Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

by Jonathan Edwards
Published July 8, 1741

Sermon- a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given

during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible.

Jonathan Edwards was a Chocolate addict

Edwards was known for having a kindred spirit

Famous work: Religious Affections

Jonathan Edwards is from a point in history when the study of theology

was very prevalent. Theology is the study of the nature of God and
religious belief
 Speech to the Virginia Convention by
Patrick Henry
Published on March 23, 1775

American Revolution- the American Revolution was a war fought from

1775-1783 and won by the 13 American colonies to achieve
independence from Great Britain.

Patrick henry was a founding father

Henry’s father a was a immigrant from Scotland

Famous Works: Give me liberty, or give me death!

A time in history that patrick henry represents the early America when it
did not independence from Britain because he played a big role in
independence
 Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Published in 1841

Romanticism- a movement in the arts and literature that

originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration,
subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

Transcendentalism- an idealistic philosophical and social

movement that developed in New England around 1836 in
reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism,
and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all
nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views
on feminism and communal living.

Emerson was a renowned American Essayist, Poet and

Lecturer

Emerson gave more than 1,500 lectures in public throughout

the United States

Famous works: The conduct of life

Patriotism- He was an american scholar

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Published in 1845

Realism- the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and

being prepared to deal with it accordingly.

Frederick held several government positions

He was a twice-married supporter of women's rights

American Slave

My Bondage and My Freedom

The time of slavery relates to Frederick Douglass because he was

also a slave and often wrote about it in his work
Resistance to civil government by Henry David
Thoreau
Published in 1849

Romanticism- a movement in the arts and literature that originated

in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and
the primacy of the individual.

Transcendentalism- an idealistic philosophical and social movement

that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to
rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian
philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity,
and its members held progressive views on feminism and
communal living.

HE INVENTED A MACHINE TO IMPROVE PENCILS.

HIS HOUSE AT WALDEN POND LATER BECAME A PIGSTY.

Walden

Civil disobedience

Mexican-American war because he wrote about it in one of his

“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet
Jacobs
Published in 1861

Realism- the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it

is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly.

She grew up a slave in North Carolina

Harriet Jacobs managed to successfully escape in 1842 with

the help of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee; an anti-
slavery group who helped her reach New York in 1985.

Three narratives of slavery

A time in history she relates to is slavery. I say this because

she grew up a slave and escaped later in life
 Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston
Published in 1926

Harlem Renaissance- A social and cultural and artistic

explosion that happened in Harlem, New York

She was the fifth of eight children and was born in

Notasulga, Alabama

Her father was the mayor of one of America's first all-black

incorporated communities.Her father was the mayor of one
of America's first all-black incorporated communities.

Mules and Men

Civil rights in the 1960’s, i say this because she became one
of the first black novelist.
 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published on April 10, 1925

Roaring 20’s-The 1920s in the United States, called “roaring”

because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the
decade. The Roaring Twenties was a time when many people
defied Prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing,
and rejected many traditional moral standards.

Fitzgerald was named after one of his famous ancestors

Fitzgerald was also a poor student and a atrocious speller

Famous works: Tender is the Night

 A rose for Emily by William Faulkner
Published in 1930

Modern- a very self-conscious break with traditional ways of

writing, in both poetry and prose fiction.

William Faulkner was rejected from joining the United States Army
in 1914 because he was too short

The only Christmas presents William Faulkner would accept from

his family were pipe cleaners

As i lay dying

Depression because most of his writing seems dark and has

deeper meaning.
 “On Nonviolent Resistance” by
Mohandas Gandhi
Published in 1951

Civil Rights- the rights of citizens to political and social freedom

and equality

Mahatma’s childhood aspiration was to study medicine and

become doctor one day

In order to improve his concentration and pronunciation,

Mahatma Gandhi decided to memorize complete verses of
‘Bhagavad Gita’ during his imprisonment days.

The words of Gandhi

Civil rights because he stood up for things that were wrong to

benefit not only himself but others too
 The Crucible By Arthur Miller
Published January 22, 1953

Postmodernism- a late-20th-century style and concept in the arts,

architecture, and criticism that represents a departure from
modernism and has at its heart a general distrust of grand theories
and ideologies as well as a problematic relationship with any notion
of “art.”.

Arthur Miller married Mary Slattery in 1940. They had two

children together, Robert and Jane. Arthur and Mary would
later divorce in 1956.

Arthur Miller died of a heart attack on February 10th, 2005.

It was the 56th anniversary of the Broadway debut of Death
of a Salesman.

Famous Works: The American Clock

The salem witch trials were a series of hearings and

“Letter from Birmingham Jail”By Martin Luther King
Published in 1963

Civil Rights- the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and
equality

MLK entered college at 15 years old

He was thrown in jail 29 times

I have a dream

He relates to the Civil Rights times because he is known as

one of the most popular Civil Rights leaders