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    The Puritans are a well known religious group. They were known for reasons that made them separate from the Catholic Church. They are also extremely well known for their strong work ethic. This ethic was the foundation of America and is now lost upon the Americans who depend upon their country to give them the material possessions they want but do not want to do any work for those things. A large number of people who came over to America from England in the 1600’s were Puritan. They moved to American

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    destroy the sinners with ease if they do not repent. Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fear‚ pity‚ and vanity .Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of the use of cautionary tone‚ vexed imagery‚ and admonishing figurative language. Furthermore Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of his use of cautionary tone for example he says. “thus easy is it forgot when he please to cast is enemies down to hell‚’’ this reveals that it is easy

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    that we covered was the Colonial unit. We learned about Virginia‚ Plymouth‚ MBC‚ Salem‚ and Pennsylvania colonies. There were various groups like Puritans and Quakers. Puritanism was a broad topic. They believed in the five points of Calvinism; Original Sin‚ Predestination‚ Irresistible Grace‚ Limited Atonement‚ and Perseverance of Saints (Patterson). Puritans believed in a covenant of grace‚ rather than works‚ to be destined to heaven. Quakers were pacifists and they allowed religious freedom ("Quakers

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    The puritans arrived into Massachusetts in 1628. 101 people were on the mayflower (Collier‚ James Lincoln‚ and Christopher Collier. Chapter1. Pilgrims and Puritans. Tarrytown: Benchmark‚ 1998. 1. Print. The Drama of American History.). They went to Massachusetts because the king was persecuting the puritans in England. They want to change the kings and create a pre church he tried to kill them. They created their own church and their own rules. The ways the puritans changed colonial American life

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    An organization creates value by converting inputs into outputs. It takes several resources such as raw materials‚ machinery‚ information‚ knowledge‚ human resources‚ money and capital as inputs and applies appropriate production and transformation processes at the conversion stage to produce finished goods and services. Consumers purchase these goods and services to satisfy their needs. The environment‚ in which an organization operates‚ affects stages in the value-creation process

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    1. Why did the Puritans leave England? A.   ?    They wanted more money B. :-)  They wanted religious freedom C.   ?    They wanted new scenery D.   ?    They were kicked out 2. What happened third? A. :-)  The Council of New England was organized. B.   ?    The Mayflower Compact was signed. C.   ?    November 11‚ 1620. D.   ? The settlers found the perfect spot to start a settlement at Plymouth. 3. About how many passengers died of disease‚ winter and starvation? A. ?35 B. ? 67 C.   

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    Puritan Ethics Used and Not Used Today There are many Puritan ethics that apply today but some of them are no longer applied. These are two ethics applied and not applied today. The first ethic applied today is never waste time. The second ethic applied today is work hard no matter what. The first ethic not applied today is men are superior to woman. The second ethic not applied today is a woman’s place is at home. These ethics are applied and not applied today. The first ethic that is applied today

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    When the Puritans were planning their trip to the New World‚ they saw possibilities they could not see in England. They wanted to be free to build their own godly community‚ but they did not want to separate completely from the churches in England. They wanted to establish a community that others looked up to. They wanted to move to this new land that had so much potential. The Puritans found the opportunities they were looking for when they decided to move across the water to New England and were

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    Early Puritans led simple‚ modest lives‚ free of materialistic temptations. According to today’s high standards‚ Puritans appear to have led almost primitive lives. However‚ in that time in history‚ their humble homes were a large part of their daily lives‚ and they were viewed upon as being a gift from God. In her poem‚ Anne Bradstreet describes the importance of her house‚ despite the fact that she chastises herself for yielding to the temptations of vanity and materialism. Religion was‚ for

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    “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18)‚ this was a passage that the Puritans lived by. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692 and claimed the lives of many innocent people. It led to the hangings of almost twenty‚ leaving more than one hundred in prison. A group of young girls in Salem Village accused several local women of witchcraft while being claimed of being possessed by the devil. This is causing a wave of hysteria to spread throughout colonial

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