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    it’s evident that the Puritans were completely set on the Christian faith.Different from the New England Colonies: the Middle Colonies were very diverse with their religion and just everything having to do with things among that nature. Moving onto the Southern Colonies‚ the major religion was‚ like in New England‚ Christianity. The New England (Northern) Colonies were extremely set in their ways‚ especially when it came to the religion that they used; as most know‚ the Puritans wanted to ‘purify’

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    The Puritans were settlers that took a voyage to the new world to have the religious freedom that they didn’t have in England. They made the voyage in the 16th century. “Puritanism was an under siege from the church and crown‚ it sent an offshoot in the third and fourth decades of the 17th century to the northern English colonies in the New World” (Puritanism). Puritans actually landed in Salem and when they begin to spread out merged with the Pilgrims‚ who landed in Plymouth colony. Roger Williams

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    Scarlet Letter‚ in order to address his intended readers‚ the Victorians. Although the novel was composed in 1850‚ Hawthorne sets his piece in the 17th century Puritan Boston‚ Massachusetts. Stephen Railton‚ a literary critic‚ asserts that the reader and the audience differ. In addition‚ he also discloses that Hawthorne utilizes the Puritans in the story act as the audience‚ who directly respond to the actions of Hester Prynne and other characters; the readers however‚ interpret the novel and are affected

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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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    In the seventeenth century when the New England Puritans came to the American colonies their goal was to create a model society. The reason that they came to the colonies was in pursuit of religious acceptance and to escape persecution for the beliefs they held to be true. Their aspiration was to create a totally peaceful environment that existed solely to honor God and fulfill his will. They aspired to do this through every aspect of their lives by giving full honor to god for every triumph and

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    early New England reflected the lives and beliefs of Puritan colonists. The basis of their society was structured strictly towards humility and the worship of god. Every action the puritans committed reflected an attitude of humility‚ for they feared gaudiness would offend the glory of god. As such‚ the everyday behaviors of puritans were basic and simple‚ from the food they ate to the clothes they wore. It is no surprise then‚ that the Puritan mind-set of depravity would also shine through in their

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    Cheap food‚ No time! The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan introduces 3 main topics; Industrial Corn‚ Pastoral Grass‚ Personal The Forest. In these topics Pollan portrays in depth descriptions of each section. Within these sections‚ he goes on to prove to the reader this book has more to it than they know. Section one Pollan goes on to talk about corn‚ its origin‚ and the world of processing. In this he talks about how food we eat somehow comes from corn. Pollan uses a play on words‚ he uses

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    varies greatly from that of the Puritans in the 1600’s. The United States is decadent and materialistic; the sense of community no longer applies in many regions. The American Identity is not shaped by Puritan values because of our immorality and crime. Immorality is a part of life for a significant fraction of our nation. Firstly‚ “Playboy” magazine‚ which has been around for almost a century‚ is a magazine that contains revealing pictures of women. The Puritans were very conservative when it came

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    1. Explain: Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England. Puritans were people who wanted to get rid of things that were not stated by Jesus Christ or by the Bible. They rejected decisions and traditions established by the Church (i.e. people). Examples: paintings of God and Jesus‚ rich ornaments and décor‚ hierarchy in Church‚ selling pardons. They also thought that the temples should be smaller and not so monumental. Puritans’ beliefs were a threat to the hierarchy and wealth of the English

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    in society but also an example of death and decay‚ which binds its defective traits to the people and town in and around the prison. The true darkness of Puritan society is shown through these symbols of death and decay. In contrast to the prison’s dark and grim character is the beautiful

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