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Native American/Creation:
The World on the Turtle's Back: Woman falls from the "Skyworld" and creates a whole world on the turtle's back. She gives birth to a daughter who gives birth to twins - one is evil and one is not. At the end of the story they turn against each other. -
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
By Jonathan Edwards
He talks about how if you sin God will send you to hell without any hesitation. He talks about how strong his wrath will be towards you. The whole story can pretty much be summed up as how he described God as such an angry man - which is the opposite of what we learned about. -
Poor Richard's Almanack
Written by Benjamin Franklin
Has a list of aphorism's, which are witty little sayings that you should or shouldn't do in your life. -
Speech in the Virginia Convention
Wrritten by Patrick Henry
Talked about why they should go to war. -
The Crisis
Thomas Paine
This one was also about standing up to the British. More focused on motivating the people at war because they were struggling. -
Olaudah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: He recalls his experience of being a slave on the middle plassage, what it was like throughout the journey, how they were treated, annd how different he saw the world compared to what he was used to. -
The Autobiography of Ben Franklin
He talks about what he wants to accomplish in his life and how he is taking the steps to achieve them. The steps to a good life. -
Nature Emerson
Nature: Everything that you do in life goes back to nature and relates to it in some way. -
Civil Disobedience Thoreau
Civil Disobedience: Talked about our government and how people should have a say and take control of their freedom and their life. -
Walden Thoreau
Walden: He moved into the woods to discover everything about life that he could and explained his experience. -
Self-Reliance Emerson
Self - Reliance: Discovering yourself and staying true to it -
The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller.
Tells the story of the Salem witch trials and the lies that were along with it. The whole story was based upon this big lie that escalated farther than it ever should have. It started with girls dancing in the woods and escalated to witching. Instead of taking the blame they blamed others for it and made a tangled mess.