Religion Essays

August 19, 1692.  The colony of Massachusetts has just hanged five prominent members of their community in Salem.  George Burroughs, John Proctor, John Willard, George Jacobs, Sr., and Martha Carrier, all well-known, well-respected members of the Salem community, one of them a minister, were all hanged for witchcraft (New England Ancestors, 2006).  Accused by a […]

Evaluate the relative importance of two of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. Parliamentary Taxation The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas British military measures Restrictions of Civil Liberty Some say that the Revolution was destined to happen ever since Settlers set foot on this continent, others argue that it […]

The English colonists who settled in New England and Chesapeake areas created societies with very different characteristics. Despite most of the colonists coming from the same mother country, the settlers traveled to America for separate reasons and thus maintained different lifestyles, which shaped the nature of each society. Since the English emigrants who colonized New […]

Today, people describe the Puritans with their biased point of view. It is not unfathomable why people do not like the Puritans. The Puritans’ society and today’s society are very different. Puritan society was very restrained; people could only believe in God and the Bible was the law. Unlike Puritan society, today’s society does not […]

During the late sixteenth century English settlers began moving to the New World in search of a new, prosperous life. There were two main areas in America that the English settled in, New England and the Chesapeake region. These settlers voyaged to America for either religious freedom or to start a new life. Religion seekers […]

II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford, William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor, born in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists, a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later, in search of freedom of worship, he went with them to Holland, where he became an apprentice to […]

In the poem, “The Flesh and the Spirit,” Anne Bradstreet’s diction gives insight to the theme of material possessions and wealth falling inferior to spiritual salvation. In line eight of the poem, Bradstreet refers to the thoughts of the Spirit being on a “higher sphere. ” This higher sphere could exemplify heaven. Sphere creates the […]

American poet Anne Bradstreet manipulates a vast, dizzying array of metaphoric techniques in her most widely known poem. “The Author to Her Book” is an extended metaphor comparing the relationship of an author and her writings to the relationship between a parent and a child. Throughout the text, Bradstreet employs similes and metaphors to capture […]

In 1608, a group of Christian separatists from the Church of England fled to the Netherlands and then to the “New World” in search of the freedom to practice their fundamentalist form of Christianity (dubbed Puritanism). The group of people known as the Native Americans (or American Indians) are the aboriginal inhabitants of the Northern […]

Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials During the time period of 1691 to 1692 the town of Salem, a small thriving community within the Puritan Massachusetts Bay colony, was struck by widespread hysteria in the form of witch trials. The way these trials and accusations played out are historically unlike any other witch trials found […]

Anne Hutchinson Born In Lancashire, England in 1591 Anne Hutchinson was a puritan spiritual advisor whose strong religious convictions caught the attention of many puritans In the New England area. She was a key role model In the developing time of New England’s colonies and was also recognized for her contribution to the history of […]

Although most had a pessimistic attitude toward the ability to live in way hat was acceptable to God, Puritans believed that they were to live in the world and not seclude themselves behind the closed doors of a monastery. Through hard work, correct living, and a good moral compass, the early community believed they would […]

The molarities are that they each had a reason why they happened but for different reasons, they each falsely accused innocent people, and there was someone who gained from these events. In the next few paragraphs I will go into more detail on their similarities and differences. The first similarity is that they happened for […]

Women are not as free as Men. In the first place, women were not as free as men for many centuries. In fact, even today, in many cultures women are lower than men. “For example, in some Middle Eastern countries, women are forced to never show their hair or faces in public” (Rose). During the […]

People probably have different views and definitions of what constitutes a family. What an individual might consider part of his family might be different to someone else. A family can consist of individuals who have some connectivity whether by science in which genetics are at play, or by giving an individual, animal, or object attributes […]

Mrs. Hutchinson was a very religious woman who believed strongly in the bible. It seems as Mrs. Hutchinson is a very intelligent, delicate, God fearing women. She was the type of women that didn’t mind speaking her heart about the word of God; neither did she alarm herself of her surrounding area. For the longest […]

During the seventeenth-century, New England went through many social, religious and economic changes. In Salem Possessed, Boyer and Nissenbaum focused primarily on how Salem’s economy caused factionalism within the village. As a result, they neglected to examine the larger New England economy and the origins of its transformation. In order to fully understand the effects […]

Hester Preen is found guilty of adultery. As punishment she must wear a scarlet “A”, which stands for adultery or affair. She stood on a scaffold holding her infant child In humiliation of her sin. Officials of the town attempted to make Hester give up the name of the father of her child. Hester refused […]

The history of American Literature starts good before this land was even called America. It has been a great development to come from tribal symbols and drawings to today’s Stephen King and Danielle Steele. Literature has gone through many stages and was impacted by great events and thoughts in American history. The earliest signifier of […]

Puritanism is one of the most important aspects of the American culture. Many of this countrys beliefs come from puritanism background. What is Puritanism and the meaning of it in American history? Puritanism is a term that originates from the religious group called the Puritans. They were a denomination formed by the great Protestant Reformation […]

As American Literature progresses, numerous changes took place in response to the similarly progressing and ever-changing American society. Each American literary piece is a representation of an author’s reaction to a particular time in history; therefore, the changes are either towards a particular school of thought or movement. The progression of American Literature roots its […]

In the 17th century, a religious group called The Puritans set sail for America, with the intention of purifying the Church of England. The Puritans’ beliefs were manifested in the ideas of John Calvin, who was a French theologian in the 16th century. They had devoted themselves to reform the church due to the increased […]