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Thus it pleased God to vanquish their enemies and give them deliverance; and by His special providence so to dispose that not any one of them were either hurt or hit, though their arrows came close by them and on every side [of] them; and sundry of their coats, which hung up in the barricade, were shot through and through. Afterwards they gave God solemn thanks and praise for their deliverance, and gathered up a bundle of their arrows and sent them into England afterward by the master of the ship, and called that place the First Encounter.
Reflection:
This story had a great impact on me. I was immediately immersed due to the fact that some people would just get in a flimsy wooden boat and sail 3000 miles across a stormy ocean to an unknown land just to escape religious persecution. I found it fascinating how even back then a few men were able to accomplish such a daring thing. Once they reached land, however I was struck with how methodical they were in establishing a base. Also when they encountered Indians they immediately slew them with no attempt whatsoever to make peace. How when I continued reading I was informed that they took pleasure in this and believed that god wished them to do this. I found it somewhat ironic that in an attempt to escape religious persecution they sailed 3000 miles only to kill Indians, believing that god wanted them to do that.
2 comments:
George, I found that your reflection was very interesting, especially since you could relate the actions which the settlers took to present day interpretation. One of the most interesting things about your blog was how you managed to take such a historic event and view it through a present-day perspective. Furthermore, I was amazed at your blogspot template since it really amplifies the climate the foreign settlers found themselves in after arriving in America. As we’ve also studied in US History, these settlers also experienced Nativism which meant that they were rejected by many of the American settlers already living in the United States.
George,
I understand where you were coming from in your reflection as I had similar feelings when I read the passage. I also feel very upset at the way they the Native Americans were treated, as well. However, I noticed that you were suprised at the fact that they traveled that distance just in order to escape religious persecution. I challege you to consider how they lived back then, and to put yourself in a similar situation and react as if you were a person living in this era. Feel free to comment back.
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