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    trying to stay true to their religious, entrepreneurial, and socio-ethical roots acquired in their former lands back in Europe. Through their writings, the soldier, administrator and adventurer John Smith, Poet Anne Bradstreet and Governor William Bradford depict an America whose lands were initially hard to subdue and inhabited by a people wary of the settlers who kept coming in droves by ship. Disease, hunger, and natural calamities wiped out many of the pioneer settlers. Infighting and…

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    states, yet it merely shows how unjust and irrational the electoral college is. These smaller states plea to have a system that will allow them to have a vote that counts. The best way to achieve such a system would be by a nation wide popular vote. Bradford Plumer states... "The electoral college is…

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    The Colonial Age was a tough and adventurous stage of American history. Due to the hardships of settling in a not only uncharted area, but an area filled with dangerous hostiles that were not thrilled about the new guest in their lands many people reached out to the Lord and faith to give them solace and strength in these hard times. These were individuals who still under the influenced by the reformation in Europe were trying to make a better life for themselves. The Colonial age people also…

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    Bradford, 187 Cal. App. 4th, 1345 (2010), two mall security guards hired by an outside agency, had constructive possession due to the special relationship they had with the stores in the mall. In Bradford, the defendant stole six bottles of perfume from Victoria’s Secret, and the shift manager saw the defendant walking out with the bottles. Id. at 1348…

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    better part, which clave faithfully together in the main.” (Bradford 15) As it states in the quote the first few winters were a very hard time for the colonists and not very many survived. But they did have a government and William Bradford was the governor. He was the one who wrote the Plymouth plantation and he started in 1630 and stopped writing in 1650. William was also the one that added the Mayflower passenger list. William Bradford died on…

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    land that was foreign to them in a quest of finding religious freedom while the “Founding Documents” gave people the opportunity of having liberty. In Of Plymouth Plantation, the pilgrims, were escaping England, more so the church of England. Bradford states, “In December 1620, about 100 settlers disembarked the Mayflower looking to break away from the church of England.” (4). They longed for the capability to practice whichever religion they desired, but the King did not accept any other…

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    other hand Berman and Dar, 2013, have stated that “Riots are the acts done by those people who are facing problems from a long time” (Berman and Dar, 2013). With respect to this, the reason behind the riot of 2001 was a long term cause which made Bradford individuals to do unethical and violent activities. Along with it Newburn, 2015,…

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    struggled with understanding being able to think of a another human being as inferior and compared to livestock, chattel! Black was bonded in slavery for over 20 years and his first owner was a carpenter, Mr. Bradford…

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    The Puritan's faith was their most primal strength. God’s presence is evident in the passage in each event whether it is significant or not. In the journal, Bradford has described various incidences where God decided the outcomes. Bradford states that “God can help or hurt, according to His will”. They acknowledged God’s presence and continued to increase their faith in him. The Puritan's Moreover their faith is evident from the beginning. By faith, they believed in religious freedom and…

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    The distinction between the two is that class of poor people often resides with William Bradford since he also came from a deprived family, as well as uneducated people, and later settled in Plymouth. On the other hand, the remaining Puritans were ruled by John Winthrop which is joined by people who are in the upper-middle class which has the…

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