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    necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas.” This is ironic because it defies why the Puritans left Europe in the first place. They left England because the felt victimized for their beliefs. Now in New England they seek to oppress others for the same reasons as they were once subjected to. 2. Reverend Parris was more concerned about the fact that his daughter partook in the events in the woods, and how this could…

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    Spanish Armada besides the Protestant wind involves looking at events that took place before and during the invasion. The ultimate responsibility for launching, devising and failing the overthrow of the Protestant English regime was placed on King Philip II. After the disappointing failure in his launch of the Spanish Armada, people back at home blamed him for disregarding professional advice given to him by his captains. Professional advice included how to design his ships in order to…

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    As years have gone by, the quality of life of human beings has been dramatically improved through the discoveries of some of history’s greatest scientific minds. A major contributor of the impact of science on the today’s world was Sir Alexander Fleming, known to most people as the “Penicillin Man.” Alexander Fleming was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on August 6, 1881 (Biography.com Editors). Sir Alexander Fleming was a doctor and bacteriologist most notorious for his discovery of the penicillin…

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    top of that. In addition to his “deformity”, Pope as well as his family, were ridiculed for being Catholic with the fall of King James II and the ascension of the Protestant rulers William III and Mary II. This also came with the prohibitions against openly practicing their Catholic faith and living within ten miles of the new protestant governed London, England. It was with these trials that helped Pope in not only his poetic verses but most importantly in his satirical writings as well (humor…

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    The Glorious Revolution

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    behead King Charles I and caused James II to retire and have his daughter Mary take his place while also starting to oppose the system based on blood and royalty. Along with Whigs or people who generally didn’t trust the king. This is known as the Glorious Revolution which took place in 1688. The Glorious Revolution also set a constitution which limited the power of the king or queen and…

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    known for many things, but his children are not as known. Winston and his wife, Clementine, had five children together. Four out of the five were girls, which at some times took a toll on Winston himself. Winston and Clementine had Diana, Randolph, Mary, Sara, and Marigold. Winston loved his kids very much because his father was not there for him that much. All of his kids except one grew up to live somewhat successful lives. Some kids were more well known than others, but just having the last…

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    Nhung Tran November 21, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Benet, Diana Trevino. "'No Outward Aid Require': A Note On Eve In Separation." Anq 2.3 (1989): 90. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. This article focused on the separation and disputation of Adam and Eve to spiritual trial in Paradise Lost by John Milton. Benet suggested two points: “in the trails preceding Eve’s, Milton emphasizes the irrelevance to their outcome of physical separation from the faithful community; and, in Heaven…

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    The French Monarchy

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    council in the kingdom which evolved into what was known as Parliament. In the year 1688 when King James II wanted to reassert the divine right of kings which led to a political up rise in the country causing James to flee. The glorious revolution of 1688 sought to bring a permanent realignment of power within England and to the Constitution which occurred during the rule of William and Mary of Orange. Through this was the creation of the Bill of Rights which gave the Kingdom and its citizens…

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    Seeds of Colonial Unity and Independence The New England Confederation was set up in 1643 It was made of 4 colonies, which held the main goal of defense. The colonies were Puritan only C. Confederation was weak but, it was a large step toward American unity. 2) Colonies were allowed to be semi-autonomous commonwealths. 3) Charles II intended to make his control over the colonies stricter He was surprised to find how independence had…

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    clean the church. TEXT: Judy Dow (Abenaki) Deconstructing the Myths of "The First Thanksgiving" Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective by Seale, Doris EXPLANATION: Majority of the people who traveled from England to this place were religious rebels who had severed their ties with the Church of England and became known as “Saints", while others gave them the name "Separatists." Among these settlers were "Puritans," The Separatists, as well as the Puritans, were unyielding fundamentalists who…

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