Arbella Sermon

My Response's to John Winthrop's Arbella Sermon.

Quote 1:
“The definition which the scripture gives us of love is this: ‘Love is the bond of perfection.’ [I]t is a bond or ligament. . . . There is no body but consists of parts and that which each part so contiguous to others as thereby they do mutually participate with each other, both in strength and infirmity, in pleasure and pain. . . . Christ and his church make one body. The several parts of this body, considered apart before they were united, were disproportionate and as much disordering as so many contrary qualities or elements, [however, when united], it is become the most perfect and best proportioned body in the world[.]”


Group Questions
For Winthrop, what is the benefit of a well coordinated (social, spiritual, political) body?
Everyone is united together, agreeing on the same views.
Its not perfection but it is close, people can work in harmony
Its easier to discuss when every shares the same views
Why might the metaphor of the body make sense to Winthrop’s audience?
We all have bodies and so we all we all know that is one part isn't working it effects the rest of the bodies ability
All the parts have to work together for the body to work, and so do these people
How might this union of separate parts create a genuine COMMONWEALTH?
Because with everyone sharing the same ideals it is easier than everyone disagreeing. This creates a body with common objectives, or A COMMONWEALTH


Quote 2
“Whatsoever we did or ought to have done when we lived in England, the same must we do, and more also, where we go.”


Group Questions
What is in the word new? What did it mean to name the colony New England? Why not come up with some kind of name that denoted complete newness and separation from the Old World?
The word new, to me represents how the puritans wanted to keep some of the same structure of England, but without all the stuff they were trying to escape i.e. mean government


Quote 3
“Thus stands the cause between God and us. We are entered into covenant with him for this work. We have taken out a commission, the Lord hath given us leave to draw our own articles. We have professed to enterprise these actions . . . . Now if the Lord shall please to hear us, and bring us in peace to the place we desire, then hath he ratified this covenant and sealed our commission, [and] will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it."


Group Questions
How did the Puritans, and Winthrop, view their charter for colonization as a spiritual mandate to purify the world of Christendom (or at least the Church of England)?
I believe that the Puritans and Winthrop viewed their charter as a spiritual mandate to purify the Christian world because that is how they were taught. They believed that their mission in life was to purify the Christian faith, and this charter to all these natives that had never before heard the word, were a great way for them to fulfill their duties


Quote 4
“[W]hen he shall make us a praise and glory that men shall say of succeeding [colonies], ‘the Lord make it like that of New England.’ For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us[.]"


Group Questions
How did Winthrop view the MA Bay Co. as an example for future colonists and colonial efforts?
If while they were they could convert people and live together successfully, others might want to follow in their path.
What does it mean, or what did Winthrop mean, to be a “city upon a hill”?
They believed that their colony would be successful through god, and they would be an example for all to come after them, i.e. A city upon a hill for everyone to admire from below.

They Say 2: Bacons Rebellion

It is often said that for leading Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, Nathanial Bacon is a hero. A great man who overthrew an oppressive government for the rights of the working class man. However many well respected authors paint him in a much different light. Robert Berverly states that "In a word he was every way qualified to head a giddy and unthinking multitude"



Beverely also states that "Four things may be reckoned to have been the main ingredients towards this intestine commotion." He believes that the combination of tobaccos low prices, the "splintering of the colony", the restraints that parliment laid on their shipping of tobacco, (i.e. they could only export to England), and lastly the Natives that the colonists felt threatened by.



Many agree, that the spark that finally started the fire, was the Virginian government's unwillingness to provide protection for the colonists from the Indians. This was the last straw on the back of the colonists who "to minds already full of discontent, made people ready to vent all their resentment against the poor Indians.".

1) To gain a broad perspective relative to the different types of colleges, campuses, and programs, provide the name and a brief description of the following: (Do not hesitate to explore colleges outside the Northwest states, do not use the same college twice, and do not simply list information available on their website.) A public college: span >Montana Tech College of the University of Montana - This was a school that I really wanted to talk to, but both times I went booth no one was there. I was interested in their communications programs, and after previous college fairs I had been impressed with this school. It is located in Butte Montana, and has awesome employment rate for its graduates.

