Due, by Blackboard, on the last day of the final exam period Wednesday, May 19 Instructions.This course is one of the most integrated I teach. We began with a look at the way English men and women encountered the new world and its indigenous population. We noted that this encounter began to change them, from Englishmen (and women) to New Englishmen (and women), through the shaping of villages, towns, and cities (Wood) and then, through the way these towns village and cities shaped them socially and psychologically (Hansen). We’re in the process of looking now at the legends and folklore they created to explain and make sense of the experiences they and their forebears had. Out of all of this has come a national icon...the New England Village, and a National character, perhaps stereotypical, the New Englander.For your Final examination, I’d like to have you write a personal essay, incorporating insights from your reading, your “treasure hunting” and your reflection, on the general topic, What is New England and What are New Englanders? In other words, How would you explain and identify the characteristics and character of this region and its residents to person who haven’t interacted much with either?I’m going to resist proposing a fixed length for this. Let the time you have to work on it and your knowledge and research into the subject shape that.
