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    governor of Plymouth‚ another colony. You would be hard pressed to find another example in history where two very different men accomplished the same goal. One man was a veteran soldier and a daring adventurer‚ while the other was the leader of a new denomination of Christianity‚ and yet both ended up governing colonies. The best way to see the difference between these two men is to examine their writings about the New World. Their language‚ style‚ and even point of view illustrate the difference between

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    named the Pilgrims‚ endured religious persecution in England and eventually immigrated to America on the Mayflower in 1620. As a leader of the Plymouth Colony‚ Bradford served off and on as governor for almost thirty years. Bradford is best known for his two-book series Of Plymouth Plantation‚ written between 1630-1650‚ documenting the early years of Plymouth Colony. He later wrote several poems and dialogues aimed at teaching younger generations. Bradford’s writings are significant to American Literature

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    Two of the many selections that I have appointed were Olaudah Equiano‚ and Plymouth Plantation. The writers’ interest of oppression for Olaudah Equiano would simply have to be because they were slaves. The writer described how the voyage that they were forced upon was‚ and how their living quarters were. They also described in harsh detail what it meant to be galled from being harshly beaten with whips‚ chains‚ etc.”The shrieks of women‚ and the groans of the dying‚ rendered the whole a scene of

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    The Early American Identity was shaped by different historical documents and concepts from the Enlightenment. The documents The Declaration of Independence‚ The Preamble‚ Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford‚ and “ The Crisis” by Thomas Paine explore this idea through the development of colonial America and the obstacles they had to overcome that led to what the United States is today. The Enlightenment was essential in deciding practically every part of Colonial America‚ most importantly

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    their home not only because they were being persecuted for their faith‚ but they also left so that they could freely worship their God in the way they felt was necessary. An example of how the Puritans adulated their God‚ can be found in “Of Plymouth Plantation” (pg 5). William Bradford wrote this‚ knowing that it would become a historical document. For this reason‚ he didn’t incorporate any of his own feelings and the journal was written in third person point of view. “Being thus arrived in

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    This is a novel which is generally speaking about William Bradford journey which is called “Plymouth Plantation”. The aim of the journey was to discover what is called “New England”. William Bradford started his journey with his crew‚ and one day a zymotic disease hit the ship crew‚ and most of them where effected by the disease. One healthy strong man was hooting the sick people‚ and telling them bad words‚ he did not foredoom their stickiness‚ and instead of hooking them helping them. One day when

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    Mid Term Essay Exam Section I: Literature through 1700 In both the poem "Contemplations" by Anne Bradstreet and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation‚ nature is a main subject. Both poems are interested in nature’s role in people’s (especially Christian’s) lives‚ whether it be negative or positive. The question that comes to mind is nature a chaotic wilderness‚ the physical evidence of Satan’s meddling‚ or is it the marvelous examples of the works of God? Bradford believed very

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    colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth had several similarities as well as differences. The colonists of both colonies had an extremely harsh first winter‚ had treaties and traded with the Natives with an overall good relationship with them and who had both their Kings beheaded. The similarities continued over time‚ like building their own houses‚ having every colonist required to work‚ and not given what they were promised for going to the New World. Although the colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown have many

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    “Met with many fierce storms.” (William Bradford 78). In 1609 Bradford joins separatists and marries Dorothy May in 1613 and together they voyage to Plymouth with Pilgrims; 1620 Dorothy dies followed by governor John Carter in 1621 and place is taken by Bradford and together with the pilgrims on the Mayflower to the Plymouth Who writes about the plantation and stops in 1650 but died in 1657.On the voyage there were those who supported in need “They talked about God their trip.” (Bradford).They relied

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    In William Bradford’s History of the Plymouth plantation the members of the church of England left England and headed to Americas to have a fresh start‚ without the strict guidelines of the England. As they became colonized on the land they began using their religious beliefs to help the survive‚ and manage. In History of the Plymouth plantation Bradford say‚ “for which way so ever they turned their eyes (save upward to the heavens.) (89)

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