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Thomas Salter Mrs. Lusk Parrish English 11 Accelerated 11 March 2016 Queen "Bloody" Mary Did you know that the legend of "Bloody Mary" is real and originated with Queen Mary I of England, the source of over 300 deaths? Over 400 years ago, Queen Mary Tudor ruled in England from 1553, until her death in 1558. Mary was a Catholic and so were her parents, but when her Mother and father got divorced, her father switched to a Protestant faith. When she became Queen she quickly reformed her Father religious

Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Prophet is a novel that tells the story of a puritan who fought for religion. She fought for the belief of predestination and of free grace. Hall uses her life to tell the story of religion and how her inspiration got religion to where it is in modern day. He shows us how Hutchinson’s courage to speak her thoughts helped make free religion which was a new concept for the world. Anne Hutchinson fought hard for what she believed in. She faced the humiliation of being banished

The Scarlet Letter: A Rebellion against Puritanism Puritanism was "the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship" which is shown in The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorn ("Puritanism"). Puritanism was a very strict, rigid religion which effected Hester Prynne and all other characters. In The Scarlet Letter many

Of the 11 million people who were murdered during the World War II Holocaust, 6 million were Jews and 1.1 million were children. Each one has a story to tell, whether we know it or not- Anne Frank was one of them. Through the vivid narration of her firsthand experience of the war, we can come to perceive the Holocaust in a whole new light, in a way that’s described by an ordinary, determined young girl whose whole life was changed just because of her race, and how millions of other’s lives were

Anne Frank’s story has always loomed large in the hearts of several. It is a timeline of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who makes her way through the hardships the cruel life brings along with itself. In the red and white checkered diary given to her by her father for her thirteenth birthday, Anne wrote down her experiences, insights, and dreams in a voice clearly her own. “I don’t want to have lived

Saint Anne is easily identified as the Mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. Saint Anne was Palestinian, but born in Bethlehem (Asselin; The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica). Sacred scripture does not “mention... Mary’s parents”, but “there is not a total lack of information about” them. Some sources believe that Saint Anne could not have children (Asselin; Holweck; “Saint Anne”; The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) . Because of this, she and her husband, Saint Joachim, made many sacrifices

Anne Frank: a young Jewish girl who lived in Europe with big dreams, and an even bigger heart. She had the jaw dropping ability to touch the hearts of millions around the world with her heart wrenching story swirling within the pages of her diary. She wrote down all her feelings in her little red checkered diary with the hopes of living to see it published and red by little children all over the world. Unfortunately, only half of that statement is true. Reading Anne Frank’s diary is a truly mind

way for the kids to learn inside of the classroom, but she also went out of her way to enforce principles that were from outside sources. For example: Mrs. Gruwell created a lesson plan that involved her students writing letter to the woman who hid Anne Frank during the Holocaust, Miep Gies. After students had written their letters, Mrs. Gruwell was able to find and transport Mrs. Gies to the school in order to have an in-person interaction between her and the students. This proved to be one of the

may be uncomfortable to talk about reality within sex, adultery, or the personal everyday life. However, one woman was able to create an open mind to many and approach those feelings, most don't speak of, through the art of poetry. Anne Sexton, originally named Anne Gray Harvey and the daughter of Mary Gray Staples and Ralph Churchill Harvey, was born November 9, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts. One may believe being the daughter of a successful businessman would make Sexton quite comfortable and

as its Supreme Head” (Robinson). Henry married Katherine of Aragon in 1527, he had multiple affairs through out the marriage and was desperate for a male heir. They were married for over twenty years until Henry’s lustful eyes meant that of Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn drove Henry mad with lust refusing to submit to him until she was Queen of England. Henry VIII tried and tried again to get Katherine out of picture but many priest were against the divorce and refused to grant it.