Difference between revisions of "HIST 131--Week 5 Questions/Comments"
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This reading was frustrating. How did this guy keep escaping his jails? It seems like the legal system had quite a few flaws, because half the time he didn't have his punishment carried out. It was a very informative reading, though. It talked about how kind his master was to him (probably more so because he was his son). It also mentioned on page 79, that he "prayed for the benefit of the clergy;which the court denied." Does this mean that he wanted to convert to Christianity and the law men would not allow it? Was this a normal practice?-Kristina Scrimshaw | This reading was frustrating. How did this guy keep escaping his jails? It seems like the legal system had quite a few flaws, because half the time he didn't have his punishment carried out. It was a very informative reading, though. It talked about how kind his master was to him (probably more so because he was his son). It also mentioned on page 79, that he "prayed for the benefit of the clergy;which the court denied." Does this mean that he wanted to convert to Christianity and the law men would not allow it? Was this a normal practice?-Kristina Scrimshaw | ||
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| + | While reading this, I was surprised to see how many time this 'Thief and Rapist" returned back to his master. Having no real home of his own, is it possible that despite being a slave, this man thought of this place as his home?? And I can't understand why he was given so many chances to get back onto the right path. Is this because of his value to his master? Or was he just not caught until he confessed? hmm.... --Jessica Lawrie-- | ||
== Father Abraham's speech from ''Poor Richard's Almanac'', 1757 == | == Father Abraham's speech from ''Poor Richard's Almanac'', 1757 == | ||
