Are Americans Still Puritan? “I THINK I can see the whole destiny of America contained in the first Puritan who landed on those shores,” the French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville wrote after visiting the United States in the 1830s. Was he right? Do present-day Americans still exhibit, in their attitudes and behavior, traces of those austere English Protestants who started arriving in the country in the early 17th century? It seems we do. In the study, American and Canadian college students were asked to solve word puzzles involving anagrams. Professor Uhlmann and his colleagues also conducted an experiment to see if Americans shared the prudishness of the Puritans. In a third experiment, the researchers asked Asian-Americans to rate their support for a school principal who had canceled a prom because of sexually charged dancing and also to rate their support for a school that had banned revealing clothing. Protestant attitudes about work may also influence how Americans treat their co-workers.
PAL: American Puritanism: A Brief Introduction Outside Links: | Early Americas Digital Archive | Society of Early Americanists Website | Puritan New England Map | Page Links: | Basic Puritan Beliefs | Additional Beliefs | The Function of Puritan Writers | The Style of Puritan Writing | Reasons for Puritan Literary Dominance over the Virginians | Common Themes in Early Puritan Writing | Forces Undermining Puritanism | Visible Signs of Puritan Decay | Puritan Legacy | Study Questions | MLA Style Citation of this Web Page | Site Links: | Chap 1 - Index | Alphabetical List | Table Of Contents | Home Page | I. Basic Puritan Beliefs - Tulip 1. Typology: The belief that God's intentions are present in human action and in natural phenomenon. II. 1. III. 1. | Top | IV. 1. V. 1. VI. 1. | Top | VII. 1. (Ideas in Sections VII & VIII are discussed in detail in Perry Miller's Errand Into the Wilderness 1956.) VIII. a. (from Shucard, Alan. Study Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. | Top | 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Reuben, Paul P.
Today's Most Popular Study Guides Puritan Laws and Character During the seventeenth century the combined New England colonies formed practically, if we except Rhode Island, one great Puritan commonwealth. They were under separate governments; but their aims and hopes, their laws, for the most part, and their past history were the same. The people as a whole were liberty-loving in the extreme, but the individual was restrained at every step by laws that no free people of today would tolerate for an hour. Here the civil law laid its hand upon the citizen in his business and social relations; it regulated his religious affairs, it dictated his dress, and even invaded the home circle and directed his family relations. In the matter of education the Puritans stood in the forefront. But the most striking feature in the life of New England is found in its religion. There was a gleam of truth in the charge of Mrs. Nevertheless there is no more admirable character in history than the New England Puritan of the seventeenth century. Footnotes
Common Core: Reading, Understanding & Analyzing Complex Texts *ISTE Workshop: Transitioning to the Common Core with Google Apps – Join me! In my previous post “Common Core: What is a ‘complex text’ anyway?” I wrote about the three aspects of a text that the Common Core measures to determine its “complexity,” which include: 1) quantitative, 2) qualitative, 3) reader and task. Hopefully, that post helped to clarify how we as educators can evaluate the complexity of a text we are using with our students. This blog will focus on ways we can support students in reading, understanding and analyzing those texts. The individual standards for each grade level vary and the standards themselves act like a staircase. * Reading Literature Standards. Annotations Each year, I have students enter my room who claim to hate reading. Annotations are not a new strategy, but few, if any, of my incoming 9th grade students have ever been taught how to annotate. Highlighting tips: Annotation shorthand: ? Making notes in the margin: Digital Annotations
The Puritans and Freedom of Religion | The Historic Present Posted on October 27, 2008. Filed under: 17th century America, Puritans | Tags: freedom of religious, New England, Puritans, Quakers, religious tolerance | There’s a kind of sucker punch in many presentations of American history, wherein we are told that the Puritans left England for America because they had suffered religious persecution—and then the Puritans persecuted other religions here! Let’s explore this situation. So in 1630 the Puritans headed to what is now New England. So why were the Puritans in New England? They were not completely crazy for thinking so. Thus the Puritans might be excused for thinking their religion was the only one that could save the world. Now we see why the Puritans did not encourage religious diversity or practice religious tolerance in New England. The Puritans in New England broadcast their intentions, making it as clear as they possibly could that people of other faiths were not welcome there. Like this: Like Loading... Make a Comment
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR SURVIVING YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE - Notesolution Blog Nearly 20 million young people will step onto a college campus as a student for the first time this year. They’ll need more than highlighters and a class schedule to make it to another year. Here are 21 things every first-year college student needs to know. Hey, go to class. … unless you don’t need to. Get to know your professors. One word: Bathroom. Find out the moment you can register for classes and don’t put it off. See that quarter on the ground? Be prepared for lack of sleep during finals week; you’ll be studying all the time that week (especially if you’re inclined to skip class). Fill your recipe book with exotic items like chicken-flavored ramen and beef-flavored ramen. If you haven’t chosen a major yet, don’t panic. Don’t hook up with anyone on your floor, unless it’s the last week of the school year. Make friends with your RA the first day. If you’ve got roommates, be clear about what belongs to whom, and make sure everyone does their fair share of housework. On a meal plan?
