and equal amount of economic and religious concerns. But the colonies that were founded mainly based on religious concerns were also founded with thoughts of making money. The colonies of New England‚ Maryland‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut were all founded mainly for religious reasons. Plymouth was founded byt the Separatist Puritans who wanted to begin their own Church without the interference of the British government. They believed in predestination‚ in which a soul is born destined
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On the day that the United States of America declared to become independent‚ people of the United States began to have a completely different life which started from the new government structure that been established. Due to the change of political situation after America’s declaration of independence‚ revision of law took the priority to better serve the nation. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove both were writers‚ editors‚ and social activists that were best known for their anti-war movement. They
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Nathan Hale On June 6‚ 1775 a young boy was born in Coventry‚ Connecticut. His mother named Elizabeth Strong and father named Richard Hale named this young boy Nathan Hale. Nathan had 11 siblings growing up. Susanna Hale‚ Joanna Hale (Howard)‚ and Elizabeth Hale (Taylor) were his three sisters. His eight brothers were named Richard Hale Jr‚ Joseph‚ Billey‚ Samuel‚ John‚ David‚ Jonathan‚ and Enoch Hale. They lived in Coventry Connecticut. The father built a thriving livestock‚ which was his income
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Did you know that there’s a cricket living in Times Square‚ New York? You can read about this cricket’s adventure in The Cricket in Times Square. This story begins with a cricket named Chester living in Connecticut. He smells liverwurst and follows the scent to a picnic basket. While he’s eating‚ someone picks up the picnic basket with Chester trapped inside. They get on a train and arrive in New York. A boy named Mario finds Chester and asks his parents‚ Papa and Mama Bellini‚ to keep it. They say
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stepmother didn’t support his wish to attend college‚ he worked as a farm laborer and a school teacher to save up money. Eli then prepared to go to Yale at Leicester Academy. Whitney was able to attend Yale thanks to Reverend Elizur Goodrich of Durham‚ Connecticut for being Eli Whitney’s guardian and letting his enter the class of 1789 and graduate Phi Beta Kappa in 1792. Eli wanted to study law once he had gotten out
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2nd Great Awakening: 1820-1859 People: Rev. Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875)‚ whose career took off after his dynamic evangelical revivals in the late 1820s in New York’s upstate "Burned-Over District." Finney’s brand of Christianity demanded perfection but allowed for repentant sinners to return to the fold. Barton W. Stone - an important preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. He was first ordained a Presbyterian minister‚ then was expelled from the church after
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country trillions of dollars. Political choices now could change the future of millions of lives. Choices opposing immigration could cost the U.S. countless jobs‚ including those of native U.S. citizens and naturalized immigrants. Consider how Texas‚ Connecticut‚ Florida‚ and North Dakota handle this controversial issue. First‚ consider how Texas‚ a state on the Mexico-U.S. border‚ deals with immigration issues. It is estimated that 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the state of Texas. (CNN
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Florence Wald is widely known as the pioneer of the hospice movement. She was born on April 19‚ 1971‚ in New York City and died at the age of 91 at her home in Connecticut. She received a bachelor’s of arts degree at Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree in nursing from Yale University School of Nursing. Mrs. Wald started her nursing career as a staff nurse but went on to serve in many positions through her career‚ including research assistant‚ nursing instructor‚ associate professor‚ and
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Comma Usage Although women’s college basketball in Connecticut is a marvelously entertaining and increasingly popular sport‚ it is not hard to remember when it was not so popular. Only a few years ago‚ my friends and I could decide on a Sunday afternoon to go to a women’s basketball game at the University of Connecticut‚ and believe it or not‚ we could get seats for free near centre court. Of course‚ that was before names such as Rebecca Lobo‚ Jennifer Rizzotti‚ Kara Wolters‚ and Carla Berube
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in the case of Adam Lanza who in December 2012 carried out one of the most tragic mass shootings at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut. In that shooting Lanza‚ who was 20 years old at the time‚ killed his mother then went on to slaughter 6 adults and 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 and finally taking his own life. (Connecticut Shootings Fast Facts - CNN.com) Lanza had in fact had been diagnosed with having Autism Spectrum Disorder which is characterized by “persistent
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