Members
 Member's Area
Subjects
American History
Arts and Television
Biographies
Book Reports
Creative Writing
Economics
Education
English Papers
Geography
Health and Medicine
Legal Issues
Miscellaneous
Music and Musicians
Poetry and Poets
Politics
Religion
Science and Environment
Social Issues
Technology
World History
|
|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 45,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 111 - 120 of 291 matching essays
- 111: Puritanism
- ... time of the Elizabethan settlement of 1559 and ended at the end of the Rump Parliament with the ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660. The American Puritans clearly understood that God's word applies to all of life. Their exemplary lives and faith, contrary to popular myths, are a highpoint of Christian thinking. Puritan legal history specifies ... fits" of the young girls who accused so many of practicing witchcraft. Among the theories are adolescent hysteria and ergot poisoning. For further reading, visit: http://vader.castles.com/arowyn/Puritans/School http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html Word Count: 830
- 112: Puritanism
- ... time of the Elizabethan settlement of 1559 and ended at the end of the Rump Parliament with the ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660. The American Puritans clearly understood that God's word applies to all of life. Their exemplary lives and faith, contrary to popular myths, are a highpoint of Christian thinking. Puritan legal history specifies ... fits" of the young girls who accused so many of practicing witchcraft. Among the theories are adolescent hysteria and ergot poisoning. For further reading, visit: http://vader.castles.com/arowyn/Puritans/School http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
- 113: Early American Settlements
- ... off bowling in the streets and wasting away the days as did the Jamestown settlers. Yet they still had strenuous laws and regulations for everyday life in the colonies. The Puritans of New England had strict laws when it came to the family structure. As described in Puritan Order, "New England Puritans would not even permit single persons to live as bachelors." Furthermore, "All families had to live within a specified distance of the church, which was seen as the larger family ...
- 114: Britain And Europe In The Seve
- ... and English influences on Europe were negligible. The only groups interested in developments in Europe were minorities who were dissatisfied with the established order in Britain. For most of these Puritans the Calvinist churches of Europe provided the model which they hoped to establish in England. During James I s reign they were inspired by Dutch divines and encouraged in their opposition to royal policies. In economic and intellectual matters Scotland was basically a colony of Holland. But the partly formed Calvinist international, to which English Puritans and Scottish Presbyterians belonged, together with German, Czech, Swiss, Magyar, French, and Dutch churches, did not survive the 1620 s. It was shattered in the early disastrous phases of the ...
- 115: Black Legend
- ... people and even at times took advantage of their women. This brutality, however, only seemed to exist in the eyes of conquistadors. For among present day America, the French and Puritans struck remarkable friendship among the local natives. The French with the aid of the noble Samuel de Champlain struck a trade deal with the Indians for beaver fur. Even the Puritans gained trust from Squanto in Plymouth to build a long-lasting relationship of trust and friendship. When Sir Walter Raleigh arrived in the Caribbean he described the people as scared ...
- 116: Heart Of Darkness And Apocalyp
- ... a fear of contamination and loss of self that leads us to discover more about our true selves, often causing perceived madness by those who have yet to discover. The Puritans left Europe in hopes of finding a new world to welcome them and their beliefs. What they found was a vast new world, loaded with Indian cultures new to them. This overwhelming cultural interaction caused some Puritans to go mad and try to purge themselves of a perceived evil. This came to be known as the Salem witch trials. During World War II, Germany made an attempt ...
- 117: The Scarlet Letter - Individua
- ... and is no longer a community member. She suffered these ordeals and punishments because she was an affront to them; she is an individual and that scares them. These perfect Puritans threw her out of their lives because she was not a drone to their ways, but a distinctive person. Fear was the motivation that drove the Puritans to exclude Hester Prynne from society. This new society was afraid that their community would fall apart "in a land where iniquity is searched out and punished" (68) if they ...
- 118: Young Goodman Brown 6
- ... of its setting, characters, and plot. The story was set in the late Puritan Era when people were scared of the woods due to the mysterious witches and savage Indians. Puritans really liked true colors such as white and red. If white was worn it meant pure but if red was worn it meant evil. As Puritans, an individual had to have pure thoughts, and sex was only thought of to procreate if married. Young Goodman Brown, Faith, fellow traveler, and the townspeople are the characters in ...
- 119: To My Dear And Loving Husband
- ... was trying to depict a different message to her husband. The justification for this ironic interpretation comes from the era in which the poem was written, the belief system of Puritans, metaphors used by Bradstreet, and many lines in the poem. This remarkable poem can be interpreted solely on the surface level, however a deeper understanding may be evident after careful ... she encourages her husband to continue on with their love, so when they die God will reward them with eternal life and love. This idea was a firm belief by Puritans in the era. Furthermore Bradstreet writes "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold". (Line five) This means that she considers her husband not to be a possession ...
- 120: The Witch Of Blackbied Pond
- ... the field, see was told a story of an old Quaker woman that lived by Blackbird Pond. A Quaker was people that didn t come to Sunday services like the Puritans stated, and wouldn t follow the Puritans way of life. They said that this old Quaker was a witch, and had cast spells on the city. Kit didn t believe the stories, and one time after she ...
Search results 111 - 120 of 291 matching essays
|
|
