I currently read a passage by William Bradford from the Plymouth Plantation which was a thirty year journal of events. While reading this excerpt I realized were faced with many adversities while coming to America. They had to withstand the hate they were shown from the Native Americans, the problems of finding an adequate place to settle in and learning how to survive on this newfoundland. Even though they had a rough going the Puritans still persevered with the help of their God.
impressive passage:
"And here is to be noted a special providence of God, and a great mercy to this poor people, that here they got seed to plant them corn the next year, or else they might have starved, for they had none nor any likelihood to get any till the season had been past, as the sequel did manifest. Neither it is likely they had had this, if the first voyage had not been made, for the ground was now all covered with snow and hard frozen; but the Lord is never wanting unto His in their greatest needs; let His holy name have all the praise. "http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/Departments/English/coke/bradford.htmreflection:
I liked ths passage the most because it was kind of contradicting in my opinion. First they steal corns and beans from the Native Americans whom they call savages and dislike. Yet they give honor thanks to God for their stolen goods. To me I find that to be ludicrious but may be they're just so religiously inclined they don't realize that what they did was wrong. Even though they would have died without the morsels of food they should have repented for their wrong doing.
political cartoon:
In the passage Plymouth Plantation the Native Americans were very raged with the Puritans invavded theur land which is similar to us. When illegal immigrants come to our counrty we dont really accept them. The reason being is becasue they are basically free to work for what we call "cheap labor" which takes away jobs from our citizens.And in ths cycle food,health and shelter can be jeopardized. The Puritans did they same exact thing we they first came to Cape Cod; they disrupted the Native Americans way of life, food conservation and their mental being.
