Samuel Sewall

1.The American Revolution was one of the most greatest revolutions of all time that led to the colonist to be completely free from the British however the colonist didn’t just simply decided to start a war for no reason. There were plenty of actions that eventually led to the start of the American Revolution starting with British actions and colonist reactions. From the start of the French and the Indian war to the shot that was heard around the world in between that timeline British Parliament passed

After the French-Indian War, Britain had used a large amount of its resources, receiving debt. In turn, they felt obliged to tax the colonies. However, the colonies did not believe King George had the right to subjugate them. These acts made the colonist question Britain's authority over them, leading to vigorous protests and revolts. After much debate, the colonies decided to branch off from Britain. The colonies split from Britain because the King imposed inadequate taxes and tyranny, but they

revealed the injustice and duplicity of the gender and religious norms during its time. Puritans in Salem were colonists that had left England to seek religious tolerance. The life of a Puritan was extremely restrained and strict. Reverend Samuel Parris, was appointed minister to the village’s only church in 1689, to later have strong objections lodged against him in 1691. Parris’ response was that the Devil was set on destroying their, to which his job was to bring God back to Salem village

The night of Lexington and Concord was significant to many, known as the start to the American Revolution. It was a symbol of truth and the changing future to the Patriots. The British considered it to demand their position in power over colonists and neutralists had to choose a side. This was the night Paul Revere and other patriots rode to the towns, echoing their bold senses to the people and warning about the British, described in "Paul Revere’s Ride” poem and Revere's letter to Jeremy Belknap

20th Century Literature Through the 20th century, war, technology, and the capitalism had lasting effects on the overall conformity and passivity of society. Within the novel Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and the play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, the general stagnation, inauthenticity, and cultural malaise are made evident in the main characters’ actions. Nonetheless, we are not given an answer regarding whether or not we can reform these flaws. The two works cause us to reflect on

1. What does Esslin mean when he states that poetry is ‘static’? Esslin states that poetry is static because it conveys a central idea, atmosphere, or mode of being which is essentially static. When Esslin states that poetry is static he means that it doesn’t tell a story like narrative rather poetry is all concerned to convey a central idea, mode of being or an atmosphere which is what he thinks makes poetry static. Narrative proceeds in a manner that must lead to a final message or end result and

During the 17th century, colonies, known as the New World, were being established by Britain to benefit the mother country with the help of the system of mercantilism.Many colonists were European immigrants seeking religious freedom, wealth, and the desire for a new, improved life. The focus for the colonists were to develop a successful economy and work with the British to make profit with their resources. However, over time the British established the idea of dominance over the colonies, which

caused everyone in the miniature town of Salem to hang their very own citizens due to young girls pretending that some ladies in town are witches and that they wounded them by using “witchery”. It all started with a slave named Tituba who worked for Samuel Parris, the local preacher in Salem. One day when the preacher was out and Tituba and Samuel’s niece, Abigail Williams and his daughter, Bette Parris were at home. The girls, reading scripture and Tituba, preparing food were having a quiet afternoon

In 1692, 20 people was executed for being witches or warlocks during the Salem Witch Trials. There were rumors from neighboring towns of witchcraft as there was in Salem. The main contributing factors for those 20 people being killed was the religion, superstitions, rivals, boredom, economics, rumors, and how women was seen in that time period. These people were Puritans, a form of Christianity. Part of their superstitions was the ability for someone to be in possession by the devil or in cahoots

A personal challenge I have faced this year and in the past, has been in creating more connections with other people around me. I have found it difficult meeting new people and maintaining that connection. I do not aspire to create relationships with every person I meet but it would be useful to actually know more people and be able to formulate a professional conversation with them. To sum up, I would like to expand my circle of connections in order to provide myself with opportunities and the ability