Correlation: In class we have talk about Cotton, and how he felt he was God's chosen people. He felt it was right to go in these strangers land, and take what he wanted. Reading the New Testament in the Bible, I don't see where that was exactly right. I might be wrong, but I am a Christian, and I couldn't go somewhere, and steal innocent people's things. No wonder the Indians acted the way they did. I think Cotton was using only a few scriptures in the Bible, and living by the entire Bible. I know this is just my opinion, but he should have read the entire Bible not just a few parts. Recently we read about Mary Rowlandson, and the things that she went through. I read this, and thought that the Indians acted like savages. Then I tried to put myself in their shoes. I don't know if I wouldn't have acted the same way. It would have made me upset to see them come into my home, and take everything I had. Mary Rowlandson was part of the founding families. I am not saying she got what she deserved, but I understand what the Indians were going through. What they did to her was horrible, but what the Puritans did was wrong. It goes to show that two wrongs do not make a right. Maybe if the two groups would have tried to communicate all of the war would not have happened. Well, if they were not fighting about that they probably would have been fighting about something else. I know in past years that people who were different didn't get along. So I guess it is the same for the Puritans and Indians.
Hannah Mims Title: Mary Rowlandson Basic Passage: “Experience of one who had been "over the line", as a captive of American Indians and returned to colonial society” Correlation: In class we talked about the famous Mary Rowlandson. Back in 1675 Mary and her three children were captured by the Wampanoag Indians. Many other people in the same area were captured as well. For about a year, all the people who were captured endured very stressful situations. Many people died from starvation and other murdered when not doing what the Indians told them to do. One of Mary’s own children died from starvation and depression. During this tortuous time, Mary always turned to the bible, and to God. She says that without him, she would have never made it. She also says that "the more to acknowledge His hand and to see that our help is always in Him." This is what keep her going and gave her hope. In her writings she describes the Indians as “instruments of Satan”. She clearly did not understand how these people could treat everyone the way they did for no apparent reason. After the year that she claims tested her faith, she returned to her husband with two of her children. After a short time, she decided that she was going to write a book on her experiences during her time held as a captive. The best selling book is called A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Her book became one of the era's best-sellers, going through four editions in one year. The tensions between colonists and Native Americans, particularly in the aftermath of King Philip’s War, were a source of anxiety. People feared losing their connection to their own society. Everyone always heard the horror stories of the sea men getting captured but just ignored. Overall Mary Rowlandson was a very brave and heroic woman that we can all learn from and admire. Her braveness and optimistic attitude is something that many people still recognize today.
Basic Passage – The book talked of Mary Rowlandson’s kidnapping and brutal passage with the Indians and of her survival.
Correlation – Mary Rowlandson had one hell of a life. She was shot in her stomach and was made to walk for miles everyday to a place she did not know of. She watched her 8 year old daughter die for several days from bullet wound. Eventually she was able to write a book on her travels with the Indians. I’m sure that if Mary Rowlandson was alive today she would be a Women’s Activist woman. She pushed herself to survive when she went unfed and without water for days. I believe that more women should be tough like her. She pushed herself beyond what she thought she could handle. Not very women today push themselves. They believe that they can by with their looks and charm. Mary Rowlandson did not have to use her charm to get what she needed; she used her strength. Although, not all of us are blessed with good looks. They use their smarts to get by. However, there are some people who do have good looks that can deal with the real world. She was wounded, walked 100’s of miles, and still outlived two husbands. What a trooper. There are not many women who are willing to share their horrible lives with millions of people. She had the power to. The women today write their autobiography at the age of 16, or about their life as a porn star. Where is the real action. The stuff that says “Hey, I’m better than you and this is how” stuff. No one can compare themselves to Mary Rowlandson except for those who have done such things.
