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'''In comparing and contrasting Eliza Pinckney's essay to Susanna Wesley's considering they both are referencing aspects of child rearing, I found them to be the complete opposites of each other.''' Wesley's view on raising children seems to be focused more on punishment, because as a Puritan she believed all children were born bad and they were "ignorant of all good". She maintained a strict way of life, and it seems as though Puritan children were robbed of any normal childhood they should have been able to enjoy. Pinckney appears to have loved children and she encouraged them to do better, therefore not focusing on their mistakes or the punishments that Wesley seemed such a fan of. I also admire Eliza Pinckney her for her dedication to wanting to be a better person in all aspects of her life: as a mother, a wife, a mistress to her servants, a sister and a "sincere and faithful friend". --Lindsey S. | '''In comparing and contrasting Eliza Pinckney's essay to Susanna Wesley's considering they both are referencing aspects of child rearing, I found them to be the complete opposites of each other.''' Wesley's view on raising children seems to be focused more on punishment, because as a Puritan she believed all children were born bad and they were "ignorant of all good". She maintained a strict way of life, and it seems as though Puritan children were robbed of any normal childhood they should have been able to enjoy. Pinckney appears to have loved children and she encouraged them to do better, therefore not focusing on their mistakes or the punishments that Wesley seemed such a fan of. I also admire Eliza Pinckney her for her dedication to wanting to be a better person in all aspects of her life: as a mother, a wife, a mistress to her servants, a sister and a "sincere and faithful friend". --Lindsey S. | ||
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| + | The resolutions that Eliza Pinckney made on her birthday, almost seem like they were written just after hearing Benjamin Wadsworth sermon. In her resolutions, she vows to "make a good wife", "contribute all in my power to the good of his Soul and to the peace and satisfaction of his mind", "to do him good in all my power", and above all "make it my Study to please him." I think this also highlights the importance of religion on the lives of 18th century colonists, because she speaks just as often about being true to her faith and pleasing God as she does about please her husband. This also shows how important her husband's well being was to her, in that she put his happiness just below God's. --Grace Christenson | ||
== New Spain’s (New Mexico’s) moral code as dictated by the Spanish Crown in 1752 == | == New Spain’s (New Mexico’s) moral code as dictated by the Spanish Crown in 1752 == | ||
