They celebrate Jesus Christ and his sacrifice to absolve man of original sin with the Eucharist, and believe to further join themselves to him and therefore to the Father, God. ... What these rituals tell an observer is that the Christians of early America used ritual to commune with the memory of an event that is monumental in a story where spirit is an invisible force that affects their position in an afterlife. ... Their ceremonies were connected with, as Ruth Underhill notes, "the very fabric of life. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Bill of Rights was a revolutionary measure in that it guaranteed that our federal government could never lawfully advance outside it's authorized bounds and encroach upon the natural born rights of man to act as he chooses as long as the rights of others are not violated in the process. ... Thus, as each individual is pursuing his own interests he is led, as if by an "invisible hand" to obtain the best for all. ... On that note, we are constantly reminded that our government, our politicians and our beaurocrats all act in the best interest of the public. ...

• Word Count: 7038
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate