Former U.S. president John F. Kennedy quoted John Winthrop as a source of inspiration. John F. Kennedy saw John Winthrop’s determination through Winthrop’s directive which provided caution and inspiration to the passengers. Puritan pridefulness has been represented by Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” passage; the Puritans thought they were perfect, a city on top of a hill where everyone would admire and want to imitate. Winthrop had known that the world would watch the events in New England, not just by England.
Answer:
"It was easy enough to retrieve the apple, but while she was doing so, Hippomenes gained upon her again."
Explanation:
All men are created equal.
All men have basic human rights given to them by God.
The only reason to have a government is to protect these basic human rights, which Jefferson lists as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Government must be by the consent of the governed.
Explanation:
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and why?
Thomas Jefferson
Although we know Thomas Jefferson as the true author, the Second Continental Congress initially appointed five people to draw up a declaration. The committee included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson.
Answer:
The fictional excerpt is more poetic than the nonfictional excerpt.
Explanation:
This means that the fictional excerpt from "Angel Agnes" is more poetic than the nonfictional excerpt of "The Summer of the Pestilence"
Below are the fictional and non-fictional excerpts referred to in this question:
Fiction: Angel Agnes
For awhile Agnes seemed to be wandering, or perhaps she was dreaming; for her eyes were closed as though in slumber, and a smile like she used to smile, flitted over her pale face, as she stretched out her arms to embrace some one.
Nonfiction: The Summer of the Pestilence
I found that Edmund had come home sick a little while before, with all the symptoms of yellow fever—violent pains in the head and back, a yellow infusion in the eyes, a dark coating down the middle of the tongue, while the edges of the tongue appeared almost raw, and a very rapid pulse.