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Honors 10 English
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About Me
- Cordle
- I really enjoy reading great American and British literature. The poetry of Emily Dickinson is some of my favorite, along with the plays of William Shakespeare. I also enjoy American and British history and exploring the relationship of how the history of a certain time period is reflected in the literature from that same period.
The Puritan writers always great faith despite what was going on in their lives. A woman could watch her house burn down and still have faith. The Puritans had made a voyage across the Atlantic ocean to practice their faith, so they were not going to let anything take their faith away from them.
ReplyDeleteThrough Puritan writers I have learned how important faith is to a society. Their faith in God gave them the courage to come to America and brave the hardships of the land. The Puritans were viewed as strange and fanatical, even amongst their own people in England. People with a much weaker faith than they. They taught me about the importance of faith if you want to suceed in what you are doing.
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By reading the Puritan writers' journals and poems I have learned that their faith is their number one priority in their lives. No matter what troubles come upon them, they are always faithful to God and look to him for strength and encouragement during their hardships.
ReplyDeleteThrough the journals and poems of Puritan writers I have learned that they have much greater faith in their religion than I, or most "religious" people today. The puritans lived their life with faith in what they believed, truly putting their lives in the hands of God. With such faith, it's an easily reached goal to settle a new world, the land we live in.
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Through reading the Puritan writers' journals and poems the reader can tell that the Puritan writers were strong in their faith. The Puritan writers work proves that the even though the Puritans lived on this earth that they looked forward to higher things and also abided by higher standards and laws.
ReplyDeleteThe Puritan writers have a very strong faith. In some of their poems they cry out to God multiple times to save or help them. In other poems the Puritan writers ask God to help them be more pleasing to Him by being all that He needs them to be. The Puritan writers are very faithful to their God. The Puritans try their best to do God's work and to walk down His narrow path.
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It is clear in their writing that the Puritan faith is strong. They depend on God and not their worldly possessions. When something goes wrong, they turn their attention to the heavens and pray. They believe in God and keep their faith strong in any disaster or situation. In some situations, God is the only one who can save them. In the darkest times and dreariest events, God comes through for the Puritans. Their faith is steadfast and they will be greatly rewarded for it in Heaven.
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The Puritan writers' faith is completely apparent in their journals and poems. Anne Bradstreet displays her faith in God while and after her house burns. She explains that her hope is not set on material things, such as her belongings; but is focused on things much higher. I completely agree with her opinion. In "Huswifery", Edward Taylor describes his faith in God to mold him. Puritan life was definitely harder than mine is currently. For them to have put their life in the hands of God is amazing. If we all had the amount of faith that the Puritans had, our world would be a much better place.
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The Puritans believe strongly in God always being by their side even when the worst that could happen comes true. Anne Bradstreet shows this when writing about the burning of her house. She is sad when it happens, but then realizes that one day she will not have any earthly worries because she will be in heaven living in the glory of God. The Puritans also believe that God will work through them, and cleanse them of any impurities. This is shown by Edward Taylor when he speaks of how God will prepare them like a woman prepares clothes. He describes that with every step God gets closer to making us the perfect set of clothes, but it takes a person's entire life to be completed. The faith of Puritans is shown as great and strong by these two writers. Knowing that God will always work with the people who trust in Him and that the people will always have a house waiting in heaven is the best way to describe what i learned about the Puritan faith by reading from their poems and journals.
ReplyDeleteI have learned the Puritan writers were extremely faithful. Anne Bradstreet, a Puritan writer, wrote a faithful poem entitled, "Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1666" in which she says "I blest his name that gave and took;" Puritans believed God controlled their lives, and they had faith in Him. The Puritan's faith influenced their lives, and their writing. I am glad we learned about these Puritan writers.
