called puritan commonwealth. Women did not participate in town meetings or had no authority to make decisions within the church. Puritan women were to be seen‚ but not heard. Rather than demanding their rights and rebelling against authority‚ women had their ways of being heard

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    was printed in ink. And neither can we. Modern America will never escape the history left behind by the Puritan society. The flaws that we have in our current society are of Puritan origin and are splitting images of them. After being born‚ we are raised under the influences of Puritanism. From The Lost Generation to Generation Alpha‚ all children are indoctrinated to value education. Puritans too‚ value education and it is embroidered into American history by the building

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    1. Why did the Puritans leave England? A.   ?    They wanted more money B. :-)  They wanted religious freedom C.   ?    They wanted new scenery D.   ?    They were kicked out 2. What happened third? A. :-)  The Council of New England was organized. B.   ?    The Mayflower Compact was signed. C.   ?    November 11‚ 1620. D.   ? The settlers found the perfect spot to start a settlement at Plymouth. 3. About how many passengers died of disease‚ winter and starvation? A. ?35 B. ? 67 C.   

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    Early Puritans led simple‚ modest lives‚ free of materialistic temptations. According to today’s high standards‚ Puritans appear to have led almost primitive lives. However‚ in that time in history‚ their humble homes were a large part of their daily lives‚ and they were viewed upon as being a gift from God. In her poem‚ Anne Bradstreet describes the importance of her house‚ despite the fact that she chastises herself for yielding to the temptations of vanity and materialism. Religion was‚ for

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    of the Puritans sticks out as a time with many great authors. Two‚ William Bradford and Reverend Jonathan Edwards are still studied today. Bradford was an author who wrote about the historical section of Puritan life‚ while Edwards was a great speaker who wrote sermons to give in front of his congregation. Although living in the same time period Reverend Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford used very different styles of writing. In writing‚ praise and everyday living the Puritans favored

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    people known as the Puritans wished to “purify” the Church of England and reform the Church from its Catholic practices. At the time‚ these people were more of an unpopular unit‚ but still persevered and grew to be a very well known religious group. The Puritans had a set of beliefs that set themselves apart from other practices‚ and these values that they had influenced their daily lives‚ their own style of writing‚ and even life today. First and foremost‚ who exactly were the Puritans? As previously

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