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- 21: Covenanted Governments
- ... compact form of government, and that is power is in the hand of a sovereign and all involved in the government are there by tactic consent. Around the time the pilgrims rebelled against King James in England, philosophy was abundant, especially that influenced by the belief in god. A majority of the governments around the world were monarchies. As far as our country is concerned, the pilgrims were the first to establish a covenanted government with the Mayflower Compact. This compact stated that all aboard the ship headed for the “new city of God”, were under the ... the Latin for covenants (foedus). Perhaps best expressed in the words “we the people.” It was this desire to be free to form their covenant with God that forced the Pilgrims to question and criticize King James, and finally to cross the Atlantic in order to establish changes and freedoms.
- 22: Early Colonies
- ... did not want their children to be raised Dutch. Also, they felt that Holland was too liberal. Although they enjoyed the freedom of religion, they decided to leave for America. Pilgrims, or sojourners, left for America on the Mayflower and landed in Cape Cod in 1626. They had missed their destination, Jamestown. Although the climate was extremely rocky, they did not ... more comfortably. Also because of their Puritan beliefs, they had good relations with the Native Americans. Their pacifist nature led the Indians to help with their crops. In thanks, the Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving in 1621. A second group of Puritans in England, the Massachusetts Bay Company, came to Massachusetts for more economically motivated purposes due to their non-minimalist ... to many more instances of attempted improvement, thus leading to more voice from the common people. The government in Massachusetts began with the Mayflower Compact, an agreement signed by the Pilgrims pledging that they would set up a theocracy, a political system headed by the clergy. In the compact, they also pledged loyalty to support and follow England. Seven years ...
- 23: Canterbury Tales: Power Corrupts
- Canterbury Tales: Power Corrupts The pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales exhibit human characteristics ranging from righteousness to corruption. Two of the pilgrims, the Clerk and Frere (Friar) demonstrate traits on opposite ends of the spectrum of human nature. The Clerk, wishing to educate himself and others, strove to reach a higher understanding ... Several conclusions can be drawn about human nature can be drawn from the Clerk and Friar. Power Corrupts…Absolute power corrupts absolutely is what is shown clearly from these to pilgrims. The Clerk, who had very little to no power over any other human, is not corrupt at all. He educated himself and others and he didn’t steal or ...
- 24: The Heart Of Darkness
- ... delays all the more costly. Marlow eventually gets the parts he needs to repair his ship, and he and the manager set out with a few agents (whom Marlow calls pilgrims because of their strange habit of carrying long, wooden staves wherever they go) and a crew of cannibals on a long, difficult voyage up the river. They come across a ... moral judgments as normal people. Kurtz has established himself as a god with the natives and gone out on brutal raids in the surrounding territory in search of ivory. The pilgrims bring Kurtz out of the station house on a stretcher, and a large group of native warriors pours out of the forest and surrounds them. Kurtz speaks to them and ... that Kurtz had ordered the attack on the steamer in order to make them believe he was dead and turn back so he could stay. Then he leaves, as the pilgrims do not trust him, and the manager has plotted to have him hanged. Kurtz disappears in the night, and Marlow goes out to find him crawling on all fours ...
- 25: Change In Heart Of Darkness
- ... European restraint and planted down in the tropics as an emissary of light armed to the teeth, to make trade profits out of the subject races (Watt 81). Likewise, the pilgrims on board are also subjects of moral degeneration. As they involve themselves deeper and deeper into the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience (Karl ... of languid imbecility (Adelman 68). They, like Marlow who at length proves unable to cope with the drudgery around him, loose themselves into the wilderness. Compared to Marlow and the pilgrims in Heart of Darkness, Willard and his crew in Apocalypse Now also undergo similar psychological degradation. As Willard proceeds on with his journey which Coppola describes as the voyage of ... scene, as the last strand of morality has left Willard. With this frame of mind he carrieson. Willard s crew also experiences this process of moral deterioration compared to the pilgrims in Heart of Darkness, they are given more space for development of character. Lance demonstrates his acceptance of the surrounding evils by first camouflaging his face and then volunteering ...
