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    the renaissance supernatural powers were believed to be true. Shakespeare expresses this during the play Macbeth. The witches are shown to have supernatural powers in multiple acts throughout the play‚ each time influencing characters. The witches influence most of the actions in Macbeth. Although Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan‚ Macbeth had the idea planted in his head by the witches. When Macbeth first meets the witches‚ they tell him that he will be king. He responds by giving

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    Today’s Shakespeare Today‚ pop culture shapes America and other countries alike. Influencers of pop culture include actors‚ musicians‚ and politicians‚ mostly from those who are still living. However‚ many others have shaped our modern culture‚ even from days long past. One of them‚ William Shakespeare‚ is one of the most famous playwrights of all time. Today‚ many of his phrases are used commonly‚ without a thought given to the creator of them. While barely known for creating words‚ Shakespeare

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    The New England and Chesapeake regions were two of the major areas for colonization in the 17th century. From the early 1600’s into the early 1700’s‚ many English immigrants left their homeland to explore an uncharted territory. The two geographic regions‚ one nestled in the warm muggy weather of the South and the other in the harsh climate of the North‚ lead to various different experiences and obstacles for the settlers to face‚ and to different lifestyles in the colonies. Through economy‚ religious

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    When the Persians‚ Greeks‚ and Kushans conquered India they influenced the country significantly. Under Persian control around 513 B.C.E‚ new trade connections where established. The emperor Darius had contact between India and the near east of the country. Persian influences created new concepts‚ techniques‚ and materials into India. The Persians also influenced India by creating numerous viral states. During the invasion of alexander the great‚ the Greeks conquered the northwest of India from

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    What philosophies‚ thinkers‚ and documents most influenced the writers of the United States Constitution The writers of the United States constitution had many influences that assisted them in drafting our nations charter. Self- Governing was unknown by the authors‚ as they were collectively‚ from a world where people were ruled by monarchs. Planning Democracy takes practice and wisdom from experience from throughout history. The ideas and practices that led to the development of the United States

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    The Birth of a New Nation It took 158 years for the American colonies to become a new nation. When the first royal colony‚ Virginia‚ was established in 1624 the American colonists considered themselves a part of England. Over time‚ the American colonists grew separate and wanted more independence. In 1783 the British recognized the American colonies as a nation at the Treaty of Paris. Before the Treaty of Paris the colonists had to win their independence and fight the British in the Revolutionary

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    such as the Chesapeake Bay and New England. The events that lead up to tension between the natives were the settler’s lust for new land‚ diseases and the on-going disputes between the natives and the settlers. In the Chesapeake Bay the Powhatans were originally the dominant power among the Native Americans. The Powhatan tribes flourished under the Powhatan Confederacy until the arrival of the Europeans. Tension arouse between the natives and the settlers as the new colonist began establishing their

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    News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well

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    The puritan story was a story of many things; from the landing of the first group of puritans in New England‚ to the formation and trouble of the bay colony bible commonwealth‚ to the puritans versus Indians‚ ending with the New England family. This story wouldn’t be anything without the help of the one and only King Henry VIII. It was King’s‚ tie breaking with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530’s that launch the reformation of the protestant church. The reformation of the church led to a group

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing is very distinguishable because of the themes‚ symbols‚ and motifs in his pieces of writing. His life was greatly influenced by the Puritan legacy because of where he was born‚ so a lot of his writing incorporates ideas about Puritanism. More precisely‚ a lot of Hawthorne’s writings involve sin and are morally serious. Two of his short stories‚ “The Birthmark” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment‚” do not directly deal with Puritanism‚ but they do involve a number of other

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