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    Religious Freedom

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    years to come. That was the beginning of the protestant reformation as well as puritanism. An adding catalyst in wanting to acquire religious liberty was when King Charles I dismissed parliament which led to much distress and many puritans left the country as a result. Another reason many people came to the new world was for God‚ gold‚ and glory. Due to the protestant reformation and the creation of puritanism it sparked a beginning of a spiritual energy that would inspire many people to

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    Puritanism is a branch of the Church of England that primarily settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1620s with the mission of reforming the Anglican Church. Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their

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    leader of the church. Elizabeth I pushed for intense Catholicism and Puritanism in the English church. While in opposition of Elisabeth I‚ James I and Charles I moved the English church away from puritan ideals‚ Charles I. revoked the Puritan represented parliament‚ and Charles also enforced anti-puritan policies. The monarchy once had thought of puritans as a focal point in New England‚ but latter on they pushed away Puritanism and treated puritans harshly which had upset many of those puritans

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    able to live amongst themselves in harmony. The English Puritans were persecuted for not conforming to the country’s religion: Protestantism. Due to this discrimination‚ they voyaged to the Americas and created colonies where they could practice Puritanism. Warrant is explanation & analysis: Since they all held the same religious beliefs‚ this allowed them to practice their religion freely without any sort

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    by Nathaniel Hawthorne                            Buy PDF Buy Paperback Major Themes Puritanism Puritanism is often reflected and examined in Hawthorne’s works. After breaking with the Anglican Church in England‚ Puritans moved to New England and developed a strong presence. Hawthorne was raised in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ and his grandfather was a judge in the infamous Salem witch trials. Thus‚ Puritanism was a very important part of his background‚ a part that he often questioned throughout his

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    each era in some shape or form embodied the American vision. The American Dream presented within the periods of literature illustrate alternate definitions of freedom from a certain abominable oppression as shown through works during the age of Puritanism‚ Revolutionary period and slave narratives. The Puritan religion

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    and staying true to the Puritan faith‚ people will want to be joyful and hopeful in the glory of God. Both of these works show how to be a good Puritan in the eyes of Bradford and Edwards. While the journal and sermon both represent strong ways of Puritanism‚ the way Bradford shows it is in a very positive way with a loving God‚ while Edwards shows a very resentful and hateful God. As Bradford begins to describe the story of the Puritans’ journey‚ he explains how God helped them in their travels. He

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    Positive (or analytical) Economics is objective‚ without emotion or value judgements. It has to do with "what is‚" while normative economics has to do with "what ought to be." Positive economics is based on theory‚ probability‚ and statistical methods. When searching for positive economic statements I found in the business section of the September 12‚ 2005 issue of the Toronto Star an article based on the economies foundation and cheaper insurance. This business article written by Steven Theobald

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    feels regarding the control Britain has over the colonies. The purpose of the writing is to get the colonists to to join together to get revenge against Great Britain by retaliating. Thomas Paine uses different types of figurative speech‚ he uses puritanism and he uses appeal to emotion. Paine opens his persuaison to the nation by warning that getting their freedom from England will not be easy. By using similie‚ " Tyranny‚ like hell..."‚ he implies that Britain’s control over them will not be easy

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    Symbolism is one feature in The Scarlet Letter that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses quite a lot; and I find it especially interesting how he is able to cleverly use metaphors to get this symbolism across. Symbolism runs wild throughout the book in the form of Pearl. Pearl is like an extended metaphor in a sense because‚ throughout the romance‚ Hawthorne uses her as a living reminder of the Scarlet Letter and the sin that Hester commits. This strategy adds an interesting element to the book since the reader

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