The Fortunate Pilgrim

Differences between the New England and the Middle colonies In the early 17th century, colonies were being established by outside settlers from European countries. The Middle colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Each colony had their differences when it came to religious beliefs and the economy. The Middle colonies had a higher tolerance for religious beliefs. There

separate group. The giving of alms, zakat, is the third pillar. An important principle of Islam is that everything belongs to God, and that wealth is held in trust by human beings. Muslims believe they are meant to share their wealth with those less fortunate. By doing so, they acknowledge that they are rich or poor by God's choice; therefore, they should help those he has chosen to make poor. However, zakat does not refer to charitable gifts given out of kindness but rather to the “giving a specified

and make a difference in people’s lives. Earlier this year, l took part on a Lourdes Pilgrimage in France, by which l had the opportunity to volunteer for the sick and disabled pilgrims. My role was multifunctional, working on a duty rota within a team alongside with other healthcare professionals; accompanying the pilgrims to services and caring for their physical, emotional as well as their spiritual wellbeing. Through this

America has many gifts, maybe it’s updated technology, or our democracy. There is one truly special thing that makes us stand out. In America, you have the gift of choices. You can choose your career, housing, and even how you want to spend your life. Everyone has the choice to be anything if they really want it. I could have written about any of our many diverse gifts, but I chose to write about something that any American can relate to. Almost every parent encourages their kids to follow your

the remembrance of those who are not as fortunate, specifically, fellow Muslim brothers and sisters and the importance of togetherness in order to once again, please Allah, following in the Prophet’s footsteps. The fifth and last pillar of Islam is the Hajj. The Hajj refers to the holy pilgrimage to Makkah, acts done at and around the Ka’bah, the “house of God” and also other precise and detailed series of rituals as prescribed. The gathering of all pilgrims on the plains of Arafat, men dressed in

The Great Depression and the Life of Italian-Immigrant Workers Commentary: In order to develop ideas for this paper, I first analyzed the time of the Depression and what Italian Immigrants lives were like typically living in America. Using this background knowledge, I was able to analyze the lifestyles of the working class in each of the stories. Even though the background story of each of the family’s lives differed, they all had a common basis in that they were Italian Immigrant families working

The Islamic tradition is a monotheistic Semitic religion that requires Muslims to reflect and cultivate their faith through practicing the Arkan al-Islam - the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam embraces the paradigm of submission to the will of Allah for adherents to understand their place in the universe. The pillars are a foundation for the Muslim faith as evident by Muhammad 's statement of ‘Islam is built upon five [pillars]’ recorded in the Hadith 3. This entails the declaration of faith (Shahadah)

The Islamic tradition is a monotheistic Semitic religion that embraces the paradigm of submission to the will of Allah for adherents to understand their place in the universe. To live a faithful Islamic life, Muslims are required to reflect and cultivate their faith through practicing the Arkan al-Islam - the Five Pillars of Islam. It is the foundation for Muslim faith as evident by Muhammad's statement of ‘Islam is built upon five [pillars]’ recorded in the Hadith 3. This entails the declaration

punishes them to, if this keeps going on the tithing man will find their parents and whack or tickle them to (how embarrassing). The New england colonies practiced slavery throughout the 17th century. New England colonies were mostly made up of the Pilgrims and Puritans. The puritans were a very religious group that was made from the English. Life in these colonies was very hard, whoever could walk had

Gender roles, like all other facets of society, have changed greatly since the Pilgrims landed in 1620. While Christians were the first to practice an Abrahamic religion in what is now the United States, Jews and Muslims quickly followed, and they had to situate themselves within a predominantly Christian societal framework. In the early 1800s, Charleston, South Carolina, was home to many Jews (Marcus 64), though nowadays there tend to be large Jewish communities in large cities. In 1806, Myer Moses