Essay Final

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2. In the 17th and 18th centuries, residents of the “New World” created the first ideas of what it meant to be an “American.” Consider the work of Crevecoeur, Paine, Henry and/or the US Constitution (or any other authors you deem relevant) to analyze early ideas of American identity.

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Language, family ties you to your country
-Crevecoeur talks about how his mother country did not give him bread or protection
Asking an average person why would you stay loyal to a country.You arnt even living in plus didn’t give you any support or food or protection.
-Paine
-Henry’s famous quote “give me liberty or give me death” showed patriotism for his country. He wouldn’t die for something that wasn’t amazing and meaningful to him.
With his famous quote. England started to oppress America and started to take away some of the privileges. Started added new high taxes and made people house troops people wanted to keep staying loyal to England but he used his quote. Which meant he would rather die then not have liberty. And England would get worse

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️1. Explain how Anne Bradstreet’s poetry exemplifies Puritan ideals.

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Puritan ideals to be a good Christian person and simple ideas. Her normal lifestyle, God oriented,

• Upon the burning of our house: she talks about her house burning
• To my dear and loving husband: she talks about falling/being in love with her husband
• By night while others soundly slept: she reads the bible talks about prayer while everyone sleeps

Question 2

️3. We have the benefit of history to tell us that Benjamin Franklin was held in high esteem both in our country and abroad. In a short essay, choose three of the thirteen virtues and discuss how they may have helped Franklin to become the great man he is considered to be.

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Question 3

️4. Compare and contrast the role of footprints in both “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” and “Psalm of Life.”

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Question 4

5. Romanticism evolved into hedonism in the lives of many, including Whitman. Discuss why this was so likely, and how one sees a commitment to pleasure-seeking in the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, and/or Whitman.

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Question 5

6. In the excerpt you read from Moby Dick, the fate of the sky hawk becomes intermingled with the fate of Ahab and the men aboard the ship. In an essay, discuss the symbolism of this action and the way in which it pertains to Melville’s theme of humankind versus nature.

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Question 6

7. The Romantics committed themselves to understanding the world through emotion, rather than reason. Discuss how three Romantic writers used emotion to build their writings.

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