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    fathers‚ and all the changes from the birth of this religion to present day. In 1801 the Church of Christ began‚ at least the version that we know today. A man named Barton W. Stone was the first founder of the Church of Christ. “Stone began during the great revival at the Cane Ridge Meeting House near Paris‚ Kentucky. These Congregants called themselves “Christians””(“A Brief History of the Stone-Campbell Tradition | Disciples of Christ Historical Society‚” n.d.). Along with Stone there were two other

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    The Awakening 1. What features make The Awakening a "local color" story?  The features that make it a “local color” story are the ways that the lives of the characters is depicted. The story makes it seem as though everyone knows each other‚ almost as if it is a very small town. 2. What customs and beliefs of Edna Pontellier’s society are significant in relation to her psychological development? The customs and beliefs in her society are significant to her psychological behavior

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    because of their gender. Men often felt that they were superior to females because they wanted to prove their dominance. The Awakening was written in 1899. Therefore‚ the book shows how it was normal for society to have men that felt superior to women’s. The author‚ Kate Chopin‚ uses Edna and her husband‚ Leonce‚ to demonstrate the expectations a man had for his wife. In The Awakening‚ Kate Chopin uses details‚ diction‚ and imagery to convey a condescension tone through men. One method Chopin uses to

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    Robert D. Rossel’s “The Great Awakening; An historical analysis” categorized the Awakening as a social change. That the Great Awakening changed the religious‚ economic‚ and political movements through social change. The revival was made possible by the new institutional and ideological beliefs allowing for the establishment of the religious movement and the impact it had on the political and economic change. He believes that the Great Awakening was caused by the strain in New England causing for

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    ####### #### Professor AMH2010 20 November 2013 The First Great Awakening versus the Second Great Awakening When trying to define the great awakening‚ one would say it’s a period of time that consisted of numerous religious revivals that took place in American colonies during the 18th and 19th century. A revival is an upturn in the state or strength of something. However‚ when talking about the great awakening a revival is used in a spiritual context because it means an escalation in spiritual

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    they are expected to become something they aren’t. The act of being the “perfect” person puts pressure on people even when they don’t want to change. Sometimes going through a certain situation can show who a person really is. In the novel The Awakening written by Kate Chopin she portrays Edna as someone who is trying to break free of the title “the perfect mother-woman”. Kate Chopin uses several literary devices such as‚ symbolism‚ her characters and use of language to show how hard it is for

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    Back in (1714-1770)‚ George Whitefield’s was known as a revivalist in England. He dedicated most of his time in proclaiming the gospel than providing theology books. However‚ he wrote sufficient detailed interpretation on the deity of Jesus Christ. He presents evidences for the deity of Christ on the basis of the book of John. In spite of the clear evidence found in Scripture‚ Whitefield’s relies his arguments strict from the Bible and not from other outside sources. And that is exactly what Jeongmo

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    argument is more strongly supported by evidence found in Kate Chopin’s late 19th century novella The Awakening? Most analyses of the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier‚ explain the newly emerged awareness and struggle against the societal forces that repress her. However‚ they ignore the weaknesses in Edna that prevented her from achieving the personal autonomy that she glimpsed during her periods of "awakening". Kate Chopin chooses to have Edna take a "final swim" as evidence of her absolute defeat as

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    1. What features make The Awakening a "local color" story? 2. What customs and beliefs of Edna Pontellier’s society are significant in relation to her psychological development? 3. What attitudes and tendencies in the Creole characters does Edna have trouble adjusting to? 4. Why did Edna marry Leonce? Is he the model husband? 5. What incidents in the novel reveal that he may not be a good husband for Edna? 6. How do Mlle. Reisz and Mme. Ratignolle function in relation to Edna and the novel’s

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    impact on the American society today. The American Society was influenced greatly by Puritanism in the seventeenth century and by The Great Awakening in the eighteenth century. The Great Awakening was influential because it led to the spreading of the religions while the Puritans wanted freedom from New England to start their new ideas of religious views. The Great Awakening’s greatest influence was the way it prepared America for its War of Independence. The years leading up to the wars breakthrough

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