Title: Mary Rowlandson Basic Passage: Why is Mary Rowlandson so famous? Correlation: Mary Rowlandson was born in the 1650s in England. Her parents brought her to the United States when she was still a child. Mary’s father was one of the founders of Lancaster. He was a very wealthy man. “In 1656 Mary married Joseph Rowlandson who was a recent graduate of Harvard College and he was ordained as the Puritan minister for Lancaster. Because of their isolated location far from the nearest town and because of the rising prominence of Rev. Rowlandson, their garrison house became the focus of an Indian attack during the King Philip war.” (MaryRowlandson.com). In 1676, Mary and her children were attacked and captured by the Indians. Her 6 year old daughter was severely hurt during the capture. The Indians took them to the West and to the North. While Mary was in captivity, she wrote a narrative. She wrote about what the Indians did to them and where they made them go. “Mary gives an inside account of how the Indians were doing and how her captivity and her redemption were indirectly instrumental in bringing the war to a close.” Mary was such a brave woman. She was without her husband for many years and had to raise her two children on her own. She had to put up with the Indians forcing her to do work and not take a break. Mary and her children almost starved to death many times. The captives had to walk many miles a day. They went from Connecticut to New Hampshire within three months. I don’t know how she did it. She kept up with her life and took care of herself as much as she could. Most people would have given up when they saw that the Indians killed their daughter. Mary stayed around and her story became widely known. She was a great woman in history.
Basic Passage: The sovereignty and goodness of God, together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed, being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, commended by her, to all that desires to know the Lord's doings to, and dealings with her. ..., 1682 (known as the Narrative).
Correlation: In class one of the students did a presentation on Mary Rowlandson. Mary was born in England and migrated with her parents to Massachusetts Bay Colony. She grew up in the Frontier Village of Lanchester Massachusetts. She Married Joseph Rowlandson in 1656. Her husband was ordained a Puritan Minister in 1660. February 10, 1675, during Kind Phillips War, Lanchester was attacked by Narragansett Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians. Rowlandson had four children in which only three survived Joseph, Mary, Mary and Sarah. Rowlandson had two daughter’s name Mary, her first daughter Mary died on January 15, 1657, and she had a second daughter and named her Mary. They were taken hostage along with several other people. During the raid Mary and her youngest child sustained a wound that led to her daughter Sarah’s death. After 3 months of being held captive Mary was finally rereleased on May 2, 1676. A few weeks later her son Joseph and daughter Mary were finally released. The loss of her youngest child did not stop Rowlandson drive to survive. To Rowlandson, the love of God kept her alive. (Dawn McFarland) The strong will of Mary helped her survive the death of her two children as well as two husbands, and surviving her captivity, Mary died in Wethersfield on January, 5, 1710. Mary wrote a narrative book about her journey throughout life. It became the era’s best-sellers. Her book earned her an important place in history of American Literature. A Narrative of the Captivity and Restorations of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.
Basic Idea: Throughout Mary Rowlandson’s account of her kidnapping by the Native Americans, Rowlandson uses her faith, along with passages from the Bible, to help her endure the horrid ordeals she had to experience.
Correlation: Many people argue against religion. They say it causes wars and takes away the free thinking that each person has from birth. However, spirituality is useful and beneficial, especially among people who are or have experienced traumatic events. Mary Rowlandson probably could not have made it through her kidnapping, being injured, the death of her child, and the many other stressful situations she encountered had it not been for her strong belief in God. It has been proven that after suffering a traumatic event, people often depend on religion or spirituality to help them through the ordeal. A study of Hurricane Katrina vitctims shows that “those who maintain…a positive image of God following a stressful trauma stand to cope more effectively and gain greater health benefits than those who hold a more negative image of God”. Another article, on MedicineNet.com, states that after September 11th, nine out of ten Americans turned to religion. Studies also show that as people age and begin to grow ill, they become more and more spiritual. Harold Koenig, MD says the reasoning for this trend is because “if you are a part of a faith tradition…you feel that you’re not in it alone. You begin to feel that God can use this crisis to create some good—that you can turn this crisis into something good.” But there’s more; According to Rick Naeurt, Ph.D., those who attend church services regularly are 30% less likely to suffer from depression and 29% more likely to live longer than non-church goers. So the next time you have a crisis, maybe try getting in touch with your spiritual side.
