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    class had the most intricate hair. Often, they would hire a hairdresser to style their hair for them because they had the money to do so. “The complexity of the styles showed that the wearer had...the wealth to employ a professional hairdresser...” (Bradford 1). The face was framed with curls, and then the hair was powdered and accessorized. “...with one to three curls at the sides, and one at the shoulder…” (JDN 1). The powder was perfumed and sometimes even colored for special occasions. “The…

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    Plantation by William Bradford describes his and the Pilgrims voyage to the New World along with their interactions with the Indians. The Generall Historie of Virginia by John Smith describes one of the first English towns in America and its struggle to survive. Finally, ‘Blaxicans’ and Other Reinvented Americans an essay by…

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    In the beginning , America “ New World “ has been just a group of British colonizers . It was populated by the Native Americans , and then came the Puritans to colonize it , followed by the first settlers : John Smith and William Bradford . In the late – seventeenth – century , The Enlightenment era , or “the age of reason “, was extended over Europe . Writers such as John Locke dares to defy the old system . Therefore , Locke’s thoughts and concepts inspire others like Thomas Jefferson , who…

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    inspiration as well as aspiration. William Bradford, Mary Rowlandson, and Anne Bradstreet all faced a moment in their life when they had to rely on God to deliver them from their trials. Therefore; the ultimate theme of these authors revolves around God’s presence throughout their lives, how he shepherded them through privation, how they will do better at serving him and change one’s view of a negative situations into a positive one. William Bradford was a purposive and selfless, separatists…

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    John Smith sought adventure. William Bradford sought freedom. Both men had adventurous lives. But John Smith is still better. John Smith was born into a farmers family. He didn’t want to be a farmer, he sought adventure. So, he ran away to become a sailor at thirteen. His parents stopped him, however, and shipped him off to become a merchant boy. John quit at age sixteen, shortly after his father died, and his mother re-married. He became a mercenary, and became a good soldier. When the war he…

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    William Bradford was an original and longtime governor of the Plymouth Colony agreement. He was born in england.Bradford was among many of the passengers on the Mayflower's trans-Atlantic journey, and he signed the Mayflower Compact upon landing in Massachusetts in 1620. He was elected governor for thirty years straight after John carver died. Bradford helped make its legal code and eased a community focused on private subsistence agriculture and religious strength. Around 1630, he began to…

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    by W. Bradford Wilcox and Samuel Sturgeon, emphasizes the importance of considering all the possible outcomes that stem from a divorce when determining if you should end your low conflict marriage. The article appears in the National Review journal and considers the negative correlation that a divorce has on the children involved, the possibility of the marriage becoming joyful again, and the husband and wife’s long term financial welfare. The strength of the argument, put forth by W. Bradford…

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    Israelites going off to find the Promise Land. This shows a direct correlation from the Old Testament to the beginnings of the New World. The foundation of Plymouth was set to have God as their priority and that he had a hand in everything they did. Bradford says “….having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith..” when giving the form that would to be followed by the citizens of Plymouth (138). Mary Rowlandson’s work is another example of using scripture to…

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    has decreased and the normal permafrost temperature has increased (Bradford). Not only do we experience an increase in temperature, we also experience extreme weather events. If global warming does continue on for the next years, hurricanes will be different. With an increase in temperature, we will experience hurricanes less frequently than we already do, however they are likely to be more intense than they already are (Bradford). Extreme hurricanes not only put us in danger, but also to the…

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    To explain, I spoke with John Bradford who is a Virginia senator who agrees that going to war with Britain is a bad idea. He states that the only people who will profit from this war is speculators, contractors, and anyone who supplies the military. To add on, he states that the people will be the only one's suffering from this war because it it's their blood. John Bradford says that the people who claim that the British are the only one's doing wrong…

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