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    they were in desperate need to help Native help. The film was called‚ “We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower‚” it was release in April 13‚ 2009 – May 11‚ 2009. The Pilgrims made landfall in Plymouth and provides a brief‚ but rich window into the way of life for the Wampanoag‚ the local Native American tribe near Plymouth‚ before the Pilgrims arrived. What was it like to be Wampanoag‚ the

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    that of mainly economic. They desired to use the land of the New World for the profit of the Old. In 1620‚ the Pilgrims of Plymouth

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    The Mayflower

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    resolved to relocate to America. The group is now known as the Pilgrims. The boat they sailed on was called the Mayflower. During the trip a sneaky‚ surging storm erupted. The wildly hollering storm which would not subside for days‚ made the pilgrims stay below the deck. The deck quickly became over crowded‚ stinky‚ loud‚ and noisy with the cries of little ones. The cracks in the deck boards leaked cold‚ salty seawater. The pilgrims got soaked and shivered. They were also absolutely terrified.

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    Cathedral with twenty nine pilgrims and the portrayal of them by the narrator is the outer frame work of the story. The inner story built from each character’s tale‚ telling two stories on the way and two on the way back‚ gives pith and substance to the inside. During the Medieval Era‚ with the birth of a new spring‚ people set out on pilgrimages as a time of spiritual renewal and rededication. Chaucer’s “General Prologue” places readers in that moment‚ as twenty-nine pilgrims gather for a pilgrimage

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    William Bradford’s manuscript is recognized as one of the most celebrated documents published on the settlement of Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony. In this excerpt of his manuscript‚ Bradford is explaining the reasons for the removal of people from Europe to go the New World‚ and convincing people of the struggles and achievements of Puritans going to the New World. The purpose of William Bradford for writing Of Plymouth Plantation is to introduce the theme of religion that implies how God can help people

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    thought came to mind because back then everyone used those words. This whole passage has confusing vocabulary but in reality its simple when you brake it down. John Smith himself is a pilgrim and when he speaks of them he refers to them as pilgrims instead of his own. When he would be with the pilgrims he would talk in a fluid manner. When it came down to speaking to the Europeans it seemed as if he didn’t know what word to say next. In the story there’s a part where mentioned something to

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    One tale used to portray a character in the poem is “The Pardoner’s Tale.” The Pardoner is a man of the church who sells indulgences to people of sin in the Catholic faith. In “The Pardoner’s Prologue” the Pardoner explains his ruse to his fellow pilgrims then proceeds to the tale in which he tells a story proclaiming that greed is the root of all evil. Ironically‚ the Pardoner himself is an immensely greedy and selfish man specializing in preying on the fears of God in people and selling

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    1620.The Mayflower carried not only the Pilgrims but a few other settlers as well. When it arrived at Cape Cod‚ several hundred miles north of its planned destination in Virginia owing to storms at sea‚ the passengers realized they were outside the bounds of the governmental authority they had contracted with in England.William Bradford‚ the Pilgrim leader‚ was alarmed to learn that some of the others felt no obligation to respect the rules of the Pilgrims. In his words‚ they wanted to “use their

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    who were instrumental in establishing different religious beliefs. The three men are William Bradford‚ John Winthrop‚ and Cotton Mather. These men help produce evidence of the bond of religion to early American life. This paper examines the word pilgrim and puritan to help better understand their origins. Religion in Colonial American Literature As people immigrated to America from England‚ they brought their religious ideals with them. These strong religious beliefs are evident in the writings of

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    of storytelling. As the bombing of Dresden was far from conventional Vonnegut wrote an unconventional story to go along with it. The novel is not written in chronological order and skips around to different times. Since the main character Billy Pilgrim is “unstuck in time” he is constantly thrown into different times throughout his life with no control. This along with the Tralfamadorian idea that everyone is alive at one point in time‚ death is not seen to be something tragic.This comforting philosophy

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