Essay #1 Please write a three to four page, double-spaced (with one inch margins) essay on one of the  following themes. Please use Times New Roman 12pt font, and do not include a separate title  page. Instead, simply include the following in the upper left hand corner of the first page: your  name, my name, the course number, and the date on separate lines, double-spacing between the  lines. Double-space again and center the  title of your essay. Do not underline or italicize your  title, and  number your pages. If you have any questions, or would like me to look at an early  draft of your essay, either stop by during office hours or email me by Tuesday, 10/16. Essays  must be submitted to Canvas by midnight on Thursday, 10/18. Please note that this is not the due  date listed on the syllabus. See the syllabus for the course policy on late papers. 1. How does Mary Rowlandson craft her experiences as an Indian captive to show that she is one  of God’s elect? More broadly, how does she portray the superiority of the Puritans over all other  social groups and lifeways? ...

1. Essay #1
Please write a three to four page, double-spaced (with one inch
margins) essay on one of the
following themes. Please use Times New Roman 12pt font, and
do not include a separate title
page. Instead, simply include the following in the upper left
hand corner of the first page: your
name, my name, the course number, and the date on separate
lines, double-spacing between the
lines. Double-space again and center the
title
of your essay. Do not underline or italicize your
title, and
number
your pages. If you have any questions, or would like me to look
at an early
draft of your essay, either stop by during office hours or email
me by Tuesday, 10/16. Essays
must be submitted to Canvas by midnight on Thursday, 10/18.
Please note that this is not the due

2. date listed on the syllabus. See the syllabus for the course
policy on late papers.
1. How does Mary Rowlandson craft her experiences as an
Indian captive to show that she is one
of God’s elect? More broadly, how does she portray the
superiority of the Puritans over all other
social groups and lifeways?