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Understandably, significant historical debate flourishes around any relative or ambiguous terminology; therefore, it should be of no surprise the topic of the ‘modernization’ of the United States garners little consensus. While some historians see elements of modernity in the widespread political participation of the initial decades of colonial settlement, others focus on the economic and demographic diversity of the eighteenth century as their focal point. Contrasting historians insist the American

The Devil’s Rooming House is the interesting story of Amy Archer-Gilligan, America’s deadliest female serial killer. Written by M. William Phelps, this book brings to light the story of the woman who ran a murder house over one hundred years ago. The case of Amy is a fascinating one because of her motive, money. She opened a nursing home for the elderly and then murdered her clients for financial gain. Amy Archer-Gilligan put a lot of planning into her killings, this is her story. As any businessperson

Religion’s Role in the Development of the English Colonies Religion is one of the fundamental aspects of society. Unfortunately, it is also one of the sparks that can start a war and revolutionize the way we think and certain civilizations traditions. For example, before the Spaniards came to the Central and Southern Americas the Incas had their own religion, but once they were conquered they were forced to convert to Christianity. The Incans had to abandon their way of life and traditions or

However, economic inequality is not a new concept. Miles Corak points out in his 2012 essay the importance of understanding the dynamics of inequality over multiple generations and how this shapes current and future inequality. Corak highlights the disconnect in American society between believing one has “equality of opportunity,” and as a result, social mobility and capital, versus actually having access to economic opportunity greater than that of one’s parents. The interactions between the

The Significance of Women During Colonial America Life during colonial America was bleak; in many colonies such as Jamestown or Plymouth, from fewer than 150 people, a new community an ocean away from their old homes had to be created. Factors like agriculture, shelter, and economy were no exception to the long list of necessary things that needed to be developed. At first, the colonial people continued to abide by the same customs that they had back in Europe. As time passed, though, they began

Not everyone in the United States have the same opportunities as others. This causes there to be separate groups and organizations who have different advantages than the other groups. The disadvantages that these other groups have can affects their lives drastically. Some of these advantages and disadvantage are caused by privilege Privilege is the benefits you get from belonging to a certain group. Being privileged could result in many advantages in life. Essentially if you were born a male you

Preparedness Level The 2013 Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) New Student Orientation (NSO) and Transfer Student Orientation (TSO) surveys contained six questions, on a six point Likert scale, asking incoming students whether they found the following issues a

religious freedom: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Plantation and the Puritans who settled the rest of the colony.” New England’s region includes the Massachusetts Bay colony, the Plymouth colony, the New Hampshire colony, the Maine colony, Connecticut colony, and Rhode Island colony. Massachusetts colony was governed as a theocracy government and placed great importance on religious matters. For example, only church members had the authority to vote or hold office positions. And anyone who held

“I am nobody” (Emily Dickinson). This American poet lived much of her life in reclusive isolation; however, her vividness style and integrity of vision made her one of America’s most important poets. She was born on December 10, 1830 and died on May 15, 1886 , in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent New England family, her father, Edward Dickinson, a Yale University lawyer, was a judge in Amherst, a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of Massachusetts, a senator in the state capital

In my last post I discussed my visit to New Bern to select and photograph homes. The next part of my research process was to select houses that I would analyze in Williamsburg. Initially I thought I would be able to compare homes of very similar ages but this turned out not to be the case. Although I had selected the oldest homes in New Bern, most were still built significantly later than those of Williamsburg. The homes in New Bern were built in the latter part of the 18th century, while many homes