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The Puritan writers had a great faith that is unknown to the masses. They left their homes on only, their strong faith in their lord. That group of Puritans had to be extremely grounded in their beliefs to be the only people willing to step out in faith, and do what the lord was telling them to do. Upon their arrival at the new land many of them died or became terribly sick, but they did not give up. The few that lived wrote about their trials such as houses burning down, or losing family members. Although, they went through horrible times these Puritan writers stayed strong in their faith no matter what trials or tribulation they had to face.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading journals and poems of great Puritan writers such as Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor, I have discovered that the faith of the Puritan people was extremely strong. They relied solely on their god to bring them through every hardship. In Bradstreet's poem that we read as a class, her house burns, but she does not care. She knows she has a heavenly home above. Also, in Taylor's poem, Huswifery, he tells his god to mold him as he wishes. This shows that the Puritans let their god have his way with them, and they obeyed his every command. The Puritans' faith was undeniably strong, and could easily surpass most people's faith today.
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Through studying about the Puritan's faith, I have learned that there faith was pretty much all they had. When the Puritans came to America they came with nothing but their faith. With that faith they knew that God would always be there for them. Anne Bradstreet lost everything she had, but she still held strong to her faith and she new the only thing that really had any value lied above. The Puritan faith surpassed any possession they had; through reading about them I have learned that was what they treasured most.
ReplyDeleteThe Puritan writers had an everlasting faith. They trusted the Lord when they were severely struggling with difficulties, such as their house burning to the ground. The Puritan's showed their faith by publicizing it to their journals and poems, for everyone to see. Edward Taylor proved he had a great amount of faith in The Lord by writing his poem, "Huswifery." The Puritan writers were not ashamed of their faith in The Lord.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the poems by the Puritan writers you can tell that they have a very strong faith. In the poem by Anne Bradstreet, she talks about when her house burned down and how God played a big role in that event. She prayed to God when she first saw the fire to not leave her helpless and then she thanks God while she was looking through the ruins of her old home. This poem shows how strong the Puritan's faith was. Even when they were in the worst situations, they could still look to God for comfort and find something to be thankful for.
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The Puritans had extreme faith. Through reading their literary works the Puritans have shown their strict religious ways. For example, Anne Bradstreet lost her entire house and possessions in a fire but still managed to love the LORD. She grew closer to him because of the loss. In the work The Minister's Black Veil Minister Hoover was the talk of religious let down because he wore a veil in front of his face. His congregation went into uproar at this small change. The Puritan life was built on religion. It was the only reason they left Europe, and it guided their everyday life.
ReplyDeleteThe faith of the Puritan writers was very strong. Even when her house burned down, Anne Bradstreet did not grow angry with God; instead, she looked to Heaven where her eternal home awaited. Edward Taylor asked God to use him to spread the Christian faith to others. William Bradford demonstrated how the Pilgrims trusted completely in God when they arrived in Massachusetts. The writers showed how the Puritans believed and depended solely on God to take care of them and how the Puritans tried to please Him. Every story goes back to the Creator of all things: God.
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The faith that the Puritans have with God is very strong. The poems and journals that they have written really illustrate the relationship they had with God and that they strongly believed in God's word. Even when they think it could not get worse, they looked upon Him to get through their hardships of the new land. The Puritans would believe in God even if their house burned to ashes, and they had nothing left. Puritans are pure to their relation with God.
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In reading the journals and poems of the Puritan writers about their faith, I have discoverd that they are very religious people. One writer, Anne Bradstreet, wrote a poem titled: "Here Follows Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House: July, 10 1666." It describes her house burning and how she prays to her God that he shouldn't leave her "succorless". In the end she returns to the ruins of her house and realizes that life shouldn't be about living for material possessions but for God himself, and that she probably deserved the burning of her house. I have learned that although the Puritan's life may have been difficult, they still had a STRONG faith that their God would be there for them in the end.
ReplyDeleteAs I read the poems of the Puritan writers, Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor I have learned that they have a never-ending faith. It seems that even though these writers have been through harder times than I can even imagine; they continued to hold onto their faith. If I lost everything I had it would be more difficult to have such a strong faith in the Lord than it was for them. The Puritans had a hard life, and it would have been easier to stop beliving and focus on the things they needed to survive. Instead, these people knew if they kept their faith and kept praying they would prosper. Out of everything I have learned about these Puritans writers, the most important is there undoubting faith.