Basic Passage: Mary Rowlandson’s capture and escape
Correlation: Mary Rowlandson was an immigrant from England who left and grew up in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Mary and her children were taken hostage during King Phillips’s war. Mary and her three children helped the Indians flee to elude the colony militia. I could only imagine the things Mary and her three children went through while they were held under captivity. How scared her children may have been in those cold winter nights. Hiding and running through the wilderness and eluding the enemy may have been the most scariest adventure ever. Mary documented the trials her and the Indians took. She witnessed a variety of things while on the run. She even seen people get murdered. One of her children was even murdered. Mary was a religious person who sought to find faith through the bible. This sounds like real people in life today who go through many hardships. Life has its ups and downs in it. People go through things in life today and seek to find god to help them through it. When you have been through so many things in life you sometimes look for a sense of comfort. Mary wrote a book on the events she witnessed while on the run. Her book was one of the best sellers at the time as well. Mary’s book has become an inspiration to many people of its time, and is actually used today in certain subjects. Mary showed courage with her entire conquest. I can only imagine how she felt when her child died while she was on the run. Mary is a great example of how people fight and fight today when they go through tough times. I think she deserves her special place in history as a true hero who overcame hardships.
Basic Passage: Mary Rowlandson lived in Boston during King Phillip's War in 1675 between the Puriatns and the Wompanoag Indians. Rowlandson and her three chlidren were held captive by the Indians for three months.
Correlation: Rowlandson lived in the fear of Indians coming to take her away. She had been hearing of others in nearby towns who had been captured. Indians came and attacked their houses, and she was separated from her children and unable to understand the Indian language. She was with her sick child when he died but the Indians had been threatening to knock the child on her head if she was not quiet. She learned something from her experience. There were her neighbors and her friends also captured who she never saw again. It changed the way she thought about death, and made her want to have a peaceful life when before she would have traded calamity for the adventure. It made her sleep less easily, and the way that the Indians pilaged the towns and stayed moving affected her for a while. She was released after her bounty was paid and lived with friends for eleven weeks. She was concerned about her children, and others took risks to save her daughter. She learned that her God gave her the strength she needed to do what He asked her and that she would benefit from it. It is suprising that in all of her suffering she maintians the postive attitude and her faith in God. She was able to understand the Bible well enough to make it relate to her life. She says God will curse her enemies like he would curse the Isrealite's enemies, and she quotes David's attitude about his crying and being glad of his suffering.
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Title: God's chosen people.
Basic Passage: Is it God or man.
Correlation: In class we have talk about Cotton, and how he felt he was God's chosen people. He felt it was right to go in these strangers land, and take what he wanted. Reading the New Testament in the Bible, I don't see where that was exactly right. I might be wrong, but I am a Christian, and I couldn't go somewhere, and steal innocent people's things. No wonder the Indians acted the way they did. I think Cotton was using only a few scriptures in the Bible, and living by the entire Bible. I know this is just my opinion, but he should have read the entire Bible not just a few parts.
Recently we read about Mary Rowlandson, and the things that she went through. I read this, and thought that the Indians acted like savages. Then I tried to put myself in their shoes. I don't know if I wouldn't have acted the same way. It would have made me upset to see them come into my home, and take everything I had. Mary Rowlandson was part of the founding families. I am not saying she got what she deserved, but I understand what the Indians were going through. What they did to her was horrible, but what the Puritans did was wrong. It goes to show that two wrongs do not make a right. Maybe if the two groups would have tried to communicate all of the war would not have happened. Well, if they were not fighting about that they probably would have been fighting about something else. I know in past years that people who were different didn't get along. So I guess it is the same for the Puritans and Indians.
Hannah Mims
Title: Mary Rowlandson
Basic Passage: “Experience of one who had been "over the line", as a captive of American Indians and returned to colonial society”
Correlation: In class we talked about the famous Mary Rowlandson. Back in 1675 Mary and her three children were captured by the Wampanoag Indians. Many other people in the same area were captured as well. For about a year, all the people who were captured endured very stressful situations. Many people died from starvation and other murdered when not doing what the Indians told them to do. One of Mary’s own children died from starvation and depression. During this tortuous time, Mary always turned to the bible, and to God. She says that without him, she would have never made it. She also says that "the more to acknowledge His hand and to see that our help is always in Him." This is what keep her going and gave her hope. In her writings she describes the Indians as “instruments of Satan”. She clearly did not understand how these people could treat everyone the way they did for no apparent reason. After the year that she claims tested her faith, she returned to her husband with two of her children. After a short time, she decided that she was going to write a book on her experiences during her time held as a captive. The best selling book is called A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Her book became one of the era's best-sellers, going through four editions in one year. The tensions between colonists and Native Americans, particularly in the aftermath of King Philip’s War, were a source of anxiety. People feared losing their connection to their own society. Everyone always heard the horror stories of the sea men getting captured but just ignored. Overall Mary Rowlandson was a very brave and heroic woman that we can all learn from and admire. Her braveness and optimistic attitude is something that many people still recognize today.
