1. In an excerpt from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, although the puritans experienced hardship in their voyage to America, in their intial arrival and their dealings with the Indians they still maintain their reverence to God and to one another.
2. "And those that first entered found sharp resistance from the enemy who both shot at and grappled with them; others ran into their houses and brought out fire and set them on fire, which soon took in their mat; and standing close together, with the wind all was quickly on a flame, and thereby more were burnt to death than was otherwise slain; it burnt their bowstrings and made them unserviceable; those that scraped the fire were slain with the sword, some hewed to pieces, others run through with their rapiers, so as they were quickly dispatched and very few escaped. It was conceived they thus destroyed about 400 at this time. It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire and the streams of blood quenching the same, and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands and give them so speedy a victory over so proud and insulting an enemy."
2. "And those that first entered found sharp resistance from the enemy who both shot at and grappled with them; others ran into their houses and brought out fire and set them on fire, which soon took in their mat; and standing close together, with the wind all was quickly on a flame, and thereby more were burnt to death than was otherwise slain; it burnt their bowstrings and made them unserviceable; those that scraped the fire were slain with the sword, some hewed to pieces, others run through with their rapiers, so as they were quickly dispatched and very few escaped. It was conceived they thus destroyed about 400 at this time. It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire and the streams of blood quenching the same, and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands and give them so speedy a victory over so proud and insulting an enemy."
3. This quote coming from a literary standpoint is exceedingly well written. The author throws out these rather unsettling descriptions that allow the reader to feel as if they were standing in the middle of this massacre. However I’m also a tad confused and maybe I missed the whole point of this story or since I’m not particularly a religious person (then I could be biased), but aren’t they walking contradictions? I mean they set down these rules and insist that they live by them, but they have the audacity and a “God” given right to humiliate and slay these innocent people. Truly, what’s the point? I’ll let you ponder on that one…
4. Dear Diary,
Reality is beginning to set in as just today another one of our brothers that came with us on our journey fell ill and is in need of divine intervention. If for not God’s grace then I know he shall make it to heaven. This man spent most of his healthy days serving and pleasing his Lord. Unless this man was a sinner, a fanatical liar with a mind filled with wit and charm. It could be possibly true since as of now he isn’t pleasing God.
I am told that later this afternoon we will be conducting another trek into the woods. I shall go now otherwise I’ll have to ramble with out them.
Reality is beginning to set in as just today another one of our brothers that came with us on our journey fell ill and is in need of divine intervention. If for not God’s grace then I know he shall make it to heaven. This man spent most of his healthy days serving and pleasing his Lord. Unless this man was a sinner, a fanatical liar with a mind filled with wit and charm. It could be possibly true since as of now he isn’t pleasing God.
I am told that later this afternoon we will be conducting another trek into the woods. I shall go now otherwise I’ll have to ramble with out them.
5. I chose this cartoon because it represented not only the physical borders between us, but also the social and historical borders. It parallels the story by showing the strict and apparent differences between two different groups of people and the nationalist attitude that follows. It’s very apropos to today since this nationalist attitude has evolved to a level of violence and hatred just as it did at the end of the story.
