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    Did you know that the Puritans believed that human nature was completely ludicrous and that following the ways of God could save their people from the devil? Well the Puritans lived a strict way of life‚ in which they followed the ways the bible teaches. However‚ The Puritans should not have the ability to humiliate and harshly punish those who have sinned. Puritans felt that when one had strayed away from doing God`s work‚ that they had to take action in harshly punishing and often humiliating the

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    of the Puritans in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the 1600s. The Puritans were a community that had a far-fetched idea of perfection‚ and had an unjust church. They believed that everyone had to be pure in order to be perfect. Men had to dress and act the same‚ women had to dress and act the same‚ and almost all fun was forbidden and considered witchcraft. The Puritan’s society was strongly influenced by religion. Their importance of religion‚ combined with the unjust of the church‚ is what created

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    Jackson once said‚ “Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up.” If you have someone smart‚ inspiring‚ and admirable in your life who practices this philosophy‚ you’re extremely lucky. We all need a friend who inspires us to be better people without making us feel inadequate. Plus‚ being around such a person will challenge us to better ourselves every day. The wise mentor in your life doesn’t have to be someone who shares the same occupation or hobbies with you. It’s simply someone

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    the influence of Puritans on Shakespeare’s plays. The Puritans had an influence on Shakespeare’s plays because they were getting more powerful. Puritans believed that plays meant you were trying to be someone else which by their tradition was a sin. Shakespeare knew that their custom was different from the one he wrote his previous plays. Therefore Shakespeare wrote his plays to suit their customs. Why do Shakespeare’s plays sound like the King James

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    cultural standpoint. Cosmology‚ the Puritans and the Great Awakening all played key roles in shaping the American religious culture from portraying the physical things around them as their God and the Big Bang Theory creating the universe to having one God in heaven creating it. Cosmology was very popular in the pre-Columbian era. Jose de Acost was the one who came up with the theory that the settlers came from Asia across Beringia as early as 30‚000 BCF‚ which may have been significant to cosmology’s

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    Puritan Research Paper Over three hundred eighty-seven years ago‚ in 1630‚ the Puritans came to the New World and changed it forever. The Puritans‚ a group of people came to America from England to explore‚ make money‚ to spread and practice their religion freely‚ and to live in a land of their own. Through examining various pieces of literature that the Puritans created it is quite simple to see the different cultural virtues and beliefs that made up their lifestyle and how it reflected back onto

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    From 1630 to about 1643 Puritans were coming to America for mainly religious reasons. This movement was called the Great Puritan Migration. The Puritans did like the way the Anglican Church was being ran‚ so they many of them came to America and set up the Massachusetts Bay colony. The leader of this Colony was John Winthrop. The Puritans believed through religion and hard work they could build a perfect commuity. The Puritans influenced the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New

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    been many concepts that have also related to civics such as the different types of government that are there‚ the different type of ideology the people and the rulers and also how they governmental system could become corrupt. I believe that the type of government that Z would think that a democratic government would be best for the colony because‚ not only is he big on individualism he believes that every ant should have their rights and be their own person and not what society tells them to and

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    Puritans started to arrive in the New England area during the 1600’s. They specifically settles in the areas around Boston. Unlike other people coming to settle in New England‚ the Puritans came to create a more pure and Christian based society; they did not come for economic purposes. The Puritans wanted a theocratic society‚ or a government run by religious beliefs. By creating their Christian based society in this way‚ their ideas and values of the political‚ economic‚ and social developments

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    1.) Discuss the Emergence of Europe during the medieval period. What dynasties emerged and what type of government evolved in these kingdoms? Be sure to mention the leaders and their contributions to medieval life. During the medieval period in Europe‚ many dynasties would emerge and succeed each other‚ controlled by powerful leaders. Their actions would bring countless contributions to medieval life‚ as well as new conflicts among the groups they ruled. Ultimately‚ this will cause Europe as we

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