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    Anne Bradstreet

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    1. Summarize the position Anne Bradstreet has come to hold as an American writer. Anne Bradstreet was the first true American poet her poems show the inner workings of a good Puritan heart. She read widely in history‚ science‚ literature and studied the works of Guillame du Bartas this gave her the power‚ control‚ and influence to have a confident poetic voice. Bradstreet’s was known to be a free thinker and some consider her an early feminist‚ with her feminist views‚ as in the poem about Queen

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    Luo‚ Brittney April 30‚ 2013 Ms. Clark English‚ Period 6 Media Affects Society How does media affect our society today? Well‚ media affects our society in several ways and controls the direction of society. Media affect how we learn about our world and interact with one another. Media literally mediate our relationship with social institutions. It can affect people’s gender roles as well. The media may be an influence‚ but each person has free will. They can follow the influence of the media or

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    Anne Bradstreet

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    Anne Bradstreet: Poems Summary and Analysis of "The Flesh and the Spirit" Summary: The poet describes walking by the secret place on the banks of the Lacrim and overhearing a conversation between two sisters; one called "Flesh" and the other named "Spirit." Flesh asks her sister why she prefers to survive on meditation alone‚ and how quiet contemplation can be satisfying. She wonders if her sister ever dreams of anything beyond the moon and asks if she is "fancy-sick." Flesh wants to try to show

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    Anne Bradstreet - 2

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    Anne Bradstreet was the only real American poet of her time‚ and a talented writer. As such‚ her works are historically significant. She was born in England‚ but traveled at the age of 16 to the Puritan settlements in the Massachusetts Bay colonies‚ in British America (Hart 94). This is where she developed her unique writing talent; she was isolated from England‚ where traditional forms of poetry were flourishing (Magill 393). Her family‚ religion‚ and several other poets contributed significantly

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    Ms. Sanchez Anne Bradstreet: Uncustomary and Unique A seventeenth century poetic writer‚ Anne Bradstreet is a very important figure in American Literature history. Born in 1612 in England‚ she came to America as part of a fleet of Puritan emigrants in 1630. Bradstreet is considered by many to be the first American poet. Her writing style is typical of Puritan writing in some cases‚ and in other cases it is atypical of Puritan writing. Being a Puritan woman‚ Anne Bradstreet incorporated many ideas

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    Bradstreet Vs Edwards

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    Bradstreet’s poems “To My Dear And Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of our House” as well as Jonathan Edwards sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” are great examples of puritan writing. Both of these writers express similarities in their religious values and use plenty of figurative language to express their ideas to their audience. Both Bradstreet and Edwards showed their religious values in their writings often. Bradstreet states‚ “I blest His name that gave and took‚” (P. 118

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    Building Our House by Jonathan Bean According to the Boston Globe Horn Book Award website‚ the winning titles must be published in the United States. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges who are annually appointed by the Editor of the Horn Book. The books are recognized in the categories of fiction/poetry‚ picture books‚ and nonfiction literature. In Building Our House‚ Bean creates an engaging story as well as a look into a warm family setting. A little girl narrates

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    Anne Bradstreet Themes

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    Anne Bradstreet‚ one of the world’s most well known female Puritan writers‚ is known for her poems that are rich in detail and imagery‚ reflecting her passions and her faith. One of the most powerful and thought-provoking themes that she uses throughout her works is the comparison between life on earth and the afterlife‚ expressed by her thoughts and feelings that she so delicately laces in between the two ideas‚ tying the comparisons together. Bradstreet made it clear in her literary works that

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    Anne Bradstreet & Jonathan Edwards may believe in the same Puritan views‚ nevertheless there comes a time where they differ in what they believe‚ such as their religious beliefs. Though both Puritans‚ religious beliefs separate Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards due to the fact that Bradstreet believes that God is morally right while Edwards considers God as supreme and greater than all others. Anne Bradstreet’s writing shows that she believes in a God that is fair and loving that does things with

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    Burning

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    Questions for Surrealism (Please copy the following questions to a word document – save in your h: as Surrealism Project in your Art folder) Questions 1 and 2 will be worked on in the first two theory lessons and will be due the following week Questions 3 will be worked on in the third and fourth art lesson and will be due the following week. PAY ATTENTION (submit a copy or print of the EVERY piece of art work you discuss.) (Each piece of art work should have - name of artist‚ title

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