Simon Coleby

“You can think of hinge joints as doors,” my Anatomy and Physiology teacher explained, “They move in one direction.” As if on cue, every single eye in the classroom was trained on me. Throughout my four years of high school, dating even farther back to the dreadful years of middle school, the phrase “One Direction” was practically synonymous with my own name. Everyone knew that was the group I loved, and there was little I could do to change it; reputations stick. One Direction has been a colossal

Massachusetts Bay Company. Aboard his ship, was his associate Simon Bradstreet, who soon married Anne. In about 1628 (the date is not certain), Anne Dudley married Simon Bradstreet. Anne and Simon remained married until Anne’s death on September 16, 1672. The couple and Anne’s parents immigrated to the new world in 1630. In 1633, she had the first of her eight children, Samuel; who was followed by Dorothy (1635), Sarah (1638), Simon (1640), Hannah (1642), Mercy (1645), Dudley (1648), and

Anne Bradstreet, was the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Earl Lincoln. Her father, being an exceptional man, known as a “devourer” of books by some and one of the people who had helped found Harvard along-side Anne’s husband Simon Bradstreet. Taught her much of what she knows. Back then women weren’t really educated as fairly as men were. So all of her knowledge came from what her father had taught her, but do not let this fool you, she was very well taught. At least for her time. Born in Northampton

Anne Bradstreet Reading Questions Choose two of the following five questions and write a well-developed essay response to each. Look for ways to compare the poems that you choose to write about, and offer transitions that indicate your comparison of the works. Use MLA format to document quotes from the text. 2. How do you see Bradstreet’s Puritan beliefs regarding love illustrated in “To My Dear and Loving Husband?” Consider the Puritan attitude towards earthly rewards versus heavenly rewards

to have her works published. Although Bradstreet did not attend an actual school, her father’s teaching helped her become a well-educated woman. Anne began her writing after her family immigrated to the New World in 1630. There she and her husband Simon would have eight children between the years of 1633 and 1652. Juggling between taking care of her eight children and carrying out the roles of a married woman, Anne found time to start writing poetry. “Throughout her life Bradstreet was concerned with

Bradstreet is very upset by losing her things in the fire. One thing that could have upset her was that in her house she could of had some precious memories of her family's old belongings in their that she wanted to cherish forever and possibly some pictures of when she was little too. In line 14 and 15 Bradstreet says, “I blest his name that gave and took, that laid my goods now in the dust.” I think this quote means that she isn’t happy with what just took place before her eyes. In line 11 and

1. During Anne Bradstreet's piece called [Upon the Burning of Our House] Anne Bradstreet describes how she believed that it was god's will that her house was destroyed, due to her being too concerned with material/physical things. She says "Then straight I gin my heart to chide and didst thy wealth on earth abide?" which translates to her questioning whether or not she had treasured her belongings excessively. Afterwards she states "Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust? The arm of flesh didst make

Imagine waking up to a scream of terror, your room engulfed in flames, and smoke filling your lungs as you choke coughing for air. Look deeper, and further imagine having a house full of your own children scrambling to exit in time before the house burns and crumbles to ashes. This is what Anne Bradstreet woke up too as she explained in “Upon the Burning of the House” on July 10th, 1666, as she stood and watched her house glow in a blaze of flames. Anne has many concerns as her house has burned down

It’s been three years since the girl group from X-Factor stepped off the stage in third place with plans to release an album and take the world by storm. While the girls made some noise with a few singles (“Miss Movin’ On”, “Boss”, “Sledgehammer”), an EP (Better Together), opening for some big names (Cher Lloyd, Demi Lovato, Austin Mahone), and a couple headlining tours, their loyal fan base (called Harmonizers) saw bigger things for the group. Even though talent reality shows are supposed to prepare

Anne Dudley was born on March 20, 1612. She grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time. She was tutored in history, some languages, and literature as well. At the age of 16, she married Simon Bradstreet. On June 14, 1630, Anne finally felt American soil for the first time in her life. The Bradstreet family had moved to what is now called, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anne had her first child in 1632, his name was Samuel, and he was born in Newe Towne, which that’s