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The Puritan Dilemma Imagine living in a world where someone’s own personal and religious life was being affected by that of the country that they lived in. In most cases that was not a life they wanted to live, and some people looked for a way out. In the case of the Puritans of England, they willingly sailed across three thousand mile Atlantic Ocean, for a chance to set up a settlement where they could live and worship the way they believed was the right way without the pressures of the crown.…

The expansion of America across the Atlantic Ocean was a significant historical breakthrough at the time. Even though, half a millennium before Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, Vikings were the first to set foot on the North American loam by their leader Leif Eriksson. The “discovery” of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity, but also the chance to control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of…

From the foundation of the colonies beginning with the founding of Jamestown until the beginning of the Revolutionary War, different regions of the eastern coast had different characteristics. Once established, the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England, Middle, and Southern. Each of these had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to the regions. New England Colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode, and…

The utmost significant youthful offender case was Roper v. Simmons. The basis for this statement is for the reason that prior to this incident, the United States of America, which allegedly was or is the most compassionate country that defends human rights, was the only Westernized nation that still had the death penalty for young offenders. The U.S. continued this death penalty procedure in spite of all the technical proof that they had on the subject of how juveniles are not comparable to…

vital component in Colonial Virginia’s societal establishment. Hall “made bone lace and did other work with his needle, and shortly after shipping being ready for a voyage into this Country he Change again his apparel into the habit of a man.” In Plymouth, England Hall receives pay for women’s work. Soon after, he wears men’s apparel as an indentured servant in Virginia. When Captain Baffe asks of Hall’s gender, Hall “stated[s] that he was both man and woman.” Captain Baffe, along with…

Current member of the National Honors Society (junior and senior years) participating in numerous community service oriented tasks including volunteering at a food bank, raising funds for a children’s hospital, tutoring elementary school students, and timing middle school track meets. Served junior and senior year as a leader in the Link Crew Program which links selected responsible upperclassman with incoming freshman students to support them in their transition to high school. Joined the…

Can you guess where in the world this destination is from the clues below? Word Clue This is a country where St Patrick’s Day is a National Holiday…but it’s not Ireland. That’s because the Irish settled here and perhaps it reminded them of their lush, green homeland and that the geography of this country bears a striking resemblance to coastal Ireland (if coastal Ireland had black sand beaches). But the phenomenon that really put this area on the map was a massive, devastating volcanic…

Deborah Sampson was born December 17th 1760 in a little town, called Plymouth Massachusetts. Her parents were Jonathan and Deborah Sampson who had six other children, besides Deborah. Her family had a tough life because her father was lost at sea and her mother could not afford to take care of the seven children. Unfortunately all the siblings were sent to different homes. Deborah was sent to her aunts house who sadly died soon after she got there. So she was sent to another house and had to…

There have been many important influences throughout the ages in the horror genre such as Horace Walpole, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and H. P. Lovecraft. All the way from Edgar allen Poe to H.P. Lovecraft. There have been many influential horror or Gothic writers throughout the ages. Though in the early days of Horror this form of storytelling were called Gothics and or Romances. Horace Walpole, one of the first to use grim story elements in his stories. He also liked…

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died at the age of 84. He was a writer, an inventor, a scientist, and a diplomat. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. One of his famous publications is the “Poor Richard’s Almanack” of 1759. Benjamin Franklin is various things by different individuals. For me, it is his support of the abolitionist movement and attitude…