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    As the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, John Winthrop eagerly established his position through his writings, both in “A Model of Christian Charity” in his attempt to induce the colonists to accept their position working for the good of the whole colony and in his journals. Winthrop simply desires that the colonists will work and live in amity, however any opposition to his authority poses a threat he cannot effortlessly overlook. Mary Dyer, the woman addressed by Winthrop in his…

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    Everyone I have met at Mitty has inspired me to want to attend myself. Since my brother is a Mitty student, I have gotten to witness firsthand how much he enjoys Mitty. When I was a guest to Kristen Voelker, I was delighted to have that viewpoint validated, as it was very obvious she enjoyed her time at Mitty. Throughout that day, I was greeted by many people, freshmen, and seniors alike, and all were friendly. The positivity just broadened my favourable view of Archbishop Mitty High School. I…

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    QUESTION 1: Where were the first Settlement houses, founded by whom and for what reason? How did they differ from Charity Organizations in their views of families, in their views of society’s responsibility to the poor and their views of social welfare as a helping mechanism? The first settlement houses were founded by Stanton Colt and Charles B. Stover, The neighborhood build of NewYork in 1887. The concept was to transport the priviledged and the unpriviledged to over thrown the effects of…

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    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in the year 1564. He moved to London in 1582, and back then plays were not liked or thought as good. Most of the people considered them bad or even unhealthy. After some time, he became to be popular as an entertainer. His play Romeo And Juliet was one of his most successful plays ever. This play is about two families in a feud. The son of the first family The Montagues whose name is Romeo Finds true love for a woman named Juliet, But there…

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    edition, pg. 72). This strongly attacked the religious and political establishment of Massachusetts and of John Winthrop. Williams denied that Puritans were an elect people on a divine mission to spread the true faith and that God had singled out any group as special. These differences in opinion led to his banishment from…

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    company and the people — for the people , he had to make decisions that corresponded with the interests of the citizens and the covenant of God. The governor was very lenient to his citizens and forgave many citizens of their transgressions. Without consulting the assistants, he made accommodations to the laws to better suit the colonists. For example, Winthrop had once let the settlers of Watertown build a dam on the Charles River. When asked to justify his decision, he stated that he had only…

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    In his work “A Model of Christian Charity,” Governor John Winthrop sets out a grandiose (and unrealistic) vision for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He desires the colony to be an ideal Christian community built on the principal of loving your neighbor as Christ commands. He imagines the colony as set apart from other communities as a devoted community that loves one another and is always charitable (while still being sure to keep some money back as a savings). The colonists, however, seem to be…

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    Working in an office, specifically in the front desk, to many is a mundane, straight forward, pretty repetitive job. What could be so awful about working in an office, right? I unfortunately work at a taxicab company and let me start of by saying that there is nothing mundane about this place. On a day to day basis, I find myself struggling to remain positive, stress-free and most of the time end up failing at keeping my spirits up. After viewing the movie, What the Bleep Do We Know?, I saw a…

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    Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27th, 1722. Samuel’s dad was a successful brewer and served as a deacon for the Old and New South churches in boston. Samuel’s dad also was a Boston selectman and representative to the assembly. Samuel’s mom was also deeply religious from the teachings of Jonathan Edwards. Samuel’s childhood insisted of him surviving and 2 other children surviving out of 12 children all together. Adams and his 2 other brothers and sisters were…

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    Excerpts 6.3, “Thomas Hutchinson, Excerpts from Letters to Great Britain Describing Popular Unrest (1768, 1769)” and 6.4, “John Dickinson, “The Liberty Song” (1768)” were both written about Boston at the same time. The first excerpt, 6.3, was a letter that Hutchinson wrote explaining the riots and the reason why he fled. He also explains why there should be acts in a community. Thomas Hutchinson wrote this letter to describe his actions that caused something bigger. The riots that occurred…

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