The Crucible: Abigail Vs. Elizabeth

In The Crucible, the major conflict is found between Abigail and Elizabeth. All of the events start because of this conflict, and ultimately end because of it too. Abigail starts the play by drinking blood in the forrest (because of Elizabeth) with her other friends participating in sketchy activity. When they get caught, they do not know how to react to this. To cover up their own fault, they create such a rediculous lie that they start to believe it themselves. This lie is that they were bewitched by others, or they only acted like this because other people made them. In this accusation, Abigail turns on Elizabeth to accuse her of witchcraft. Even though Elizabeth is a morally straight woman, Abigail knows that she can get the whole town against Elizabeth if she accuses her of witchcraft. This eventually leads to John being accused of a witch in Elizabeths trial, and his ensuing hanging. With this being said, one can conclude that the rivally between Elizabeth and Abigail controls to development of the plot in The Crucible.

They All Played A Part : William Bradford

William Bradford played a critical roll in the Plymouth colony. He was the presiding governor over Plymouth during the critical early stages, and he was responsible for the survival of the tribe. When he became in charge, he was put in a position such that if he was to fail that the entire colony would have died out. Under his leadership, the Pilgrims succesfully became acquaintances with the Native Americans. The first thangksgiving also happened when he was in charge. He also helped many people through a time of great sickness in the colony.

Puritian Plain Style: Fire and Brimstone

The God that you and I share is not a God of pity. For we are like bowling pins waiting to be knocked down by God's wrath. He can choose at any moment that he may release the his wrath and annihilate us, while we helplessly stand, unmovable, about to be annihilated. Because of this, we need to show steadfast dedication to our Lord. We need to rededicate our lives to him. If we do not do this, we are like wandering sheep without a leader. Our lives have no purpose without our Lord Jesus Christ. To find joy and purpose in our lives, we need to revert from our bad habits to his ways. And most importantly of all things, we need to know what we are in God's eyes. We are measly, helpless souls who can be condemned by God at any moment. To be saved, we must purify rededicate our lives to holiness and become more of the saints that God wants us to be.

Journals of Discovery

I will reflect on the General History of Virginia. The bias found is that John Smith was very self centered and egotistical, and he thought very highly of himself. This effected some of the information found in his first hand account. The Jamestown settlement started with a very rough relationship with the Native Americans, but it eventually improved as Pocohontus aided the colony by saving John Smith and bringing the colony food when they needed it. There were many hardships. Over half of the people died, and there was a time where there was barely any food at all inside the colony. Drastic measures had to be taken to stay alive. A misconception the colonists had before they came is that the Native Americans would be intimidated by them, but the Native Americans were actually not intimidated at all once they arrived.