Journal 1: A New Nation

The puritans are proud people that believes that they can set a good example for everyone. They believed in the Manifest Destiny that they are destined to rule America and to shine over other nations. America is certainly one of the most powerful countries in terms of military, however, there was more of a religious success believed by the Puritans. After the separation of Church and State, America pulled away from religion and grew further away from church. Also, at the beginning of the Puritans colony, the Puritans were living together densely packed to survive. They lived in harmony and to sustain each other by helping out as much as possible. America now is nothing like that, people are so spread out because of the flourish of automobiles. People care about themselves a lot more than helping out neighbors or friends. America didn't turn out the way they pictured but it might also be true that God is still in support of America because it is so powerful in influencing the international community as well as its military. There's no doubt America is an exemplary country of wealth, freedom, and power, but it grew apart from what the Puritans believed in the first place, religion. Even the example has hints of religious ideas but America now has grew away from religion.