- 26: Canterbury Tales (reeve Charac
- ... yseene (590-594).” This excerpt shows the attention to detail Chaucer selected to introduce the Reeve. Chaucer also gives the Reeve a name, which is not commonly done for most pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer announces the Reeve’s name in The Miller’s Tale, as shown in this excerpt: “The Reeve looked up and shouted, ‘Shut your trap!’. . . To ... mention of his religious practices or beliefs. This was not Chaucer’s intention because it has no relevance to the character of the Reeve at all. As Chaucer presents these pilgrims in a social order from the highest in society to the lowest, the Reeve ends up falling between the Miller and the Summoner. Although from the character analysis the Reeve ... he still does not own the property and possessions and therefore cannot attain the higher social status. In conclusion, Chaucer presents the Reeve in detail uncommon to most of the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. This detail along with the fact that the Reeve was given a name suggests that the Reeve tends to be more of a specific individual ...
- 27: The Heart Of Darkness
- ... delays all the more costly. Marlow eventually gets the parts he needs to repair his ship, and he and the manager set out with a few agents (whom Marlow calls pilgrims because of their strange habit of carrying long, wooden staves wherever they go) and a crew of cannibals on a long, difficult voyage up the river. They come across a ... moral judgments as normal people. Kurtz has established himself as a god with the natives and gone out on brutal raids in the surrounding territory in search of ivory. The pilgrims bring Kurtz out of the station house on a stretcher, and a large group of native warriors pours out of the forest and surrounds them. Kurtz speaks to them and ... that Kurtz had ordered the attack on the steamer in order to make them believe he was dead and turn back so he could stay. Then he leaves, as the pilgrims do not trust him, and the manager has plotted to have him hanged. Kurtz disappears in the night, and Marlow goes out to find him crawling on all fours ...
- 28: The First Crusade
- ... penance" (Campbell p.14). A pilgrimage to the Holy Land was not an easy task to say the least. The road to Jerusalem was jagged. On the way to Jerusalem, pilgrims were often murdered by thieves. They were defenseless and often did not return. Some pilgrims did return from the Holy Land. They came back with tales that planted the seeds for a Crusade. "The pilgrims that returned from the Holy City of Jerusalem recounted tales, often grossly exaggerated, of the horrible pollution of the sacred places at the hands of the Turks" (Campbell p23). ...
- 29: Sexual Urges, Society, and Religion
- ... partaking. With Puritan and Pilgrim roots, America has developed into a conservative sexual culture with a fetish based underground. The literal interpretation of the Bible by the Puritans and the Pilgrims left no room for sexual discussion until the 19th century when Darwin and Freud demystified God. This lead to the opening of new thought and communication about sex in the ... the origin of American society through the settling of Puritan and Pilgrim societies. The strict line on sex as a sin was followed to the letter. The Puritans and the Pilgrims fled England to create an utopian society of Christian purity in North America. Literal interpretation of the Bible limited many sexual behaviours. Since the middle-ages, the church had outlawed ... decline of the church, science took a bigger role in society. Scientific discoveries and theories would greatly influence the American view of sex and almost completely demystify the Puritans' and Pilgrims' conservative view of it. The nineteenth century brought the innovative theories of Darwin and Freud. Darwin developed the "Survival of the Fittest" theory. This dictated that the creation of ...
- 30: Comparison Of Colonies
- ... did not want their children to be raised Dutch. Also, they felt that Holland was too liberal. Although they enjoyed the freedom of religion, they decided to leave for America. Pilgrims, or sojourners, left for America on The Mayflower and landed in Cape Cod in 1626. They had missed their destination, Jamestown. Although the climate was extremely rocky, they did not ... more comfortably. Also because of their Puritan beliefs, they had good relations with the Native Americans. Their pacifist nature led the Indians to help with their crops. In thanks, the Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving in 1621. A second group of Puritans in England, the Massachusetts Bay Company, came to Massachusetts for more economically motivated purposes due to their non-minimalist ... to many more instances of attempted improvement, thus leading to more voice from the common people. The government in Massachusetts began with the Mayflower Compact, an agreement signed by the Pilgrims pledging that they would set up a theocracy, a political system headed by the clergy. In the compact, they also pledged loyalty to support and follow England. Seven years ...
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