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    The Socialism Revolution and Its Impact in Cuba Introduction Cuban revolution is the first revolution in Latin America. The first cause of the Cuban revolution was when Cuba was led by a former military President named Filguenco Batista y Zaldivar. He could gain his power after taking power from the previous President and he began to rule in Cuba in 1934. He managed to get the influence of the United State of America. During his reign Batista acts as a dictator so that the natural wealth…

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    The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII by a score of forty-one to thirty-three. Philadelphia had won its first ever super bowl, and the city fell into a period of rejoice. The streets filled with happy fans ready to celebrate their beloved teams first championship. However, the happiness of this moment did not come without its horrors. Fans put themselves in dangerous and uncourteous situations that give Philadelphia a reputation in the United States as…

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    John Demos is an American Author and a professor for Yale University. Within John Demos’ article, “Notes on Life in Plymouth Colony,” Demos displays the movement and expansion of early colonies especially Plymouth. The topic of the article focuses on movement of colonies in comparison between the traditional colonies and Plymouth, in which Plymouth does not fit within that category (Demos, 1965, p.264). Demos argues that the concept of a traditional colony is static, does not fit in terms of…

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    migrated to these lands, setting out their colonies to practice freely their faith. But, as Kenneth C. Davis once put it, “the problem is that this tidy narrative is an American myth” (2010). In the same article, the author states that the Massachusetts Bay society founded by the Puritan…

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. She can easily be perceived as one of the first leaders in Women’s Rights in history. Hutchinson was one of the first women to express her opinions on religion publically, which was not permitted at that time. Her strong will and opinions eventually led to her excommunication from the church and banishment from the Colony. Anne Hutchinson was an independent thinker who led many discussions on her religious beliefs. Since the members of the Massachusetts Bay…

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    The Crucible Arthur Miller A Document Analysis Introduction: The play is set in the small Massachusetts village of Salem early in the year 1692. A group of people who grew dissatisfied in the Church of England were called Puritans. These puritans have worked moral, religious and societal reforms. They highly believed in the black and white lines of good and evil and they populated Salem. In exceedingly pious Puritan New England, a collection of girls fell indisposed. Extraordinary or…

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    The British Colonies in North America were established for the most part in the mid 1600s, with two of the major groups being the New England area colonies and the Middle Atlantic area colonies. Religion must be considered when looking at the formation of these colonies. The New England colonies were shaped in major ways by the heavy impact of Puritan culture, and the establishment of the church as the centre of society. The Middle Atlantic colonies were also shaped by religion, specifically the…

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    Caroline Zide The Pilgrims arrived in the New World in September of the year 1620. They fled England because they were being severely persecuted for their religion, and they wanted to be free to practice as they pleased. After 70 or so tedious days at sea, they arrived in Cape Cod, a little bit north of their original target, which was a small town in Virginia. Despite the rocky start, the Pilgrims were very successful in making a life for themselves. The Pilgrims were able to thrive in the new…

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    In America, we have freedom of religion and every religion is accepted, but that was not always the case when the Puritans tried to force their religion on the Indians. Religion is a touchy topic in our society today, but not as much as it was when the Puritans first came to the New World and tried to force the natives to their religion. This created a conflict that got so heated it was a cause of war. This conflict makes us wonder, who started the fighting? Did the natives do something to the…

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing is consistently noted and acclaimed, especially for his recurring themes that assume a prevalent role in the downfall of his ancestral religion, Puritanism. Puritans were a religious group during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who, after oppression from the King of England, sought to reform the Church of England from its Catholic traditions. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to a Puritan family in 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. From his experiences, Hawthorne…

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