●Essential Question: ○How did different values lead to different American subcultures in the Chesapeake‚ Southern‚ New England‚ & Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower
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This Is England While watching the movie “This is England” as “the other”‚ I was able to experience a culture that was socially‚ culturally‚ politically‚ and ethically different from that of my own. It was interesting to see a story unfold through the perspective of a young boy named Shaun. The director showed Shaun’s experiences dealing with serious issues England was facing at the time such as racism‚ gangs‚ immigration‚ and unemployment. Losing his father at an early age‚ Shaun lacked an older
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there was hysteria over finding communist‚ much like the Puritans‚ who were obsessed with finding the devil and his servants. The first act in The Crucible depicts the values‚ fears‚ and actions of the Puritans in Salem who thought the devil existed amongst them. One value the puritans held above all other values was to be very religious. The Puritans thought they had to prove to their neighbors they were the chosen ones because the Puritans believed those chosen to go to Heaven were already picked
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Part A-1 There were many underlying political motivations prompting English imperialism. There were many in power in England‚ who were of the merchant classes. Those in the merchant classes would benefit from trade agreements. In order for these merchants to benefit from more trade agreements‚ there was a need to obtain additional resources which ultimately came from obtaining more land—as well as control of trade routes. There was a quest for a transoceanic trade route to provide direct access
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To study the New Testament from an academic perspective‚ you have to study it as a historical literature; a piece of literature that not only influenced history but was also influenced by it. You can only understand things based on what you know about it so if you know nothing about the new testament then you cannot fully study and comprehend it. The history of the new testament authors gives an understanding of the environment in which it was written. since everyone is influenced by their environment
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The portrayal of the Puritan society is negative. The Puritans had different beliefs of society‚ religion‚ and the family structure. They believed men were the head of the house and made all the important decisions. They felt the women were just there to take care of the housework and kids. The family structure they had kept everyone on the right path with God and any lechery or any kind of sexual sin was punished severely. Some women found guilty for any kind of crime‚ in extreme cases were put
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of the Puritan Society In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ he reveals through his cynical narrator‚ a description of vile disdain for the Puritan community. Using diction and carefully employed position of language‚ his opinion of their character is greatly projected on the screen of the reader’s mind. The narrator is able to acutely reveal the hypocrisy and savage disposition that encapsulated the religious Puritans. The readers are shown the irony behind the hypocritical Puritans through
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(Morgan‚ Edmund‚ THE PURITANS AND SEX.) At an early age Americans are taught that settlers from the past viewed intercourse as a an act only meant for married couples who wished to gain offspring‚ yet religious groups like the Puritans viewed it quite differently. The puritans are depicted as pure‚ unable to take on the dance of copulation because it was a sinful earthly temptation. This was not the case‚ Puritans loved sex. It has been discovered through writings that Puritan ministers encouraged
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’s War King Philip ’s War‚ it was one of the first and bloodiest conflicts between the colonist of New England and the Native Americans‚ primarily the Wampanoag Indian tribe. There were massive casualties on each side‚ all of which were caused by fighting and disease. King Philip ’s War‚ had began out of almost forty years of tension between local native tribes of Massachusetts and puritan colonists of Massachusetts. Each side felt as if they had no choice but to remove the other or certain
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June 2003‚ my wife Yulia and I decided to take a vacation to England touring the country. We arranged the trip through a touring agency. With a group of 5 other adventurers we boarded a jet liner for the 8 hour trip to Gatwick airport in London. Upon our arrival in England we were met by Roy‚ one of our hosts and guide who made sure we and our gear were transported to the beautiful town‚ where we were to stay at a beautiful hotel. We were met by the manager‚ given our lovely rooms‚ and after
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