New thinking and writings that came out of the Enlightenment period much influenced the ideology of the American colonists. Perhaps most important was John Locke and his essays on the Treatise of Government and Concerning Human Understanding. Locke argued that people had natural rights and liberties that allowed man to do whatever he wanted to do without the arbitrary or absolute power of another man. In this ... and oppositionist authors and found that "at the heart of all political relationships raged a struggle between the aggressive extension of artificial power and the natural liberty of...

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... . This ideal taught the importance of education through one's heart rather than biblical documentation. This movement also brought about the creation of new colleges. Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth Universities are amongst the prestigious institutions established during this time period. Both the Enlightenment and Great Awakening periods enforced the importance of proper education for all. Our society today still firmly believes in the significance of education by requiring that all ... , which our nation is founded upon. Enlightenment theorists believed that government should aim toward...

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... beliefs modeling John Locke's (Dematteis). In 1726 Edwards was called to join his grandfather, Solomon Studdard, as a pastor of the congregation at Northampton, Massachusetts, the largest and most influential church outside of Boston (Levin xix - xx). It was here he would begin giving his most influential sermons that he is most famous for. Due in part to his and education by his ... , verbal, emotional and sensuous of crushing logic" (Cady 257), is almost an understatement. The sentences are, "generally languid and complex" (Person Jr. 92) with, "rich and versatile imagery" that serves ...

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