A private college:
Academy of Art University is located San Francisco California, and I am interested in their Advertising program. I really like the fact that it is still run by the same family that started the university and how willing they were to give out information about themselves.

A rural college:

Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg Washington, and I am interested in their Business Administration program. This program is run through the College of Business. I have had a few friends whose older siblings have attended CWU and truly enjoyed that experience so I thought it would be worth checking out.

A traditional large university:
Oregon State University was the one school whose representative really made me want to come to their school. I was interested in their marketing program, which I learned is actually a part of their business administration degree. It’s located in Corvallis Oregon, which is not too far, but just far enough away from home.

A small alternative college:
Cornish College of the Arts is located in Seattle, and I was interested in its Visual Communication Design program. This was my “home” school, or my option if I want to stay closer to home.



2) Select a college major that you might be interested in pursuing. (Marketing/Management) Find three colleges that are known to offer quality programs in that major. You may choose only one of the three colleges from within the state of Washington . Briefly describe what impressed you about each of these colleges. Then finally, describe how your overall educational experience might differ if you were to choose one college over the others. In making your comparisons, be sure to consider some the issues raised in the “suggested questions” above. (You probably should do some research on this before attending the Fair)

The three colleges I chose were Oregon State University, Bethel University in St. Paul Minnesota, and Central Washington University.
Central defiantly seemed to be the most organized of all the schools I visited at the college fair. They had multiple reps ready to answer anyone’s questions, and people seemed to really know about the programs rather than just pointing at a brochure.
Oregon State University also seemed to well organized, but their rep knew less about the program and as a result so do I.
Bethel University was the farthest school I looked at, and I was impressed by them as well. Though there was only one rep present she was able to answer my questions and explain about how my degree would be in business with a marketing emphasis if I was to go into my planned program.
I think that out of the three Bethel would probably be the best experience for me. OSU is a research school, and since I would not be in a program that would produce a lot of research I would be afraid I was getting the short end of the stick. Central is a great school, but I think that I want a true college experience and I don’t think I can get that and stay in the state. I’ve barely ever left this state, so college is my chance to broaden my horizons and I don’t want to pass that up.


3) Attend at least one of the workshops during your time at the Fair. Briefly describe the content of the workshop and evaluate the information received.

I attended the preparing a successful admissions packet workshop while at the college fair and I am glad I did. I got a lot of great information about what to do, and what not to do in my admissions packet.
One of the best pieces of information I think I got was not to overwrite, or exceed what they ask for. When admissions officers are reading who knows how many applications a day, no one wants to read an 8 page paper with 12 letters of recommendation when all that was asked for was 2 pages and 2 letters. You’re better off if you write something effective which will be read, then to ramble and be skimmed. Another piece of information I hadn’t thought of was telling them something they don’t have access to knowing. It they want to know where we grew up and where we went to school, they can look that up easily. Instead share something that only you have experienced or only you know, something that you have that that school possibly doesn’t have a lot of.
Overall I think it was worth my time and I got a lot of useful information that I will be able to use in the future.


4) Write a personal evaluation of your experience of attending the National College Fair. Share whatever thoughts you have, but be sure to include a discussion of the following:
§ What information was the most useful?
§ What questions are still unanswered?
§ What should now be included in the next phase of your educational and career planning process?


I think my time at the National College fair was time well spent. Still being unsure about what I want to major in, this was a chance for me to see all the different options I have in front of me. There are so many diverse schools out there, and I’m sure more than a few will meet my needs.
My time in my workshop was also time well spent, because I learned a lot of useful information that now seems obvious but I now know are very important when I am going through the admissions process. I also heard from a lot of the schools I visited information that I had not previously known about their schools. I also became disinterested in a few schools who seemed to care less that I had questions and where just there to hand out brochures.
All the information that I learned will help me narrow down my college search as well as my ongoing search for a major. Information from the workshop will help me prepare for admissions as well as all the other factors that go into applying including the SAT’s.

They Say; Bacons Rebellion

It is often said that for leading Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, Nathanial Bacon is a hero. A great man who overthrew an oppressive government for the rights of the working class man. However many well respected authors paint him in a much different light. Michael Puglisi states his actions as "He was providing a release for the colonists' frustrations; but the army never marched against the colony's real enemies"

In 1676 Nathanial Bacon led a rebellion against two of these threats. The natives, who were upset because the colonists were moving in on the land promised to them, and the upper class, who continuted to raise taxes on the farmers, while they enjoyed great riches. As the fear of Indians grew within the colony, colonists began "taking their arms into the Fields, and the Setting Centinels", because the government refuse to provide the protection they needed.

