tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21102482086227001842011-07-07T13:59:54.365-07:00Ms. Knoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110248208622700184.post-47919395502526663822009-08-11T08:18:00.001-07:002009-08-11T08:21:01.115-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DYAoZAZG83Q/SoGMG2pJdUI/AAAAAAAAAGM/zH-bAFOHFiQ/s1600-h/North_America_1797.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368726280177546562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DYAoZAZG83Q/SoGMG2pJdUI/AAAAAAAAAGM/zH-bAFOHFiQ/s200/North_America_1797.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Who are we as a nation?</strong> </span></div><br />Consider what you've learned about the dominant philosophical and religious beliefs in early America. The <strong>Puritans</strong> believe that the world was fallen and that people were sinners who could be redeemed only through the grace of God.<br /><br />The <strong>rationalists</strong> believed that the universe was basically good and that doing good for others was the best way to worship God.<br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>How do people today regard the universe and human nature itself? Is our society like that of the Puritans or the rationalists? Can we see both?</strong></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110248208622700184-4791939550252666382?l=jhsenglish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ms. Knoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110248208622700184.post-75134096715236812522009-08-06T13:50:00.000-07:002009-08-06T13:53:02.919-07:00If you have made it this far, that means that you are ready to do the first assignment.<br /><br />I hope that this blog will give you a little more insight into the literature and types of writing that we will be discussing in class. This blog will also give you a place to get classroom announcements as well as get acquainted with the new technology the world is producing!<br /><br />"Blog it!" will be the title of your assignments. You will also notice that underneath the title will be your assignment for that week. We will try to blog once a week, but as the school year continues, this may increase.<br /><br /><strong>You will be expected to use correct grammar</strong> (in other words use complete sentences and punctuation). Even though we are using the Internet, don't use texting or Internet language.<br /><br />I know you can do it! So, let's try!<br /><br />Ms. Kimbrough<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2110248208622700184-7513409671523681252?l=jhsenglish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ms. Knoreply@blogger.com4