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When I read some of the journals and poems written by the Puritans, I got a better understanding of their faith. In these works, they always turn to God, especially in a time of distress and need. A great example is in Anne Bradstreet's "Verese upon the Burning of our House", when she writes of how her house has burned, along with everything else in her home. However, she still has faith in her God. These Puritan men and women were above anything else, strong in their faith.
ReplyDeleteThe Puritan writers had the faith of the best preachers today. In everything that they wrote, journals and poems, they all had a spiritual meaning. In Anne Bradstreet's "Versus Upon the Burning House" she loses everything and puts her hands up to God knowing that everything will be alright when she gets to heaven. In Edward Taylor's "Huswifery" he describes a faithful persons life comparing it to a spinning wheel. The Puritan writers strong faith made them exceptional writers.
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Through reading the journals and poems of Puritan writers, I have learned that their faith is what got them through the hard times in their lives. Because of the usual lack of worldly possessions, faith was an extremely large part of the way they lived. Their faith let them know that they always had something looking after them, and they trusted that. In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666" Anne Bradstreet writes about losing everything she has in a house fire, and her faith brought her through it because she knew she had a heavenly mansion waiting for her at Calvary. She knew that there would come a day when worldly things did not matter, and all that would matter was her faith, which got her through that terrible time.
ReplyDeleteIt is evident through their writings that the Puritan writers had immense faith. Their faith in God led them through difficult times. Anne Bradstreet wrote a poem about her house burning down in which she said that it was alright because she still had a beautiful home with lavish furnishings waiting for her in heaven, showing that her faith was more important to her than her worldly possessions. Edward Taylor's poem "Huswifery" compared God to a sewing loom and showed how much of an impact God had on his life. The Puritan's faith was what led them through the hardships of living in a new society and comforted them through all their sufferage.
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By reading the poems of the Puritan writers, I have learned that the Puritans were very religious. The faith they had in God was outstanding. Anne Bradstreet, for example, was able to deal with the burning of her home because she believed it was God's will. Edward Taylor, another Puritan writer, used metaphors to express his faith in the Lord. The Puritans had a very strong relationship with God.
ReplyDeleteThe faith of Puritan writers was extremely strong and devout. By reading their poems and journals the emphasis of faith in the daily lives of the Puritans was great. These men and women looked to God no matter what happened and always believed God was just and right in his decisions. Also, the Puritans gave God the glory and praise even when horrible things happened to them. For example, Anne Bradstreet in her poem "Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666" lost all her belongings in a house fire. Bradstreet lost everything but did not curse God, instead she lifted his name high and knew He had a place for her in heaven. Even when the Puritans had nothing left, they always turned to God and had the utmost faith in Him.
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The faith of Puritan writers is extremely strong no matter what happens to their worldly objects. It's unbelievable that the puritans can turn towards God and love him to the fullest, when the most tragic thing happens in their life. For instance, In 1666 Anne Bradstreet house was burned to ashes, and she still gave God all her heart. The poems and journals we have read proved to us that puritans faith was beyond measures to what we experience in the world today.
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Puritan writers like Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor express their deepest faith in their Puritan ways through their work.
ReplyDeleteAnne Bradstreet's poem "Here follows some verses upon the burning of our house, July 10th, 1666" shows how her faith in God grows deeper once her house is burned, how she doesn't care about the material world anymore, and the way she is convinced that there is a place for her in heaven "Framed by that mighty Architect."
In Taylor's "Huswifery", the author prays to be used by God as an instrument designed for the making of clothing. In this poem, Taylor expresses a deep desire to be good to the world, letting the hand of God guide him in the purest way.
The Puritan writers show that they have strong faith in God through their works. The Puritans have a "Allah Salakum attitude ("If God wills it, let it be done") when it comes to the events in their daily lives. Writers such as Anne Bradstreet illustrate this belief in their writings. All writers of the Puritan faith put a lot of their belief and love of God into their writing.
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