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    Name Teacher Honors English 11 14 October 2013 Time Can’t Change Everything Although culture may change over the years‚ the writing of those cultures do not. Puritan Anne Bradstreet ’s writing is not different than contemporary music artist Jason Mraz’s music. In "To My Dear and Loving Husband‚" Bradstreet describes the gratitude she has for her husband’s love‚ and in Jason Mraz’s song "I Won’t Give Up‚" there is an ample amount of love still in the crumbling relationship. Even though

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    AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in

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    “The Puritans and Sex”‚ Edmund S. Morgan When the Puritan came to the New World after being rejected in England for their beliefs‚ they knew the demand of perfection in God’s eyes could never be fully accomplish. Humans could never live up to the standards that God set out. After settling in New England‚ the Puritan became well aware they needed to have law enforcement with religious obligations‚ and most importantly the sexual temptations. Knowing that human could never fully obey God’s word and

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    always revealed a great deal about the attitudes and beliefs of different cultures. Puritan authors in the late 17th and early 18th centuries wrote poems‚ persuasive speeches‚ stories‚ and first hand accounts that reveal their thoughts‚ feelings‚ and beliefs. Described especially was the Puritan’s deep regard for religion and their fear and love of God. William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation was written in 1630 as a description of Bradford’s experiences in the New World. The main purpose of his

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    In studies of Puritanism as a movement from 1558-1660‚ historians have debated over the definition of the word ‘puritan’ because of the changing nature of the movement as it responded to various political‚ social and religious developments. The conventional historical interpretation shared by historians Christianson and Wrightson is that ‘Puritan’ more narrowly referred to the ‘hotter sort of protestants’ who‚ although theologically indistinguishable from their Anglican counter-parts‚ actively sought

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    Period 1A Mr. Murphy DBQ: Puritans Influence on New England between the 1630`s to the 1660`s During the 1630`s to the 1660`s the Puritans had a frat influence on the New England colonies. Puritans were protestants that arose within the Church of England. They demanded to have a greater and more rigorous discipline and were not satisfied with what the Church

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    American Literature Test Terms Definitions Colonial New England period is also known as what? Puritan Era When was Jamestown established? 1607 When did the Separatists come to the New World? 1620 When did the Puritans come to America? 1630 When the Puritans came to America‚ where did they land? Massachusetts Bay What are the literary characteristics of the Colonial New England period? Unadorned‚ simple‚ useful‚ natural‚ utalitarian‚ didactic‚ and Biblical What are the Genres

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    From 1630 to about 1643 Puritans were coming to America for mainly religious reasons. This movement was called the Great Puritan Migration. The Puritans did like the way the Anglican Church was being ran‚ so they many of them came to America and set up the Massachusetts Bay colony. The leader of this Colony was John Winthrop. The Puritans believed through religion and hard work they could build a perfect commuity. The Puritans influenced the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New

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    equivalent to that were the Puritan values. The Puritan way of life is one was influential‚ and essential in the development of the New England colonies. Puritans in the New England colonies were hard working and held themselves to a high moral obligation to be a good influence on those around them‚ this influenced all aspects of colonial life from politics to economy to society as a whole because it made the Puritans try to be the best at everything they did. Politically‚ Puritan beliefs defined a social

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    The Puritan Dilemma by Edmund Morgan John Winthrop’s "Puritan dilemma" arose out of his life long effort to accomplish two goals: to secure a community dedicated to upholding every aspect of God’s will and to do this within the context of everyday life. His first challenge dealt with the depravity of the Church of England in the early seventeenth century and how to escape its wickedness without withdrawing from the world. Then‚ with the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630‚ a decade

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