The First Great Awakening, Divining America, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center The First Great Awakening Christine Leigh Heyrman Department of History, University of Delaware ©National Humanities Center What historians call “the first Great Awakening” can best be described as a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. That revival was part of a much broader movement, an evangelical upsurge taking place simultaneously on the other side of the Atlantic, most notably in England, Scotland, and Germany. In all these Protestant cultures during the middle decades of the eighteenth century, a new Age of Faith rose to counter the currents of the Age of Enlightenment, to reaffirm the view that being truly religious meant trusting the heart rather than the head, prizing feeling more than thinking, and relying on biblical revelation rather than human reason. Religious enthusiasm quickly spread from the Presbyterians of the Middle Colonies to the Congregationalists (Puritans) and Baptists of New England.
College Checklist & Essential Dorm List for Freshman With so much to do and so little time, getting organized for the move to college can be a bit overwhelming. But the Bed Bath & Beyond checklist has got you covered. Whether shopping in-store or on-line, our checklist has all your college necessities from twin extra long sheets, to desk lamps, to dorm-appropriate cookware. Print it out or view it, our checklist has all the products and decorating stuff you need to make your college shopping experience a breeze. You're ready to begin your Registry –– but you don't have to make all of your selections at once. This is a general guideline –– what you need or want may vary. What It’s Like To Be In College, As Told By Our Favorite Disney Characters When you went on your first college tour, you were so pumped to be there. Then you get to college ready to have the best grades, social life, and dating life ever. But the campus is enormous. And you think your dorm is going to be like, But really, it’s the size of a jail cell. Not to mention, sometimes you walk into your room and your roommate… isn’t alone. And you’re just like, Oh, and the dorm showers are freezing. And you get to the dining hall and the food is like, But somehow you manage to gain the Freshman 15 anyways. At the beginning of the semester, you couldn’t be more excited about your classes! But then you get one of those professors who’s like, Or one who is terrifying. So you try to take notes in class like a good student. But all of a sudden you get a bunch of papers and exams all at once. So you prep for your exam like a boss. …Even when your friends distract you in the library. And you walk in confident that you’re going to pass. But you get your grade back and you’re like,
How to Get the Best out of College? Your Questions Answered We recently solicited your questions for Peter D. Feaver, Sue Wasiolek, and Anne Crossman, the authors of Getting the Best Out of College. Your questions ran the gamut and so do their replies. Thanks to all for participating. And feel free to check out our podcast on the value of a college education, “Freakonomics Goes to College” (Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and together as an hour-long special). Q. A. We have found that too many students were more strategic and calculating about getting into college than they are about getting out. Many students–too many students–navigate poorly, but some do wisely. Q. A. Since professors are the heartbeat of the university, invest as much time in those relationships as possible, especially early on in the semester when there are fewer demands on a professor’s time than there are later in the semester. Q. A. To be successful, you need to be a quick learner who can adapt to rapidly changing environments. Q. A. Q. I picked two majors. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q.