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Authors: M. Rowlandson, J. Edwards, T. Jefferson, W. Irving, And J. Cooper - Term Papers

Authors: M. Rowlandson, J. Edwards, T. Jefferson, W. Irving, And J. Cooper

Mary Rowlandson's short works displayed the puritanical ways of accepting
their fates, and any obstacles in their ways were tests from God. This way
of thinking and living is personified in her (basically) short narrative
tale of herself being captured by Indians, and her daughter being killed by
the savages by the way.

Jonathan Edwards, a exceptionally intelligent man, able to manipulate
people. A slight step up from Puritanism, the religion that he professed
was one in which a person could only be saved if they were elected by God
above. Hey, some saved was better than no saved...right? This form of
believing didn't hold under scrutiny either, as the evolution of religion
shows, ...

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Jefferson, America's 3rd president, and an accomplished one at that.
Jefferson helped bring into exhistance the Declaration of Independence.

He also bought a huge amount of land from Napolean, known as the Lousiana
Purchase for 15 Million dollars, what a deal! Napolean definately needed
money to finance his little war, tsk tsk.

A real thinker in the enlightenment also.

Washington Irving, named after George Washington was a famous writer who
very possibly invented the short story. Irving created such characters as
Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle.

James Fenimore Cooper possibly the first American author that used ...

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Added: 5/25/2006 03:18:29 AM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 307
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