Hudson's Bay Company

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…

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…

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…

Derrick Smith Professor English 16 September 2015 Football is one of the most popular and electrifying sporting events in the world! According to Nolan Feeney, “A total of 114.4 million people watched the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24”. The championship game, known as the Super Bowl, has broken a majority of the records in television views in the United States. However, football has come a long away. Many people in the United States did not always like the game of…

In the 17th and early 18th centuries, America was struggling to unite. Many attempts of a union were made, but each for different reasons. In the beginning, colonists created governments that ran by the rules of God, not the people. Most settlers in America were religious, especially the ones who settled in the northern colonies, so they had theocratic governments. Also, these governments were much more simpler and basic. Later, however, there were more democratic governments because Americans…

Hutchinson. The General Court has given Governor Winthrop a bully pulpit to condemn a true guardian of religious liberty. Accused of heresy, she stood before the court defending her right to practice her faith within the confines of her own home, in the company of other like-minded community members. A right for which many of us, including Winthrop, sought refuge in the New World. Such a censure reflects Winthrop’s failure to recognize in Mistress Hutchinson’s teachings the outlines of a…

In the early to mid-1900’s sports journalism in America was quickly becoming more and more popular. Two of the most prolific journalist were Grantland Rice and W.C. Heinz. Both had differing writing styles, Rice leaning towards more exaggerations and Heinz relying more on facts and letting the subject tell the story. Rice’s myth-making and overall exaggeration of sports was entertaining, Heinz’s more realistic and use of dialog resulted in overall better and more clear articles. One of Rice’s…

On Friday night, the New England Patriots played the Detriot Lions in a preseason game. Even though the team won the game, the biggest story coming out of that game is not good news for the team. During the first quarter, Wide Receiver Julian Edelman suffered a knee injury when running a route and he had to be carted out of the game and did not come back. Last season in 16 games, Edelman had 91 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. Leading up to last season, the Patriots were…

he Shakers were originally located in England in 1747, in the home of Mother Ann Lee. They developed from the religious group called the Quakers which originated in the 17th century. Both groups believed that everybody could find God within him or herself, rather than through clergy or rituals, but the Shakers tended to be more emotional and demonstrative in their worship. Shakers also believed that their lives should be dedicated to pursuing perfection and continuously confessing their sins and…

Character: Bill Snyder Chronological/Timeline Hook: The architect to the "greatest turnaround in college football history". Snyder has not only turned this Kansas State Wildcats team around not once, but twice. Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.): Bill Snyder was born October 7, 1939. His birthplace was St. Joseph, Missouri. Snyder attended the University of Missouri for one year before enrolling at William Jewell College in…