... charge and establish a government of their own. "There was, as ususal, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustleing, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain ... it is definetly a testimony to the American sense of self, in relation to the changing society of the time. Americans were in awe of their new independence. Some may have felt like they simply fell asleep and woke up in a different time, while others were fully in touch wit...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... charge and establish a government of their own. "There was, as ususal, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustleing, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain ... it is definetly a testimony to the American sense of self, in relation to the changing society of the time. Americans were in awe of their new independence. Some may have felt like they simply fell asleep and woke up in a different time, while others were fully in touch wit...

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• Grade Level: High School

... whether through pride, fear, or determination they've become tremendously constrained to strict adherence to the doctrine that has put them where they are. Adamant "antinomianism" reaches a point where this new town free of religious persecution has become a place where moral law is arguably just as violently enforced as in the countries they fled. Hawthorne creates a protagonist that is likely weary ... can ever assess if he has truly made every effort to reach his intellectual potential, his faith and civil obligation should hold him to his word. Hawthorne has constructed such a chara...

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... expressed that if you laugh, it can cause continual damage to your soul. Also, within the Bible, Christ promised that humans who live a miserable life will be redeemed. In the New Testament, it announced that Christians must wait until their afterlife to have fun. As James 4:9 states, "Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning and your ... the strict acts of the Bible by not participating in any pleasurable situations. Therefore, this would create the Puritans to not take their life for granted. Overall it developed strong character. The Puritans believe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to Massachusetts in 1620, the Puritans believed that the Church of England was a true church, though it was in need of major improvement. Every New England Congregational church was considered an independent unit, grateful to no chain of command. The membership was composed initially of men and women who had ... beyond what the colonies established to their south. Each church congregation was to be individually responsible to God, as was each person. The New Testament was their model and their devotion so great that it permeated their entire society. People of opposing theological views ...

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• Grade Level: High School