In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in
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many different shapes and colors to paint one massive masterpiece of freedom‚ justice and equality. America became a land for people who sought out hope‚ new life and opportunity. The foundations of American values and traditions began during the Puritan movement. The Puritan’s determination and unity still echoes in American culture today. Furthermore‚ Benjamin Franklin’s thirteen principles of success shows the American principles of self-reliance and independence. In addition‚ Franklin also illustrates
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Terms for Chapter 2 Sea Dogs-roving English ships that plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners
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Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor were both Puritan poets in approximately the same time period. With that being said‚ although they wrote in the same time period‚ their writing styles had their similarities and their differences‚ While Bradstreet did in write religiously involved poetry‚ she also focused on the world and where she stood amongst it. Taylor‚ on the other hand‚ wrote solely for the purpose of personal expression to himself and God. He wrote poetry about his struggles to understand
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Letter‚ depicts this power religion has over people. Where fear and hate motivate beliefs due to a religion’s uncontrollable dominion. This corruption of supremacy dominates the Puritan religion. Townspeople are puppets played by the Puritan religion. Many don’t think for themselves. Faith is lost‚ adjacency is abolished. Puritan ideology also rules over young Hester Prynne‚ who birthed a child from adultery. Hester then is forced to wear a scarlet letter. It is a symbol of lust‚ adultery‚ and immorality
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religiously‚ in the difference that the puritans were hoping to establish a settlement to last them a long time while the Spanish conquistadors were working towards establishing a thin veil of influence affecting the economic development in both regions of European settlements and the religious future. The biggest difference between the Spanish settlements and the English Puritan colonies is that the Spanish arrived to America to convert the natives while the Puritans arrived in America for religious
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century. His depicted the Puritans as subjects of guilt‚ sin‚ and conflict between emotions and intelligence. It has been made clear throughout “The Scarlet Letter” that Hawthorne
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supposed to represent what Hester is about the experience: the harsh Puritan judgment‚ or the old door‚ along with the acceptance of certain people along her path‚ as represented by the rose bush. “An Indian in his native garb was standing there; but the red men were not so infrequent visitors of the English settlements” (Hawthorne 56). “Red men” shows the time period‚ and the treatment of Native Americans at the time. Puritans had just arrived in the New World‚ and they use derogatory terms to
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rigid Puritan society. In this society‚ people are not allowed to express their true thoughts and feelings. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how they truly feel; otherwise the emotions become bottled up until they begin to hurt the person. Unfortunately‚ the puritans were not allowed this type of expression. Luckily‚ at least for the four main characters‚ Hawthorne has created a forest to give them shelter. The forest offers a sanctuary from the harshness of Puritan life‚ symbolizes
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developed very different and arguably contrasting cultures are the New England and the Chesapeake colonies. It is apparent that the main goals and natures of the colonists in either region were dissimilar. In New England colonists were primarily Puritans and focused on religion‚ self-government‚ family values‚ and cooperation for the good of the community where in the Chesapeake colonists often relied on the royal government and were focused on acquiring great wealth and furthering their own individual
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