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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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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 fiction. ...

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Added: 3/23/2008 10:41:11 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 306
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