The Literature of Colonial America 1620-1776 The Religious Background The early religion of the colonies was one based primarily on Puritan dogma. ... Native Americans The Puritan relationship with the early Americans was tenuous at best and downright vicious at worst. ... The Native Americans, for their part, were equally mystified by the European colonists. ... The Puritans on the contrary believed that it was their divine right to take possession of all lands in his name and any resistance by the natives was God testing their mettle. ... A "Vale of Plenty": The South The Southe...

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American society heavily relies on hypocrisy. ... These experiments resulted in genetically mutated embryos, abused human test subjects, and a whole generation of children which knew neither father nor mother. ... White colonial America practiced a little thing referred to as slavery, a practice which places one person superior to another for specific reasons. ... Whites are still the supreme race in America. ... Young American soldiers were drafted and brainwashed. ...

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Religion, a huge part of America involved almost all colonists. ... The Great Awakening swept through eighteenth century America and awoke the sleeping religious practices of early American citizens. In all the colonial churches, religion was less fervid in the early eighteenth century. ... Religion had become too staid, selective and authoritarian for Americans. ... According to Whitefield the key test of one's election was whether one had had an emotional experience of conversion. ...

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Post-colonial Latin America saw a rise in political participation from members of its society. ... They were all in a social struggle to voice their opinion and shape Latin America the way they wanted it to be. ... Batallas tests the court system in post Latin America to further her cause. ... He feels South America to be vastly under-populated and therefore lacks the means to progress as a society. ... They were in different situations, classes and times in Latin America. ...

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What Was The Main Causes Of The American Revolution Many factors brought about the War of Independence in America. ... England's opinion of the colonists of America was quite low, they thought of them as the "mongrels" of Europe. ... England had to show the colonist that they must not test them, so they closed the ports until the debt was paid off. They sent more troops for re-enforcements, colonies weren't allowed to govern themselves, election became forbidden and all colonial assembles were appointed by the King. ... Come 100 years England seizes the opportunity and starts ...

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The right to vote has been a recurring theme in American history. During the colonial times, the right to vote was limited to adult white males who owned property. ... Poll taxes and literacy test reduced minority voting. ... The use of the poll tax as a prerequisite to voting was outlawed and literacy tests were suspended. In the years to follow the voting age was lowered to 18 and pretty much the only requirement now is to be a living, 18-year-old American Citizen. ...

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At some point in their life, about one in four Americans will experience at least one episode of depression. ... Approximately 15 percent of older Americans - about 6 million men and women age 65 and older -experience depression. ... Vitamin deficiencies Evaluation: There are a number of test for identifying depression. ... Psychologist administer psychological tests to diagnose depression, and other mental disordes, and they use various forms of psychotherapy. ... Box 2257 New York, NY 10116 800-248-4344 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Colonial Place 3 2107 Wilso...

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In colonial America, Hemp, which is a type of marijuana, was raised by both Jefferson and Washington as a big cash crop. ... A study by the British Transport researchers says that "One glass of wine will impair your driving more than smoking a joint, And under certain test conditions, the complex way alcohol and cannabis combine to affect driving behavior suggests that someone who has taken both may drive less recklessly than a person who is simply drunk." ...

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According Louie's short story Pangs of Love, Asian American figures living in the American mainstream society have not overcome their stereotypes that portrait them as effeminate and castrated. ... Because of their emasculation, they've failed to assimilate in the American mainstream. ... Pang's masculine characters is defined by the dominant white figure in the American society. ... The narrator tests it on Amanda, but she doesn't like it and says "it smell[s] dirty (Louie 80)." ... On the other hand, one critic argues that " the emasculation of the heterosexual Chinese-...

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Throughout the early colonial years of the Puritan north, the mere suspicion of practicing witchcraft or magic lead to the deaths of innocent people. ... People like the South American slave Tituba and several other slaves were accused. After the elimination of the town's low lives, the girls tested their power and accused Rebecca Nurse, a highly regarded woman and even moved on to a reverend, George Burroughs. ...

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