This only further sparked the already short fuse of the colonists. This unrest lead to Bacon "arose to lead an extra-legal band of over 500 men" against both the government and the surrounding Pamunkey Indians who had never been hostile towards the colonists.

As for the rebellion versus the Virginian government, it was squashed very quickly. Once Bacon died of disease, his followers were still presued by the governement and killed for their rebellion.

Wiki Edit part 1 - Group 6

Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part.The uprising was a protest against the governor of Virginia, William Berkeley.

Bacon's Rebellion was the result of discontent among back-country farmers against corruption in the government. Rather than adhere to the law, they chose to push it aside.

Historians have pointed out that one of the most important reforms made during Bacon's government was the recognition of the right to keep and bear arms, so that the common man could defend himself from hostile Indians but also to oppose a despotic regime. Miller suggests it was Bacon's Rebellion that may have served as one of the motives for later colonists' insistence for the right to bear arms. Historian Stephen Saunders Webb suggests that Bacon's Rebellion was a revolution, with roots in the English Civil War and with consequences including the American Revolutionary War.

It was largely the indentured servants and poor farmers (most of whom were former indentured black servants or their descendants) who rebelled. Africans were often brought as indentured servants, becoming free after serving their term of labor. Indentured servants from Europe continued to play a role in Virginia after the rebellion. New Virginia laws made slavery lifelong and a status inherited by one's children, creating a racially based class system with Africans at the bottom. Even the poorest European indentured servants were above them. This broke the common interest between the poor English and Africans of Virginia which had existed during Bacon's Rebellion.

American Tobacco and European Consumers

After the first few tough years the early Chesapeake settlers caught a break in the form of tobacco. The only tobacco that had ever been imported to Europe was small amounts brought home by the Spanish settlers. Since so little was known about tobaccos negative effects, many people scrambled to get their hands on this new product. It soon became a highly sought after product in Europe, breathing life into the stumbling economy in the colonies. Once they were able to grow and import more tobacco, more people were able to afford it. And as we all know, most people who use tobacco become addicted. Now there were large amounts of Europeans who "needed" something that only the settlers could provide them. The tobacco boom, followed up closely by sugar, coffee, and chocolate caused a huge rise in the "New World" economy as well as the number of addicted Europeans.

Political Economy of the Body

“[T]he body is . . . directly involved in a political field; power relations have an immediate hold upon it; they invest it, mark it, train it, torture it, force it to carry out tasks, to perform ceremonies, to emit signs.” (25)

For me this quote defiantly showed me a point of view that I have never considered. That humans (what interpret the meaning of "The Body" to mean) are just as much a part of the economy as anything else. Especially in the time of slavery, when this was written I believe this was true, but even still today. While an increasing number of jobs can be done with computers, and robot technology, a vast majority still require humans in some way shape or form. This quote illustrates how this has been true since the beginning of the first colonies of America, still to this day.


“[I]t is largely as a force of production that the body is invested with relations of power and domination; but, on the other hand, its constitution as labour power is possible only if it is caught up in a system of subjection . . . the body becomes a useful force only if it is both a productive body and a subjected body.” (26)

This quote illustrates (at least to me) how the human race is willing to exploit so many different things to get the desired end result. We are willing to use any resource to its limit, as long as the end justifies the means. While this is not true of all humans, it is shockingly large shadow over our race as a whole. The quote "the body becomes a useful force only if it is both a productive body and a subjected body" also shows how greed was a major player in the 17 century. That this can be written in such a general sense, shows how badly the indentured servants and slaves of that time were treated.

“In the darkest region of the political field the condemned man represents the symmetrical , inverted figure of the king.” (29)

This quote also shines new light on another point of view that I have never thought of before. The idea that as a race we are all in some way symetrical, but at the same time can be so different. Especially in the period this was written, you were either rich, or dirt poor. There was little to no "happy medium". And while there was, and is still such a stark contrast in the people of the world, we are all in some way still connected to eachother.