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    Hypocrisy of the Puritans “When you fast‚ do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance‚ so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen I say to you‚ they have received their reward (New American Bible Matthew 6:16).” The Puritans that settled into Massachusetts in the seventeenth century were some of the most religious people to be seen throughout History. Prior to landing in America they had already abandoned two countries in order to “purify‚” their Puritan religion

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    and afterwards America experienced this period of enlightenment subsequently forcing out all remaining Puritan views. With this new exposure to the enlightenment‚ America and it’s colonists begin to develop ideas largely dissenting away from traditional Puritan views on total depravity where ‘God is all‚ and man is nothing.’ The beliefs of ‘self-reliance’ or emergence began to trump the Puritan views and exposed all colonists in thinking for themselves‚ acting independently from other people‚ and

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    influence of Puritan values on the development of American culture. Use specific examples of Puritan ideas‚ traditions‚ and institutions‚ and discuss how these were affected by the end of the first century of American colonial development. (Be sure to rely heavily on Morgan’s The Puritan Family‚ as well as lecture‚ text and primary sources‚ for material and examples.) Cultures often rely on past beliefs to shape their values or way of life. Puritans had a great impact on American society today. Their

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    There are three different models that can interact to create or solve any problem in any organization ‚ the models are Perspectives ‚ Worldviews and Mental models . Perspectives are the point of views ‚ (Gray ‚1996) “means that they consider the inner form of all cosmic beings ‚ the gods‚ the dead‚ plants‚ meteorological phenomena and geographical accidents‚ among others” ‚ when adopting different perspectives people can apply systems thinking successfully to broaden their awareness ‚ Perspectives

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    Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials During the time period of 1691 to 1692 the town of Salem‚ a small thriving community within the Puritan Massachusetts Bay colony‚ was struck by widespread hysteria in the form of witch trials. The way these trials and accusations played out are historically unlike any other witch trials found in European and American history. Historians have pointed to a number of economic‚ political‚ and social changes of the then existing institutions throughout the Massachusetts

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    interests. One group who was particularly sturdy and large was the Puritans. The Puritans believed in many of their own beliefs‚ but the main belief that they all had in common was their views on religion. The Puritans practiced their own religion derived from Anglicanism‚ and had many strict beliefs and feelings towards their own lifestyles. These harsh feelings caused many people pain‚ and others being forced to believe in what the Puritans did. Whether you’re in the United States or even in Asia‚ religion

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    matter of culture. The New England Colonies were mostly Christians‚ but some of them were Puritans. Puritans wished to purify‚ hence the name‚ and reform the Church of England. The Puritans did not last very long‚ but their original religion‚ Christianity‚ remained because of the Great Awakening. The Puritans were the most dynamic Christian force in the American colonies. In England‚ the Puritans had been people of means and political influence‚ but King Charles would not tolerate their

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    American literature and Puritan literature. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Native American literature was decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting wilderness life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Native Americans‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similarities and differences present themselves in many ways. Work was important to Puritans as well as Native Americans

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    This is the life of the puritan colonies. The puritans had some life in America. The puritans came to America to get away from the church of England. They felt like the church was corrupted. They thought that god was above man law. There are some things that me and the colonies have in common‚ but there is more that is different. The similarities between me and the puritans are very few. We both believe in god which is one thing. Another thing is that we both that the devil is the root of all

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    When the Puritans moved to the New World they created a new society based upon perfect adherence to the strict and intolerant Puritan philosophy. However‚ the moral center of their universe could not hold because the people themselves although normally English‚ were blends of their European ancestries and the folk culture of generations before them. Puritan philosophy was rooted in the search for spiritual perfection. Witchcraft was viewed by Puritans as evidence of the man ’s spiritual weakness

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