In his first essay of Ways of Seeing‚ John Berger claims that all power‚ authority‚ and meaning that was once held by an original work of art has been lost through the mass reproduction of these works that has occurred in recent years. He writes of an entirely bogus religiosity (116-117) that surrounds these art objects and that the meaning of the original work no longer lies in what it uniquely says but in what it uniquely is (117). He claims that because of reproduction‚ the art of the past no
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most exercised with tryalls and temptations is the sweetest‚ and will prove the safeste. For such tryalls as fall within compasse of our callinges‚ it is better to arme and withstande them than to avoide and shunne them. -John Winthrop There‚ in Winthrop’s own words‚ is the Puritan dilemma of which Mr. Morgan speaks here‚ "the paradox that required a man to live in the world without being of it." Superficially Puritanism was only a belief that the Church of England should be purged of its hierarchy
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The Chesapeake Bay and New England colonies were both mainly settled by people of English decent during the early 1600s. Although each colony was founded by people of the same origin‚ by the 1700s‚ both regions had evolved into distinct societies based on hardships that they faced‚ the type of government they had‚ and the reason for settling the two regions. Each society was faced with numerous challenges when starting out in each colony including hunger‚ inability to work‚ and harsh environmental
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England region demonstrated a different motive for colonization‚ as their main intentions revolved around religious freedom. The New England settlements became a religious refuge for Puritans and Separatists which together formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 led by John Winthrop. As described in document A‚ John Winthrop founded the Massachusetts colony in order to obtain religious purity and reform. This idea was called “the city on a hill” which was Winthrop’s idea of a moral society based
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Thesis Sentence: The lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century were affected by technological developments and government actions politically‚ economically‚ religiously‚ socially‚ intellectually‚ and geographically. Body Paragraph #2 Background Paragraph - How the Indians were treated before the second half of the 19th Century. Body Paragraph #3 The technological developments and government actions affected the Indians in the second half of the 19th Century
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Puritans were believers and this way they were able to convince their counterparts across the journey about the importance of their doctrines. Similarly ‚ according to the usual manner ‚ many were afflicted with seasickness. This was part of testing their faith in the lord. The puritans were able to glorify the lord and to streamline his worthiness in their belief and life. The Puritans strongly believed‚ that God appear in their lifes. They believed that God is present in every human action and
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The scarlet letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the aspects of relationships‚ religion‚ community‚ discipline and punishment in the puritan community of 17th century Boston. Relationships between men and women were very constrained and that is what made adultery such a bad sin in the eyes of everyone in the community. Religion seemed to govern over all‚ people would look up to reverends and the community believed that fate was their destiny. Public discipline and punishment
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Americans today are faced with a number of health issues‚ mainly as a result of poor diet‚ lack of exercise‚ and lifestyle choices; but‚ of course‚ genetics does play a part. My family‚ for example‚ has a history of several issues. My father suffers from diabetes and asthma‚ which my children have as well. My older sister and I both suffer from stress‚ which is most likely causing our chronic heartburn and my headaches; and‚ both my husband and I are borderline obese‚ which is a gateway disease
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The Puritan vision for a “perfect” society changed over time due to the establishment of the American dream‚ the development of Colonial music‚ and the Great Awakening. The various views of the American Dream changed the thought of a “perfect” society for Puritans. The very beginning of the American Dream‚ was envisioned with the very first Puritan voyage to the Massachusetts Bay area. The belief that the Puritans were a group of individuals that were selected by God to reach new land was highly
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A royal salute to the Commonwealth The article “A royal salute to the Commonwealth” is written by Peter Osbourne‚ a British journalist and a political commentator. It reflects on the role of Commonwealth as being a better applicable organisation for England than NATO and the European Union in this modern and developing world‚ which promotes internationality and independence rather than superiority of one dominating country. Peter Osbournes views Commonwealth as an organisation‚ which has been
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