...In the midst of the conflict between the Wampanoag tribe and the colonists, author Mary Rowlandson and her children were captured after an attack on Lancaster. Once ransomed and reunited with her husband, Mary Rowlandson published her story which went on to become one of the most popular pieces of its time (62.) Rowlandson writes about the trials of her captivity and how she relied on her faith in order to stay strong. This piece really highlights the emphasis the Puritan people put on their faith. Rowlandson’s faith is her source of strength throughout her captivity, thanking God for small things that were in her favor, such as not getting wet when forced to work, and comparing her trials to those of biblical characters (62, 63.) The decline...
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...Primary Source Analysis Option 1 Biying Deng HIST 180 Daniel Borses September 29, 14 After reading the Indian Captivity Narratives, it is clear that both narratives describes the author’s captivity life under Indians; however, their experience were totally different. According to The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, Mary Rowlandson suffered from poor condition with her captors for two months; the experience was a nightmare to her. On the contrary, Mary Jemison had a happier life during the captive as seen in her Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison. The life before they were taken captive was the key that resulted the difference between their experiences. With the different growth environment, class, and life experience, their results are going on the opposite way. According to the resources, Mary Rowlandson was an English Puritan woman, had husband and children and with “ health, and wealth, wanting nothing.” (Rowlandson 57) Obviously, Rowlandson’s family was in a high class and she had a very happy life before taken captive. At her age, the ethics and values have already formed; and she had strong concept of her family and faith. Thus, after Rowlandson faced the death of her sister and townspeople, the destroy of her family and town, she was despaired and thought of death. “I had often before this said, that if the Indians should come, I should chuse rather to be killed by them then taken alive.” (Rowlandson 53) However, she kept alive and took...
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...Critical Response Paragraphs UWF WRITING LAB WRITING CRITICAL RESPONSE PARAGRAPHS By Chris Yow Quoted material is taken from the autobiography The True History and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Many instructors assign daily critical response paragraphs to ensure students are reading the assigned texts and to help students think critically about the texts they are reading. Critical response paragraphs do not simply summarize the text or evaluate whether or not you like the text; they are a 7- to 10-sentence persuasive and focused analysis, argument, or interpretation about the text. They not only help you think critically about the texts you read but also help you formulate ideas that can be expanded into longer essays. There are four parts to a critical response paragraph:1) an argumentative topic sentence, 2) evidence in the form of quotations or paraphrases for the argument you are making, 3) interpretation of your evidence in relation to the argument, and 4) a strong concluding statement. Follow the guidelines under each part to help you write a critical response paragraph. Do not write a plot summary. Engage the text. 1. The Argumentative Topic Sentence You can think of your critical response paragraph as a mini-essay; your paragraph’s topic sentence (usually the first sentence) must act as both the thesis and the introduction. You should include the author’s name and the title of the text you are writing about, and you must state precisely and concisely what...
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...University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Masters Theses Graduate School 5-2010 Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context Leah Rang University of Tennessee - Knoxville, lrang@utk.edu Recommended Citation Rang, Leah, "Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2010. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/655 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a thesis written by Leah Rang entitled "Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context." I have examined the final electronic copy of this thesis for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, with a major in English. Urmila Seshagiri, Major Professor We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance: Lisi Schoenbach, Bill Hardwig Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official student records.) To the Graduate Council:...
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