Penelope Humenansky
Topic – Mary Rowlandson
Basic Passage – The book talked of Mary Rowlandson’s kidnapping and brutal passage with the Indians and of her survival.
Correlation – Mary Rowlandson had one hell of a life. She was shot in her stomach and was made to walk for miles everyday to a place she did not know of. She watched her 8 year old daughter die for several days from bullet wound. Eventually she was able to write a book on her travels with the Indians. I’m sure that if Mary Rowlandson was alive today she would be a Women’s Activist woman. She pushed herself to survive when she went unfed and without water for days. I believe that more women should be tough like her. She pushed herself beyond what she thought she could handle. Not very women today push themselves. They believe that they can by with their looks and charm. Mary Rowlandson did not have to use her charm to get what she needed; she used her strength. Although, not all of us are blessed with good looks. They use their smarts to get by. However, there are some people who do have good looks that can deal with the real world. She was wounded, walked 100’s of miles, and still outlived two husbands. What a trooper. There are not many women who are willing to share their horrible lives with millions of people. She had the power to. The women today write their autobiography at the age of 16, or about their life as a porn star. Where is the real action. The stuff that says “Hey, I’m better than you and this is how” stuff. No one can compare themselves to Mary Rowlandson except for those who have done such things.
Stacy Moralis
Title: Mary Rowlandson
Basic Passage: Why is Mary Rowlandson so famous?
Correlation: Mary Rowlandson was born in the 1650s in England. Her parents brought her to the United States when she was still a child. Mary’s father was one of the founders of Lancaster. He was a very wealthy man. “In 1656 Mary married Joseph Rowlandson who was a recent graduate of Harvard College and he was ordained as the Puritan minister for Lancaster. Because of their isolated location far from the nearest town and because of the rising prominence of Rev. Rowlandson, their garrison house became the focus of an Indian attack during the King Philip war.” (MaryRowlandson.com). In 1676, Mary and her children were attacked and captured by the Indians. Her 6 year old daughter was severely hurt during the capture. The Indians took them to the West and to the North. While Mary was in captivity, she wrote a narrative. She wrote about what the Indians did to them and where they made them go. “Mary gives an inside account of how the Indians were doing and how her captivity and her redemption were indirectly instrumental in bringing the war to a close.” Mary was such a brave woman. She was without her husband for many years and had to raise her two children on her own. She had to put up with the Indians forcing her to do work and not take a break. Mary and her children almost starved to death many times. The captives had to walk many miles a day. They went from Connecticut to New Hampshire within three months. I don’t know how she did it. She kept up with her life and took care of herself as much as she could. Most people would have given up when they saw that the Indians killed their daughter. Mary stayed around and her story became widely known. She was a great woman in history.
Shareca Hawthorne
Who’s Mary Rowlandson?
Basic Passage: The sovereignty and goodness of God, together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed, being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, commended by her, to all that desires to know the Lord's doings to, and dealings with her. ..., 1682 (known as the Narrative).
Correlation: In class one of the students did a presentation on Mary Rowlandson. Mary was born in England and migrated with her parents to Massachusetts Bay Colony. She grew up in the Frontier Village of Lanchester Massachusetts. She Married Joseph Rowlandson in 1656. Her husband was ordained a Puritan Minister in 1660. February 10, 1675, during Kind Phillips War, Lanchester was attacked by Narragansett Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians. Rowlandson had four children in which only three survived Joseph, Mary, Mary and Sarah. Rowlandson had two daughter’s name Mary, her first daughter Mary died on January 15, 1657, and she had a second daughter and named her Mary. They were taken hostage along with several other people. During the raid Mary and her youngest child sustained a wound that led to her daughter Sarah’s death. After 3 months of being held captive Mary was finally rereleased on May 2, 1676. A few weeks later her son Joseph and daughter Mary were finally released. The loss of her youngest child did not stop Rowlandson drive to survive. To Rowlandson, the love of God kept her alive. (Dawn McFarland) The strong will of Mary helped her survive the death of her two children as well as two husbands, and surviving her captivity, Mary died in Wethersfield on January, 5, 1710.
