Puritan Plain Style: Observation

From Seed to Flower

My observation was of a seed blossoming into a flower. The religious lesson I got out of this was that our faith is similar to a seed. We all start off the same in our faith and we all progress at different times. Some of us never get the chance to develop a faith. While others of us grow in our faith at different rates. Some grow really fast, whereas others slowly find their to their faith.  In order for our seed to grow we need help. The seed requires water and sun. The sun is God. He is the one who we grow towards and we need in order to have a strong faith. Water is those around us. In order for us to grow we need people who nourish us and help us along the way. With those two things we can grow and then make a difference in the world by  spreading our seed. This means to spread God's word and help others grow in their faith.

They All Played a Part. (Squanto)

In 1621, Massasoit, the Wampanoag leader, sent Squanto to meet with the English settlers at the Plymouth colony because he could speak better English then Samoset and he knew the land well. Squanto was a Patuxet man who assisted the Pilgrims following their first winter in the New World in 1620. He befriended the English settlers and spent over a year with the Pilgrims, teaching them about local resources, fishing and how to cultivate and farm the land. Because Squanto spoke better English than Samoset, he negotiated a peace treated with the Pilgrims. It is out of this friendship that the story of Thanksgiving has come, with Squanto convincing Massasoit  to join the Pilgrims for a historic meal and agreement. In 1622, Squanto died from Indian fever while on a fishing expedition with a neighboring tribe.

Sources:

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/squanto.htm

http://www.mahalo.com/squanto/

Journals of Discovery

This picture shows how Pocahontas saved John Smith's life from her father and his tribe. We don't know whether or not this is true because John Smith was known to exaggerate to make himself look more heroic. This picture could be literal in the sense that she did save his life, or it could be symbolic, meaning that she saved the colony from destruction. She was also credited for bringing the colony food every four to five days, and because of this she saved many lives.This picture is accurate in the sense that Pocahontas looks around the age of ten. She was very young and it is unknown whether or not her and John Smith had feelings for one another. This picture is inaccurate in the sense of how Pocahontas's father was going to kill him. In this picture he is holding a staff, but in the story it talked about how he had two stones that he was going to us to beat his brains with. The weapons that the Indians are pictured with are accurate because they were well known for their bow and arrow hunting skills.