Mary wrote a narrative book about her journey throughout life. It became the era’s best-sellers. Her book earned her an important place in history of American Literature. A Narrative of the Captivity and Restorations of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.
Laura Butler
Title: Using God as a Coping Mechanism
Basic Idea: Throughout Mary Rowlandson’s account of her kidnapping by the Native Americans, Rowlandson uses her faith, along with passages from the Bible, to help her endure the horrid ordeals she had to experience.
Correlation: Many people argue against religion. They say it causes wars and takes away the free thinking that each person has from birth. However, spirituality is useful and beneficial, especially among people who are or have experienced traumatic events. Mary Rowlandson probably could not have made it through her kidnapping, being injured, the death of her child, and the many other stressful situations she encountered had it not been for her strong belief in God. It has been proven that after suffering a traumatic event, people often depend on religion or spirituality to help them through the ordeal. A study of Hurricane Katrina vitctims shows that “those who maintain…a positive image of God following a stressful trauma stand to cope more effectively and gain greater health benefits than those who hold a more negative image of God”. Another article, on MedicineNet.com, states that after September 11th, nine out of ten Americans turned to religion. Studies also show that as people age and begin to grow ill, they become more and more spiritual. Harold Koenig, MD says the reasoning for this trend is because “if you are a part of a faith tradition…you feel that you’re not in it alone. You begin to feel that God can use this crisis to create some good—that you can turn this crisis into something good.” But there’s more; According to Rick Naeurt, Ph.D., those who attend church services regularly are 30% less likely to suffer from depression and 29% more likely to live longer than non-church goers. So the next time you have a crisis, maybe try getting in touch with your spiritual side.
Shaun Kyles
Mary Rowlandson
Basic Passage: Mary Rowlandson’s capture and escape
Correlation: Mary Rowlandson was an immigrant from England who left and grew up in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Mary and her children were taken hostage during King Phillips’s war. Mary and her three children helped the Indians flee to elude the colony militia. I could only imagine the things Mary and her three children went through while they were held under captivity. How scared her children may have been in those cold winter nights. Hiding and running through the wilderness and eluding the enemy may have been the most scariest adventure ever. Mary documented the trials her and the Indians took. She witnessed a variety of things while on the run. She even seen people get murdered. One of her children was even murdered. Mary was a religious person who sought to find faith through the bible. This sounds like real people in life today who go through many hardships. Life has its ups and downs in it. People go through things in life today and seek to find god to help them through it. When you have been through so many things in life you sometimes look for a sense of comfort. Mary wrote a book on the events she witnessed while on the run. Her book was one of the best sellers at the time as well. Mary’s book has become an inspiration to many people of its time, and is actually used today in certain subjects. Mary showed courage with her entire conquest. I can only imagine how she felt when her child died while she was on the run. Mary is a great example of how people fight and fight today when they go through tough times. I think she deserves her special place in history as a true hero who overcame hardships.
Brett Allen
Title: Mary Rowlandson
Basic Passage: Mary Rowlandson lived in Boston during King Phillip's War in 1675 between the Puriatns and the Wompanoag Indians. Rowlandson and her three chlidren were held captive by the Indians for three months.
Correlation: Rowlandson lived in the fear of Indians coming to take her away. She had been hearing of others in nearby towns who had been captured. Indians came and attacked their houses, and she was separated from her children and unable to understand the Indian language. She was with her sick child when he died but the Indians had been threatening to knock the child on her head if she was not quiet. She learned something from her experience. There were her neighbors and her friends also captured who she never saw again. It changed the way she thought about death, and made her want to have a peaceful life when before she would have traded calamity for the adventure. It made her sleep less easily, and the way that the Indians pilaged the towns and stayed moving affected her for a while. She was released after her bounty was paid and lived with friends for eleven weeks. She was concerned about her children, and others took risks to save her daughter. She learned that her God gave her the strength she needed to do what He asked her and that she would benefit from it. It is suprising that in all of her suffering she maintians the postive attitude and her faith in God. She was able to understand the Bible well enough to make it relate to her life. She says God will curse her enemies like he would curse the Isrealite's enemies, and she quotes David's attitude about his crying and being glad of his suffering.
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